Downtown area
Named in the records1915–2019
217 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1915–2019: 44 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 173 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 217: 44 Board decisions, 173 facts from city reports
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- 1915–2019
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The 60 most telling of its 217 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Block 347 boundary adjustment (Downtown area to North of Market Special Use District) · rezoned: Lots 10-15 deleted from Downtown area (C-3-G) and added to North of Market Special Use District | action | City report: San Francisco general plan : amendments to the general plan : adopted between September 1988 and July 1997 scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-09-20 | Proposed ordinance would change the official street grades on Stockton street and on Bay street in the downtown area. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923 | eight downtown parking lots existing before conditional use review · other: began operation 1923 through 1968 per Fire Department records | finding | City report: Parking in San Francisco : recommendations for policies and implementation actions : a report to the San Francisco City Planning Department scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-11-04 | Passenger and freight loading zones were adopted in front of nine named addresses in the downtown area. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-11-02 | Public Utilities Commission asks the Board to extend the five-cent shopper's fare in the downtown area to December 31, 1953. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-12-28 | Proposed ordinance banning left-hand turns in a specified downtown area was referred to the Police Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954 | San Francisco parking garages · finding: great majority of existing parking garages are built so that they must be operated on an attendant basis, causing high parking charges | finding | City report: The Parking Authority's San Francisco Parking Program for the City and County of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1954 | Downtown area · finding: most critical parking problem now exists in the downtown area | finding | City report: The Parking Authority's San Francisco Parking Program for the City and County of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1954 | Parking Authority · finding: mere provision of more parking spaces in the downtown area will not solve the parking problem | finding | City report: The Parking Authority's San Francisco Parking Program for the City and County of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1960 | downtown office construction · built: two office buildings | building | City report: Study of property acquisition and occupancy : BART's effect on speculation, working paper scanned page ↗ |
| 1960 | Downtown area zoning · rezoned: rezoning of the entire downtown area | action | City report: Workable program for community improvement : application and recertification, January 1, 1972-December 21, 1973 scanned page ↗ |
| 1961-12-26 | Supervisors Dobbs and Tinney proposed an ordinance barring passenger loading and unloading of certain buses in a downtown area; referred to Police Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962 | Redevelopment Agency · other: study of downtown area hotel occupancy, office space, vacancy and rental information, 1950-1961 | agency | City report: San Francisco community renewal program : phase 1, Research design : technical reports to the Dept. of City Planning of the City and County of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1962 | Downtown area renewal work · proposes: work similar to that authorized as a General Neighborhood Renewal Plan | measure | City report: A community renewal program for the city and county of San Francisco : application to the Housing and Home Finance Agency for a federal grant to assist in the preparation of a community renewal program scanned page ↗ |
| 1962 | Community renewal program for San Francisco · proposes: General planning studies for re-use of renewal areas and downtown planning study | project | City report: A community renewal program for the city and county of San Francisco : application to the Housing and Home Finance Agency for a federal grant to assist in the preparation of a community renewal program scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-03-19 | Ordinance to bar loading and unloading of certain buses in a designated downtown area was taken up out of order and continued. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-03-26 | Proposed ban on loading and unloading certain buses in a downtown area was referred back to Police Committee for further study. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-04-23 | Proposed ordinance banning passenger loading from certain buses in a designated downtown area was continued one week. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-04-30 | Proposed Police Code rule banning certain bus passenger loading in a downtown area was continued three weeks. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-05-21 | Consideration of a proposed Police Code ban on loading or unloading passengers from certain buses in a downtown area was continued. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-06-25 | A proposal to ban loading and unloading of passengers from certain buses in a downtown area was continued for two weeks. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-07-23 | Proposed ordinance would bar passenger loading or unloading from certain buses in a designated downtown area. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-08-06 | Proposed ban on loading passengers from certain buses in a downtown area was sent back to Police Committee for study. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1963 | downtown San Francisco streets · other: developing streets to 66 foot standard width | measure | City report: Transcript of hearing on the subject of central city problems, San Francisco, California, October 22, 1963 scanned page ↗ |
| 1963 | Downtown area study · other: Downtown merchants financially contributing to a specific study of the downtown area | action | City report: Transcript of hearing on the subject of central city problems, San Francisco, California, October 22, 1963 scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-11-23 | Joint state study of downtown parking and traffic, $166,000 (≈ $1.8 million in 2026 dollars), gets first vote. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965 | Downtown San Francisco off-street parking · other: 49,610 off-street spaces | site | City report: Transportation conditions and trends : background information for the transportation strategy and programs report scanned page ↗ |
| 1965 | Downtown office space · other: approximately 25 million square feet of office space added downtown | finding | City report: Market Street planning project, interim report scanned page ↗ |
| 1967 | Bay Area Rapid Transit District regional transit construction · other: construction commenced within downtown area | project | City report: San Francisco government; a summary of the San Francisco City and County charter, the laws and ordinances, and the work of the various departments scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-04-07 | Opposes commuter bus plans that add downtown traffic; sent to committee. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969 | downtown office construction · built: nine office buildings | building | City report: Study of property acquisition and occupancy : BART's effect on speculation, working paper scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | downtown area · finding: new construction of office buildings and expansion of existing structures predicted along BART routes | finding | City report: Housing and urban resource development for the city of San Francisco : an interdisciplinary study in systems design at Stanford University, winter and spring quarters 1970 : final report scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | Department of Social Services · other: housed in five different buildings in the downtown area | property_record | City report: Housing and urban resource development for the city of San Francisco : an interdisciplinary study in systems design at Stanford University, winter and spring quarters 1970 : final report scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | Department of Social Services · other: walk to another building 12 to 15 blocks away | finding | City report: Housing and urban resource development for the city of San Francisco : an interdisciplinary study in systems design at Stanford University, winter and spring quarters 1970 : final report scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | Department of Social Services · other: centralized; clients must go to downtown area | finding | City report: Housing and urban resource development for the city of San Francisco : an interdisciplinary study in systems design at Stanford University, winter and spring quarters 1970 : final report scanned page ↗ |
| 1971-10-04 | Downtown truck loading zones can run until 6 p.m | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Downtown parking lot controls · recommendation: Permanent controls may be needed to prevent proliferation of parking lots and premature building demolition | recommendation | City report: Commercial and industrial activity in San Francisco : present characteristics and future trends : report to San Francisco Department of City Planning scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | BART survey case selection · other: respondents living in the downtown area of San Francisco excluded from analysis | finding | City report: Analysis of pre-BART urban residential environment survey / scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | BART triangular trips (work-home commute with visits) · finding: BART stimulates triangular trips combining the work-home commute with visits or shopping downtown; single adult users report visiting friends after work | finding | City report: Social impacts of BART on Bay Area families and life styles : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | BART accessibility impact on downtown travel times · finding: San Francisco downtown travel times nearly equivalent to Oakland and Berkeley with BART | finding | City report: Implications of BART's mobility and accessibility impacts for the transportation disadvantaged scanned page ↗ |
| 1978-05-15 | Downtown streets get night parking bans for street sweeping | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-11-08 | Supervisor Walker proposed a downtown area for certified street artists to sell over Christmas 1982; referred to Public Protection Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983 | Downtown buildings of special architectural or historic significance · recommendation: these buildings should be made earthquake safe under Community Safety Element policy | recommendation | City report: Growth management alternatives for downtown San Francisco : downtown EIR consultant's report scanned page ↗ |
| 1983 | Downtown buildings of special architectural or historic significance · finding: City Planning Commission has identified buildings in the Downtown area of special architectural or historic significance | finding | City report: Growth management alternatives for downtown San Francisco : downtown EIR consultant's report scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-11-14 | Downtown area designated for street artists' selling spaces during the 1983 Christmas season, adopted as amended. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986 | Downtown transit ridership · finding: BART ridership declined after the 1986 fare increase, then was restored and exceeded pre-1986 levels most significantly after the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake | finding | City report: Transbay area plan : background data report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-09-01 | Civic Center Area Plan and Downtown Area Plan deletions and modifications (File No. 88.374EMZ) · rezoned: C-3-G to Interim RC-4 (Residential-Commercial Combined, High Density) | action | City report: Amendments to the master plan adopted between September 1988 and March 1995 scanned page ↗ |
| 1995 | Embarcadero Freeway and Terminal Separator Structure · event: removed after earthquake damage to elevated freeway structures | event | City report: Transbay area plan : background data report scanned page ↗ |
| 1995 | Civic Center Area Plan and Downtown Area Plan master plan amendments (File No. 88.374EMZ) · finding: Amendments will promote efforts to preserve and enhance the supply of affordable housing | finding | City report: Amendments to the master plan adopted between September 1988 and March 1995 scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-11-14 | General Plan amendment changing 710 Market Street's land use and height designation in the Downtown Area Plan was finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2016-04-19 | General Plan Downtown Area Plan map amended for Transbay Blocks 1 and 2 on Folsom Street; ordinance finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2016-12-13 | Taller limit for two downtown lots | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2019-01-29 | Downtown planning rules changed for 1650-1680 Mission Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2019-03-12 | Downtown plan amended for 175 Golden Gate Avenue | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | Downtown Area Plan and Northeastern Waterfront Plan · other: Planning Commission resolution of intent to initiate amendments (Resolution No. 14306) | action | City report: San Francisco general plan : amendments to the general plan : adopted between September 1988 and July 1997 scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | Downtown Area Plan amendment (Case 95.258M) · event: public hearing held by City Planning Commission | event | City report: San Francisco general plan : amendments to the general plan : adopted between September 1988 and July 1997 scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | Downtown Area Plan amendment (Resolution No. 13909) · adopted: adopted by City Planning Commission | event | City report: San Francisco general plan : amendments to the general plan : adopted between September 1988 and July 1997 scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | Resolution No. 11769, Case No. 88.374EMZ · adopted: Resolution adopted by the City Planning Commission | event | City report: San Francisco general plan : amendments to the general plan : adopted between September 1988 and July 1997 scanned page ↗ |
| 1963 | Downtown property acquisition · acquired: Acquisition financed from general funds, not bond issues, over 9 or 10 years | action | City report: Transcript of hearing on the subject of central city problems, San Francisco, California, October 22, 1963 scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Proposed downtown off-street parking projects · other: approximately 3,000 new off-street parking spaces added if proposed projects are built | project | City report: Transportation conditions and trends : background information for the transportation strategy and programs report scanned page ↗ |
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