Legion of Honor
Landmark1921–2024
401 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1921–2024: 348 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 53 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 401: 348 Board decisions, 53 facts from city reports
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- 1921–2024
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The 60 most telling of its 401 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-01-17 | Board adopted thanks to Park Commissioner A. B. Spreckels for his gift of a Legion of Honor museum in Lincoln Park. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1921-05-16 | Mayor authorized to appoint a committee to plan dedication of the Spreckels-donated California Palace of the Legion of Honor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-09-24 | The Board adopted a resolution thanking John D. Spreckels for a pipe organ and music library given to the Legion of Honor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-06-02 | The Mayor was authorized to appoint a fifty-member committee to arrange exercises for the Legion of Honor Memorial's presentation to the city. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-06-16 | Board adopted a resolution asking the President to issue a postal stamp for the Legion of Honor dedication on November 11, 1924. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-09-18 | Proposed charter amendment would accept the Spreckels offer to build and complete a memorial at the Legion of Honor. | charter_amendment | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-09-29 | Board adopted a resolution asking the Mayor to appoint a fifty-member committee to accept the Spreckels gift of the Palace of the Legion of Honor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-03-02 | Payment of $1,070 (≈ $20,601 in 2026 dollars) to E. Kundy for a memorial concert at the Palace of the Legion of Honor approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-09-28 | City adds weekend bus service to the Legion of Honor | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-04-12 | Bus to the Legion of Honor dropped for losing money | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-04-12 | Board of Public Works ordered the Lincoln Park bus to the Legion of Honor discontinued, as it ran at a loss. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1932-05-18 | Board approved the Palace of the Legion of Honor budget, reducing the grand total from $75,000 (≈ $1.8 million in 2026 dollars) to $67,500 (≈ $1.7 million in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1932-11-14 | Board adds a galleryman at $120 (≈ $2,951 in 2026 dollars) a month to the staff of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-05-01 | Director of the Palace of the Legion of Honor and de Young Museum exempted from residence requirements. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1934-06-18 | Resolution thanks France and its officials for loaning eleven famous paintings to the Legion of Honor for free exhibit. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1935-11-25 | Voters rejected Charter Amendment No. 3 on the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 76,378 no to 63,108 yes. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-03-25 | Henry K. S. Williams was declared an honorary citizen of San Francisco for giving his art collection to the Legion of Honor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-05-21 | Supervisor Colman's motion to reconsider the cut to Legion of Honor exhibitions funding failed for lack of a second. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-06-03 | Assistant Museum Instructor at the Legion of Honor exempted from the Charter's residence requirement by resolution. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1942-04-06 | Mayor asked to declare April 18 and 19 as California Palace of the Legion of Honor Days, adopted by the Board. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1943-05-19 | Board approved reclassifying four Legion of Honor employees from watchmen to gallery attendants. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1943-05-20 | The Board rescinded its earlier approval of reclassifying four Legion of Honor watchmen as gallery attendants and postponed further consideration. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1943-05-20 | Proposed reclassification of watchmen to gallery attendants at the Legion of Honor and de Young Museum was disapproved. | other | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1943-06-07 | Board finally passed an emergency ordinance letting the de Young Museum and Legion of Honor sell surplus art at auction. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1944-03-06 | Board passed on second reading a reduced $510.73 (≈ $9,778 in 2026 dollars) bill buying equipment for the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, with the air brush removed. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1944-05-17 | Legion of Honor budget approved, including $7,500 (≈ $143,582 in 2026 dollars) for exhibitions, after Supervisor Uhl withdrew his objection. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1944-05-22 | Supplemental budget of $50 (≈ $957 in 2026 dollars) for an extra organ concert at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1946-05-14 | California Palace of the Legion of Honor budget adopted without objection after a motion by Supervisor Mancuso. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1947-05-15 | The Board voted to eliminate one General Clerk-Stenographer position at $2,220 (≈ $33,543 in 2026 dollars) in the Legion of Honor budget. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1947-07-07 | Ordinance appropriates $8,315.82 (≈ $125,647 in 2026 dollars) from surplus funds to pave walks and repair the dome and roof of the Legion of Honor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-10-18 | Ordinance to fund a new secretary post at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-10-18 | Companion ordinance amending the salary schedule for the California Palace of the Legion of Honor passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-11-01 | Board passed an ordinance appropriating $3,200 (≈ $44,739 in 2026 dollars) for a new secretary post at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-11-01 | Board passed a companion ordinance amending the salary ordinance for the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-12-06 | The Board adopted a resolution asking the Public Utilities Commission to consider daily bus service to the Legion of Honor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-10-31 | Board expressed the city's appreciation to Alma de Bretteville Spreckels on the Legion of Honor's 25th anniversary. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-05-19 | Board adopted the California Palace of the Legion of Honor budget after cutting contractual services and organist pay. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-12-18 | Moore and Hazel Achenbach's graphic arts collection accepted as gift; Achenbach Foundation created at Legion of Honor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-12-18 | Salary ordinance amended to add Achenbach Foundation curator positions at the Legion of Honor; passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-05-17 | The Legion of Honor museum budget was approved with one Curator B position deleted, by a vote of 10 to 1. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-05-21 | Budget for the California Palace of the Legion of Honor failed after motions to cut its exhibition and curator funding. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-05-21 | The Board approved the California Palace of the Legion of Honor budget as amended on Finance Committee recommendations. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-05-21 | Board approved the California Palace of the Legion of Honor's supplemental budget as submitted by the Mayor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-02-24 | Appropriation of $150 (≈ $1,893 in 2026 dollars) for employees' cars at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-03-02 | Supervisors finally passed a $150 (≈ $1,893 in 2026 dollars) appropriation for employees' cars at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, eight to one. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-05-15 | Legion of Honor budget adopted as the Mayor submitted it, with $1,490 (≈ $18,803 in 2026 dollars) added for skylight repairs. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-02-01 | Board refused to disapprove abandoning Muni's No. 75 Legion of Honor bus line. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-02-15 | Proposed $3,000 (≈ $37,577 in 2026 dollars) survey of exterior stone work at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor was refused passage for second reading. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-12-27 | Legion of Honor gets $6,000 (≈ $75,154 in 2026 dollars) emergency funds for repairs after fire hazards were found in its theatre. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-06-06 | An emergency $99,935 (≈ $1.3 million in 2026 dollars) from the Emergency Reserve Fund will correct fire hazards at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-06-18 | Board finally passed $52,000 (≈ $644,150 in 2026 dollars) emergency funds to remove fire hazards at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-08-25 | Board passed on first reading a $5.75M (≈ $52.8 million in 2026 dollars) appropriation for city departments, rescinding $2,700 (≈ $24,788 in 2026 dollars) for the Legion of Honor. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-09-02 | Board finally passed an ordinance appropriating $5.8M (≈ $53.2 million in 2026 dollars) for the San Andreas Filter Plant and Legion of Honor repairs, and rescinding $2,700 (≈ $24,788 in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-09-02 | Passed: $5,752,700 (≈ $52.8 million in 2026 dollars) appropriated to various city departments, including a San Andreas filter plant, and $2,700 (≈ $24,788 in 2026 dollars) for the Legion of Honor rescinded. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970-10-26 | Gifts of $2,430 (≈ $21,102 in 2026 dollars) and $2,452 (≈ $21,293 in 2026 dollars) accepted for Legion of Honor outdoor lighting | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-01-21 | The city accepted a $5,000,000 (≈ $12.0 million in 2026 dollars) gift from the Fine Arts Museum corporation for Legion of Honor master plan improvements. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1994-07-25 | Board passed on first reading an ordinance appropriating $1,545,654 (≈ $3.5 million in 2026 dollars) for improvements to the Palace of the Legion of Honor. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1994-08-01 | Public Works may spend $1,545,654 (≈ $3.5 million in 2026 dollars) in earthquake bond interest on Legion of Honor capital improvements; ordinance finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999-02-17 | City passed an ordinance releasing contractors and architects from claims on the Legion of Honor remodeling project, as settlement with TRM Corporation. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2024-10-29 | Legion of Honor's 100th anniversary formally recognized | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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