San Francisco Department of Public Works

The department designs, builds, resurfaces and cleans streets; plants and maintains trees; designs, constructs and maintains city-owned facilities; designs combined sewers owned by San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; designs drainage facilities; conducts sidewalk and roadway inspections, constructs curb ramps, provides mechanical and manual street cleaning, removes graffiti from public property; and partners with the diverse neighborhoods in San Francisco.

Its first task was to organize and regulate street construction and paving projects throughout the city.

Mohammed Nuru, the Director of the Department, was arrested by the FBI in January 2020 under charges of "corruption, bribery kickbacks and side deals".

[3][4] Having previously been "placed on leave and removed from all decision-making since the arrest", Nuru resigned on February 10, 2020, as announced by Mayor London Breed.

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