MEMORANDUM
TO: Kate H. Stacy, President
Joshua Arce, Vice President
Anvi Jamdar, Commissioner
Steven E. Leveroni, Commissioner
FROM: Moisés García, SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) Chair
SUBJECT: SFPUC CAC 2023-24 Annual Report to the Commission DATE: December 2, 2024
I am pleased to present to the Commission the CAC Annual Report for FY 2023-24 and provide a summary of the CAC’s priorities for FY 2024-25. The CAC returned to in-person meetings beginning March 1, 2023, as required by the state of California. Although the return to in-person meetings has posed some challenges the SFPUC CAC has continued to address the critical and essential work of the SFPUC on behalf of San Franciscans and SFPUC ratepayers.
1. SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee Priorities
The Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) is focused on establishing and advancing their priorities.
The overall goals for Full CAC are to support the Subcommittees’ priorities, address agency-wide priorities that affect the three Enterprises, recruit new members to fill vacancies, and support leadership development for all members. CAC members have been identified for each CAC priority topic to work with their respective Chairs to agendize said topics, shape discussions, and work with SFPUC appropriate staff.
Full CAC Priority Topics for FY2024-25
The Full CAC will focus on the following priorities:
1. Community Benefits
2. Racial Equity
3. SFPUC Strategy on increasing in-stream flows and habitat improvements
4. PG&E Reliability
o Updates on SFPUC efforts to procure SF PG&E infrastructure
5. Affordability
6. Emergency Firefighting Water System
Water CAC Priority Topics for FY2024-25
The Water Subcommittee will focus on the following priorities:
1. Alternative Water Supply-Regional
a. Los Vaqueros
b. Direct Potable Reuse
c. Irrigation District Coordination
2. Groundwater
3. Environmental Stewardship
a. Tuolumne Flow Regime
b. Tribal Update: Bay Area and Upcountry
4. Urban Water Management Plan (fall 2025)
a. Demand Projections (mid 2025)
Power CAC Priority Topics for FY2024-25
The Power Subcommittee will focus on the following priorities:
1. Climate Change Impact and Weatherization
a. Climate Action Plan
2. Equitable Power Reliability
a. Treasure Island & Yerba Buena Island
3. SFPUC Power Transparency & Accountability
a. Reports, Audits, & Information Access
4. Power Programs and Affordability
Wastewater CAC Priority Topics for FY2024-25
The Wastewater Subcommittee will focus on the following priorities:
1. Green Infrastructure
2. Discharge Stewardship
a. Sewer Overflows
3. Staffing & Vacancy Trends
a. What types of positions/fields are vacant? Why?
b. Training & Career Programs
c. Asset Management Team
d. Capital Project Transition & Operations
2. Highlights of 2023-2024 CAC Actions
The CAC continued to meet virtually through videoconference and began to meet in person beginning March 1, 2023. Despite the disruption in the in-person meetings, the CAC was able to advance some of its priorities as listed below.
Please see the full text for all the resolutions in Appendix A.
1. Resolution Regarding Emergency Authorizations and Power Outages on Treasure Island: The Full CAC adopted this resolution on February 20, 2024. The SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee urges the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor to request the Treasure Island Development Authority, known as TIDA, to immediately inspect the overhead and underground electric distribution system and to develop, a capital improvement plan for replacing the aging electrical infrastructure, ensuring that the plan addresses the need for resilience and sustainability in the face of extreme weather events and climate change. The SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee urges the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor to work with TIDA and the SFPUC to identify and secure funding to ensure the long-term sustainability and reliability of the power infrastructure on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island, and mitigation of the continuing health and safety crisis affecting existing residents pending implementation of long-term corrective action.
CAC’s members continue to be ambassadors for the CAC and the SFPUC, engaging and educating their appointing officials from the Mayor to the Board of Supervisors, their constituents, and their networks. CAC members continuously engage with SFPUC staff on a myriad of topics to learn more about issues that concern staff, and advocate for outcomes they think are in the public interest.
3. Appointments and Vacancies
There are currently 15 of 17 seats on the CAC filled. On July 25, 2023, Sally Chen was appointed to the District 3 seat. Member Steven Kight-Buckley previously held that seat from 2019-2022. On August 17, 2023, Caroline Law was appointed to the District 1 seat. Marria Evbuoma previously held that seat from 2020-2022. On October 25, 2023, Elizabeth Steele Teshara was appointed to the District 7 seat.
Member Joshua Ochoa previously held that seat from 2021-2023. On September 28, 2024, Scott Brown was appointed to the District 5 seat. Member Emily Algire previously held that seat from 2021- 2024.
Appendix A:
2022-23 Resolutions Adopted by
SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Resolution Regarding Emergency Authorizations and Power Outages on Treasure Island
WHEREAS, Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island have experienced an average of 18 power outages per year since 1997 averaging approximately four to five hours each incident, totaling at least 487 power outages (as of February 20, 2024), at a rate that is four times higher than PG&E power in San Francisco, highlighting a significant disparity in the frequency of power disruptions experienced by Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, Census tract 6075017902, encompassing a portion of Treasure Island, is characterized by a demographic in which 60% of its residents are classified as low-income households struggling with high housing expenses, and also ranks within the top 25% of the CalEnviroScreen 4.0 for SB 535 Disadvantaged Communities data, meaning these residents bear a disproportionate burden when it comes to power outages in San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, Residents of Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island are entitled to safe and reliable electric service and under CHAPTER 99: PUBLIC POWER as detailed in SEC. 99.1. FINDINGS, the City's provision of electricity not only ensures the delivery of clean, reliable, and safe electric service but also bestows economic benefits to both the City and the customer; and
WHEREAS, The Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA), a nonprofit, public-benefit corporation, is tasked with the supervision of development within the Development Plan Area. TIDA manages the property under the purview of the Tidelands Trust, adhering to the land use constraints outlined in the Treasure Island Conversion Act of 1997, which amended Section 33492.5 of the California Health and Safety Code and introduced Section 2.1 to Chapter 1333 of the Statutes of 1968.
TIDA has the authority and responsibility to take reasonable actions to address issues related to the power grid on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island, and has failed to take sufficient action to address the ongoing power outages; and
WHEREAS, Neither the SFPUC, the Mayor, nor the Board of Supervisors possesses the authority to compel TIDA to stabilize the grid; and
WHEREAS, On July 25, 2017, under File Number: 170649, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed Resolution Number R0307-17 approving an emergency replacement of two generators on Treasure Island; and
WHEREAS, While the SFPUC and Treasure Island Community Development LLC are constructing new electrical infrastructure on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island new development customers; while there are no improvements planned for the existing system which will remain operational for current residents for another 10 to 15 years creating an even greater disparity between these communities; and
WHEREAS, The City Charter (under Article III, section 3.100(14)) and Administrative Code (under Chapter 7, section 7.1(b), Chapter 21, section 21.15, Chapter 6, section 6.60, Chapter 10, sections
10.03 and 10.62) authorize the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, TIDA and SFPUC to take immediate emergency action to protect the public that might be applicable to the situation at Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island;
WHEREAS, on May 3rd, 2023, Mayor London Breed declared that “the safety and wellbeing of our residents and businesses is our first priority, and as a fundamental principle of good government, it’s
our duty to deliver services San Franciscans deserve” in response to a power outage in north eastern San Francisco.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Citizens’ Advisory Committee of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commissioner hereby requests the Board of Supervisors, and The Mayor to endorse the emergency declaration for the immediate inspections and deployment of the new grid.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee requests the Board of Supervisors recommend that, by July 2024, TIDA conduct a comprehensive inspection of the electrical distribution system in accordance with the relevant utility industry standards and practices for inspections, as set forth in California Public Utilities Commission General Order 165, General Order 128, and General Order 95; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee requests the Mayor, and the Board of Supervisors identify a public agency that has authority and responsibility for oversight of The Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) to assure it is meeting all its obligations and responsibilities related to the existing performance, health and safety, current and future maintenance of the power grid on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee requests the mayor, and the board of supervisors to obtain a detailed accounting from The Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) of all spending activities from the $15M Funds allocated to TIDA for providing reliable, healthy, and safe power to the existing residents of Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island. This report should be provided by TIDA within two weeks of the Mayor and B.O.S. request.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee requests the SFPUC, using past maintenance reports and data, provides a complete analysis and report (referred to as the
TREASURE ISLAND AND YERBA BUENA ISLAND FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS REPORT) characterizing and quantifying all past outages on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island, including but not limited to; 1) Quantity and Types of Failure Modes, 2) Quantity and Type of Corrective Actions, 3) Failure rates over time, for no less than the past 15 years, for total failures and each failure mode, 4) Total cost of corrective action for total failures and for each Failure Mode, 5) Number of repeat failures for any location, 6) Map showing locations of all failures and by each failure mode, and 7) Total outage time (customer impact including time of outage, time to respond, and time for corrective action) for total failures and for each failure mode. Believing this data should be readily available in SFPUC records, the SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee requests the SFPUC provide this analysis and report within 12 weeks of this Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee requests the SFPUC, upon review of the complete the TREASURE ISLAND AND YERBA BUENA ISLAND FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS REPORT, provides a recommended Corrective Action Plan and Preventative Maintenance Action Plan (referred to as RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TREASURE ISLAND AND YERBA BUENA ISLAND POWER GRID CONFORMANCE TO CALIFORNIA CODES AND REGULATIONS) to prevent further outages impacting Treasure Island and Yerba Buena residents. Implementation of these recommended measures should bring the TREASURE ISLAND AND YERBA BUENA ISLAND power grid performance (based primarily on, but not limited to, outages) to the same levels as the City of San Francisco. Each recommendation should have a comprehensive description, note which failure modes are addressed, and provide an estimated cost of the measure and emergency maintenance savings. The SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee requests the SFPUC provide this analysis and report within 6 weeks of the TREASURE ISLAND AND YERBA BUENA ISLAND FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS REPORT.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee requests the Mayor, the Board of Supervisors, and SFPUC to work with the public agency that has been identified as having
authority and responsibility for oversight of The Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA), TIDA, and the SFPUC CAC and Power Subcommittee to review the TREASURE ISLAND AND YERBA BUENA ISLAND FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS REPORT and RECCOMENDATIONS FOR TREASURE
ISLAND AND YERBA BUENA ISLAND POWER GRID CONFORMANCE TO CALIFORNIA CODES AND REGULATIONS findings with the goal of assuring TIDA is meeting all its obligations and responsibilities related to the existing performance, health and safety, current and future maintenance of the existing power grid on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee urges the Board of Supervisors to request that TIDA immediately inspect the overhead and underground electric distribution system and to develop, by July 2024, a capital improvement plan for replacing the aging electrical infrastructure, ensuring that the plan addresses the need for resilience and sustainability in the face of extreme weather events and climate change; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee requests that the Board of Supervisors work with TIDA and the SFPUC to identify and secure funding to ensure the long-term sustainability and reliability of the power infrastructure on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island, and mitigation of the continuing health and safety crisis affecting existing residents pending implementation of long-term corrective action.
RESOLVED, That the Citizens’ Advisory Committee urges the Mayor and Board of Supervisors to abolish institutional racism within its own borders.
As adopted by the Full Citizens' Advisory Committee on February 20, 2024.
Appendix B:
SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee Overview
SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee Overview
1. Mission and Purpose
The CAC provides recommendations to the Board of Supervisors, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and the General Manager regarding the agency’s long-term strategic, financial, and capital improvement plans (Admin Code 5.140-5.42).
2. Meeting Times
Full CAC and Subcommittee meetings typically are on Tuesdays from 5:30-7:00PM at 525 Golden Gate Avenue, Third Floor, Tuolumne Conference Room. Since June 2020, meetings have been held virtually through videoconference. Beginning March 2023 meeting have been held in person at 525 Golden Gate Avenue. The meeting times are as follows:
• Full CAC: 3rd Tuesday of the scheduled month
• Power CAC: 2nd Tuesday of the scheduled even month, typically every other month • Wastewater CAC: 2nd Tuesday of the scheduled month, typically every other month • Water Subcommittee: 4th Tuesday of the scheduled month, typically every other month
Meetings are open to the public and are subject to quorum. The Full CAC met quorum eight times in FY2023-2024, one less than the nine meetings that the CAC is required to hold per the CAC ordinance. The Full CAC had three meetings that were canceled due to lack of quorum (July 2023, January 2024, and June 2024). The Full CAC took a recess December 2023. Each Subcommittee is required to meet at least four times per year according to the CAC ordinance. The Water and Wastewater Subcommittees each met four times during FY2023-24. The Power subcommittee met six times during FY2023-2024. Meeting notices and agendas can be found on the website:
http://www.sfpuc.org/cac.
3. Updated Membership List (as of December 2024):
Seat Current Member Subcommittee
Board of Supervisor Appointments
District 1 Cal Law Power
District 2 Suki Kott Water
District 3 Sally Chen Power
District 4 Douglas Jacuzzi Water, Wastewater
District 5 Scott Brown (outgoing member:
Emily Algire)
TBD
District 6 Barklee Sanders Power Subcommittee
Chair
District 7 Elizabeth Steele Teshara Wastewater
District 8 Amy Nagengast Water & Wastewater
Subcommittee Chair
District 9 Moíses García Power, Wastewater
District 10 VACANT (outgoing member:
Steven Lee)
District 11 Jennifer Clary Water (Water
Subcommittee Chair)
(Please refer to Appendix C for member biographies.)
4. Orientation and Training:
All new members receive an onboarding binder. The binder includes the SFPUC 2020 Strategic Plan, Organizational Chart, Executive Leadership Bios, CAC Ordinance, CAC Rules of Order, information on public meeting laws such as the Brown Act and the Sunshine Ordinance, past minutes and resolutions, and background on the SFPUC and the Raker Act.
Typically, CAC members were invited to attend the Hetch Hetchy Community Tours that are led by Water Enterprise Assistant General Manager Steve Ritchie or his designee. The tours drive participants along the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System, stopping along water assets along the way to the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. In lieu of in-person tours, SFPUC Communications initiated Virtual Explorations of the water, power, and sewer systems that serve our San Francisco and Bay Area customers. CAC members can attend these tours to get a behind the scenes look at the facilities.
5. Topics Covered in 2022-2023 Meetings:
The following presentations were given at Full CAC meetings:
o Commissioner Update - Commission President Newsha Ajami o Commissioner Update - Commissioner Kate Stacy
o Subcommittee Updates
o Emergency Firefighting System Update
o Water Supply Conditions
o Full CAC FY23-24 Priorities
o CAC Officer Elections
o Remote Public Comment
o Resolution Regarding Emergency Authorizations and Power Outages on Treasure Island o Wastewater Capital Projects
o IRP Updates
o Folsom Stormwater Community Complaint
o Stormwater Project Management & Flood Resilience in the Folsom Area o DB-132 Treasure Island Water Resource Facility Project Status Update Board of Supervisors President Appointments
Environmental Justice Michelle Pierce
Small Business Andrea Baker Wastewater
Mayoral Appointments
Regional Water
Customer
VACANT (outgoing member:
Nicole Sandkulla)
Large Water User Eliahu Perszyk/UCSF Water, Full CAC Vice Chair
Engineering/
Financial
Jodi Soboll Power
Regional or Statewide
Environmental Org.
Maika Pinkston Wastewater
The following presentations were given at Water CAC Subcommittee meetings:
o SFPUC Draft Alternative Water Supply Plan
o Subcommittee FY23-24 priorities
o Water Enterprise Budget Update
o Affordability
o Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement: Current Progress and Predicted Success o Water Conservation Program
o Groundwater
The following presentations were given at Wastewater CAC Subcommittee meetings:
o Ocean Beach Climate Adaptation Plan Update, Anna
o Treasure Island Wastewater Operations & Systems
o DB-132 Treasure Island Water Resource Recovery Facility (TIWRRF) o Subcommittee FY23-24 Priorities
o Adopt a Drain SF
o Draft Revised Sea Level Rise Guidance from the State of California: Review and CCSF Comments
o Biosolids Program
The following presentations were given at Power CAC Subcommittee meetings:
o Hetch Hetchy Power Grid Interconnection Issues Update o Resolution Regarding Emergency Authorizations and Power Outages on Treasure Island o Subcommittee FY23-24 Priorities
o CleanPowerSF Program Activities
o SFPUC Wildfire Mitigation Plan
o Power Supply
o Grid Reliability in California
o Appendix C:
SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Member Biographies
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Citizens’ Advisory Committee Member Biographies
W = Water Subcommittee member
WW = Wastewater Subcommittee member
P = Power Subcommittee member
Cal Law – Appointed by District 1 Supervisor (P)
Bio forthcoming.
Suki Kott – Appointed by District 2 Supervisor (W)
Suki is a former software engineer having most recently worked for eMeter (now a Siemens business). For five years she worked on eMeter's EnergyIP application - a platform for smart grid deployments used by utilities around the world.
Suki has also done legislative work for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors where she worked on issues related to children, women, and technology. Her technical experience combined with her legislative experience gives her the ability to understand and clearly communicate the technical and social implications behind technology related policy issues, a subject that she has written about in online publications. Suki has also been an outspoken advocate for transparency and open government since 2007. She has a BA in English Literature from San Francisco State University, a certificate in computer programming from City College of San Francisco, and an MS in Software Engineering from Golden Gate University.
Sally Chen – Appointed by District 3 Supervisor (P)
Sally Chen is a passionate advocate on issues of economic justice and educational equity for working-class immigrant communities, with experience in nonprofit direct service, grassroots organizing, and policy advocacy. She is currently the Education Equity Policy Manager at Chinese for Affirmative Action, where she advocates for universal, no-cost, and racially diverse K–16 education for all students. Before her current position, she managed a job center for Chinese immigrants and advocated for affirmative action policies in local hiring. As a first-generation college graduate from a working-class immigrant family, she is a proud alumna of Harvard College, where she also organized for racial justice issues. Most recently, Sally has been a Women in Leadership Fellow with Coro Northern California and an active community garden member at Francisco Park.
Douglas Jacuzzi – Appointed by District 4 Supervisor (W and WW)
I grew up steeped in the pump industry. Jacuzzi pumps provided the whirl and bubbles in Jacuzzis, and powered US Navy patrol boats in Vietnam, San Francisco Bay’s ferry fleet, an unknown plethora of swimming pool filtration systems, and most notably, agricultural groundwater [well] pumping and irrigation systems worldwide. A lifelong surfer, skier, swimmer, fisherman, and
waterfowler—all things water-related—it is the pumping of aquifers that became my passion focus when deciding how and where to apply my ardor for the natural environment.
My education in architecture and forty-plus years designing, building, and developing trained me to become a dot-connecter/problem solver. In 2020 I founded the non-profit Westside Water Resources, dedicated to solving water issues for people and all the plants and critters that depend upon it.
My favorite activity is getting out in the ocean with my beautiful wife and two beautiful daughters.
Scott Brown - Appointed by District 5 Supervisor
Bio forthcoming.
Barklee Sanders – Appointed by District 6 Supervisor (P)
Barklee Sanders is a current Treasure Island resident who moved to the area after getting back on his feet from being a homeless veteran. After persistent hard work and dedication, he started working for Facebook, that gave him the insight into how using innovative technologies can solve systemic problems. He is now dedicated to using his knowledge and expertise to help the community that he is a part of.
Barklee became aware of the long-term issue of power outages affecting the community after moving to the Island in 2017 when there were seven sporadic outages within the first eight weeks of him living there. He realized that the community being affected is statistically at risk as a great percentage of residents are aged-out youth from foster programs, formerly homeless, veterans, and others in need of supportive housing. With his background of being a homeless veteran himself, he knew that he wanted to use his voice to raise awareness of the issues that disrupt the Island and the lives of vulnerable citizens.
Elizabeth Steele Teshara– Appointed by District 7 Supervisor (P) (WW)
Elizabeth Steele Teshara is a philanthropy, engagement and nonprofit board governance consultant and a committed civic and community volunteer.
Throughout her career, Elizabeth has been fortunate to work with some of the Bay Area’s most vibrant organizations, delivering critical missions and services to the city and across the country, including UCSF, The Trust for Public Land, Cameron House and Slide Ranch. Elizabeth also served as an Executive Director at CCS Fundraising, a consulting firm specializing in non-profit campaign fundraising and strategic development services, and she managed the governing board and advised on corporate governance, communications, board engagement and leadership giving strategies for the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Elizabeth serves on the founding Advisory Board of Farming Hope and the SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee and is proudly engaged in her community as a volunteer for her children’s school and with the League of Women Voters and as an early member of the newly formed San Francisco Farm Bureau.
Elizabeth received her BA in Communications and Business Administration at Saint Mary’s College of California. She was born and raised on a farm in a small town in the Central Valley and now has roots firmly planted in San Francisco where she and her husband are raising two native San Franciscans who love urban hikes and visiting and playing in every SF park, playground and garden they find.
Amy Nagengast – Wastewater Subcommittee Chair, Appointed by District 8 Supervisor (W & WW)
Amy is the San Francisco International Airport’s Energy Manager on topics related to energy planning, analysis, commissioning, and management. Previously, Amy worked as a Senior Energy Engineer at Bright Power where she designed and implemented water and energy retrofits in large low-income and market rate multifamily properties throughout California. To support California’s Climate Goals, Amy has experience in retrofitting large central domestic hot water systems from natural gas to electricity using heat pump water heaters. Early in her career, Amy designed and oversaw capital improvement projects for water and wastewater treatment plants and distribution networks. Amy enjoys tackling problems using integrated data modeling and visualization to facilitate strategic decision making surrounding interrelated issues of climate, energy, resource planning, growth, building construction and infrastructure systems. As a proud resident of District 8, Amy is excited to contribute her knowledge and passion to advance important issues facing San Francisco’s power, water, and sewer services. Amy holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.S in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) and a registered Professional Engineer.
Moisés García – Full CAC Chair, Power Subcommittee Chair, Appointed by District 9 Supervisor (P and WW)
Moisés has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than 10 years focused on LGBT youth empowerment, providing healthcare and mental health services to under-served communities.
Currently, he works as an independent consultant specializing in community and economic development as well as nonprofit administration. Prior to consulting, he was the manager of the Latino Cultural District where he was responsible for implementing a community-driven economic development strategy which aimed to protect and strengthen residents, businesses, and community institutions. To ensure equity among cultural districts, he and other leaders co-founded the San Francisco Cultural District Coalition. He currently serves as legislative chair of the Castro Queer Cultural District which is in the process of being designated a cultural district. He is a member and secretary of Danza Azteca Xitlalli which preserves the indigenous traditions of Aztec dance while instilling and strengthening cultural pride and respect for Mother Earth. His parents immigrated from Aguascalientes, Mexico, and settled in Southern California where they raised six children. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in political economy and public policy focused on development and the environment.
VACANT – Appointed by District 10 Supervisor
Bio forthcoming.
Jennifer Clary – Water Subcommittee Chair, Appointed by District 11 Supervisor (W)
Jennifer Clary has served as the Water Program Manager for Clean Water Action’s California program since 2003 and was appointed California State Director in July 2020. She works to advance key water quality and funding policies in California; address barriers to safe and affordable drinking water in California communities; and serves on key stakeholder committees that advise state agencies on actions to monitor and protect groundwater quality and invest in water infrastructure. She currently coordinates the NGO Groundwater Collaborative, a coalition of groups that are working together to ensure successful implementation of California’s 2014 Sustainable
Groundwater Management Act. Jennifer is a well-known Bay Area environmental advocate and holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley.
Michelle J. Pierce – Appointed by the President of the Board of Supervisors, representing Environmental Justice (WW)
Bio forthcoming.
Andrea Baker– Appointed by the President of the Board of Supervisors, representing Small Businesses
Andrea has provided community development and outreach services to both for profit and nonprofit projects in the Bay Area. Her work is informed by a deep commitment to ensuring that communities have a voice in changes that impact their vision for neighborhoods that they call ‘home’. Recently, her work has included conducting outreach for San Francisco Unified District where she facilitated discussions for the proposed $40 Million Bond fund modernization of Buena Vista Horace Mann, the Waterfront Resilience Program for the Port of San Francisco, and leading the outreach and engagement for University of California, San Francisco’s $1.5 Billion build for their Parnassus Campus. Her work has involved the coordination of multiple parties, outreach to community residents, merchants, and other stakeholders; as well as the facilitation of group meetings in culturally diverse neighborhoods like East Palo Alto, Bayview-Hunters Point, Fillmore, Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside, Chinatown/North Beach, and Mission communities. She has significant experience in engaging community stakeholders to facilitate productive visioning and planning discussions. This has been impactful in developing plans that incorporate and meet the needs of the community. Board Membership and Awards Andrea has served on several boards including Big Brothers Big Sisters, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, Berkeley Arts Center, and Women’s Alliance, and the Fillmore Merchants Association. She has served as the Chair of the African American Shakespeare Company and is currently a Board member of Bayview Merchants Association and Shipyard Trust for the Arts (STAR), and the San Francisco Disability Business Association. In 2015, Andrea received the Entrepreneurship award from the National Coalition for 100 Black Women at the 10th Annual Golden Girls "Bridging the Generations'' Hats & Gloves Tea Party. She was recently appointed to the SFPUC Citizens Advisory Committee as the Small Business representative. She has also been recognized with a Bronze Jefferson Award.
Maika Pinkston – Appointed by the Mayor, representing a Regional or Statewide Environmental Group (WW)
A Cheerful, open-minded, calm "people person". Proven people skills while working with patients in a clinical setting at UCSF, California Pacific Medical Center, Providence Foundation youth summer day camp and after-school program, transitional housing, and Armstrong Senior Housing. Providing customer service, teamwork, and leadership. Maika Pinkston is the founder of FROM THE HEART a community-based organization in Bayview Hunters Point District 10. Providing food security, community beautification and community clean-ups, environmental justice, youth employment, violence prevention, and tenant advocacy.
Maika Pinkston Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocate is known for her extensive community planning and strategic maintaining prominent relationships. She has successfully executed presentations and public testimonies to elected officials at the state and local level, regarding the needs and services for tenant/housing advocacy, community inclusion, system improvements, and racial equity. Commissioner of Environmental Justice SFPUC & Community Activist.
In 2018 she began educating the community on living a natural and healthy lifestyle. Maika educates the community by using social media and Healthy Events using sound healing, paint therapy, and providing organic healthy groceries to the community with healthy recipes. Also providing a healthy living environment for the tenants in housing redevelopments regarding inhabitable living conditions, unsafe, misleading, abused, creating hostile environments, stress, and neglect in our Urban Communities. She organized volunteers to distribute healthy organic groceries, healthy delicious hot meals, Personal Protective Equipment, and emergency supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. She partnered with several other nonprofits in the community such as Young Community Developers Alpha Philip Randolph Institute and YMCA. She worked closely with Shoreview Environmentalist and Environmental Justice. She was an Ambassador for CENSUS 2020 for Bayview District, Fillmore District & Chinatown. She continues to love and support urban communities. Providing youth with employment and cleaning the community streets." A clean environment is a healthy and safe environment".
Jodi Soboll – Appointed by the Mayor, representing Engineering or Finance (P)
Jodi is a proud San Francisco resident and Chemical Engineer bringing over 35 years of Design, Construction, Manufacturing, and Management experience to the SFPUC CAC. She has enjoyed supporting and mentoring young women in these fields throughout her career.
During Jodi's career, she worked on the design & and installation of utilities and distribution systems for High-tech commercial buildings including Pharmaceuticals, Semiconductors, Biotech and Medical Research Labs, and Server Farms. She also worked on educational facilities and campuses including high schools, community colleges, and University of California campuses. Jodi is a proponent and practitioner of LEAN processes and Six Sigma analysis for continuous improvement programs with a focus on MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) systems.
With a passion for carbon neutrality, water conservation, and other environmental initiatives, Jodi's work has resulted in significant energy and water savings throughout her career. Her technical understanding of hospital, research, manufacturing, and higher education has contributed to providing resilient, efficient, and cost-effective facility and manufacturing operations. As a Team Leader, she has especially enjoyed building highly effective teams that personally and professionally thrive while having fun!
Jodi and her husband live in San Francisco and have been together for almost 40 years. They have two grown sons living in the Bay Area and are active in their community.
Eliahu Perszyk – Full CAC Vice Chair, Appointed by the Mayor, representing Large San Francisco Water User (W)
Eli Perszyk is the Conservation Program Manager at the University of California San Francisco, developing sustainability programs and implementing water and energy efficiency projects. Before working at UCSF, he was the Facility Manager for the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley. He earned his M.B.A. from San Francisco State University in 2019 and received his B.A. in 2002 from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH. Eli lives with his family in Walnut Creek.
VACANT – Appointed by the Mayor, representing SFPUC Regional Water Customers
Bio forthcoming.