VIDEO: Mayor Breed, who keeps our streets clean?
Who cleans up our streets? from Mission Local on Vimeo. A Mission resident who lives on Albion...
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Tag: DPW
The Sweep Report: 9th and Brannan cleared of homeless campers
A homeless encampment that had been growing in size for several months near 9th and Brannan...
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SF residents train to monitor homeless sweeps
In response to a surge of complaint-driven sweeps of homeless encampments by city officials in...
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Freeway’s ‘Hairball’ community uprooted by state agency
One of the few relatively isolated homeless encampments in the Mission District that...
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In one week, Public Works picks up 55,000 lbs of trash, 4,000 needles from encampments
In response to increasing tensions between San Francisco’s housed and unhoused neighbors and an...
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Tent Residents Booted Without Notice Or Shelter, in Violation of City Ordinance
Despite a city ordinance that gives homeless campers 24 hours to move and mandates that they be...
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City Worker Slain in Shooting at 25th and Vermont
A 27-year-old worker with the Department of Public Works was shot and killed Wednesday morning in...
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Property of San Francisco Homeless Routinely Disappeared by City
Despite a large number of well-publicized sweeps and routine cleanups of homeless encampments...
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Sweeps Move SF Mission Homeless Block to Block
Clenching his dog’s leash in one hand, Ortega Flowers’ voice trembled with frustration as he...
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SF Doubles Number of Pee-Repelling Walls, But Do They Work?
San Francisco has doubled its number of pee-proof walls, but do they repel urine as advertised?...
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Property Owners Want City to Maintain Trees
The city has no money for trees, according to the Department of Public Works. Property owners want...
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McCoppin Hub Closed For Repairs, Open for Debate
Since late last week, McCoppin Hub on Valencia Street has been completely fenced off. According to...
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Listen Local: Giants Madness Recap and Why People Don’t Vote
Our staff had a long night Wednesday, zipping around the neighborhood to catch everything from...
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City Takes Months to Move on Gang Tag
Pasted in the window of a dormant pizzeria on 18th Street was a familiar notice from the...
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Folsom Flood Could Trigger Lawsuit
Charging multiple years of negligence and broken promises, a group of businesses in the northeast...
Read MoreFree Sandbags Offered to Residents to Prepare for Rain
The San Francisco Department of Public Works is giving away free sandbags in preparation for the upcoming storm. Here is the whole press release, courtesy of Richmond SF blog: San Francisco, CA — In preparation for a series of...
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