MEMORANDUM
TO: Joshua Arce, President
Steven E. Leveroni, Vice President
Avni Jamdar, Commissioner
Kate H. Stacy, Commissioner
Meghan Thurlow, Commissioner
FROM: Douglas Jacuzzi, SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) Chair
SUBJECT: SFPUC CAC 2024-25 Annual Report to the Commission DATE: January 5, 2026
I am pleased to present to the Commission the Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) Annual Report for FY 2024-25 and provide a summary of the CAC’s priorities for FY 2025-26. Pursuant to the SF Admin Code, the Citizens' Advisory Committee (CAC) provides recommendations to the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the Board of Supervisors regarding the agency's long-term strategic, financial and capital improvement plans. (Admin Code 5.140-142) Each year the CAC identifies priority SFPUC topics to explore and ensure public engagement with key areas of interest.
1. SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee Priorities
The overall goals for the 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 FY2025-26
The Full CAC is focused on the following priorities:
1. PG&E Reliability
a. Updates on SFPUC efforts to procure SF PG&E infrastructure b. Treasure Island
2. Local Contracting and Infrastructure Projects
3. Capital Improvement Projects (by District)
4. Environmental Justice
5. Stormwater and Water Supply
6. Crocker Amazon Field Artificial Turf
7. SFPUC Communication Methods and Customer Outreach
8. Southeast Wastewater Treatment Facility
9. Planning field trips/site visits for CAC members
Water CAC Priority Topics for FY2025-26
The Water Subcommittee will focus on the following priorities:
1. Alternative Water Supply
2. Groundwater
a. Recharge/Extraction
i. Grants and Deed restrictions
b. Sustainable yield
3. Environmental Stewardship
a. Tuolumne Flow Regime
i. Identify early actions
ii. Resolution
b. Watershed Center Tour
4. Urban Water Management Plan
a. Water Shortage
5. SFPUC Affordability Policy
Power CAC Priority Topics for FY2025-26
The Power Subcommittee will focus on the following priorities:
1. Evidence based impact of AI data center use of power on local customers a. Building of data centers
b. Offsetting water usage and grid stabilization
c. Mitigation versus Community Benefit
2. SFPUC Power Transparency & Accountability
a. Reports, Audits, & Information Access
b. Public Outreach Strategies
i. Large Language Models
3. Climate Change Impact and Weatherization
a. Climate Action Plan
b. Wildfires and public safety power shutoffs
4. Public Power
a. Public Power Outreach
b. Public Power Ambassador Program
c. Defining structures of accountability
Wastewater CAC Priority Topics for FY2025-26
The Wastewater Subcommittee will focus on the following priorities:
1. Tours
a. Treasure Island Plant (Envision Platinum award), operational Spring 2025 b. Biosolids/Headworks (In construction)
2. Green Infrastructure
3. Outcome and impacts from litigation (Bay + Pacific Ocean)
4. Capital Plan Update & Renewal
2. Highlights of 2024-2025 CAC Actions
The CAC approved one resolution in 2024-2025 which was forwarded to the SFPUC Commission and other identified parties. Please see the full text for the resolution 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
Fifteen (15) of the seventeen (17) seats on the CAC are currently filled. On April 4, 2025, Aaron Hebert was appointed to the District 9 Seat. Member Moises Garcia previously held that seat from 2018-2025.
On April 9, 2025, Erin Roach was appointed to the District 2 seat. Member Suki Kott previously held that seat from 2014-2024. On April 22, 2025, Julia Alicia Hernandez was appointed to the District 7 seat. Member Elizabeth Steele Teshara previously held that seat from 2023-2025. On May 2, 2025, Thomas Smegal was appointed to the Regional Water Customer seat by the Mayor. Member Nicole Sandkulla previously held this seat from 2014-2025. Arthine Van Duyne was appointed by the Board of Supervisors President to the Environmental Justice Seat. Member Michelle Pierce previously held this seat from 2021-2025. The District 5 and District 10 seats remain vacant.
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.
RESOLUTION TO NOT SUNSET, REDUCE SEATS OR TERM LIMITS, MOVE ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY TO ADMINITRATIVE CODE FOR THE SFPUC CITIZENS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_francisco/latest/sf_admin/0-0-0-2176#JD_Ch.5Art.XV
https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/2025-10-02_CSTF_Decision_Log.pdf
WHEREAS, when the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) initiated debt financing of capital projects in November 2002, the San Francisco Charter Section 8B.123(B), established the SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee (SFPUC CAC) for the purpose of providing recommendations to the General Manager of the SFPUC, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the Board of Supervisors on the success of the Department in achieving the Goals and Objectives set out in Section 8B.122 of the City Charter (with the exception of 8B.122(a)(2)). At a minimum, these functions will include review of and recommendations for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's long term strategic, financial, and capital improvement plans; and
WHEREAS, Proposition E, approved by San Francisco voters in November 2024, established the Commission Streamlining Task Force. The Commission Streamlining Task Force is responsible for making recommendations to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors in early 2026 about ways to modify, eliminate, or combine the City’s appointive boards and commissions to improve the administration of government; and
WHEREAS, at the September 17, 2025 meeting of the Commission Streamlining Task Force, the Task Force incorrectly stated the SFPUC CAC met only 4 times per year however the Full Committee meet 9-11 times a year, the Water, Power, and Wastewater Subcommittees each meet at least 4-6 times a year, and did not address submitted written comments, and the Decisions on Public Bodies for the SFPUC CAC included the decisions to keep, reduce seats from 17 to 15, reduce term length from 4 to
3 years, move establishing authority to Admin. Code, and add a 3-year sunset date; and
WHEREAS, the SFPUC CAC consists of citizens of San Francisco appointed by the Board of Supervisors, Regional Water Customers, SFPUC stakeholders and subject matter experts who provide perspectives and expertise not otherwise available to Commissioners and the Board of Supervisors does not have a direct line of communication to SFPUC Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the SFPUC CAC reviews critical areas, including Emergency Firefighting Water System, Water Quality, Capital Improvement Program, Water Conservation, Alternative Water Supply, Racial Equity, Public Power, Green Infrastructure, Environmental Justice, Community Benefits, Workforce and Training; and
WHEREAS, the SFPUC Commissioners meet with the SFPUC CAC to discuss SFPUC oversight and understand complex issues and community concerns under SFPUC purview; and
WHEREAS, the SFPUC CAC has directly improved the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission by making recommendations on communication of highly technical material to customers, identifying the need to add Treasure Island to City of San Francisco maps, brought attention and resources to the issue of obsolete electrical distribution infrastructure at Treasure Island legacy housing, aligning asset management policy with ISO 55000, passed resolutions in support of Interim Emergency Rate Assistance Program and Revised Community Assistance Program, the SFPUC Southern Skyline Boulevard Ridge Trail Extension Project, and Fostering a Skilled and Diverse Utility Workforce by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, encourage public engagement, connect with community organizations, and publish an annual report ; and
WHEREAS, the SFPUC is responsible for providing quality drinking water and wastewater services to the citizens of San Francisco, wholesale water to 1.8 million people in three Bay Area counties, green hydroelectric and solar power to municipal departments and renewable energy to San Francisco through CleanPowerSF and Hetch Hetchy Power, stewardship of watersheds, including upper Tuolumne River, Alameda, Peninsula, and San Francisco, which include salmon populations that are significantly reduced from historical levels, and reducing sewage overflows from the combined storm and sewer system; and
RESOLVED, that the SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee finds as follows: 1. Public review of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission results in improved performance of the enterprise and accountability for critical programs, 2. Eliminating the SFPUC CAC would significantly reduce transparency, 3. Reducing formal citizen representation of the SFPUC to a 2-minute public comment period during meetings, with no commitment to follow up, limits democratic processes in San Francisco; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the SFPUC Citizens’ Advisory Committee urges the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, the General Manager, the Board of Supervisors, and the Mayor’s Office to not adopt the decision made by the Commission Streamlining Task Force to sunset the Citizens’ Advisory Committee, reduce Committee seats from 17-15, reduce term length from 4 to 3 years, or move establishing authority to Admin. Code.
As adopted by the Full Citizens’ Advisory Committee on October 21, 2025.
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 2023 meetings have returned to being 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 seven times in FY2024-2025, two less than the nine meetings that the CAC is required to hold per the CAC ordinance. The Full CAC had four meetings that were canceled due to lack of quorum (August 2024, March 2025, May 2025, and June 2025. The Full CAC took a recess December 2024. Each Subcommittee is required to meet at least four times per year according to the CAC ordinance. The Water and Power Subcommittees each met five times during FY2024-25. The Wastewater subcommittee met four times during FY2024-2025. Meeting notices and agendas can be found on the website: http://www.sfpuc.gov/cac
3. Updated Membership List (as of December 2025):
Seat Current Member Subcommittee
Board of Supervisor Appointments
District 1 Cal Law Power
District 2 Erin Roach Wastewater
District 3 Sally Chen Power
District 4 Douglas Jacuzzi Water, Wastewater, Full
CAC Chair
District 5 VACANT
District 6 Barklee Sanders Power Subcommittee
Chair
District 7 Julia Alicia Hernandez Power
District 8 Amy Nagengast Wastewater
Subcommittee Chair
District 9 Aaron Hebert Water
District 10 VACANT
District 11 Jennifer Clary Water Subcommittee
Chair
Board of Supervisors President Appointments
(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, meeting minutes and resolutions, and background on the SFPUC and the Raker Act.
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. Two CAC Members attended this tour in 2025. We are working closely with Staff to schedule more tours.
5. Topics Covered in 2024-2025 Meetings:
The following presentations were given at Full CAC meetings:
o Wastewater 101
o Power 101
o EFFWS Updates
o Water 101
o Priorities Discussion FY24-25
o Commissioner Visit
o SFPUC Community Benefits Update
o Amendment to SFPUC CAC Rules of Order
o SFPUC Officer Elections
o Trust and Transparency: Racial Equity Updates Rooted in Organizational Development and Improvement
The following presentations were given at Water CAC Subcommittee meetings:
o 2023 Consumer Confidence Report
o Contaminants of Emerging Concern
o Regulations and Minimizing Water Loss
o Water Subcommittee Priorities FY24-25
o Demand Forecasting Update
Environmental Justice Arthine Van Duyne TBD
Small Business Andrea Baker Wastewater
Mayoral Appointments
Regional Water
Customer
Thomas Smegal Water
Large Water User Eliahu Perszyk/UCSF Water
Engineering/
Financial
Jodi Soboll Power
Regional or Statewide
Environmental Org.
Maika Pinkston Wastewater
o Groundwater Update
o Public Health Goals
o SFPUC Water Quality Division Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the San Francisco Drinking Water System 2025 Update
The following presentations were given at Wastewater CAC Subcommittee meetings:
o Water Nutrient Removal
o Biosolids Project Updates and Biogas Utilizations System Update o Geary Boulevard Sewer and Water Improvements Phase 2
o Wastewater Subcommittee Priorities for FY 24-25
o WWE Wet Weather Preparations and Response
o Wastewater Enterprise: Hiring Challenges and Opportunities
The following presentations were given at Power CAC Subcommittee meetings:
o SFPUC Emergency Planning and Security Overview
o Our City Our Power Campaign and Public Power Week 2024 Update o Power Subcommittee Priorities FY24-25
o CleanPowerSF Battery Storage
o Interconnection Issues Update with PG&E & Public Power Expansion Update o Coordinated Response to Treasure Island Power Outages Updates and Emergency Authorization
o Power Source Disclosure 101
o SolveSF AI Reporting App and SF311 Integration
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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 – Full CAC Vice Chair, Appointed by District 1 Supervisor (P)
Cal is a software engineer specializing in iOS application development, currently working on a mobile app to support doctors in their daily practice. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, they recently returned to the region to be closer to family and contribute to the local community. As a graduate of the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI), they also serve on the Geary Community Advisory Committee. As a dedicated member of the advisory committee, Cal is passionate about representing their district and championing equity and accessibility in the services provided by the SFPUC.
Erin Roach – Appointed by District 2 Supervisor (W)
Erin Roach is a mission-driven strategist with extensive experience at the intersection of business, sustainability, and community leadership. Throughout her career, she has helped organizations— from early-stage startups to global corporations—use business as a force for positive social and environmental impact.
As an early team member at Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Erin helped scale the company from launch to $200 million in revenue, pioneering corporate childcare services as both a business opportunity and a cultural shift for working families. She later co-founded GoCityKids, an online resource for urban parents, which was acquired by Viacom. At Social Venture Network and Presidio Graduate School, she strengthened communities of socially responsible leaders and advanced sustainable business education.
Erin also served as Vice President of Investor Relations and Marketing at Farmland LP, an impact investment fund that converted conventional farmland into organic, sustainable agriculture using an innovative twist on crop rotation with pasture-raised animals.
In addition to her professional work, Erin is an active civic leader in San Francisco. She co-founded and currently serves on the board of the Marina Community Association, led successful efforts to preserve public waterfront access, and represents District 2 on the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Citizens’ Advisory Committee. She brings a strong commitment to sustainability, equity, and community engagement to her role.
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 – Full CAC Chair, 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.
VACANT - Appointed by District 5 Supervisor
Barklee Sanders – Power Subcommittee Chair, 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.
Julia Alicia Hernandez – Appointed by District 7 Supervisor (P)
Bio forthcoming
Amy Nagengast – Wastewater Subcommittee Chair, Appointed by District 8 Supervisor (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.
Aaron Hebert – Appointed by District 9 Supervisor (W)
Aaron Hébert (ay-bear) is a Natural Resources Manager and ecologist specializing in aquatic habitats and restoration, working for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority. He has been a proud civil servant since 2013. He was appointed as the District 9 representative on the Citizens’ Advisory Committee by Supervisor Fielder. He has lived in San Francisco for 15 years and has been drinking Hetch Hetchy water since 1989. Aaron has the privilege of serving on the Board of Directors for the Muwekma Ohlone Preservation Foundation, a non-profit land trust that works in partnership with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area. He completed his undergraduate degree at Bennington College and received a master’s in environmental management from the University of San Francisco
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VACANT – Appointed by District 10 Supervisor
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.
Arthine Van Duyne – Appointed by the President of the Board of Supervisors, representing Environmental Justice
Bio forthcoming.
Andrea Baker– Appointed by the President of the Board of Supervisors, representing Small Businesses (WW)
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 – Full CAC Secretary, 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 – 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.
Thomas Smegal – Appointed by the Mayor, representing SFPUC Regional Water Customers (W)
Bio forthcoming.