In the Works - Community Newsletter In the Works June 2019

The Hotel Council of San Francisco and San Francisco Travel hosted the June 12 workday in partnership with San Francisco Public Works and nonprofit business improvement and community benefit districts, as the popular summer visitor season revved up. “The San Francisco hotel community is excited to join with Mayor Breed and our City partners to show our love for the city where we live, work and welcome guests,” said Kevin Carroll, president and CEO of the Hotel Council of San Francisco. Mayor London Breed kicked off the day’s activities at Embarcadero Plaza across from the Ferry Building. From there, teams of volunteers armed with brooms and pickers to abate litter, and paint and brushes to eradicate graffiti and refresh street furniture and light poles, got to work. Other beautification projects included planting trees, weeding medians and tidying tree basins. The start-of-summer volunteer workday builds on a citywide Love Our City cleanup hosted by Mayor Breed and San Francisco Public Works last fall that drew hundreds of volunteers in residential areas and neighborhood commercial corridors across the City. Both events were among the largest volunteer cleanup efforts in San Francisco over the past decade. “I’m so excited to be here today with hundreds of volunteers from all over San Francisco helping to keep our city clean,” Mayor Breed said as the high-energy event got underway. “But more importantly, we have to change our attitude about San Francisco. So many of us love the city and we take a lot of pride in keeping it clean. When people come to visit, we want them to have positive experiences and we want them to love our city just as much as we do.” Last year, San Francisco hosted 25.8 million visitors, who collectively spent an estimated $10 billion on overnight accommodations, restaurants, attractions, souvenirs, transportation, tours and the like, supporting more than 82,000 local jobs that bolster the City’s economy. “Love Our City extends beyond these volunteer events. It’s about getting people to love our city every day of the year and not trash it,” said Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru. “Our cleaning crews, who remove more than 20,000 tons of garbage off the sidewalks and streets annually, will continue to be on the job 24/7. But keeping our city looking its best requires a true team effort.” In addition to the Hotel Council of San Francisco and San Francisco Travel, other participants in the Love Our City Hospitality & Tourism Cleanup Day include Union Square Business Improvement District, Yerba Buena Community Benefit District, East Cut Community Benefit District, Fisherman’s Wharf Community Benefit District, Tenderloin Community Benefit District and Recology.

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