The project upgraded critical aging utility pipelines along the L-Taraval corridor, ensuring reliable water and sewer service for the next generation of San Franciscans.

Alfonso Rios-Gonzalez is an Assistant Mechanical Engineer at Hetch Hetchy Water and Power. This year for Hispanic Heritage Month, he’s sharing his culture with his colleagues through sweet treats and stories from his recent trip to Mexico.

There is tremendous power in partnerships. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has a strong track record of environmental stewardship – from protecting endangered species to producing clean energy to treating stormwater runoff when others do not. The latest example of this stewardship is the Old LaGrange Bridge Habitat Restoration Project on the lower Tuolumne River, located about 30 miles east of Modesto in California’s Central Valley.

The rain garden at the corner of Duncan St. and Tiffany Ave. has one name: The Dumpy Bird Memorial Swale (more on that later). But ask a resident what the neighborhood is called, and answers may vary.