Brittany Brandon, a general laborer supervisor overseeing the Hot Spots crews for Public Works, grew up with the department. She joined Public Works when she was 18. After working as an apprentice with the department early on, Brandon rose through the ranks over the course of her career with Public Works, from sweeping streets and steam-cleaning alleys in North Beach to supervising cleaning crews assigned to encampment resolutions. A native San Franciscan, Brandon’s frontline work brought the city she loved ever closer.