Recent Streetsblog SF posts about SFPUC

San Francisco Company Seeks to Expand Street Trees’ Reach

By Matt Baume | Jun 11, 2010 | 12 Comments

San Francisco’s urban forest may look bushy and green, but below ground it’s suffering. In order to pave a street, parking lot or sidewalk, the soil has to be tightly compacted to support the weight of asphalt and vehicles. Faced with hard-to-penetrate soil, tree roots have a difficult time expanding beyond their planting area — […]

Strong Show of Public Support at City Hall for Watershed Restoration

By Matt Baume | May 11, 2010 | 4 Comments

One of the PUC’s suggested treatments would daylight Yosemite Creek along city streets. Want to see an unprecedented outpouring of public support for a government agency? Look no further than your nearest sewer. A Monday afternoon presentation before the Board of Supervisors Land Use & Economic Development Committee by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission […]