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An animated video with hand-drawn illustrations. Poems that personified the fog and imagined “the city that we promised to be” by 2040. An essay arguing for public transit that runs on renewable energy and is free for kids.
Last April, hikers on trails within the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission' s (SFPUC) Peninsula Watershed might have seen a brown and black dog methodically moving through the underbrush. Normally dogs are restricted on the Peninsula Watershed to protect the rare and endangered species there, but this dog is special. Species protection is her job. Meet Muon.
Final EIR certified for proposed acquisition of electric grid serving San Francisco
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has a goal to manage one billion gallons of stormwater every year using green infrastructure by 2050. The biggest driver of meeting that goal is the Stormwater Management Ordinance, passed by the Board of Supervisors in 2010. As we celebrate the ordinance’s “sweet 16” birthday, here’s a look back on all the work the Urban Watershed Planning Division has accomplished in administering the ordinance — work the team will continue into the future.