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Community Clean Team Kicks Off Milestone 20th Anniversary Season on Saturday

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For immediate release: Jan. 9, 2020

Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045

Community Clean Team Kicks Off Milestone 20th Anniversary Season on Saturday

Volunteers Join Mayor Breed and Supervisor Peskin to Beautify District 3 Neighborhoods

San Francisco, CA – Community Clean Team, which this year marks two decades of keeping San Francisco’s diverse neighborhoods clean and green through a spirited partnership involving volunteers and City work crews, kicks off the 2020 season this Saturday, Jan.

San Francisco Public Works’ Roadway Improvement Project Kicks Off Today

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For immediate release: Aug.

Final Design for San Francisco’s New Public Trash Cans Narrowed to Three Concepts

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For Immediate Release

September 11, 2020

Contact: Beth Rubenstein, beth.rubenstein@sfdpw.org

Final Design for San Francisco’s New Public Trash Cans Narrowed to Three Concepts

Members of the Public Have an Opportunity to Weigh in on the Proposals Online

San Francisco, CA – Public Works, in collaboration with the industrial designers at the Institute for Creative Integration (ICI), has narrowed the design of the City’s new public trash cans to three final co

San Francisco’s New Floating Fireboat Station Set to Arrive at Pier 22½ on Thursday

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San Francisco’s New Floating Fireboat Station Set to Arrive at Pier 22½ on Thursday

Tugboats to Guide the State-of-the-Art Structure from Treasure Island Before Dawn

San Francisco, CA – San Francisco will wake up on Thursday morning to an innovative new floating fire station berthed at Pier 22½ just north of the Bay Bridge after tugboats escorted it across the water from Treasure Island in the pre-dawn hours.

The new Fireboat Station 35 started to come to life in Shanghai, China, where t

Global Pandemic Won’t Stop San Francisco From Staying Green and Clean this Holiday Season

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For Immediate Release:

December 28, 2020

Contact: San Francisco Department of the Environment, envcommunications@sfgov.org

Global Pandemic Won’t Stop San Francisco From Staying Green and Clean this Holiday Season

Continuing the annual tradition in its 34th year, City residents can place unflocked Christmas trees curbside the night before their collection day to ensure trees are recycled.

San Francisco Public Works Launches Annual Surface-Sealing Pavement Preservation Work in Neighborhoods Across the City

a Public Works engineer oversees slurry seal work

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San Francisco, CA – Today marks the start of a specialized roadway improvement operation to resurface 84 blocks over the next two months in neighborhoods throughout the City.

Crews will be in Hunters Point, Russian Hill, Chinatown, the Bayview, Visitacion Valley, Balboa Park, South of Market, North Beach and the Western Addition, among other neighborhoods. Work is scheduled to wrap up by the end of May.