There is tremendous power in partnerships. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has a strong track record of environmental stewardship – from protecting endangered species to producing clean energy to treating stormwater runoff when others do not. The latest example of this stewardship is the Old LaGrange Bridge Habitat Restoration Project on the lower Tuolumne River, located about 30 miles east of Modesto in California’s Central Valley.

The rain garden at the corner of Duncan St. and Tiffany Ave. has one name: The Dumpy Bird Memorial Swale (more on that later). But ask a resident what the neighborhood is called, and answers may vary.

Customer past-due bills are slashed; SFPUC pandemic utility debt relief now totals over $40 million.