Portsmouth Square
Landmark1906–2026
324 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1906–2026: 139 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 185 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome. See the page about Portsmouth Square: what it is, who appears with it.
- Kind
- Landmark
- Assessor block
- 0209
- Records
- 324: 139 Board decisions, 185 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1906–2026
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 324 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920-10-18 | Taxi stands proposed around Portsmouth Square and the United States Mint | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-08-22 | Chinese Hospital allowed a Feast of the Moon in Portsmouth Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-05-04 | Park Commission claim for $12,208.15 (≈ $270,619 in 2026 dollars) for building three convenience stations at Portsmouth Square, Pleishhacker Zoo and Spreckels Lake. | claim | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-05-11 | Payment of $12,208.16 (≈ $270,620 in 2026 dollars) to Park Commission for building three convenience stations at Portsmouth Square, Fleishhacker Zoo and Spreckels Lake approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-03-29 | Resolution adopted calling public attention to the April 3 centennial of California's first public schoolhouse in Portsmouth Square. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-04-06 | Supervisors to attend April 15 centennial at Portsmouth Square | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-01-26 | $3,000 (≈ $37,858 in 2026 dollars) proposed for a children's playground in Portsmouth Square | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-02-02 | Board passed a $3,000 (≈ $37,858 in 2026 dollars) appropriation for a mothers' and children's playground in Portsmouth Square. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-10-05 | Protests against the Portsmouth Square garage received and filed | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-12-28 | Proposed agreement with Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation to build public parking beneath Portsmouth Square was debated; the vote continues. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-12-28 | Agreement for a public parking garage under Portsmouth Square in Chinatown approved; the City faces no financial liability. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-12-28 | Portsmouth Square underground garage agreement approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1960-03-21 | North Center Parking's Portsmouth Square bid sent back to committee | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1961-05-15 | Portsmouth Square garage gets a new landscape plan | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-07-30 | Portsmouth Square parking gets new rates; free with gas purchases | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-07-30 | New hourly, 24-hour and monthly parking rates adopted for the Portsmouth Square public parking facility. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-07-06 | Proposed Portsmouth Square public parking rate increases advanced, with monthly rate amended to $30.00 (≈ $321 in 2026 dollars) by Supervisor Morrison's motion. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1967-12-11 | Parking rates and charges at the Portsmouth Square public parking facility were adjusted, with one supervisor opposed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-12-23 | Supervisor Ertola questions the Kearny Street footbridge to Portsmouth Square | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1973 | Portsmouth Square · other: Night lighting and new children's play apparatus added by Recreation and Park Department | action | City report: Recreation & open space programs recommendations for implementing the recreation and open space element of the Comprehensive plan of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1977-10-31 | Portsmouth Square parking rates changed | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-01-18 | New parking rates proposed at Portsmouth Square and Sutter-Stockton garages | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-01-31 | The Recreation and Park Department accepted $82,120 (≈ $277,806 in 2026 dollars) in gifts for a Zoo gorilla and a Portsmouth Square sculpture. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-06-27 | [name withheld] animal sculpture accepted for the Portsmouth Square play lot | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-08-15 | Supervisor Nelder asked for a hearing on more restrooms and upkeep at Portsmouth Square, referred to Culture and Recreation Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1984-11-19 | Supervisor Nelder asked whether the City will support recognizing Washington Hall at Portsmouth Square as a historical point; referred to Planning Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation · cost usd: $538,832 in back payments owed to the Recreation and Park Department | finding | City report: Report to the San Francisco Parking and Traffic Commission : management audit of city-owned garages scanned page ↗ |
| 1989-03-13 | $500,000 (≈ $1.4 million in 2026 dollars) gift from California Center Partners offered for Portsmouth Square | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1989-06-12 | The Board adopted a resolution urging the Mayor to support placing a Goddess of Democracy statue in Portsmouth Square. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1993 | Recreation and Park construction loan to Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation for elevators and plaza improvements · cost usd: $500,000.00 construction loan | finding | City report: Report to the San Francisco Parking and Traffic Commission : management audit of city-owned garages scanned page ↗ |
| 1993 | Recreation and Park elevator and plaza renovation, Portsmouth Square · finding: Recreation and Park dissatisfied with Corporation's basic design and gold-plated it | finding | City report: Report to the San Francisco Parking and Traffic Commission : management audit of city-owned garages scanned page ↗ |
| 1993 | Union Square, Portsmouth Square and Civic Center Garages · owned by city: Recreation and Park Department | building | City report: Report to the San Francisco Parking and Traffic Commission : management audit of city-owned garages scanned page ↗ |
| 1993 | Recreation and Park Department · other: receives rent payments from the Portsmouth Square and Civic Center Garages, which are located on RPD property | agency | City report: Report to the San Francisco Parking and Traffic Commission : management audit of city-owned garages scanned page ↗ |
| 1993 | Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation back payments · cost usd: $538,832 in back payments owed to the Recreation and Park Department | finding | City report: Report to the San Francisco Parking and Traffic Commission : management audit of city-owned garages scanned page ↗ |
| 1993 | Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation construction loan · cost usd: $500,000 construction loan from the Recreation and Park Department not repaid | finding | City report: Report to the San Francisco Parking and Traffic Commission : management audit of city-owned garages scanned page ↗ |
| 1993 | Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation · recommendation: City Attorney review of unpaid loan and late payments | recommendation | City report: Report to the San Francisco Parking and Traffic Commission : management audit of city-owned garages scanned page ↗ |
| 1993 | Portsmouth Square elevator tower and Plaza improvements · other: letter claims 45 percent or $1,018,140 should have been paid by Recreation and Park Department | finding | City report: Report to the San Francisco Parking and Traffic Commission : management audit of city-owned garages scanned page ↗ |
| 1993-11-22 | Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation unpaid loan · recommendation: City Attorney review of unpaid loan and late payments | recommendation | City report: Report to the San Francisco Parking and Traffic Commission : management audit of city-owned garages scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | Portsmouth Square · owned by city: Recreation and Park Department jurisdiction | finding | City report: City College of San Francisco Chinatown/North Beach campus : draft environmental impact report scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-02-15 | Recreation and Park Department authorized a lease with Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation to operate the Portsmouth Square Garage, adopted by the Board. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-02-15 | Recreation and Park Department authorized to lease Portsmouth Square Garage operations to Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation; adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-02-15 | Recreation and Park Department may lease Portsmouth Square Garage operations to Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation; resolution adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2020-06-09 | Portsmouth Square park improvements found financially feasible | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-03-22 | Free Portsmouth Square parking and transit fares approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-04-12 | Pedestrian bridge from Hilton hotel to Portsmouth Square permit revoked | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-04-12 | Petition against the Hilton footbridge over Kearny Street denied | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-04-12 | Permit revoked for the Hilton footbridge over Kearny Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-04-12 | Written reasons for revoking Kearny bridge permit approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-05-24 | Permit for Kearny Street walkway to Portsmouth Square revoked | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2023-04-25 | $6 million (≈ $6.6 million in 2026 dollars) state grant for Portsmouth Square renovation accepted | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2023-09-26 | $2.2 million (≈ $2.4 million in 2026 dollars) emergency elevator fix at Portsmouth Square approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2026 | Portsmouth Square rebuilt; footbridge to the Hilton to be torn down | contract | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2026-01-27 | $311,269 for free Portsmouth Square parking and parade fares, referred | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2026-03-03 | $311K for free Portsmouth Square parking and transit approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002 | Portsmouth Square (Restrooms) · owned by city: Recreation and Park | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 2002 scanned page ↗ |
| 2003 | PORTSMOUTH SQUARE · owned by city: Recreation and Park | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 2003 scanned page ↗ |
| 2004 | PORTSMOUTH SQUARE · owned by city: Recreation and Park | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 2004 scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | Chinese New Year Carnival · event: parade, carnival, food & festivities | event | City report: Community service directory scanned page ↗ |
| 1971 | Bridge connecting Portsmouth Square and the Chinese Cultural and Trade Center · built: Completion of the bridge | building | City report: Workable program for community improvement : application and recertification, January 1, 1972-December 21, 1973 scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | Portsmouth Square · built: bridge connecting Portsmouth Square to Chinese Cultural Center in the Holiday Inn | site | City report: City College of San Francisco Chinatown/North Beach campus : comments and responses scanned page ↗ |
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