The SFPUC and its social impact partner, Water Resources Engineering, Inc. (WRE), Inc. will award two Chicana Latina Foundation scholarships for Latina college students with residency in San Francisco. Rosa Estrada and Andrea Serrano will each receive a scholarship of $1,500 to apply to their college education. The application process for these scholarships opened in…
Author: Teresa Young
The Moment 15 Seconds Made Its Mark in the Bay Area
On October 17, 1989 at 5:04 PM, the streets of San Francisco were rattled by the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake. While the quake shook for 15 seconds, confusion and fear swept through the Bay Area. Game 3 of the World Series between the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants came to a standstill at…
Why Does the SFPUC Have Disaster Service Workers?
If there is one thing that’s guaranteed, it’s that a disaster can happen at a moment’s notice. The 3.5 magnitude earthquake that shook the Bay Area on October 5 was a reminder to be ready for the unexpected. That is why all employees with the City and County of San Francisco are designated by both…
Meet Andrea Serrano, a Chicana Latina Scholarship Recipient, Who Strives to Make Change
“My grandmother’s experience as an uninsured low-income diabetic, trying to manage her illness, exposed me to the inequities within our healthcare system,” said Andrea Serrano. Serrano, born and raised in San Francisco, is a graduate student pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing at the University of San Francisco (USF). Her desire to pursue a…
Meet Rosa Estrada, Recipient of a Chicana Latina Foundation Scholarship, That’s Determined to Shape Her Outcomes
“If you have knowledge, share it with others. It doesn’t cost you anything to share it,” said Rosa Estrada. “Help others grow and succeed because they are the future.” Estrada, a senior at San Francisco State University, is a Chicana Latina Foundation Scholarship recipient. Growing up in El Monte, a small city in Los Angeles…
How NERT is Important to the SFPUC and the City
“NERTs don’t get hurt.” This is slogan is repeated often during Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) training sessions held throughout the year in various San Francisco neighborhoods. Led by the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD), NERT is a community-based training program dedicated to a neighbor-helping-neighbor approach, educating San Franciscans with tools and resources needed in…