It has a funny name, but it’s targeting a serious problem. San Francisco is rolling out the "Poop Patrol." Next month, two city crews will begin patrolling and cleaning the parts of San Francisco that ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's dirty sidewalks are one of the biggest gripes of residents and cleaning them is among the top priorities of the newly elected mayor. So now the city is launching the ...

According to a new report from the San Francisco government, the city’s streets have become noticeably dirtier over the past year. The Controller’s Office released its annual assessment of street ...

After tracing the engineers and doctors who dragged cities into the modern age, this ending turns toward what their work still leaves unfinished. Sanitation reshaped the West, but billions remain ...