Great Highway
Named in the records1868–2026
1,319 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1868–2026: 1,061 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 258 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 1,319: 1,061 Board decisions, 258 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1868–2026
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 1,319 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-07-27 | Board proposes renaming the Great Highway as Balboa Boulevard by ordinance, Bill No. 606. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-11-26 | Resolution adopted not opposing United States condemnation of parts of Great Highway for searchlights and fire control. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-11-26 | Proposed resolution not opposing federal condemnation of Great Highway land for searchlights and fire-control structures; laid over again. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-11-29 | City will not oppose federal condemnation of Great Highway land between I and M streets for fire control structures. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-11-29 | Resolution not opposing federal condemnation of Great Highway land was recommitted to the Street Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913 | Board of Park Commissioners asked to build an 8-foot pedestrian boardwalk along the west side of the Great Highway. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-03-03 | The Board appropriated $40,000 (≈ $1.4 million in 2026 dollars) from the Geary Street Railway bond fund for Municipal Railway tracks westerly to the Great Highway. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-03-31 | Supervisors finally passed an ordinance ordering Municipal Railway track construction on Geary Street to the Great Highway. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-05-20 | Proposed $5,000 (≈ $170,172 in 2026 dollars) boardwalk along the west side of Great Highway was refused by the Board. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-05-20 | Proposal for a $5,000 (≈ $170,172 in 2026 dollars) boardwalk along the west side of Great Highway was lost. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-05-20 | $5,000 (≈ $170,172 in 2026 dollars) proposed for a boardwalk along the Great Highway | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-06-02 | City Attorney asked to start condemnation of Hotaling Estate land near Great Highway and Cabrillo Street for Municipal Railway; referred to Public Utilities. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-08-24 | Cliff Avenue renamed Point Lobos Avenue, Forty-second to Great Highway | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-03-29 | Mayor Rolph vetoed a resolution allowing bus transfers between Mathewson Motor Company buses on the Great Highway and Geary Street Municipal Railway. | vetoed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-04-12 | Mayor vetoes the Mathewson transfer deal at the Great Highway | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-10-19 | Ordinance passed ordering rock shoulders built beside the pavement on Sloat Boulevard between the Great Highway and St. Francis Wood. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1916-10-09 | Board ordered sewers built in La Playa and the Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Noriega street, letting the Board of Public Works contract the work. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1918-04-01 | Board of Public Works asked to extend Municipal Railway bus service along the Great Highway from Kirkham street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1918-06-21 | The Mayor's veto reducing the main sewer extension on Great Highway and Stanley Street to $10,000 (≈ $223,139 in 2026 dollars) was sustained. | vetoed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1918-11-12 | Proposal to rename Great Highway Pershing Boulevard and Marina Boulevard Marshal Foch Boulevard was referred to Planning Commission. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1918-11-12 | Renaming the Great Highway Pershing Boulevard sent to the planning commission | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1918-11-25 | Planning Commission proposed renaming the Great Highway as Marshal Foch boulevard and asked Congress whether General Pershing could be honored at the Presidio. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1918-11-25 | Streets Committee endorsed renaming the Great Highway and the Presidio, and proposed renaming the Marina Pershing boulevard. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1920-01-26 | Money was set aside for Hetch Hetchy water work, a Great Highway contract with Fay Imp. Co., and a Sutter Street elevator by P. J. Riley. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1922-05-31 | Appropriations for the Pacific Heights School, Mission High School buildings, Great Highway, Liberty Street, Hetch Hetchy and a fire house were approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1922-08-07 | Motion to suspend rules and order a Municipal Railway extension from Cole and Carl Streets to the Great Highway failed. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-01-04 | Ordinance authorizing the Board of Public Works to build a Municipal Railway extension through the Duboce tunnel to the Great Highway. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-01-08 | Supervisors finally passed Ordinance 5568 authorizing a Municipal Railway extension from Market Street through a Duboce tunnel to the Great Highway. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-03-26 | The Board ordered a pedestrian walk built along the Great Highway from Taraval Street north to Lincoln Way. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-05-14 | The Board appropriated $14,000 (≈ $275,857 in 2026 dollars) for a pedestrian walk along the Great Highway, built under a contract with L. J. Cohn. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-11-13 | $40K (≈ $788,164 in 2026 dollars) paid to build swimming pool at Sloat and Great Highway | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-12-15 | Board ordered construction of the Great Highway and Vicente Street Outfall Sewer System, with progressive payments to the contractor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-11-23 | Property bounded by Vicente Street, Forty-sixth Avenue, Sloat Boulevard and the Great Highway proposed for commercial zoning to allow a hotel; passed for printing. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-11-30 | Florence Perry's application to rezone part of the east side of the Great Highway to commercial use was denied. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-07-15 | A. G. Shannon and others appealed the City Planning Commission's refusal to rezone part of Great Highway from second residential to commercial. | hearing | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-08-12 | Board set an August 19, 1929 hearing on property owners' appeal against denying a zoning change on the Great Highway near Taraval Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-09-03 | Appeal to rezone the Great Highway between Taraval and Ulloa streets was referred back to the City Planning Commission. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-09-03 | Great Highway rezoning appeal referred to the City Planning Commission | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-02-24 | $123,000 (≈ $2.5 million in 2026 dollars) for the Great Highway lower road, to be built by Federal Construction; passed first reading only. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-03-03 | $123,000 (≈ $2.5 million in 2026 dollars) for the Great Highway lower road, built by Federal Construction | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1935-06-10 | City accepts road strip at Sloat and Great Highway for reservoir | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940 | Cutler Avenue opened from 47th Avenue to Great Highway | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-11-25 | Cutler Avenue opened from 47th Avenue to the Great Highway | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-06-15 | Proposal to disapprove abandonment of the B Street car line from the East Bay Terminal to the Great Highway was refused. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1961-12-11 | Part of Forty-Eighth Avenue renamed Great Highway | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1973-02-26 | Condo units at 2108 Great Highway can be sold separately | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-11-03 | Sunset-area lots reclassified to allow lower-density housing | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1978-05-22 | Trial closing urged for the Great Highway between Sloat and Skyline | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-08-30 | Recreational trail to be built west of Great Highway | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-11-01 | Board approved the final map creating a condominium subdivision at 2090 Great Highway. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Board approved a budget release of over $8 million (≈ $25.1 million in 2026 dollars) in capital reserve funds for several city projects, including Great Highway and Grove Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-11-05 | Landmark status proposed for the Beach Chalet at 1000 Great Highway | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-11-12 | Landmark status proposed for the Beach Chalet at 1000 Great Highway | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-04-25 | Appeal to approve the City Planning Commission's conditional use approval for 654-700 Great Highway was refused. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-04-25 | Appeal to disapprove the City Planning Commission's approval of the 654-700 Great Highway conditional use was refused. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-04-25 | Final environmental impact report for a proposed conditional use at 654-700 Great Highway was certified, phases three and four. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-04-25 | Further approval of 654-700 Great Highway refused | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-10-18 | Board approved renaming part of La Playa Street between Lawton and Kirkham streets to Great Highway, ending dual names. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2023-12-05 | $24M (≈ $26.5 million in 2026 dollars) loan approved for affordable homes at 1234 Great Highway | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2026-07-21 | Up to $27.2M loan for affordable homes at 1234-1280 Great Highway | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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