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SFPUC Celebrates Milestone for the New Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans Avenue

Builders place the final steel beam of building marking the next phase of construction The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Supervisor Shamann Walton, local community members and City leaders celebrated the next phase of construction for the new Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans Avenue earlier this month, with the placement of the building’s last steel beam by Pankow…

What are the SFPUC Impact Awards?

The SFPUC Impact Awards is our annual employee recognition program. Relaunched in 2016, the recognition program has become a wonderful tradition of recognizing excellence in service. In the last four years, we have honored 160 employees and partners. The SFPUC Impact Award is our highest commendation, recognizing the hard work of impactful employees, celebrating our…

2020 Impact Awards: Scott Chenue, Biologist III | Water Enterprise, Natural Resources and Land Management Division

This year, we received 60 nominations in the individual category. Nominators took the time to tell us about their amazing SFPUC colleagues and partners. They thoughtfully shared with us why they nominated these impactful individuals. Their written nominations also give us a view into other departments and areas we may not be familiar with. We…

2020 Impact Awards: Thanksgiving Weekend Water Main Break Crew win the Effective Workforce Team Award

This year, we received 33 team nominations totaling 222 individuals. Nominators took the time to tell us about their amazing SFPUC colleagues and partners. They thoughtfully shared why they nominated these impactful teams. Their written nominations also give us a view into other departments and areas we may not be familiar with at SFPUC. We…

Karla Magallanes, daughter of Peruvian immigrants who dreams of becoming a pediatrician, is a 2020 Maisin Scholarship recipient

With a dream of helping kids and giving back to the community, Karla Magallanes is one of the recipients of this year’s Mainsin scholarship. “My parents immigrated from Peru and neither of them had the opportunity to attend college. They came to the U.S to give their children a better life. I not only wanted to win the Maisin scholarship…

A future mathematician is among the winners of this year’s Maisin Scholarship

With a huge passion for math and helping others to solve problems, Bryan De Leon is one of the winners of this year’s Maisin Scholarship. The Maisin Scholar Award Program is sponsored by SFPUC’s Social Impact Partners and helps San Francisco public students overcome the financial obstacles that stand in between them and their pursuits of higher education….

Gobble, Gobble It’s Thanksgiving Soon!

The holiday season is here, starting off with one that reminds us to give thanks. Thanksgiving 2020 is almost certain to be a downsized affair for most of us. Balancing the need to stay safe with our desire to see family means that most of us will be gathering around smaller tables and staying closer…

News, stories and insights from the SFPUC

SFPUC Celebrates Milestone for the New Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans Avenue

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