An earthquake can strike at any moment, and the San Francisco Public utilities Commission (SFPUC) works hard to be quake-ready. Recently, the SFPUC finished replacing some of the water system’s oldest pipelines with earthquake-resistant pipes along a critical four-mile route connecting College Hill Reservoir to San Francisco General Hospital, the city’s primary trauma center. This helps ensure that first responders and San Francisco’s most vulnerable residents will have water when they need it most.

Chinook salmon returned to two Bay Area creeks this winter for the first time in decades. Steelhead trout populations are booming on those same two waterways. And the lower Tuolumne River is once again a thriving fish hangout.

At 1 South Van Ness, one of San Francisco’s busiest public buildings, a quiet but important change has taken place. This update boosts efficiency, lowers costs, and supports Californias’s and the City’s push toward a cleaner energy future.