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Public Works Week
Each year during Public Works Week, employees and
members of the public are invited to experience an insider’s
look at our completed projects and a few works in progress.
At the open houses, employees get the rare opportunity to
discuss and demonstrate what they do – from designing
buildings and streetscapes to filling potholes and caring for
trees – with the bonus of seeing their work through the eyes
of young people.
At the Architects and Engineers Open House, nearly 100
elementary school kids from San Francisco’s Lafayette
and West Portal elementary schools let their imaginations
soar as they constructed colorful models of the ideal San
Francisco, filled with parks, animal shelters and a Public
Works headquarters. But even fourth and fifth graders know
that a sensible San Francisco must be seismically sound; as
a finale, they put the cardboard, cork and wood creations to
the test on a trembling shake table to see whether it could
withstand The Big One.
The Operations Yard hosted students from St. Monica and
St. James elementary schools, as well as teens from John
O’Connell High School, Downtown High School, Treasure
Island Job Corps and Larkin Street Youth. Donning hard
hats and vests, they filled potholes, built wooden planter
boxes with our carpenters and planted them with flowers
and herbs. Students also got to experience firsthand the
heights our arborists ascend to in bucket trucks. The take-
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away from the event: Keeping San Francisco clean, green
and safe is hard work, but rewarding. And fun!
Our annual employee recognition and length of service
pin ceremony recognized Public Works employees who
demonstrated the highest quality of work and commitment
to getting the job done this past year.
We commemorated individuals and
exemplifying the goals laid out in our
Making Public Works the Best Place to
Innovation and Exceptional Service and
Inspiring Stewardship of Public Spaces.
project teams
Strategic Plan:
Work, Driving
Improving and
Awards also were given to employees who stood out for
embodying our core values of Respect, Integrity and
Responsiveness. And we recognized rising stars within
the organization and presented awards for Outstanding
Employee and Project Team of the Year. We also recognized
more than 200 staff members for their length of service to
the City and County of San Francisco, ranging from 5 years
to 40 years.
Through attention to detail, persistence, creativity and
passion, these men and women demonstrate what it means
to be a part of the Public Works family. We’re grateful and
proud to have such dedicated, hardworking individuals in
every one of our bureaus.
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