San Francisco Department of Public Works

San Francisco Public Works
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 8, 1900; 124 years ago (January 8, 1900)
JurisdictionCity and County of San Francisco
Headquarters1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102
Employees1,200
Annual budget$453.2 million[1]
Agency executive
  • Carla Short, Director
Parent agencyOffice of the City Administrator
Websitesfpublicworks.org
Logo of San Francisco Public Works on the top of a building in San Francisco.

San Francisco Public Works (SFPW) is a governmental agency for the City and County of San Francisco in California. They are responsible for the care and maintenance of San Francisco’s streets and infrastructure. The department designs, builds, resurfaces and cleans streets; plants and maintains trees; designs, constructs and maintains city-owned facilities; designs combined sewers owned by San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; designs drainage facilities; conducts sidewalk and roadway inspections, constructs curb ramps, provides mechanical and manual street cleaning, removes graffiti from public property; and partners with the diverse neighborhoods in San Francisco. Public Works serves San Francisco residents, merchants and visitors 24 hours a day and seven days a week with a workforce of approximately 1,200 employees, as of 2009.[2]

  1. ^ "Budget | Public Works". San Francisco Public Works. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. ^ SFDPW 2008-2009 Strategic Plan, City of San Francisco