Assessor block 0209 (Portsmouth Square, Portsmouth Square Garage)
Assessor blockChinatown1906–2026
391 records of San Francisco tie this block, 1906–2026: 194 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 197 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
- Kind
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- Chinatown
- Assessor block
- 0209
- Records
- 391: 194 Board decisions, 197 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1906–2026
Named places on this block 2
Portsmouth Square · Portsmouth Square Garage
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 391 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913-03-03 | City Street Improvement Company given ninety more days on Kearny Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1920-10-18 | Taxi stands proposed around Portsmouth Square and the United States Mint | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-06-01 | City Construction Company given ninety more days on Kearny Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-09-20 | Kearny Street widening deadline extended by sixty days | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-08-22 | Chinese Hospital allowed a Feast of the Moon in Portsmouth Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-09-02 | Loading zones were established at four San Francisco addresses on Washington, Golden Gate, Mission and Bay streets for freight deliveries. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-05-04 | Park Commission claim for $12,208.15 (≈ $270,619 in 2026 dollars) for building three convenience stations at Portsmouth Square, Pleishhacker Zoo and Spreckels Lake. | claim | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-05-11 | Payment of $12,208.16 (≈ $270,620 in 2026 dollars) to Park Commission for building three convenience stations at Portsmouth Square, Fleishhacker Zoo and Spreckels Lake approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-08-26 | Junior Chamber of Commerce allowed a street carnival on Harbor Day | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-08-26 | Marina Boulevard and Grant Avenue closed for Harbor Day night | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-03-29 | Resolution adopted calling public attention to the April 3 centennial of California's first public schoolhouse in Portsmouth Square. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-04-06 | Supervisors to attend April 15 centennial at Portsmouth Square | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-06-18 | Parking meters extended to Commercial Street, Washington Street and Grant Avenue | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-01-26 | $3,000 (≈ $37,858 in 2026 dollars) proposed for a children's playground in Portsmouth Square | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-02-02 | Board passed a $3,000 (≈ $37,858 in 2026 dollars) appropriation for a mothers' and children's playground in Portsmouth Square. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-10-05 | Protests against the Portsmouth Square garage received and filed | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-12-28 | Proposed agreement with Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation to build public parking beneath Portsmouth Square was debated; the vote continues. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-12-28 | Agreement for a public parking garage under Portsmouth Square in Chinatown approved; the City faces no financial liability. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-12-28 | Portsmouth Square underground garage agreement approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1960-03-21 | North Center Parking's Portsmouth Square bid sent back to committee | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1961-05-15 | Portsmouth Square garage gets a new landscape plan | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-07-30 | Portsmouth Square parking gets new rates; free with gas purchases | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-07-30 | New hourly, 24-hour and monthly parking rates adopted for the Portsmouth Square public parking facility. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1963 | Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corp's possessory interest in the 733 Kearny Street parking garage was listed at nil value. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1963-05-06 | Condemnation proceedings against [name withheld] and other [name withheld], Grant and Third Street property owners to be dismissed; passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-07-06 | Proposed Portsmouth Square public parking rate increases advanced, with monthly rate amended to $30.00 (≈ $321 in 2026 dollars) by Supervisor Morrison's motion. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1967-01-09 | Washington and Clay Streets downtown to be widened, $1.9M (≈ $19.2 million in 2026 dollars) | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1967-12-11 | Parking rates and charges at the Portsmouth Square public parking facility were adjusted, with one supervisor opposed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-12-23 | Supervisor Ertola questions the Kearny Street footbridge to Portsmouth Square | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1972-12-04 | State adds money for landscaping near Clay and Washington ramps | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1973-08-20 | Washington Street and Clay Street to be widened near Sansome Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-11-30 | Approved as amended, adding International Hotel Tenants' Association | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977-10-31 | Portsmouth Square parking rates changed | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977-12-12 | Grant Avenue closed for a testimonial ceremony between Sacramento and Clay | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-01-18 | New parking rates proposed at Portsmouth Square and Sutter-Stockton garages | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-01-31 | The Recreation and Park Department accepted $82,120 (≈ $277,806 in 2026 dollars) in gifts for a Zoo gorilla and a Portsmouth Square sculpture. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-06-27 | [name withheld] animal sculpture accepted for the Portsmouth Square play lot | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-11-25 | No major environmental harm from interim controls near Grant Avenue | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-11-25 | Environmental review finds no major harm near Grant Avenue | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1989-03-13 | $500,000 (≈ $1.4 million in 2026 dollars) gift from California Center Partners offered for Portsmouth Square | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1989-06-12 | The Board adopted a resolution urging the Mayor to support placing a Goddess of Democracy statue in Portsmouth Square. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-06-29 | Blight repair charges adopted after seven addresses were removed | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-02-15 | Recreation and Park Department authorized a lease with Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation to operate the Portsmouth Square Garage, adopted by the Board. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-02-15 | Recreation and Park Department authorized to lease Portsmouth Square Garage operations to Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation; adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-02-15 | Recreation and Park Department may lease Portsmouth Square Garage operations to Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation; resolution adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2020-06-09 | Portsmouth Square park improvements found financially feasible | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-03-22 | Free Portsmouth Square parking and transit fares approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-04-12 | Petition against the Hilton footbridge over Kearny Street denied | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-04-12 | Permit revoked for the Hilton footbridge over Kearny Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-04-12 | Pedestrian bridge from Hilton hotel to Portsmouth Square permit revoked | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-04-12 | Written reasons for revoking Kearny bridge permit approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-05-24 | Permit for Kearny Street walkway to Portsmouth Square revoked | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2023-04-25 | $6 million (≈ $6.6 million in 2026 dollars) state grant for Portsmouth Square renovation accepted | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2023-09-26 | $2.2 million (≈ $2.4 million in 2026 dollars) emergency elevator fix at Portsmouth Square approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2026 | Portsmouth Square rebuilt; footbridge to the Hilton to be torn down | contract | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2026-01-27 | $311,269 for free Portsmouth Square parking and parade fares, referred | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2026-03-03 | $311K for free Portsmouth Square parking and transit approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | Chinese New Year Carnival · event: parade, carnival, food & festivities | event | City report: Community service directory scanned page ↗ |
| 1971 | Bridge connecting Portsmouth Square and the Chinese Cultural and Trade Center · built: Completion of the bridge | building | City report: Workable program for community improvement : application and recertification, January 1, 1972-December 21, 1973 scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | Portsmouth Square · built: bridge connecting Portsmouth Square to Chinese Cultural Center in the Holiday Inn | site | City report: City College of San Francisco Chinatown/North Beach campus : comments and responses scanned page ↗ |
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