Gabriel Terry’s and Jenny Hoang’s journey as Team Leaders in Project Pull has been one full of positive experiences that have outweighed the challenges of “distance interning.” During the last several weeks, they have found nothing but support from Project Pull staff and have been overwhelmingly surprised by all of the program participants’ enthusiasm to…
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Embarcadero Project to Help Improve Reliability and Safety for Critical Main that Serves 350,000 Customers
The SFPUC will begin construction work next week on the Force Main Rehabilitation at Embarcadero and Jackson Improvements Project. The initiative will improve and upgrade a major segment of infrastructure that serves 350,000 customers in San Francisco’s northeastern neighborhoods. The work, which began on June 29, will complete critical improvements to the North Shore Force…
How to Celebrate Earth Day from Your Home
2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the event that encourages people all over the world to celebrate and advocate for continued environmental awareness and protection. As a public utility the SFPUC takes environmental protection seriously. Having an awareness of one’s individual and collective impact on the planet informs the SFPUC’s day-to-day operations, planning,…
CleanPowerSF Announces Largest Commitment to Date in New Wind, Solar Projects
CleanPowerSF, the community choice renewable energy program operated by the SFPUC, is making significant investment in San Francisco’s clean energy future. The SFPUC has significantly expanded its commitment to new solar and wind projects in California. The developments, which will create more than 500 jobs and generate about 1 million megawatt-hours of renewable energy per…
Over 250 Attendees Participated in the Sixth Annual Women in Construction Expo
On November 1, the SFPUC had a packed house with over 250 attendees for the 6th Annual Women in Construction Expo hosted by the SFPUC’s Small Firm Advisory Committee in collaboration with the National Association of Women in Construction. This event promotes construction and professional service opportunities for women looking to enter the trades, or…
A Marriage of the Waters
Just four days before the Pulgas Water Temple ceremony, the Temple was being “polished” and tested. With scaffolding still in-place around the structure a lone workman attends to finishing some detail near the dome – the inscription perhaps. The gushing water passed under the temple, along a sluice and proceeds to mingle with the San…