Assessor block 0047 (Russian Hill, Russian Hill Park)
Assessor blockRussian Hill1856–2016
233 records of San Francisco tie this block, 1856–2016: 155 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 78 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 233: 155 Board decisions, 78 facts from city reports
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- 1856–2016
Named places on this block 2
Russian Hill · Russian Hill Park
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 233 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | Lombard Reservoir · built year: 1860 | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1861 | Francisco Reservoir · built: Constructed | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1861 | Francisco Reservoir · built: 2.5 million gallon reservoir constructed | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1919-12-15 | City bonds moved to pay for Aquatic Park land | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1920-10-11 | Work ordered to start on Aquatic Park at North Beach | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1921-09-26 | $4,942 (≈ $93,026 in 2026 dollars) paid to contractor for Aquatic Park work | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1921-10-24 | $97,000 (≈ $1.8 million in 2026 dollars) moved to fund Aquatic Park construction | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1922-01-23 | $2,156 (≈ $43,241 in 2026 dollars) set aside to move Belt Line tracks for Aquatic Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1922-11-20 | Aquatic Park handed from Public Works to the Park Commission | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-01-29 | City endorses bill adding athletic land to Aquatic Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-03-05 | $20,000 (≈ $394,082 in 2026 dollars) paid to Kinsey Estate for Aquatic Park land | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-03-19 | City agreed to buy Aquatic Park land from Kinsey Estate | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-11-26 | $22,224.88 (≈ $437,921 in 2026 dollars) approved to pay Kinsey Estate for Aquatic Park land | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-12-31 | Another construction payment for Galileo High School in North Beach | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-06-16 | City asked federal War Secretary to approve Aquatic Park plans | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-11-03 | $16,528 (≈ $325,669 in 2026 dollars) paid to landowners for Aquatic Park property | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-08-24 | Chestnut Street to be paved; owners pay over ten years | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-11-23 | Money set aside to buy land for schools and Aquatic Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-10-04 | Map showing the opening of Russian Hill Place in 50 Vara Block 211 approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-11-22 | City pays final sums for land for Aquatic Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1928-08-27 | City declares Aquatic Park must be finished and equipped | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-06-03 | $31,500 (≈ $620,679 in 2026 dollars) approved for Aquatic Park land from Northwestern Pacific Railroad | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-06-03 | Payment for land needed for Aquatic Park approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-08-21 | Pledge of $1.7 million (≈ $44.1 million in 2026 dollars) for Aquatic Park and Yacht Harbor approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1939-02-06 | City spends $10,250 (≈ $248,463 in 2026 dollars) to buy land for Aquatic Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1941-11-03 | City buys $23,925 (≈ $548,387 in 2026 dollars) Aquatic Park lot from California Packing | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1943-11-15 | City buys California Packing land for Aquatic Park, $25,250 (≈ $491,777 in 2026 dollars) | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1944-11-13 | City buys land for Aquatic Park for $25,914.78 (≈ $496,121 in 2026 dollars) | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-06-18 | $36,995 (≈ $479,427 in 2026 dollars) approved to buy Aquatic Park land | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1957-05-06 | Bus cut upheld after [name withheld] of Chestnut Street objects | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-01-19 | Water Department land on Russian Hill transferred to the Recreation and Park Commission for park purposes. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1960-04-04 | Planning president Joseph Tinney asks the Board to overrule his commission | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1961-01-16 | Supervisor Ferdon asks if the Russian Hill tunnel is abandoned | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1972 | Surveyed residential buildings 10 stories and over, Russian Hill · units: 11 buildings, 588 units | finding | City report: Impact of intensive, high-rise development in San Francisco. Volume III, Urban economics : an evaluation of alternate development growth strategies, Step 1 - part B, a final feasibility report scanned page ↗ |
| 1973-03-19 | Supervisor Feinstein's ordinance creating Underground District No. 303 on Russian Hill streets passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977-08-29 | Molinari asked the Municipal Railway for its view on running buses on the cable car route to Nob Hill and Russian Hill. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1979-10-29 | Galileo High School chosen as site for mental health facility | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-02-25 | Resident-only parking zone widened in Telegraph Hill area | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-07-07 | Russian Hill Court condos at 2526-2550 Polk Street can be sold separately | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-07-07 | Condominium map approved for Russian Hill Court on Polk Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-02-28 | Residential permit parking Area A in Telegraph Hill-North Beach-Russian Hill revised, with a new buffer zone, adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Francisco Reservoir · other: Reservoir on north slope of Russian Hill, elevation 135 feet, still in use | building | City report: San Francisco water & power : a history of the Municipal Water Department and Hetch Hetchy System scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Lombard Reservoir · other: Reservoir on north slope of Russian Hill, elevation 305 feet, still in use | building | City report: San Francisco water & power : a history of the Municipal Water Department and Hetch Hetchy System scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | University Mound pressure zone - Use of existing Francisco Reservoir · alternative: Re-connection of existing 135-foot Francisco Reservoir offers minimal pressure benefit | alternative | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: 2.5-million-gallon single brick-lined basin, located on Russian Hill | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: located in the northeast corner of San Francisco on the north slope of Russian Hill | site | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: underlain by shale and sandstone of the Franciscan Complex; bedrock should be mostly shale with some sandstone at the southeast corner | site | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: Franciscan may be mantled with 5 to 10 feet of slope debris; elevation 125 bench cut into bedrock except along north berm toe | site | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: 2.5 MG reservoir on Russian Hill with overflow elevation of 135 feet | site | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: 2.5 MG storage, overflow elevation 135 feet, on Russian Hill | site | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Lombard Reservoir · finding: concrete roof with tennis courts in good condition | finding | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Lombard Reservoir · other: capacity 3.3 million gallons | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Lombard Reservoir · other: overflow elevation 303 feet | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Lombard Reservoir · finding: excavated, asphalt-lined, no signs of leakage | finding | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: existing reservoir impounded by a berm on a bench cut into north slope of Russian Hill | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-05-23 | Board approved a motion affirming the Planning Department's environmental exemption for the 828 Francisco Street project in Russian Hill. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: disconnected from University Mound system | event | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: isolated from the system; piping connections removed in early 1970s | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · event: disconnected from University Mound pressure zone system | event | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: Disconnected from the distribution system | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
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