With 2016 barreling to a finish, we started wondering how some of San Francisco's government agencies are preparing for the new year.

Are they celebrating big wins from the past 12 months? Considering how to avoid falling into specific traps again next year?

For immediate release: Nov. 18, 2016
Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045

VOLUNTEERS GEARING UP FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SPRUCE UP – RAIN OR SHINE
Community Clean Team’s season finale on Saturday will green and clean District 11

San Francisco, CA – More than 150 volunteers are expected to join Public Works crews and District 11 Supervisor John Avalos on Saturday at the final Community Clean Team event of the 2016 season.

It’s fascinating what you can find just by digging holes in the Bay Area—the hulks of buried ships, 240 vertical feet of garbage, and now a painstakingly crafted relic of the 1939 World's Fair.

Coming Rains Trigger Reminder to Sweep Up Leaves

City crews clearing catch basins, offering free sandbags

San Francisco, CA – With the season’s first rains expected to move into the City on Friday morning and last into the weekend, San Francisco Public Works is urging residents and businesses to sweep up leaves from the sidewalk to keep them from clogging catch basins. That simple act can help protect homes and businesses from localized flooding.

For immediate release: Sept. 28, 2016

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045 

Ceremonial Groundbreaking for Broadway Pedestrian Safety Project

Streetscape Improvements Include Safer Crossings, New Landscaping, Better Bus Stops

For immediate release:  Sept. 22, 2016
Contact: Mindy Linetzky, 415-218-6383 or Ruth Wallace 415-420-6185

Portola Garden Tour Celebrates 10th Year
View the hidden gardens of San Francisco’s Garden District

For immediate release: Sept. 16, 2016

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045 

Community Clean Team Coastal Cleanup in the Sunset on Saturday

Volunteers to Remove Litter from Coastal Areas and Beautify District 4

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – More than 240 volunteers are expected to join Public Works crews and District 4 Supervisor Katy Tang at the Community Clean Team event on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 to support a statewide coastal cleanup initiative.

Only in San Francisco does Front Street front — nothing. And First Street misses actually being the Financial District’s first street by a half-dozen blocks.

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