Portola Drive
Named in the records1914–2024
1,113 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1914–2024: 943 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 170 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 1,113: 943 Board decisions, 170 facts from city reports
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- 1914–2024
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The 60 most telling of its 1,113 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914-10-13 | Corbett Road renamed Portola Drive by resolution, for a public street accepted under Ordinance 2935. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-02-23 | Portola Drive to be paved with asphalt out to Junipero Serra | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1922-01-30 | Ordinance proposed to rezone land on Portola Drive, for a fire department building, from first to second residential district. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-07-06 | Portola Drive land rezoned from First Residential to Commercial District, a change for one stretch. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-01-17 | Board ordered the City Attorney to begin eminent domain proceedings to widen Portola Drive and open a new street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-08-08 | The Board accepted Henry and Anna Becker's $4,514 (≈ $87,411 in 2026 dollars) offer to sell land for widening Portola Drive. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-10-24 | Board accepts Rearden and Maude Lyons' offer to sell land on Portola Drive for widening, for $1 (≈ $19.36 in 2026 dollars) plus grading. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1928-06-18 | Pacific States Construction Co. gets $14,315.40 (≈ $282,072 in 2026 dollars) second payment for pavement on Portola Drive and Terresita Boulevard. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1928-11-26 | Funds approved to rebuild Green Street, build a sewer at Portola Drive and Waithman Way, and repair the Third Street bridge. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1928-12-03 | Portola Drive to be built out to Fowler Avenue for $130,000 (≈ $2.6 million in 2026 dollars) | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-03-18 | City accepted Genevieve Carroll's offer to sell Lot 1, Block 2847 for $1,117.80 (≈ $22,025 in 2026 dollars) to widen Portola Drive. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-08-05 | Board accepted George E. Wilson and others' offer to sell land for $892.50 (≈ $17,586 in 2026 dollars) to widen Portola Drive. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-08-12 | City Attorney ordered to condemn one Noe Garden lot to widen Portola Drive; resolution adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-08-26 | Condemnation proceedings approved for land along Army Street and Portola Drive for the San Miguel Reservoir and road. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-09-10 | Board accepted Esther Gaffney and others' offer to sell land for widening Portola Drive for $652.50 (≈ $12,857 in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-09-30 | The city accepted the Dessin owners' offer to sell land for $750 (≈ $14,778 in 2026 dollars) to widen Portola Drive. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-10-28 | City accepted R. D. and Gladys T. Brigham's offer to sell land for $731.40 (≈ $14,412 in 2026 dollars) to widen Portola Drive. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-11-18 | Board set aside $1,653.49 (≈ $32,581 in 2026 dollars) for boulevard property purchases and $90 (≈ $1,773 in 2026 dollars) for land widening Portola Drive. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-12-23 | Board approved $48,703 (≈ $959,648 in 2026 dollars) in payments for Bernal Cut damage releases and land purchases for Bay Shore and Portola drive. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-04-28 | Board accepted $450 (≈ $9,079 in 2026 dollars) offers from the Dowells and John Barrett to sell land for widening Portola Drive. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-06-16 | Board accepted $387 (≈ $7,808 in 2026 dollars) and $333 (≈ $6,719 in 2026 dollars) offers from the Munds to sell land needed to widen Portola Drive. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-01-12 | The City accepted Lavancha M. Gray's offer to sell lots on Portola Drive for widening, for $900 (≈ $19,950 in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1936-05-25 | City land on Portola Drive near Twenty-fourth Street to be sold | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1936-07-06 | City land on Portola Drive sold to J. M. Crogan and wife Hazel Crogan for $60 (≈ $1,454 in 2026 dollars), confirmed by resolution. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1938-06-13 | Block bounded by Burnett Avenue, Portola Drive and Fenton Alley rezoned to first residential district. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1938-06-13 | Block along westerly La Place Avenue between Portola Drive and Clipper Street rezoned to First Residential District. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1938-06-27 | Public Works purchase of two lots from McGown and Olney for Portola Drive widening approved at $1,250 (≈ $29,871 in 2026 dollars) each. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1938-12-05 | The Board set December 12, 1938 at 2 p.m. to hear an appeal on rezoning a Portola Drive corner to commercial. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1938-12-19 | Planning Commission's denial overruled; the southwest corner of Portola Drive and Woodside Avenue is to be rezoned commercial. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1938-12-19 | Planning Commission's refusal to rezone the Portola Drive and Woodside Avenue corner to commercial was disapproved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940-07-08 | John V. Campbell gets a $174.11 (≈ $4,190 in 2026 dollars) tax refund on land sold to the city for the Portola Drive widening. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1942-08-31 | Board approved rezoning one block bounded by 26th Street, Burnham Avenue, Army Street and Portola Drive to First Residential District. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-01-03 | Rezoning for two-family housing near Portola Drive turned down | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-12-27 | Board set January 3, 1949 hearing on appeal against rejected rezoning of land bounded by Portola Drive. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-01-03 | Rezoning for two-family housing near Portola Drive; put over to a later meeting, later withdrawn. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-01-10 | Rezoning for two-family housing near Portola Drive turned down | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-07-10 | Redevelopment area between Portola Drive and Laidley Street; passed first reading only | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-07-24 | Diamond Heights designated Redevelopment Area B, bounded by Portola Drive, O'Shaughnessy Boulevard and Douglass Street; finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-06-01 | New firehouse sites proposed for Portola Drive and Valencia Street; passed first reading only | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-08-24 | Portola Drive to be realigned from Woodside to Corbett Avenues | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-08-31 | The city agrees with the State to acquire Lot 12 at High and Twenty-fifth Streets for $5 (≈ $63.10 in 2026 dollars), needed for the Portola Drive widening. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-11-15 | $500,000 (≈ $6.3 million in 2026 dollars) proposed to widen Market Street and Portola Drive; passed first reading only | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-12-06 | $500,000 (≈ $6.3 million in 2026 dollars) voted to widen Market Street and Portola Drive | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-06-20 | City approved a $14,500 (≈ $182,300 in 2026 dollars) purchase of [name withheld] property for the Market Street-Portola Drive widening. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-12-19 | Resolution to disapprove a Muni Bus Line 36 route change on Evelyn Way and Portola Drive was refused adoption. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-04-02 | $1,704,000 (≈ $21.1 million in 2026 dollars) for widening Market Street from Hattie Street to Portola Drive was passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-04-09 | Board finally passed $1,704,000 (≈ $21.1 million in 2026 dollars) for widening and realigning Market Street from Hattie Street to Portola Drive, over Dobbs's no vote. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-08-06 | Sale money from Portola Drive homes returns to the purchase fund | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1957-06-10 | Leftover Portola Drive widening land to be sold at auction | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-05-04 | Surplus land at Dorchester Way and Portola Drive to be sold | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-11-23 | Surplus city land on Portola Drive in St. [name withheld] proposed for sale; passed first reading only | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-12-14 | Surplus city land on Portola Drive in St. [name withheld] sold | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1961-02-27 | The Board adopted a resolution to take property by eminent domain for widening Market-Portola Drive, costing up to $4,000 (≈ $45,076 in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1961-07-17 | Motion to block ending Motor Coach Line 37 service on Portola Drive between Glenview and Woodside was refused, allowing the change. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1961-07-17 | Bid to block Line 37 bus cut on Portola turned down | rejected | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1967-03-27 | Pommon's Tower Market at 635 Portola Drive received a property tax reduction under a compromise settlement the Board approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1973-04-30 | Portola Drive underpass construction turned down | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-09-13 | Shopping mall at 749 Portola Drive to be closed off for a day; sent to committee | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-07-01 | Upholding planning approval for 1700 Haight Street and 669-677 Portola Drive | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-08-12 | Buildings at 1306 Portola Drive need not sit fifteen feet back | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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