Mayor pledges faster streetlight fixes, says City College will get state-backed support after accreditor's ruling

Mayor Edwin Lee told the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 9 that his office will partner with city departments and outside agencies to speed repairs and installations of streetlights in District 10 and other neighborhoods, and that he will back a state-led rescue and appeal process for City College of San Francisco after a recent accreditation decision.

The lighting issue was raised by Supervisor Malia Cohen, who told the board that parts of District 10 "are largely formerly an industrial part of San Francisco" that are becoming residential and that a "lack of adequate lighting has contributed to a number of public safety issues, such as illegal dumping, car break ins, and graffiti." Mayor Lee said residents "should be able to report a problem and have it fixed in a timely fashion," and described steps the city and utilities are taking to improve response and asset mapping.

The mayor said more than half of the city's streetlights are owned by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the remainder by Pacific Gas & Electric. He described ongoing work with PG&E and the SFPUC to digitize maps of streetlight ownership and said the SFPUC has already invested $380,000 in…