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understanding of the Agency’s
water and wastewater operations.
To date, nine previous SSIP
CityWorks interns have graduated
college, 44 are currently
attending a university and eight
recently graduated from high
school. Our agency is committed
to supporting programs like SSIP
CityWorks which expose, inspire,
and prepare the next generation
of our workforce for careers that
support the critical systems on
which we all rely.
2018 SSIP CityWorks Interns delivering Capstone presentation.
Art: Fulfilling our
Art Commitments
and Beautifying Our
Community
As part of our city’s Public Art
Ordinance, the SFPUC is required
to commit two percent of all
above-ground infrastructure
project costs to support arts
enrichment. With a great deal
of our SSIP projects taking place
in the Bayview, we partnered
with the San Francisco Arts
Commission (SFAC) to create the
2018 Bayview Artist Registry.
The registry allows local artists
to submit their qualifications
for public art opportunities
related to a range of upcoming
City construction projects
in the Bayview, including
improvements to the Southeast
Treatment Plant and the new
Southeast Community Center
at 1550 Evans. It will be used
for upcoming projects over the
next three years. To ensure the
public art reflects the vision and
values of the neighborhood, we
have encouraged artists with a
meaningful connection to the
Bayview to apply. As part of
our mission to be inclusive of
environmental and community
interests, we are proud to work
with Bayview residents, the
SFAC, and artists to ensure that
SSIP’s public art inspires our
community and fosters respect
for the environmental resources
entrusted to our care.
Small Business
Development:
Contractors Assistance
Center
We remain committed to
supporting local and small
businesses by providing them
with the tools and resources
to adequately get ACCESS to,