Kearny Street
Named in the records1870–2024
992 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1870–2024: 842 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 150 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 992: 842 Board decisions, 150 facts from city reports
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- 1870–2024
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 992 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907-02-18 | The Harbor Warehouse Company was granted permission to build a spur track across Kearny Street between Bay and North Point streets. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1907-08-27 | Board of Public Works ordered to call for bids to remove the ruined Hall of Justice at Kearny and Washington streets. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911 | Building on Kearny Street, east side between Pacific and Broadway · built year: 1911 | building | City report: Jackson Square scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-09-10 | Paving of Geary Street from Kearny Street to Van Ness Avenue approved, with $35,000 (≈ $1.2 million in 2026 dollars) set aside from paving funds. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-09-16 | Board of Public Works authorized to contract for paving Geary Street from Kearny Street to Van Ness Avenue, $35,000 (≈ $1.2 million in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-10-26 | Charles Cuneo's dance hall permit at 1028 Kearny Street was granted by 14 votes to 4, despite objections from North Beach residents. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-11-30 | Mayor Rolph vetoed a permit for a Kearny Street carnival, and the Board sustained the veto, so the resolution was lost. | vetoed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915 | Pier, Foot of Kearny Street · built: Constructed in 1915 | building | City report: San Francisco Bay area in-depth study : vessels and port facilities analysis channels, ports and related facilities inventory scanned page ↗ |
| 1916-05-15 | Ordinance orders a Municipal Railway extension along Market Street from Twin Peaks Tunnel to Church Street and Van Ness Avenue to Kearny Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1916-06-05 | Board of Supervisors adopted intention to change grades on Greenwich Street between Kearny Street and Grant Avenue. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1917-08-20 | Ordinance proposed to build an 8-inch sewer on Greenwich Street between Kearny Street and Grant Avenue. | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1917-08-27 | Eight-inch sewer with manholes on Greenwich Street between Kearny Street and Grant Avenue ordered built and passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1921-12-19 | $150 (≈ $2,824 in 2026 dollars) to clean and paint Lotta's Fountain at Market and Kearny | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-05-17 | Ordinance proposed to build a Police Department photograph gallery at the Hall of Justice on Kearny Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-05-24 | A Police Department photograph gallery at the Hall of Justice on Kearny Street was ordered built. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-07-19 | Collins Transfer Company was awarded a $237.50 (≈ $4,521 in 2026 dollars) contract to move city departments from the Hall of Justice to 333 Kearny Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-07-19 | Payment of $237.50 (≈ $4,521 in 2026 dollars) to Collins Transfer Company to move offices to Kearny Street approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-09-13 | Payment of $1,186 (≈ $22,577 in 2026 dollars) to Louis T. Samuels for rent of 333 Kearny Street for August 1926 approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-09-27 | Rent of $1,186 (≈ $22,577 in 2026 dollars) for 333 Kearny Street paid to Louis T. Samuels for September to October 1926; Supervisor Powers voted no. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-10-04 | Payment of $1,186 (≈ $22,577 in 2026 dollars) to Louis T. Samuels rent for 333 Kearny Street; Supervisor Powers voted no; approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-01-03 | Payment of $1,186 (≈ $22,966 in 2026 dollars) to Louis T. Samuels for rent of 333 Kearny Street was approved; Powers voted no. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-01-31 | Notice that 333 Kearny Street was sold to A. P. Jacobs, with rent questions for June and July 1926, was continued one week. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-09-06 | Payment of $11,185.30 (≈ $216,596 in 2026 dollars) to Louis T. Samuels rent for 333 Kearny Street for the month ending July 3, 1927 approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-05-12 | Resolution adopted ordering the City Attorney to begin condemnation of a Kearny Street parcel for Telegraph Hill Boulevard. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-01-19 | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad granted permission to build a spur track on Kearny Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-01-26 | Permission proposed for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad to build and relocate a spur track on Kearny Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-03-20 | City-owned land on Chestnut Street near Kearny Street to be sold | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-03-20 | City land on Chestnut Street near Kearny Street to be sold | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-03-27 | City land on Chestnut Street near Kearny Street to be sold | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-04-10 | City land on Chestnut Street near Kearny Street to be sold | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-04-10 | City land on Chestnut Street near Kearny Street to be sold | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-05-08 | City land on Chestnut Street near Kearny Street to be sold | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-05-15 | City land on Chestnut Street near Kearny Street to be sold | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-05-31 | City land on Chestnut Street near Kearny Street to be sold | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1945-10-22 | School land on Union Street near Kearny Street to be sold | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1945-11-05 | School land on Union Street near Kearny Street to be sold | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-09-06 | Renaming of the International Settlement to Old Barbary Coast is sought | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-08-14 | Bay Hill Realty Company is permitted to build a concrete gutter, stairway and catchbasin on Kearny Street between Lombard and Chestnut Streets. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-11-02 | Surplus Board of Education land on the south line of Greenwich Street, west of Kearny Street, was authorized for public auction. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-02-01 | Chinese New Year Festival Committee allowed a grandstand on Kearny Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-01-31 | Chinese New Year Festival Committee gets a Kearny Street grandstand | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1960-12-19 | Surplus Police Department property at Kearny Street's Hall of Justice passed for sale, with design restrictions to follow later. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1963-02-11 | The old Hall of Justice at Kearny and Washington Streets would be sold at public auction, passed for second reading as amended, repealing Ordinance 285-61. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-04-06 | Double right-turn lanes approved for northbound Kearny Street traffic turning into California Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-04-06 | Right turns from Kearny Street into California Street adopted | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1967-12-11 | [name withheld] gets street space during Hall of Justice demolition | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1972-07-24 | Jackson Square Historic District ordinance passed for second reading, covering the area bounded by Kearny, Columbus, Washington and Sansome streets. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-04-15 | Art Commission accepted a $1,650 (≈ $11,277 in 2026 dollars) San Francisco Foundation grant for the Kearny Street Workshop. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-11-30 | Approved as amended, adding International Hotel Tenants' Association | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-12-13 | Federal money OK'd to fix up Bush Street, Kearny to Battery | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1978-03-06 | Repair costs charged against the building at 836-60 Kearny Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-01-07 | Board finally passed ordinance vacating part of Ver Mehr Place, east of Kearny Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-05-10 | Landmark status refused for the Maskey Building on Kearny Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-05-10 | Maskey Building at 46-52 Kearny Street named a landmark | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-07-08 | Kearny Street block asked into the Chinatown rezoning study | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986 | The City Attorney was directed to prepare legislation making the Bella Union Theater at 825 Kearny Street a landmark. | motion | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1987-04-13 | Zoning map change reclassifying height, bulk and use districts in the Chinatown area around Kearny and Broadway was finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-02-14 | Kearny Street steps to be named for [name withheld] | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-05-24 | Permit for Kearny Street walkway to Portsmouth Square revoked | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | Chinatown Historic District (expanded proposal) · other: approved by LPAB; not acted on by City Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors | event | City report: City College of San Francisco Chinatown/North Beach campus : draft environmental impact report scanned page ↗ |
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