At the San Francisco's Controller's Office, the Central Contracts Division is responsible for managing the panel evaluation process for...

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In 2016, when working for the City and County of San Francisco, the folks in the Controller's Office, City Performance Unit, produced a...

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Our half-day intro training was previously only available by client request -- now we're opening it to everyone. Back in San Francisco,...

How the San Francisco Rec and Park Structural Maintenance Yard used 5S to transform their century-old trade shops. In 2018, when PPI...