DPW Launches Portable Toilet Stations In Tenderloin

DPW Launches Portable Toilet Stations In Tenderloin

A six-month pilot project known as the Tenderloin Pit Stop was launched today by San Francisco Department of Public Works officials, providing portable toilets and…

Supe Wants $7.3 Million To Clean Up SF’s Public Spaces

Supe Wants $7.3 Million To Clean Up SF’s Public Spaces

San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener has introduced a $7.3 million budget proposal to clean up city parks and public spaces. The package proposes doubling the…

Three Feet Of Sand Consumes Great Highway

Three Feet Of Sand Consumes Great Highway

San Francisco’s Great Highway is shut down in both directions this morning as crews work to remove sand blown onto the roadway, a city Department…

Civil Lawsuits, Serial Tagger Database All Part Of New Plan To Manage SF’s Graffiti Problems

Civil Lawsuits, Serial Tagger Database All Part Of New Plan To Manage SF’s Graffiti Problems

San Francisco Supervisor London Breed introduced legislation at the city’s board of supervisors meeting this afternoon that aims to revamp San Francisco’s graffiti policies while…

Great Highway Reopens Following Sand Removal

4:51 PM: The southbound lanes of San Francisco’s Great Highway have reopened this afternoon after sand was removed from the roadway, a city Department of…

Falling North Beach Tree Smushes Three Cars

Falling North Beach Tree Smushes Three Cars

A tree fell in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood this morning, damaging three cars, a public works spokeswoman said. Department of Public Works spokeswoman Rachel…

SF Awards $74,500 Grant For Research Into Greener Graffiti Removal

SF Awards $74,500 Grant For Research Into Greener Graffiti Removal

Graffiti can be removed with safer and cheaper alternatives rather than the toxic chemicals frequently used in cleanups, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and San Francisco…

Lane Closures And Traffic Delays Expected On Franklin Street Through 2014

Lane Closures And Traffic Delays Expected On Franklin Street Through 2014

Construction has begun on a roadway and underground utility project that will cause traffic delays on a busy San Francisco street for the next year,…

Parking Lot Beneath Central Freeway Begins Transformation Into Skate And Off-Leash Dog Park

Parking Lot Beneath Central Freeway Begins Transformation Into Skate And Off-Leash Dog Park

A parking lot beneath San Francisco’s Central Freeway has begun its transformation into the city’s newest skate park. Construction of the SoMa West Skate and…

Crews Working Extended Hours On Cesar Chavez Roadway Improvements

Construction crews are working extended hours today through Friday to prepare for the repaving of San Francisco’s busy Cesar Chavez Street corridor, according to the…

The Price To Pick Up Your Trash Goes Up 22% Today

The Price To Pick Up Your Trash Goes Up 22% Today

San Francisco’s Refuse Collection and Disposal Rate Board has finalized a 22 percent rate increase that will go into effect for trash collection service in…

Significant Stretch Of Market Street Shutting Down Friday Night

Significant Stretch Of Market Street Shutting Down Friday Night

A stretch of San Francisco’s Market Street is closing for about 24 hours starting Friday evening so crews can repave the roadway, a spokeswoman for…

SF’s “Dangerously Unstable” Hall Of Justice To Remain In Use For Years To Come

SF’s “Dangerously Unstable” Hall Of Justice To Remain In Use For Years To Come

San Francisco’s top officials say the city’s Hall of Justice would be dangerously unstable in a powerful earthquake, but hundreds of city workers and jail…

Two Lanes Reopen After 35-Foot Tree Falls On Lombard Street

8:54 AM: A 35-foot tree fell and blocked lanes on Lombard Street in San Francisco’s Marina District early this morning, a Department of Public Works…

Sand In Roadway Closes Great Highway

San Francisco’s Great Highway is closed in both directions between Sloat Boulevard and Lincoln Way due to sand in the roadway, according to the Department…

San Francisco's Street Shame: Rascals And Typos

San Francisco's Street Shame: Rascals And Typos

Though Lech Walesa was once so beloved by San Francisco that was named a street after him. that love came to an end when he…