Assessor block 0241 (St Mary's Cathedral)
Assessor blockChinatown1907–2026
92 records of San Francisco tie this block, 1907–2026: 85 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 7 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 0241
- Records
- 92: 85 Board decisions, 7 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1907–2026
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What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907-04-29 | San Francisco Paving may blast at California and Dupont | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-07-09 | $165,000 (≈ $5.6 million in 2026 dollars) to be set aside to finish the Polytechnic High School building; put over to a later meeting | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1920-12-28 | Taxi fares set for the Hotel District around Market Street | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-06-15 | California Street near Grant Avenue rezoned for shops | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-06-15 | Shops allowed on California Street near Grant Avenue | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-06-22 | California Street near Grant Avenue rezoned for shops | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-07-20 | Merchants and Chinese Board of Trade lampposts lit on Grant Avenue | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-07-05 | Revocable permits for oil tanks proposed for College Hill Bakery at 3781 Mission Street and for Mrs. T. David on Fulton Street. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-07-18 | Revocable permit proposed for College Hill Bakery at 3781 Mission Street to store 600 gallons of oil. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1928-06-18 | Yellow-Checker Cab Co allowed a taxicab (one cab) at 783 Sacramento Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1928-08-06 | Lengths listed for shops and hotels on Polk and Sacramento streets | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-10-20 | Loading zones set for Stauffer Chemical and the El Cortez Hotel | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-03-11 | Payment of $125 (≈ $3,008 in 2026 dollars) to Donald Adanza for a Chinese Playground slide injury approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-10-14 | Six classrooms at 755 Sacramento Street leased from Fook Yam Benevolent Association for school use, $175 (≈ $4,212 in 2026 dollars) monthly. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-10-14 | City rents six classrooms from the Fook Yam Benevolent Association | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1946-01-28 | California Street Cable Car Company pays a third for new signals | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1946-01-28 | Traffic signals installed at California and Grant Avenue intersection | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-06-22 | Grant Avenue closed for a lion dance and world congress | motion | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-10-26 | City to add $1,409.65 (≈ $17,789 in 2026 dollars) for a California Street water main; passed first reading only | motion | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-10-26 | City to add $1,409.65 (≈ $17,789 in 2026 dollars) for a California Street water main; passed first reading only. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-04-09 | Adopted, morning and evening limits on California and Bush Streets | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-04-09 | Morning and evening parking limits on California Street between Grant Avenue and Davis Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-04-09 | Adopted, morning and evening limits on California and Bush Streets | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1963-09-30 | Part of the former St. Mary's Cathedral site finally passed | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965 | Hartford, 650 California · height ft: 465 | building | City report: Downtown : proposal as adopted by the City Planning Commission as a part of the master plan scanned page ↗ |
| 1965 | Hartford, 650 California · floor area sqft: 467,000 | building | City report: Downtown : proposal as adopted by the City Planning Commission as a part of the master plan scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | McGuire and Hester rebuilt California Street between Kearny and Mason | other | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | McGuire and Hester rebuilt California Street between Kearny and Mason | other | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | California Street between Kearny and Mason rebuilt by McGuire and Hester | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Old St. Mary's Church · other: 22 bed tickets/day, no age limits, seven days/week (emergency shelter) | site | City report: Housing resources for senior citizens in San Francisco : a project of Legal Assistance to the Elderly 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 ↗ |
| 1988 | Old St. Mary's Church · use: emergency shelter, separate facilities for men & women with children | site | City report: Community service directory scanned page ↗ |
| 1989-12-13 | Unions and Swinerton and Walberg praised for the crane collapse fund | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Old St. Mary's Church · other: Men only; capacity not stated | site | City report: Locations of San Francisco's homeless : 1990 census, precensus local review program scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-07-01 | Chinatown shops-and-homes zoning proposed for California Street at Sabin Place | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | James Denman Jr. High School · owned by city: SFUSD | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 1997 scanned page ↗ |
| 2010 | Proposed ordinance would let the landmark Old St. Mary's Cathedral at 680 California Street sell development rights and rezones the lot to C-3-0. | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-06-29 | Planning Department proposal to rezone 680 California Street, Old St. Mary's Cathedral, to C-3-O, sent to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-06-29 | Development rights sales for Old St. Mary's Cathedral sent to committee | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-09-21 | Rezoning of 680 California Street, Old St. Mary's Cathedral, from Chinatown visitor retail to C-3-O was sent back to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-09-21 | Chiu's proposal to rezone 680 California Street and change transferable development rights rules was re-referred to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-09-21 | Development rights money to be spent on Old St. Mary's Cathedral | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-09-28 | Ordinance rezoning 680 California Street, Old St. Mary's Cathedral, to C-3-O and changing transferable development rights rules passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-10-05 | Supervisors passed a rezoning of 680 California Street, the old St. Mary's Cathedral, from Chinatown Visitor Retail to C-3-O, with transfer development rights rules. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-10-19 | Proposed ordinance would rezone 680 California Street, old St. Mary's Cathedral, to C-3-O and allow transferring its development rights; passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-10-19 | Repairs required before development rights can be sold, first vote passed | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-10-26 | Board gives final passage to Ordinance No. 270-10 | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2014-02-25 | Old St. Mary's Rectory rated a contributory building, passed first reading | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2014-02-25 | The Old St. Mary's Rectory at 660 California Street would be rated contributory under Article 11, passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2014-03-04 | Old St. Mary's Rectory at 660 California gets a historic rating | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2014-03-04 | Board passed an ordinance changing the historic rating of the Old St. Mary's Rectory at 660 California Street from unrated to Contributory. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2014-03-04 | New rating proposed for 660 California Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2017-05-16 | Liquor licence for 650 California Street approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2017-05-16 | Liquor licence approved for 650 California Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2025-05-06 | Far East Cafe's liquor licence transfer approved on Grant Avenue | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2025-05-06 | Far East Cafe at 627 Grant Avenue gets liquor licence transfer | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2026-04-28 | Landmark status sought for the Nam Kue School on Sacramento Street | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2026-09-15 | Landmark status proposed for Nam Kue School, 755 Sacramento Street | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1991 | Public hearing on the 1992 CHAS draft · event: Public hearing held at the conference center of St Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco | event | City report: 1992 comprehensive housing affordability strategy, city and county of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
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