PRESS RELEASE - Summer Cleaning: Volunteers to Spruce Up District 5 Neighborhoods - 7/27/2018
For Immediate Release: July 27, 2018
Contact: Rachel Gordon, 415-554-6045
Summer Cleaning: Volunteers to Spruce Up District 5 Neighborhoods
Weeding, Cleaning and Graffiti Abatement on Tap for Saturday Morning Workday
San Francisco, CA – More than 400 dedicated volunteers will join Mayor London Breed, Supervisor Vallie Brown and Public Works crews on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at this month’s Community Clean Team event to clean and green the Western Addition, Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley, Alamo Square and other District 5 neighborhoods.
- What: District 5 Community Clean Team
- Date: Saturday, July 28, 2018
- Time: 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. (speaking program at 9 a.m.)
- Kickoff location: Stanyan and Waller streets skate park, east end of Golden Gate Park
- Who: Mayor London Breed, Supervisor Vallie Brown, volunteers and City crews
Photo opportunities include:
- Painting the Webster Street pedestrian bridge
- Planting trees on Sutter and Webster streets,
- Sweeping up leaves and debris on Haight Street, from Stanyan to Waller streets
- Landscaping Divisadero Street medians, from Oak to Hayes streets
Community Clean Team visits a different supervisorial district each month where students, families, friends and co-workers join together to flex their civic pride by sprucing up and beautifying their neighborhoods.
The program’s success relies on the many sponsors and volunteer organizations that pitch in. They include 76, Starbucks, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Friends of the Urban Forest, PG&E, The Garden Project, Emerald Fund, Recology, Fix-It Team SF, Academy of Art University, United Playaz, Mission Neighborhood Centers, Walgreens, The Garden Project, San Francisco Clean City Coalition, Local 261, San Francisco Parks Alliance, San Francisco Housing Authority, San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, Community Youth Center San Francisco, San Francisco Unified School District, Tzu-Chi Foundation, SF Geo Care and SF Environment.
More information about volunteer opportunities with San Francisco Public Works can be found at www.sfpublicworks.org/volunteer.
About San Francisco Public Works: The 24/7 City agency cleans and resurfaces streets; plants and nurtures City-maintained street trees; designs, constructs and maintains City-owned facilities; inspects streets and sidewalks; builds curb ramps; eradicates graffiti; partners with neighborhoods; trains people for jobs; greens the right of way; and educates our communities.
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Mission
San Francisco Public Works is one of the largest and most complex municipal operations in the City, with a 1,600-member workforce and a $384 million annual operating budget. The department's active capital project portfolio exceeds $3 billion. As one of San Francisco oldest City departments, it is also one of the most forward-thinking. Keeping San Francisco beautiful, safe and sustainable.
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