Ellis Street
Named in the records1906–2026
858 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1906–2026: 779 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 79 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
- Kind
- Named in the records
- Records
- 858: 779 Board decisions, 79 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1906–2026
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 858 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915-03-22 | Municipal Railway and United Railroads cars may exchange transfers at Ellis and Stockton streets, for passengers to the Third street depot. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-09-27 | Board ordered the City Attorney to condemn a parcel on Ellis Street for school purposes. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-12-28 | Board approved $8250 (≈ $275,223 in 2026 dollars) to City Attorney Percy V. Long to settle the Mary Paula condemnation for the Adams School yard on Ellis street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1917-02-05 | Kiler and Kanamitsu refused a dyeing works at 1513A Ellis Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1921-05-23 | Ordinance passed ordering an addition to Adams School on Ellis Street between Polk Street and Van Ness Avenue. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1921-12-27 | $60K (≈ $1.1 million in 2026 dollars) to build Adams School addition on Ellis Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1921-12-27 | $60,054 (≈ $1.1 million in 2026 dollars) to build an addition to Adams School on Ellis Street | other | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1922-01-09 | Supervisors appropriated $60,054 (≈ $1.2 million in 2026 dollars) from school bond funds to build an addition to Adams School on Ellis Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-10-15 | Supervisor McGregor proposed rezoning part of Fifteenth Street and both sides of Ellis Street from residential to commercial use. | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-10-22 | Fifteenth Street near Church and Ellis Street between Fillmore and Webster rezoned from residential to commercial. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-06-30 | Board granted Robert E. Waidhaas a revocable permit to build a parking station on Taylor street near Ellis street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-01-26 | The Board accepted M. J. Fottrell's offer to sell land on Ellis Street for a school for $8,000 (≈ $154,030 in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-03-29 | A stretch of Ellis Street to be rezoned | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-04-05 | The north side of Ellis Street near Van Ness Avenue was rezoned from residential to commercial use. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-06-14 | Proposed ordinance would rezone a 27-foot strip on the north side of Ellis Street from residential to commercial, passed for printing. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-06-21 | A strip on the north side of Ellis Street near Van Ness Avenue was rezoned from residential to commercial, passed as Ordinance 7137. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-07-12 | Proposed rezoning of the north side of Ellis Street west of Van Ness Avenue to Commercial District passed for printing. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-07-12 | More of Ellis Street opened to shops near Van Ness Avenue | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1928-10-08 | A. G. Georgian refused a parking station on Ellis Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1928-12-10 | Milton Huot refused a parking station on Ellis Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-04-15 | John C. Fennell refused a parking lot on Ellis Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-04-29 | John C. Fennell refused a parking lot on Ellis Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-05-13 | John C. Fennell refused a parking lot on Ellis Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-11-10 | A 36-foot theatre zone on Ellis Street, for the Princess Theatre, was established. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1942-04-06 | Board asks the Western Defense Command to act against Japanese newspapers published at 650 Ellis and 1618 Geary Streets. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-03-06 | Transfer of a flower stand permit on Powell Street near Ellis Street to Harold B. Hoogasian was approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-03-23 | Motion to reconsider a pending parking measure for the Ellis Street site failed on the Board's vote. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-01-31 | Part of Ellis Street renamed Terra Vista Avenue | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-01-31 | Part of Ellis Street renamed Terra Vista Avenue | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-10-29 | Board approves the map for widening Ellis Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1963-02-25 | Western Addition redevelopment plan amended to allow institutional and shopping uses on property at Ellis and Gough Streets. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-06-24 | Board approved the site at 350 Ellis Street for 96 low-rent housing units for senior citizens. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-04-21 | Site on Ellis Street between Hyde and Larkin approved for 100 low-rent public housing units for elderly. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-04-21 | 100 public housing units for seniors approved on Ellis Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1971 | 666 Ellis Street · built year: 1971 | building | City report: Modernization needs inventory scanned page ↗ |
| 1972-08-07 | Powell Street closed to cars between Market and Ellis Streets | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Redevelopment Agency · other: Source of economic assistance, address 939 Ellis Street | agency | City report: The Mission District of San Francisco : a collection of basic data that can be used by business, individuals and community groups to improve the economic conditions in the Mission District scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-02-10 | City lot at Fifth and Ellis sold for $27,500 (≈ $172,228 in 2026 dollars) | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-07-26 | Ellis Street between Fillmore and Steiner to be closed for good | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-07-26 | Ellis Street stretch closed for Western Addition redevelopment | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1979-05-14 | Resolution urging the Mayor's Office of Community Development to acquire and renovate property on Ellis Street for a Recreation and Park Commission park, adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-12-29 | Transit priority test backed on Stockton Street near Ellis Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-12-23 | Supervisors passed on second reading, as amended, the vacation of Ellis Street between Fillmore and Steiner Streets in the Western Addition. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-03-07 | City air rights to be sold beside Cyril Magnin Street near Ellis Street; passed first reading only | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-03-21 | City air rights sold beside Cyril Magnin Street near Ellis Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-06-17 | Affordable housing district proposed at 515-519 Ellis Street | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-06-17 | Affordable housing district proposed at Cohen Place and Ellis Street | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-06-24 | Affordable housing district proposed at 515-519 Ellis Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-06-24 | Affordable housing district proposed at Cohen Place and Ellis Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-10-03 | Mayor authorized to accept and spend a $990,000 (≈ $1.7 million in 2026 dollars) federal grant to rehabilitate Hotel Essex at 684 Ellis Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-09-14 | Proposed $15M (≈ $23.2 million in 2026 dollars) seismic safety loan for the Arlington Residence affordable housing at 480 Ellis Street passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-09-21 | $15 million (≈ $23.2 million in 2026 dollars) seismic loan for Arlington affordable housing approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-09-21 | $15 million (≈ $23.2 million in 2026 dollars) seismic loan for Arlington affordable housing approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-11-01 | 12 homes at 2020 Ellis Street may be sold as condos | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2015-04-14 | Resolution seeking up to $32M (≈ $45.5 million in 2026 dollars) in mortgage revenue bonds for 666 Ellis Street housing was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2015-12-01 | Approved application for $81,426,000 (≈ $115.8 million in 2026 dollars) in housing revenue bonds for 350 Ellis Street, pending state allocation. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2017-06-06 | $18.6M (≈ $25.6 million in 2026 dollars) subsidy approved for Hotel Essex, 684 Ellis Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-04-05 | $19.9M (≈ $22.9 million in 2026 dollars) to buy 681-687 Ellis Street for homeless housing | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2025-03-04 | $50.6M (≈ $53.0 million in 2026 dollars) loan approved for three Ellis Street buildings | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2025-05-06 | Entertainment zones created on Valencia, Folsom, Ellis streets and Pier 39 | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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