PRESS ADVISORY

For Immediate Release:  Tuesday, May 17

Contact: 415-554-6926

PUBLIC WORKS TO HOST HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS

AT OPEN HOUSE DURING PUBLIC WORKS WEEK

STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE AND LEARN HOW TO KEEP CITY CLEAN AND GREEN

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Department of Public Works (DPW) will host an Open House at its Operations Yard on Wednesday, May 18th from 9 am to Noon for San Francisco fourth and fifth graders to demonstrate how the department cleans and greens the city.

Students will drive green machines and ride a bucket lift, fill potholes, build planter boxes and plant drought tolerant plants; learn about the value of a clean city by attending a “Stop Litter” educational class; participate in a “sewer tour” and other activities that contribute toward making San Francisco a beautiful, livable, vibrant, and sustainable city. Students will also visit the city’s crafts shops and dispatch center to meet the people who keep the city moving.

National Public Works Week is celebrated every third week of May to raise the public's awareness of public works issues and to increase the public’s understanding of  public works programs and services that improve the quality of life for present and future generations. This year it is being celebrated May 15th-21st with the theme “Public Works: Serving You and Your Community.”

The Department of Public Works is responsible for the care and maintenance of San Francisco’s streets and much of its infrastructure. The department cleans and resurfaces streets, plants and maintains city street trees; designs, constructs and maintains city-owned facilities, inspects streets and sidewalks, constructs curb ramps, removes graffiti from public property, and partners with the diverse neighborhoods in San Francisco to provide stellar cleaning and greening services. For more information, visit www.sfdpw.org

WHO:              Department of Public Works

WHAT:           Students to learn about the art and craft of Public Works

WHEN:           Wednesday, May 18, from 9 am to noon

WHERE:         2323 Cesar Chavez Street

** Press Parking available on Cesar Chavez between Marin and Evans