Free Sandbag Saturday: Prepare for El Niño | SF

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Sandbag Saturday is here to help San Francisco residents prepare for the storms that may be coming thanks to El Niño in winter 2015-16.

San Francisco residents can get up to 10 free sandbags at five neighborhood pop-up distribution sites on Saturday, November 21, 2015. The sandbags are intended to protect properties prone to flooding. People must show proof of San Francisco residency to receive them.

Sandbags will be available on Saturday, November 21, 2015 from 9 am to 2 pm at the following locations:

• San Francisco Fire Department training facility, Folsom Street/19th St.
• Marina Green parking lot, Marina Blvd./Marina Green Drive
• The Great Highway at Balboa Street
• Lake Merced – Sunset Circle parking lot, Sunset Blvd./Lake Merced Blvd.
• Recology Golden Gate, 900 Seventh St. at Berry Street

If you can’t make it to one of the City’s Sandbag Saturdays, residents can stop by the Public Works’ operations yard, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 2323 Cesar Chavez St. Enter at the Marin Street/Kansas Street gate.

To help prevent localized flooding, City officials also urge people to sweep up leaves and litter from the sidewalks in front of their homes and businesses and put them in the appropriate green, blue or black bin to keep them from clogging catch basins.

Find more tips on storm preparedness can be found at sfwater.org/StormPrep.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.