Downtown San Francisco
Named in the records1887–2024
1,290 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1887–2024: 68 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 1,222 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 1,290: 68 Board decisions, 1,222 facts from city reports
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- 1887–2024
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The 60 most telling of its 1,290 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Mills Building · event: one of the few downtown buildings to survive the earthquake and fire of 1906 | building | City report: Historic preservation in San Francisco : an evaluation of programs affecting historic resources for the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the San Francisco Department of City Planning scanned page ↗ |
| 1906 | Downtown San Francisco buildings · built: product of a short period lasting from 1906 until about 1930 | building | City report: The downtown plan : proposal for citizen review scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-03-09 | Proposed ordinance would grant Southern Pacific Company forty-year rights to build railroad tracks across downtown San Francisco streets. | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1917-07-23 | Thirty-nine thousand dollars was adopted to reconstruct Davis, First, Second and McAllister streets in downtown San Francisco. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1939 | Transbay Transit Terminal · built year: opened in 1939 | building | City report: Transbay area plan : background data report scanned page ↗ |
| 1945 | Not rated buildings · finding: Buildings built or insensitively remodeled since 1945 are not rated | finding | City report: Growth management alternatives for downtown San Francisco : downtown EIR consultant's report scanned page ↗ |
| 1945 | Major office buildings built 1945-1959 · stories: average 14 stories, 13 buildings | finding | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1945 | Major office buildings built 1945-1959 · floor area sqft: average 225,000 gross square feet per building | finding | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1945 | Downtown office buildings built 1945-1960 · stories: averaged 13 stories | building | City report: Downtown growth management program, San Francisco, California scanned page ↗ |
| 1945 | Downtown office buildings built 1945-1960 · floor area sqft: averaged 195,000 gross square feet | building | City report: Downtown growth management program, San Francisco, California scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-08-24 | Five-cent Shopper's Special fare for Municipal Railway trips in downtown San Francisco approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-11-09 | Supervisors adopted a resolution extending the five-cent Municipal Railway shopper's fare in downtown San Francisco to December 1953. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-02-14 | Post and O'Farrell Streets made one-way on an experimental 120-day trial basis in downtown San Francisco. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1960 | Downtown San Francisco office development · built: 39 new office buildings, 1960-1975 | finding | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1960 | Major office buildings constructed downtown · built: 39 major office buildings adding 20.8 million gross square feet | event | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1960 | Downtown San Francisco office buildings · built: 39 major office buildings constructed, majority around foot of Market Street | finding | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1961 | Highrise office buildings built 1961-1970 · stories: twenty-three buildings averaging 25 stories | building | City report: Downtown growth management program, San Francisco, California scanned page ↗ |
| 1961 | Highrise office buildings built 1961-1970 · floor area sqft: averaging 513,000 gross square feet | building | City report: Downtown growth management program, San Francisco, California scanned page ↗ |
| 1965 | Downtown San Francisco Civic Center-Powell-Montgomery-Embarcadero Station Areas · other: 1965 Pre-BART Land Use and Zoning map | site | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1965 | Downtown San Francisco pre-BART station areas · other: 1965 pre-BART land use and zoning map of station areas (Civic Center, Powell, Montgomery, Embarcadero) | site | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1965 | Downtown San Francisco BART station area · other: Multi-family residential, 460 units new construction 1965-77 | measure | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1965 | Downtown San Francisco Civic Center-Powell-Montgomery-Embarcadero Station Areas · other: 1965-77 Land Use Changes and Zoning map | site | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1967 | Downtown landmark designation · other: Average of 2.3 downtown buildings a year designated since 1967 | finding | City report: The downtown plan : proposal for citizen review scanned page ↗ |
| 1968 | San Francisco downtown zoning ordinance · other: 10 percent FAR bonus for new building within 750 feet of BART | measure | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | Golden Gateway · other: redevelopment program bringing office buildings, hotels, apartments, theaters and parks to downtown | project | City report: Golden Gate commuter ferryboat system : San Francisco-Marin crossing scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | Yerba Buena Center · other: redevelopment program bringing office buildings, hotels, apartments, theaters and parks to downtown | project | City report: Golden Gate commuter ferryboat system : San Francisco-Marin crossing scanned page ↗ |
| 1970-12-14 | Board passed on first reading $768,000 (≈ $6.7 million in 2026 dollars) from [name withheld] to relocate Municipal Railway trolley lines in downtown San Francisco. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974 | 1974 SPUR office worker survey · other: 11 high-rise office buildings in downtown San Francisco built since 1955 | event | City report: Growth management alternatives for downtown San Francisco : downtown EIR consultant's report scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Liberty House Department Store promotion · other: free BART ticket with each purchase over $5.00 | measure | City report: Social impacts of BART on Bay Area families and life styles : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | San Francisco zoning ordinance building bonus · other: 10 percent bonus for locating a new building within 750 feet of a BART station | measure | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | BART station areas (downtown San Francisco redevelopment) · finding: Actual development change occurred at only 12 stations, mostly in fully developed areas; most change was redevelopment, including downtown San Francisco | finding | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | BART station areas · other: Redevelopment has been most of the change, including in downtown San Francisco | finding | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Downtown San Francisco station areas · other: 1977 land use changes and zoning map, Downtown San Francisco station areas | site | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | BART downtown stations · built: four BART stations built in downtown San Francisco | site | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | BART property acquisition · acreage: 2.1 acres purchased | property_record | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | BART property acquisition, downtown San Francisco · acquired: 2.1 acres purchased, occupied by commercial and other uses | action | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | Market Street Redevelopment Project · finding: BART's successful bond referendum clearly helped to promote the Market Street Redevelopment Project, which attracted new office development to downtown areas served by BART | finding | City report: Implications of BART's economic, employment and financial impacts for the transportation disadvantaged : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | downtown San Francisco major projects and rezoning · other: denial of several major projects and major rezoning to avoid manhattanization of downtown | finding | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | Downtown height rezoning · adopted: Downtown height rezoning adopted | event | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | Downtown San Francisco seismic hazard · finding: downtown largely built on artificial fill subject to strong earth movement; some area subject to subsidence and liquefaction | finding | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | Embarcadero station · other: response to a redevelopment plan for the area | finding | City report: Study of property acquisition and occupancy : BART's effect on speculation, working paper scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Downtown water system · finding: University Mound Reservoir serves most Downtown water needs; College Hill Reservoir serves a small portion | finding | City report: Downtown San Francisco conservation and development planning program : phase I, reconnaissance and programming scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Option 2: interim controls through discretionary review · alternative: Planning Commission can effect interim controls pursuant to discretionary review | alternative | City report: Downtown San Francisco conservation and development planning program : phase I, reconnaissance and programming scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Downtown transit · recommendation: Support purchase and use of high capacity articulated buses for San Francisco Municipal Railway | recommendation | City report: Downtown growth management program, San Francisco, California scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Proposition O landmark bonus · floor area sqft: floor area bonus equal to 50,000 sq ft or landmark floor area, whichever greater | measure | City report: Downtown San Francisco conservation and development planning program : phase I, reconnaissance and programming scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Proposition O landmark bonus · floor area sqft: maximum floor area bonus of 100,000 sq ft | measure | City report: Downtown San Francisco conservation and development planning program : phase I, reconnaissance and programming scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Proposition O landmark bonus · other: applies to development site within 500 feet of a designated landmark if landmark preserved in perpetuity | measure | City report: Downtown San Francisco conservation and development planning program : phase I, reconnaissance and programming scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | C-3 regulations · finding: C-3 regulations are contributing to the demolition of historic structures | finding | City report: Downtown San Francisco conservation and development planning program : phase I, reconnaissance and programming scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | interim controls on Downtown · other: many interim controls will expire in two years | measure | City report: Downtown San Francisco conservation and development planning program : phase I, reconnaissance and programming scanned page ↗ |
| 1981-07-27 | Golden Gate Bridge district's proposed bus routes to Daly City BART and downtown San Francisco were endorsed by resolution. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982 | Transbay Terminal · other: AC ticket booth where joint AC-Muni passes are sold | site | City report: Final report on the Joint Fare Prepayment Demonstration Design Project scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-03-14 | Mayor vetoed File 051453, which would have changed parking requirements in downtown San Francisco; the Board will consider the veto March 21. | vetoed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2024-07-02 | $189,558 (≈ $203,608 in 2026 dollars) federal grant for earthquake safety planning sent to committee | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Downtown San Francisco LRV terminal · recommendation: Design and construction of a proper operating loop at the downtown San Francisco LRV terminal be undertaken at the earliest possible time | recommendation | City report: 5 year plan, 1977-1982 : issue paper 1 : MUNI metro, issues and strategies scanned page ↗ |
| 2000 | Hunters Point Shipyard Revised Draft EIS/EIR · event: Second public hearing held jointly by San Francisco Planning Commission and Redevelopment Agency Commission in downtown San Francisco | event | City report: Final environmental impact statement for the disposal and reuse of Hunters Point Shipyard scanned page ↗ |
| 2000 | Hunters Point Shipyard Revised Draft EIS/EIR · event: second public hearing held jointly by San Francisco Planning Commission and Redevelopment Agency Commission in downtown San Francisco | event | City report: Final environmental impact statement for the disposal and reuse of Hunters Point Shipyard scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Embarcadero station · built: opened (last of 34 stations) | event | City report: A description of BART : its facilities, service and surroundings scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Daly City line · event: Daly City line opened to downtown San Francisco | event | City report: A description of BART : its facilities, service and surroundings scanned page ↗ |
| 1984 | Mayor's Stadium Task Force · recommendation: pursue the construction of a new stadium near downtown and reuse Candlestick Park for some other purpose | recommendation | City report: Report to the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco : review of the report of the Mayor's Stadium Task Force scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | new office space in downtown San Francisco · built: over 23 million square feet of new office space | building | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
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