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San Francisco Christmas tree recycling pickup starts early next year
San Francisco officials are reminding residents not to dump Christmas trees just anywhere on the street. Recology will come by to pick up trees starting next year during regular...Read More
Better Market Street design changes draw criticism from advocates
A redesign for the first phase of San Francisco’s Better Market Street project is drawing ire from supervisors and advocates. Christina Olea, of the Department of Public Works and...Read More
SF reinstates street sweeping violations
San Francisco will resume issuing citations for cars parked in street sweeping zones beginning June 15. Mayor London Breed along with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced Friday...Read More
Public Works starts ‘SidewalkSpotlightSF’ deep cleaning effort
San Francisco Public Works on Thursday launched a new initiative to deep-clean busy neighborhood corridors throughout the city. Dubbed SidewalkSpotlightSF, the initiative will focus on litter removal, steam cleaning,...Read More
Second Street begins rebirth as pedestrian, bike corridor
Officials broke ground on a $20 million project morning that will transform Second Street.Read More
City morgue begins anew in Hunters Point
The San Francisco medical examiner's office has left the dilapidated Hall of Justice for a brand-new space across town.Read More
San Francisco reclaims upkeep of street trees
The responsibility of taking care of San Francisco’s thousands of street trees is now heading back to The City.Read More
Cleanup campaign targets dirty, stinky butts
New ashcans at Ocean Beach and throughout the Sunset and Richmond will help curb cigarette butt litter.Read More
Repaving crews start to smooth Crossover Drive
A majorly bumpy roadway in Golden Gate Park constantly under use and abuse is finally getting repaved.Read More
Crews battle San Francisco potholes, backed by fresh millions
Potholes and uneven streets in San Francisco are a nightmare for drivers and Muni bus riders.Read More
Litter, trash trending on San Francisco streets
San Francisco’s litter is piling up, and not just on sunny weekends in Dolores Park.Read More
SFMTA moves to regulate ‘stationless’ bike sharing
A new permit program is taking aim at a new form of bike sharing where the bikes are not returned to a station or dock.Read More
‘Bluegogo’ dockless bikes steer toward regulation
Dockless bike sharing companies may soon need to abide by San Francisco’s rules if they want to do business here.Read More
New car-free zone to debut on Twin Peaks
This week, a pilot program that aims to increase pedestrian and bicyclist safety will begin at the popular SF landmark.Read More
SF’s first raised bike lane to begin Monday
Construction of San Francisco's first raised bike lane will get underway Monday.Read More
Special tax will fund Dogpatch parks
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Friday to form what city officials said is the nation's first green benefit district.Read More
‘Pit Stop’ restroom opens at 16th and Mission
The Mission, traditionally a neighborhood with a high volume of requests for the city to remove human waste, is the newest neighborhood to benefit from staffed public toilets.Read More
Falling ficuses prompt looser tree removal rules
Public Works director Mohammed Nuru signed a new order easing the removal of individual ficus street trees.Read More