100 or so staff . In order to gather broader feedback , we made a particular effort to reach out to Operations ’ field workers , who don ’ t rely on email : We held focus groups , conducted interviews , and relied on personal connections and conversations .
By November , we had more than 60 pages of concerns and feedback about obstacles to Public Works being a more equitable workplace , as well as ideas for paths forward . The departmental assessment pulls these voices together to create a collective impact on the framework for priorities and action items .
In November and December , the Working Group led the synthesizing of the feedback while presenting “ what we ’ ve heard so far ” to management . Collaboratively written and edited by the Working Group and other support staff , this document seeks to be a guiding voice for the department .
The Racial Equity Working Group at the SF Public Works Health Fair in 2019 .
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