San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie is leading volunteers on a “weekend of service” to pick up trash across the city.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie spent part of his weekend cleaning up the city and meeting with residents as part of a “weekend of service” initiative.

ABC7 News caught up with Lurie as he held an orange bag and picked up trash in Bayview, where he also took time to communicate with voters.

“He’s here and working in the community, it’s a good thing,” said Maurice Campbell, a Bayview resident. “We see him try. We’ll see what happens next!”

The weekend of service, hosted by several city nonprofits such as Refuse Refuse and Civic Joy Fund, saw Lurie and his team join hundreds of volunteers in cleanup efforts across the city , particularly in the Ocean Beach, Fillmore and Ingleside neighborhoods.

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Mary Evelyn Thomas, a retired teacher who participated in the Ingleside cleanup, expressed hope in Lurie’s leadership.

“I hope it continues to support families, children and educators,” she said. “We will support him because he is our mayor and we want him to succeed, period.”

Bill Lee, a former city administrator who worked under five different mayors, called Lurie’s initiative unprecedented.

“No elected mayor preparing to take the oath of office has ever implemented a program like this before,” Lee said. “He sends a message: This city needs to be clean. I think he shows he’s willing to engage with all communities – from Bayview to Fillmore to Chinatown – to rebeautify the city.”

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Bayview residents said Lurie’s visit gave them hope for the future.

“It’s exciting,” said Bayview resident Linda Fadece Richardson. “Economic development here, hire a lot of young people, find jobs. We’ve developed a plan for the revitalization of Bayview, and we want him to embrace that plan and help us.”

The weekend of service continues Sunday with cleanup efforts planned at Nob Hill, the Tenderloin and the Mission.

Lurie’s inauguration is scheduled for Wednesday.