Ocean Avenue
Named in the records1895–2026
1,729 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1895–2026: 1,496 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 233 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 1,729: 1,496 Board decisions, 233 facts from city reports
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- 1895–2026
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The 60 most telling of its 1,729 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-01-20 | Ingleside Improvement Club was granted permission to hold a street fair and carnival along Ocean Avenue. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-03-15 | Park Commission asked to set aside a 250-foot strip of Balboa Park on Ocean Avenue for a school; adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1920-12-20 | Contract authorized for construction of Commodore Sloat School on Junipero Serra Boulevard between Darien Way and Ocean Avenue. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-12-15 | Southeast corner of Ocean Avenue and Watson Place rezoned from First Residential to Commercial district. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-09-28 | North side of Ocean Avenue, near Mission Street, rezoned from First to Second Residential; ordinance passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-03-14 | Ocean Avenue frontage near Fairfield Way rezoned from First Residential to Commercial District, by Ordinance 7446. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-03-28 | The northeasterly side of Ocean Avenue near Fairfield Way was rezoned from First Residential to Commercial District. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-12-12 | Property owners led by Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Magee protested rezoning the north side of Ocean Avenue from residential to commercial; the matter was continued. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1928-01-09 | Ocean Avenue frontage between Fairfield Way and Lakewood Avenue rezoned from First Residential to Commercial District, passed at final reading. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1928-02-14 | Alemany Boulevard to be built from Ocean Avenue to Mission viaduct | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-12-23 | The City accepted Bernard and Cora Drake's $4,050 (≈ $79,802 in 2026 dollars) offer to sell land for widening Ocean Avenue. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-03-31 | Adopted: City Attorney ordered to condemn land on Ocean Avenue for the Emergency Hospital. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-05-26 | City Attorney ordered to condemn lots at Watson Place and Ocean avenue for Health Department use. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-08-17 | Elmer Carpenter was granted permission to run an automobile supply station at Ocean Avenue and Ashton Street, despite protests. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1932-03-28 | The City accepted a $6,500 (≈ $159,862 in 2026 dollars) offer from Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum to sell land for widening Ocean Avenue. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1936-03-30 | Rezoning at Alemany Boulevard and Ocean Avenue corner; put over to a later meeting, later withdrawn | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1936-04-06 | Appeal on Alemany Boulevard and Ocean Avenue rezoning is withdrawn | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1936-06-29 | Water Department lot on Ocean Avenue near Ashton to be sold | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1936-07-06 | Board adopted resolution transferring City lands on Ocean and Phelan avenues to the Board of Education for a junior college site. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1936-08-03 | City land on Alemany Boulevard near Ocean Avenue to be sold | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-04-08 | The Board set an April 15, 1940 hearing on an appeal to rezone the Ocean Avenue and Municipal Railway corner to commercial. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-04-15 | Hearing set on rezoning at Ocean Avenue and the Municipal Railway | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-04-22 | Stoneson Brothers rezoning at Ocean Avenue put off to April 22 | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-04-22 | Board hears Stoneson Brothers' plea for shops at Ocean Avenue | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-04-22 | Vote to uphold the Ocean Avenue rezoning refusal fails | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-07-26 | Ocean Avenue rezoning near Westwood Park held over | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-08-02 | Board approved rezoning the northerly side of Ocean Avenue between Phelan Avenue and Westwood Park from first residential to second residential and commercial. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-09-17 | Utility land on Ocean Avenue near Phelan Avenue to be sold | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-05-15 | $110,000 (≈ $1.4 million in 2026 dollars) to rebuild Ocean Avenue beside the streetcar tracks | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-07-27 | Water Department land on Ocean Avenue to be sold at auction | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-08-03 | Water Department land on Ocean Avenue to be sold at auction | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-08-10 | Water Department land on Ocean Avenue to be sold at auction | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-05-09 | Fire Department land purchase on Ocean Avenue west of Phelan Avenue for a proposed firehouse site was passed, $1,050 (≈ $13,201 in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-04-23 | Agreement with the State to build and maintain relocated sewers for the Southern Freeway between Ocean Avenue and Mission Street was approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970-11-30 | Zoning map change for property on Ocean Avenue west of Faxon Avenue passed second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-09-06 | Negative environmental declaration approved for reclassifying Ocean Avenue property between Manor Drive and Faxon Avenue. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-09-06 | Denser affordable housing proposed for Ocean Avenue | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-09-06 | Affordable housing zone proposed on Ocean Avenue near Faxon Avenue | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-09-12 | Denser affordable housing proposed for Ocean Avenue | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1984-10-01 | Twelve-month Ocean Avenue restaurant freeze set in motion | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1984-11-26 | Board adopted interim zoning controls barring new restaurants and fast food on Ocean Avenue between Phelan Avenue and Manor Drive for twelve months. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-09-03 | Adopted motion starts extending interim controls that block new restaurant and fast food permits on Ocean Avenue between Phelan Avenue and Manor Drive. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-10-27 | Balboa Reservoir southern basin land near Ocean and Phelan Avenues rezoned from public use to one-family homes, passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1989-01-30 | Lakeshore Plaza special use district ordinance adopted, changing zoning rules for one block bounded by Bloat Boulevard, Everglade Drive, Ocean Avenue and Clearfield Drive. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-06-10 | Small shops zoning proposed for 11 Phelan Avenue at Ocean Avenue | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-01-22 | Board adopted a resolution urging the Recreation and Park Commission to consider renaming Ocean Avenue Recreation Center for [name withheld] and [name withheld]. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-10-24 | Ocean Avenue parking rules changed near Balboa Reservoir, adding two-hour metered parking on both sides; adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2009-03-31 | Zoning map changes for the Balboa Park station area, including deleting the Ocean Avenue subdistrict, passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2009-04-07 | Zoning map revised for the Balboa Park Station Area, changing use and height districts and deleting the Ocean Avenue fast food subdistrict. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-09-28 | Resolution approves an agreement ensuring 26 inclusionary units are built on-site at 1150 Ocean Avenue. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-12-14 | Ocean Avenue property owners to pay district fees for fifteen years | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-03-08 | Proposed sale of a city parcel near Ocean and Phelan Avenues to the Redevelopment Agency for $54.1M (≈ $81.0 million in 2026 dollars); passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-03-15 | City land near Ocean and Phelan sold for a mixed-use housing project | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-03-15 | City land near Ocean and Phelan sold for a mixed-use housing project. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-11-08 | Board approved Final Map 5410, a 173-unit condominium subdivision at 1150 Ocean Avenue. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2013-07-16 | Board authorized up to $19,500,000 (≈ $28.2 million in 2026 dollars) in bonds to finance a 71-unit rental housing project at 1100 Ocean Avenue. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2015-12-08 | Rezoning proposed for Ocean Avenue between Phelan Avenue and Howth Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2015-12-08 | Ocean Avenue properties rezoned for shops and homes | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2016-11-15 | Ingleside Presbyterian Church named a city landmark | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2017-07-18 | El Rey Theater at 1970 Ocean Avenue made a landmark | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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