County Jail
Named in the records1907–2024
910 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1907–2024: 769 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 141 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 910: 769 Board decisions, 141 facts from city reports
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- 1907–2024
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The 60 most telling of its 910 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 | Committee reported it could not agree on land purchases for the County Jail and Hall of Justice, so the City Attorney will begin condemnation proceedings. | other | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1907 | City Attorney to be authorized to start condemnation proceedings to acquire land for a new County Jail and Hall of Justice additions; passed first reading only | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1907 | Board proposed authorizing the City Attorney to start condemnation suits to acquire land for the county jail site. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-01-08 | Resolution proposes $42,402.50 (≈ $1.6 million in 2026 dollars) payment to Mary A. Bond and John B. C. Alvarado for Washington Street land in the proposed county jail site. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-01-13 | Board set purchase offers for County Jail site land; if owners refuse by January 14, 1908, the City Attorney will condemn it. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-01-13 | Payment of $42,402.50 (≈ $1.6 million in 2026 dollars) to Mary A. Bond and John B. C. Alvarado approved for land in the proposed county jail site on Washington Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-07-20 | City Attorney to press condemnation of Schmieden Estate land for County Jail and playground; $132,500 (≈ $5.0 million in 2026 dollars) offer deemed unreasonable. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-09-07 | Health Board asks for a sewer linking the county jail | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-11-01 | Board appropriates $1,785 (≈ $66,826 in 2026 dollars) to paint Isolation Hospital's roofs and build a sewer at County Jail. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-11-08 | The Board passed an ordinance ordering the Hall of Justice and County Jail built, spending up to $150,000 (≈ $5.6 million in 2026 dollars) from bonds. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911 | Resolution approved a $3,168.75 (≈ $114,395 in 2026 dollars) fifth progress payment to Ferrolite Company for construction of the City and County Jail. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911 | Board approved $8,475 (≈ $305,955 in 2026 dollars) eighth installment to Ferrolite Company for construction of the City and County Jail. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911 | Ordinance passed letting Public Works contract up to $200,000 (≈ $7.2 million in 2026 dollars) for Hall of Justice and County Jail interior work. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911 | Ordinance passed authorizing up to $100,000 (≈ $3.6 million in 2026 dollars) for finishing work at the Hall of Justice and City and County Jail. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911-04-17 | Payments totaling $98,100.25 (≈ $3.5 million in 2026 dollars) were approved for the County Jail and Hall of Justice construction contractors. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911-10-09 | Board finally passed $30,425 (≈ $1.1 million in 2026 dollars) in payments to Ferrolite Co. and Columbia Marble Co. for the County Jail and Hall of Justice. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912 | Board appropriated city funds for a school building, Twin Peaks reservoir water, shack removal, County Jail repairs, and building salaries. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-08-17 | Supervisors appropriated $152,000 (≈ $5.1 million in 2026 dollars) for City Hall interior stone, plus funds for the County Jail, Potrero Emergency Hospital and Edinburgh Street paving. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-05-26 | Motion to fund a $3000 (≈ $100,081 in 2026 dollars) fence at the County Jail failed after Sheriff Eggers requested it. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1916-06-19 | The Board ordered repairs and alterations to County Jail buildings Nos. 2 and 3 and authorized the Board of Public Works to contract them. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1917-01-29 | Appropriations for county jail repairs, City Hall work, sewers and Municipal Railway projects were approved by 18 votes. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1917-02-13 | Adopted: $450 (≈ $11,846 in 2026 dollars) paid to attorney R. Woodland Gates for Hetch Hetchy water matters, and $75 (≈ $1,974 in 2026 dollars) for County Jail No. 2 sash repairs. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1918-08-05 | $800 (≈ $17,851 in 2026 dollars) from the Urgent Necessity Fund approved for repairs to County Jail No. 3. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-03-03 | $3,770 (≈ $76,064 in 2026 dollars) was appropriated to rebuild the floors in the Federal and felony wings of County Jail No. 1. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-07-15 | Board carried Colman's motion inviting the Grand Jury to send a committee to explain the County Jail bond issue. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-10-06 | Board adopted a resolution calling a special election on an $850,000 (≈ $17.1 million in 2026 dollars) bond for a new County Jail. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-10-06 | The Board adopted a resolution asking the Mayor to appoint a citizens committee to campaign for the new County Jail bond. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-01-03 | Terms of the 1931 County Jail Bonds were set, covering coupons, registration and funds, and the measure passed 10 to 0. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1932-04-04 | Board accepted Jersey Farm Company's offer to sell 245 acres in San Mateo County for a county jail for $47,500 (≈ $1.2 million in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1932-04-04 | City accepts Jersey Farm Company's offer to sell 245 acres in San Mateo County for a county jail, for $47,500 (≈ $1.2 million in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1932-05-09 | The Board authorizes the Treasurer to sell unsold boulevard, sewer and county jail bonds over the counter at par value. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1932-07-25 | $750 (≈ $18,446 in 2026 dollars) was set aside from the County Jail Bond Fund for Real Estate Department costs of acquiring a new San Mateo County jail site. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1932-09-26 | Board sold County Jail, Boulevard and Hospital bonds to Bankamerica Company for $2,400,713 (≈ $59.0 million in 2026 dollars) plus accrued interest. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1932-09-26 | Resolution 438 awards County Jail, Boulevard and Hospital bonds, about $2.4M (≈ $59.0 million in 2026 dollars), to Bankamerica Company. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-06-12 | Board passed on first reading a $552,499.79 (≈ $14.3 million in 2026 dollars) appropriation for a San Francisco county jail built in San Mateo County. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-06-26 | $552,499.79 (≈ $14.3 million in 2026 dollars) set aside to build the county jail in San Mateo | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-09-04 | Sheriff's emergency appropriation of $3,720 (≈ $48,208 in 2026 dollars) for clothing and dry goods for County Jail No. 2 inmates was finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1952-10-14 | Measure letting the Sheriff require county jail prisoners to work on public works passed second reading, 7 to 2. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-12-07 | Board passed a $2,000 (≈ $25,239 in 2026 dollars) emergency appropriation for Sheriff vehicle repairs and fuel, after trimming County Jail No. 1 repair funds. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1973-09-24 | Money to build a dental clinic at County Jail No. 2 approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-03-25 | Sheriff may take federal money to upgrade County Jail | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1978-01-30 | Sheriff allowed to take federal money to upgrade jail. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1981-12-21 | Ordinance deleting county jail inmate labor rules passed for second reading as amended. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-01-04 | Board passed an ordinance deleting rules on inmate labour at the County Jail and an advisory committee. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-07-11 | Controller certified that County Jail food services can be run by a private contractor more cheaply than city staff; the Board concurred. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1987-11-30 | Emergency declared for new County Jail housing units, with Public Works directed to build them expeditiously. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1987-11-30 | Release of $5,797,000 (≈ $17.2 million in 2026 dollars) approved for modular jail units at the County Jail site. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1994-06-13 | A $195.6 million (≈ $444.7 million in 2026 dollars) general obligation bond for county jail facilities, including San Bruno, was adopted as amended. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997-06-02 | Supervisors passed on second reading $1,195,000 (≈ $2.5 million in 2026 dollars) for Sheriff's Department preplanning to replace County Jail Number Three. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-03-06 | Environmental findings endorsed for the County Jail No. 3 replacement project in San Bruno, clearing the design-build contract path. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-03-13 | Sheriff may negotiate a design-build contract with Prison Realty Trust to replace County Jail No. 3, subject to later approval. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-03-13 | Lets city negotiate with private prison firm to rebuild Jail No. 3. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-05-22 | Public Works may sign a design-build contract with [name withheld] for the County Jail No. 3 replacement; passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-05-22 | Ordinance letting Public Works sign a design-build contract with [name withheld] for the County Jail No. 3 replacement passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-05-30 | Ordinance passed authorizing Public Works to sign a design-build contract with [name withheld] for the County Jail No. 3 replacement. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-05-30 | Public Works may sign a design-build contract with [name withheld] to replace County Jail No. 3; ordinance finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2007-04-10 | Proposed $4,440,000 (≈ $7.2 million in 2026 dollars) from General Fund reserve to pay legal costs of the County Jail No. 3 replacement; passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2007-04-17 | Sheriff's County Jail No. 3 replacement litigation costs of $4,440,000 (≈ $7.2 million in 2026 dollars) approved from General Fund reserve funding. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2013-10-22 | State funding application to replace two county jails approved as amended. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2013-10-22 | Sheriff may apply for state money to replace two jails. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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