Thank You For Pitching In! SF’s City Workers Help Out During Crisis

Thanks to the San Francisco Examiner for reminding us that hundreds of SF City Workers took on new roles to help out during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Election staffers aiding the homeless. City public works employees building new medical facilities. Librarians delivering food to the hungry.

Hundreds of San Francisco city government workers have been drafted, in essence, as “disaster service workers,” seeing The City slot them into roles on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. – San Francisco Examiner

When the Mayor declares a citywide emergency, all City and County employees serve as DSWs or Disaster Service Workers. In San Francisco, Hundreds of workers have enlisted to take over new roles in response to the ongoing pandemic.

With the current health crisis, comes great responsibilities. Thank you to our new breed of heroes! Let’s work together to win this war against COVID-19.

Librarians from @SFPublicLibrary are working at food pantries. @RecParkSF staff is providing childcare to front line workers.

Throughout SF, City workers are stepping into new roles to respond to COVID-19.

I couldn’t be more proud of their efforts.https://t.co/555aym84w7

— London Breed (@LondonBreed) April 15, 2020

On Guard: An army of city employees is staffing the emergency operations center, supporting hospitals and clinics, monitoring alternative housing sites for the homeless and filling grocery b the San Francisco Marin Food Bank.” https://t.co/UBeY6meQdQ

— SF Examiner (@sfexaminer) April 16, 2020