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Public Works director announces new deputy, Jean Friend Rec Center topping out and flags budget cuts ahead of Super Bowl
Summary
Director Carla Short announced Scott Anderson as deputy director for project delivery, celebrated a $59 million topping out for the Jean Friend Recreation Center and warned commissioners about lingering budget cuts as the city plans for the 2026 Super Bowl and other major events.
Public Works Director Carla Short used the commission’s June 26 meeting to introduce the department’s new deputy director for project delivery, highlight a major recreation center construction milestone and brief commissioners on a budget process that she said still contains reductions negotiated by the Board of Supervisors’ budget committee.
Short said Scott Anderson joined the department last week and will oversee construction management, surveying and mapping, project controls and permitting. Anderson described a long career in California construction and volunteer service on a San Francisco partnering steering committee. "Service has always been sort of my focus," Anderson…
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