In the Works - Community Newsletter April 2020 Newsletter | Page 8

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The Public Works
#LoveOurCity motto
means more now than
ever before. As a diverse
organization with
1,600-plus employees,
Public Works has
responded to the
crisis with creativity
and flexibility by
reprioritizing resources
and deploying staff
where needed most
to keep San Francisco
clean, safe and resilient.
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1. Pothole crew smooths Beach Street in Fisherman’s Wharf.
2. Alisha Whitt, from our graffiti enforcement program, on the job
fighting blight.
3. Stationary engineer John Lamonte works on the historic Lotta's
Fountain to prep for the annual 1906 Earthquake commemoration.
4. Sean O’Brien works remotely – with a view – on Earthquake
Safety and Emergency Response Bond projects.
5. Erica Ruiz works from home remotely on rec and park design
projects.
6. Gardener Bruce Pennington spreads wood chips at the Southeast
Community Health Center.
7. Urban forester Sherri Pelayo-McEllistrim collects extra branches
and foliage cut from our street trees and brings them to a wood
chipper to create soil-enriching mulch.
8. Sheldon McRay, a 22-year veteran with our Cement Shop
takes a short break after repairing a buckled sidewalk in front a
neighborhood health center.
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