Moscone Center
Landmark1976–2025
544 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1976–2025: 327 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 217 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome. See the page about Moscone Center: what it is, who appears with it.
- Kind
- Landmark
- Assessor block
- 3735
- Records
- 544: 327 Board decisions, 217 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1976–2025
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 544 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-01-22 | Moscone Center contract deadline extended 30 days | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-10-20 | Board concurred that a private contractor can run convention facility maintenance at [name withheld], Civic Auditorium and Moscone Center more cheaply. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980 | [name withheld], Moscone Center, [name withheld], Mission-Bartlett and Polk-Bush Garages · built: opened during the 1980s and early 1990s | building | City report: Report to the San Francisco Parking and Traffic Commission : management audit of city-owned garages scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-06-21 | Board adopted a resolution finding management and maintenance of [name withheld], Civic Auditorium and Moscone Center can be done more cheaply by a private contractor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1984-05-14 | Controller certified that a private contractor can run convention facility maintenance at [name withheld], Civic Auditorium and Moscone Center more cheaply. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-04-29 | Supervisor Molinari asked the Chief Administrative Officer whether Moscone Center work will shift from contractors to city employees. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-12-12 | Moscone Center expansion construction to get $7,684,447 (≈ $21.9 million in 2026 dollars) in a first-reading ordinance, with the full amount on reserve; passed first reading only, final passage later | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-12-19 | Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance appropriating $7,684,447 (≈ $21.9 million in 2026 dollars) for the Moscone Center expansion construction, placed on reserve. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1990-09-10 | Board passed on second reading an ordinance appropriating $7,043,330 (≈ $18.2 million in 2026 dollars) for Moscone Center expansion construction, with funds placed on reserve. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1990-09-17 | Ordinance appropriates $7,043,330 (≈ $18.2 million in 2026 dollars) for Moscone Center expansion construction, with that sum placed on reserve; finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1991 | Moscone Center · built: expanded by new construction, opening in two phases | building | City report: San Francisco needs assessment for additional meeting and/or exhibit space scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-03-30 | A $4,282,200 (≈ $10.3 million in 2026 dollars) appropriation for the Moscone Center Expansion Project passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-03-30 | Chief Administrative Officer's $4,282,200 (≈ $10.3 million in 2026 dollars) appropriation for the Moscone Center expansion passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-04-06 | The Board finally passed a $4,282,200 (≈ $10.3 million in 2026 dollars) appropriation for the Moscone Center Expansion Project in fiscal 1991-92. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1993 | Moscone Center · other: Jobs, earnings and output impact of the Moscone Center in San Francisco, existing situation (1993) and no-build (2000), in 1994 million dollars | finding | City report: San Francisco needs assessment for additional meeting and/or exhibit space scanned page ↗ |
| 1993-08-16 | Board adopted a resolution intending to use hotel tax revenue, through $73.7M (≈ $171.9 million in 2026 dollars) redevelopment bonds, for the Children's Center, Mexican Museum and Moscone Center. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1994 | Moscone Center · other: occupies two blocks in the center of a twelve-block Redevelopment project known as Yerba Buena Center | site | City report: San Francisco needs assessment for additional meeting and/or exhibit space scanned page ↗ |
| 1994 | Adjacent block to Moscone Center · other: Very little opportunity for this type of expansion; some commercial relocation and redevelopment would be required | finding | City report: San Francisco needs assessment for additional meeting and/or exhibit space scanned page ↗ |
| 1995-04-03 | Ordinance appropriates $32,117,349 (≈ $71.0 million in 2026 dollars) for debt service and capital work at Moscone Center and the Children's Center, passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1998-07-13 | Supervisors adopted a resolution concurring that management of Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and Moscone Center could be contracted out at lower cost. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1998-08-10 | Proposed $30.1M (≈ $62.2 million in 2026 dollars) appropriation from the Convention Facilities Fund for the Moscone Center expansion passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1998-08-24 | City to take 860 Howard Street for Moscone Center expansion | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999 | The Director of Administrative Services was authorized to amend the Moscone Center Expansion design agreement, raising its sum to $14,026,326.38 (≈ $28.4 million in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999 | City finally passed an $880,000 (≈ $1.8 million in 2026 dollars) settlement with the University of California over offices cleared for the Moscone Center expansion. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000 | Moscone Center · jobs: 5,237 and 6,811 (OCR columns garbled; no-build scenario) | finding | City report: San Francisco needs assessment for additional meeting and/or exhibit space scanned page ↗ |
| 2000 | Moscone Center · finding: Slight decline in total economic impact from business meetings in the existing Moscone Center under no-build scenario | finding | City report: San Francisco needs assessment for additional meeting and/or exhibit space scanned page ↗ |
| 2000 | Moscone Center · other: average annual full users rise from 17 to 19 by 2000 under No Build alternative | finding | City report: San Francisco needs assessment for additional meeting and/or exhibit space scanned page ↗ |
| 2000 | Moscone Center No Build alternative · other: room for only 24 half users (rather than 29) within 71 percent capacity constraint by 2000 | finding | City report: San Francisco needs assessment for additional meeting and/or exhibit space scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-03-20 | City passes ordinance settling eminent domain lawsuit with Chelsea Development Company for $7,840,667 (≈ $15.3 million in 2026 dollars) for Moscone Center expansion. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-05-08 | Supervisor Leno's ordinance proposes exempting certain transient merchants at Moscone Center from licensing; passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-05-08 | Supervisor Leno's proposal to exempt certain merchants at Moscone Center from Article 3 licensing passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-05-15 | Transient merchants at Moscone Center and Bill Graham Civic Auditorium are exempted from city licensing and fee requirements, passed on Supervisor Leno's sponsorship. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-07-31 | Resolution adopted concurring that a private contractor can run Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and Moscone Center more cheaply. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-10-10 | Proposed $157.5M (≈ $308.2 million in 2026 dollars) appropriation of bond proceeds for the Moscone Center expansion passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-10-10 | Ordinance appropriating $157,500,000 (≈ $308.2 million in 2026 dollars) in bond proceeds for the Moscone Center Expansion Project passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-10-10 | Proposed $157.5M (≈ $308.2 million in 2026 dollars) appropriation of bond proceeds for the Moscone Center expansion passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-10-16 | Passed ordinance appropriating $157.5M (≈ $308.2 million in 2026 dollars) for the Moscone Center Expansion Project for fiscal year 2000-2001. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-10-16 | Board appropriated $157.5M (≈ $308.2 million in 2026 dollars) from lease revenue bonds for the Moscone Center expansion project. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2001-10-01 | Board authorized the Administrative Services Department to raise the Moscone Center expansion design agreement to $14,696,326.38 (≈ $28.0 million in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-08-19 | Contract to build a renewable power plant at Moscone Center. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-08-19 | A design-build contract for a renewable energy power plant at Moscone Center was approved on 6/21/02 and preferred for adoption at the next meeting. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-08-19 | Supervisors Maxwell and Daly sponsored approval of a design build contract for the Moscone Center Renewable Energy Power Plant; referred for adoption. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-08-26 | Board awards contract to build Moscone Center energy plant. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-08-26 | Board awards contract to build Moscone Center energy plant. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-08-26 | Design-build contract for the Moscone Center renewable energy power plant approved, after being severed for separate consideration. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-02-11 | Public Utilities Commission may accept and spend a $2,127,054 (≈ $3.9 million in 2026 dollars) PG&E incentive for a solar plant at Moscone Center. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-02-11 | Public Utilities Commission may accept and spend about $178,750 (≈ $327,326 in 2026 dollars) state grant for peak load reduction at Moscone Center. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-02-11 | Public Utilities Commission may accept and spend about $178,750 (≈ $327,326 in 2026 dollars) from the state Energy Commission for a Moscone Center peak-load project. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008 | Ordinance to appropriate $45 million (≈ $70.4 million in 2026 dollars) in certificates of participation for Moscone Center improvements passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008-08-12 | Board passed ordinance approving refinancing of $144.3M (≈ $225.8 million in 2026 dollars) in Moscone Center expansion bonds. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008-12-16 | Supervisors passed on first reading an ordinance appropriating $45M (≈ $70.4 million in 2026 dollars) for improvements to the Moscone Center. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2009-01-06 | $45,000,000 (≈ $70.7 million in 2026 dollars) in Certificates of Participation approved for the Moscone Center improvement project; passed on final reading. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-09-13 | Up to $110 million (≈ $164.8 million in 2026 dollars) borrowed to refinance Moscone Center bonds | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2013-02-05 | Hotels to pay new charges for Moscone Center expansion. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2013-02-05 | Ordinance authorizing up to $507.9M (≈ $734.6 million in 2026 dollars) in certificates for the Moscone Center expansion passed first reading as amended. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2013-02-05 | Moscone Center expansion found financially workable. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2013-02-12 | Supervisors approved $507.9 million (≈ $734.6 million in 2026 dollars) for Moscone Center expansion | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2013-02-12 | Board passed an ordinance authorizing up to $507,880,000 (≈ $734.6 million in 2026 dollars) in certificates of participation to finance the Moscone Center expansion. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2013-02-12 | Supervisors approved $507.9 million (≈ $734.6 million in 2026 dollars) for Moscone Center expansion. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2017-04-25 | $507.88 million (≈ $698.1 million in 2026 dollars) Moscone Center expansion borrowing approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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