North Beach
Neighbourhood1906–2026
2,010 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1906–2026: 867 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 1,143 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome. See the page about North Beach: what it is, who appears with it.
- Kind
- Neighbourhood
- Records
- 2,010: 867 Board decisions, 1,143 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1906–2026
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 2,010 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907-12-30 | Board finally passed a resolution selecting Block 152 in North Beach as the children's playground site and accepting owners' offers. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-04-20 | The city was authorized to pay $80,000 (≈ $3.0 million in 2026 dollars) to Archbishop P. W. Riordan for land for the North Beach children's playground. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-06-01 | City authorized paying $66,500 (≈ $2.5 million in 2026 dollars) to G. B. and Catherine Dondero for land forming part of North Beach Children's Playground. | 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 ↗ |
| 1915-03-15 | The Board rejected The Destructor Company's claims totalling about $161,000 (≈ $5.4 million in 2026 dollars) for North Beach and Islais Creek incinerator work, on the City Attorney's advice. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1920-10-11 | Work on Aquatic Park at North Beach ordered to start soon, using $132,298.88 (≈ $2.2 million in 2026 dollars) in city funds. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-12-31 | Another construction payment for Galileo High School in North Beach | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1942-07-27 | Vandewater Street to be closed for the North Beach housing project | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1942-08-24 | Vandewater Street to be closed for the North Beach housing project | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1942-12-14 | Cancellation of taxes on North Beach properties acquired by the United States on April 24, 1942 was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-10-01 | Board directs preparation of a $500 (≈ $6,480 in 2026 dollars) supplemental appropriation for a North Beach parking demand study by the Parking Authority. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-10-22 | A $500 (≈ $6,480 in 2026 dollars) Parking Authority appropriation for a North Beach business-area traffic and parking study passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-11-05 | Ordinance appropriating $500 (≈ $6,480 in 2026 dollars) to the Parking Authority for a traffic and parking demand study in North Beach passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1952-05-06 | Public Library budget approved with Finance Committee cuts; Mancuso's motion to restore North Beach Library funding lost for want of a second. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-05-15 | Public Library budget adopted after Finance Committee cuts, including $165,500 (≈ $2.1 million in 2026 dollars) for North Beach Branch construction and $20,000 (≈ $252,390 in 2026 dollars) for Marina Branch books. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-08-01 | Ordinance appropriating $106,389 (≈ $1.3 million in 2026 dollars) from the 1947 Recreation Bond Fund for plans and construction of the North Beach Swimming Pool passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-11-14 | Telegraph Hill Dwellers urged buying a North Beach site for a library branch; legislation was adopted and the letter filed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1957-02-04 | Library Commission was permitted to occupy part of North Beach Playground for a branch library, finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1957-04-01 | Ordinance dropping $40,000 (≈ $479,630 in 2026 dollars) for North Beach branch library land passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1957-04-08 | Appropriation of $40,000 (≈ $479,630 in 2026 dollars) for North Beach Branch Library land abandoned, with the surplus moved to the library building fund. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1958-02-10 | The Board extended to May 15, 1958, the deadline for awarding the contract to build the North Beach Branch Library. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1967-02-20 | $44,000 (≈ $443,873 in 2026 dollars) for North Beach public parking facility approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1967-07-10 | Parking facility in North Beach funded at $841,695 (≈ $8.5 million in 2026 dollars) passed for second reading, with Supervisor Blake opposed. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1967-07-17 | The Board passed, 10 to 1, an ordinance appropriating $841,695 (≈ $8.5 million in 2026 dollars) to the Parking Authority to build a North Beach public parking facility. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-09-30 | Taller buildings allowed in North Beach and Nob Hill, with permission | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1971-06-07 | $125,267 (≈ $1.0 million in 2026 dollars) federal grant for Chinatown youth center approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1984-05-21 | The City Planning Commission's negative declaration clears a North Beach housing-conservation zoning district; the resolution was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1984-05-21 | An interim North Beach rule limiting removal of upper-floor housing units was passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1984-05-29 | North Beach housing conservation area to widen along Columbus Avenue | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1984-05-29 | Interim North Beach special use district controlling removal of housing units above ground floors was finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1984-09-11 | Board sent a draft ordinance imposing interim controls on financial institutions in North Beach to the Planning Commission for hearing. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-02-24 | Proposal sent to City Planning Commission to create North Beach Historical District and North Beach Planning District. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-06-09 | Chinatown-North Beach hotel unit moratorium extended twelve months or until permanent rezoning was finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-11-24 | Environmental negative declaration adopted for a North Beach rezoning that pauses new financial institutions. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1993-04-19 | Approval upheld 6-5 for converting the 62-unit San Remo residential hotel at 2237 Mason Street to a tourist hotel. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997-06-02 | Board passed an ordinance allowing full-service restaurants on second floors in the North Beach commercial district as a conditional use. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-04-24 | The Board adopted a resolution renaming North Beach Playground as Joe DiMaggio North Beach Playground. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-09-23 | Pardee Alley in North Beach renamed [name withheld], honouring the late artist [name withheld]; resolution adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004 | Board condemns recent attacks on North Beach art galleries and urges police and the District Attorney to cooperate on free speech. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004-06-11 | The Board adopted a resolution condemning attacks on North Beach art galleries and urging police and prosecutors to cooperate. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005-03-29 | Chain-style stores banned in North Beach shopping district. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005-03-29 | Supervisors finally passed an ordinance banning formula retail uses in the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008 | Board passed on first reading an ordinance deleting superseded height and bulk rules in the North Beach zoning district. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008 | North Beach zoning changes passed first reading as amended, limiting new bars and ATMs and allowing restaurants liquor licences. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008 | Final passage given to new North Beach Special Use District rules for food, grocery and financial storefronts. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008-05-06 | Superseded height and bulk rules are deleted from the North Beach neighborhood commercial zoning district, passed as final ordinance. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008-10-07 | Peskin's ordinance limiting new bars and restaurants in the North Beach commercial district passed first reading as amended, 9-1. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008-10-21 | Zoning rules limiting new bars and restaurants in North Beach's commercial district were passed finally. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008-11-18 | Board adopted as amended a resolution renaming Rowland Street on Broadway in North Beach as [name withheld], honouring the musician. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-02-09 | Proposed rules requiring a conditional use to install garages in existing homes in Telegraph Hill, North Beach and Chinatown; passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-03-09 | Proposed rule, passed on first reading as amended, requires conditional use for garages in existing residential buildings in North Beach and Chinatown. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-11-09 | Landmark designation of the North Beach Branch Library at 2000 Mason Street passed first reading; a motion to reject it failed. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011 | Proposed rezoning of 701 Lombard Street from commercial to public use for a new North Beach library passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011 | Board approved scheduling a public hearing on rezoning 701 Lombard Street for a new North Beach Public Library. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011 | North Beach library site gets new building height limits | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-06-07 | Board passed on first reading a rezoning of 701 Lombard Street in North Beach for a new public library. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-06-07 | Hearing scheduled on rezoning 701 Lombard Street from neighbourhood commercial to public use for a new North Beach library. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-06-07 | 701 Lombard Street removed from North Beach special zoning. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-06-14 | Rezoning of 701 Lombard Street from commercial to public use for a new North Beach library passed final approval. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2012-04-10 | Bond money for North Beach library work approved after environmental review. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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