Mayor Lurie, First Lady Prowda Celebrate Successful 'One City Day,' Encourage San Franciscans To Continue Serving Communities

SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor Daniel Lurie and First Lady Becca Prowda today thanked San Franciscans who participated in “One City Day,” a citywide day service, completing over 170 projects in neighborhoods throughout the city. Following the 13 kickoff events, more than 4,000 people signed up to participate in projects in their communities—including cleaning up medians and parks, weeding and planting trees, and removing graffiti.

The day of service builds on Mayor Lurie and First Lady Prowda’s work to bring service, accountability, and change to City Hall—values that have guided both of their personal and professional journeys. The mayor and first lady first met while both working at the Robin Hood Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting poverty in New York City. Their shared commitment to serving others has shaped their lives and public service, with Mayor Lurie founding Tipping Point Community in 2005 to fight poverty in the Bay Area.

“Our values have always been what makes our city special. San Franciscans show up for each other, and that’s what we did on Saturday,” said Mayor Lurie. “I am so inspired by the people I saw and the work they were doing to make their neighborhoods cleaner, more beautiful, and more welcoming. Thank you to everyone who showed up for each other—there are so many ways to build on the work we did, and I’m excited to keep doing that work together.”

“One City Day was a love letter to San Francisco—written by more than 4,000 San Franciscans who gave their time, their energy, and their heart to this city on Saturday,” said First Lady Prowda. “I have spent my life believing in the power of service, and this day reminded me why. Thank you to everyone who showed up.”

Building on the weekend’s success, the One City Day team will continue communicating with participants to share upcoming service opportunities.

City partners for One City Day included the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families; the Department of Disability and Aging Services; the Department of Public Health; the Department of Technology; the Office of the City Administrator; the Office of the County Clerk; the Office of Economic and Workforce Development; the Office of the San Francisco Assessor-Recorder; the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector; the Port of San Francisco; San Francisco Department of Emergency Management; San Francisco Environment Department; San Francisco Fire Department; San Francisco Human Services Agency; San Francisco International Airport; San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency; San Francisco Planning; San Francisco Police Department; San Francisco Public Library; San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; San Francisco Public Works; San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department; San Francisco Sheriff's Office; and San Francisco Unified School District.

External partners included the Civic Joy Fund, Dolby Laboratories, Emerson Collective, EY, Salesforce, San Francisco Foundation, Visa, and Wells Fargo. Other supporters included Deloitte, Gap Inc., Google, KPMG, the Partnership for San Francisco, and Zendesk.