You may have seen the recent New York Times story titled “36 Hours in San Francisco” that chronicles an epic day-and-a-half journey through some of the city's most notable sites. With Small Business Saturday coming up this weekend, we invite you to experience your own 36-hour adventure and explore the city’s charm, while supporting local businesses that are embracing sustainability. From historic landmarks to unique shops and eateries, many of San Francisco’s small businesses – powered by either Hetch Hetchy Power or CleanPowerSF – are great examples of innovation and community spirit.

For the past two years, the Water Enterprise has been undertaking an assessment of Turner Dam and surrounding areas to ensure that the structure and the San Antonio reservoir which it impounds are in good working order. Turner Dam is a 195-foot-high earth embankment dam that was completed in 1965, and the reservoir serves as an important source of water for our regional system.

Did you know that the largest geothermal complex in the world is in California and just two hours north of San Francisco? It also happens to help power CleanPowerSF’s 380,000 customers.

In a groundbreaking step toward a sustainable future, San Francisco is once again leading the charge on clean energy. Mayor London N. Breed, alongside Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, General Manager Dennis Herrera and other City leaders, recently announced a transformative $55 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Port of San Francisco and San Francisco Bay Ferry to support the nation’s first-ever zero-emission high-speed ferry network. This historic initiative will connect vital transit hubs throughout the Bay Area and bring San Francisco closer to achieving net-zero emissions.