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Supervisor Kim proposes $2.5 million supplemental to expand manual street cleaning across San Francisco
Summary
Supervisor Jane Kim introduced a $2.5 million supplemental budget proposal to increase manual street cleaning, expand pit-stop programs and create apprenticeship-style jobs for residents after presenting data showing a sharp rise in cleaning service requests.
Supervisor Jane Kim introduced a supplemental budget request on Jan. 30 seeking $2.5 million from the city’s surplus to expand manual street-cleaning operations, build capacity for pit-stop restroom and needle-disposal services, and create jobs and apprenticeship pathways within the Department of Public Works.
Kim cited city data showing street-cleaning service orders rose from 41,391 in fiscal 2015 to 74,187 in the most recent full year, and that the city is on pace for nearly 100,000 service requests in fiscal 2018 if trends continue. She also noted that District 6 (which she represents) accounts for about a third of the requests.
Kim said manual cleaning is effective at removing needles and hazardous waste, described the Tenderloin pit-stop pilot’s earlier success, and framed the supplemental as both a public-health and job-creation measure. She said the funding would be allocated by need, boost the manual street-cleaning budget by roughly 10 percent and include community grants, capital investments and staff funding.
Community speakers and representatives from Tenderloin organizations addressed the board in public comment in support of more street-cleaning resources and noted work by existing clean teams to remove thousands of pounds of garbage and needles in limited service areas.
The item was introduced for committee and budget consideration; no final appropriation or vote on the supplemental was recorded at the Jan. 30 meeting.
