Potrero Hill
Neighbourhood1918–2025
510 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1918–2025: 307 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 203 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome. See the page about Potrero Hill: what it is, who appears with it.
- Kind
- Neighbourhood
- Records
- 510: 307 Board decisions, 203 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1918–2025
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 510 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918-04-29 | Permit granted to blast on Army Street, Carolina to Pennsylvania | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-11-24 | Ordinance for improving five playgrounds, including Potrero Hill, Ocean View, St. Mary's Park and Julius Kahn, passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-02-16 | Voters approved a $200,000 (≈ $4.4 million in 2026 dollars) bond to improve the Potrero Hill, Ocean View, St. Mary's Park, Julius Kahn and Funston Annex playgrounds. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1935-11-18 | City approved buying one Potrero Hill lot from George Milucky and Adam Stefanik for $2,000 (≈ $49,188 in 2026 dollars) for a playground roadway. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1935-11-18 | City approved buying two Potrero Hill lots from Camilo and Mateo Bologna for $1,500 (≈ $36,891 in 2026 dollars) for a playground roadway. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1936-01-27 | Supervisors adopted a resolution letting the Director of Property auction buildings on Potrero Hill Playground Roadway land. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1943-05-20 | Supplemental appropriation of $15,360 (≈ $299,156 in 2026 dollars) approved for Recreation Commission plans for field houses at St. Mary's and Potrero Hill playgrounds. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-04-02 | Supervisors finally passed $37,125 (≈ $481,111 in 2026 dollars) for playground equipment at Burnett, Ocean View, Potrero Hill, St. Mary's and Sunset playgrounds. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1967-11-13 | Supervisor Blake asked the State Division of Highways and Public Works for reports on earth slippage threatening Pennsylvania Avenue homes on Potrero Hill, and the Clerk was directed to send them. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1967-11-27 | Supervisor Tamaras reported that the State Division of Highways installed flexible pipe connections to homes threatened on Potrero Hill. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-11-18 | Garbage by rail to Lassen County approved in principle | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-11-18 | Request to send garbage rail plan back to committee turned down | rejected | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-04-07 | City backs Potrero Hill residents' plan for war-housing site | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1972-11-13 | About $71,000 (≈ $572,314 in 2026 dollars) approved for a neighbourhood house and nursery school | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-05-13 | The Board adopted a resolution moving Lot 51, Block 4219 to Public Health for the Potrero Hill Health Center site. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-09-23 | Potrero Hill neighbourhood house gets $20,000 (≈ $136,690 in 2026 dollars) for social programs | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | new warehouses · other: recent construction of new warehouses east of Potrero Hill and in the South Bayshore area | finding | City report: Industrial trends : report containing background information for the Commerce and industry element of the Comprehensive plan of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Safeway coffee plant · built: Safeway coffee plant on 17th Street below Potrero Hill | site | City report: Commercial and industrial activity in San Francisco : present characteristics and future trends : report to San Francisco Department of City Planning scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-03-03 | Funding for Potrero Hill neighborhood house extended | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-04-14 | City overturns approval of [name withheld] condos on Potrero Hill | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-09-08 | Potrero Hill Neighborhood House gets $43,000 (≈ $269,301 in 2026 dollars) for programs | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977-05-23 | Potrero Hill Neighborhood House proposed as city landmark; first vote only. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977-05-31 | Potrero Hill Neighborhood House made a city landmark | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-11-29 | Board adopted the 1983 Community Development Program, holding $54,694 (≈ $190,970 in 2026 dollars) for Potrero Hill Community Development Corporation in reserve pending litigation. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1984 | Hills Bros. · other: $5 million I.D.B. to acquire a vacant Safeway facility at the foot of Potrero Hill | action | City report: MOHED : production, preservation, people scanned page ↗ |
| 1984 | Hills Bros. · other: $558,000 UDAG to purchase capital equipment | action | City report: MOHED : production, preservation, people scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-12-02 | Housing Authority bond issue for Grosvenor Potrero Hill Associates' rental housing development was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1987-01-20 | Showplace Square sign rules sent to planning commission for review | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1989 | Central Waterfront Plan · other: New study examining potential housing opportunity areas and controls to preserve existing affordable housing in Central Waterfront and lower Potrero Hill | project | City report: An affordable housing action plan for San Francisco : draft report scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Potrero Hill reservoir · other: 1.11 mgd demand representing Potrero Hill reservoir in Potrero Hills District | site | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-02-11 | Board authorizes Recreation and Parks Department to seek $250,000 (≈ $618,465 in 2026 dollars) federal grant for Potrero Hill Recreation Center renovation. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-09-28 | Missouri Street between 19th and 20th Streets closed October 17, 1992 for the Potrero Hill Festival. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2001-02-26 | Supervisors urge the air district to reject PG&E's bid to acquire emission credits for Hunters Point and Potrero Hill plants. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2001-03-05 | Board urges the Bay Area air district to reject PG&E's bid to acquire emission reduction credits for Hunters Point and Potrero Hill plants. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2001-03-05 | Residential parking regulations for part of Potrero Hill were rescinded and re-enacted, and the change was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2001-08-27 | Interim zoning controls for 18 months in six Showplace Square and Potrero Hill subareas were sent to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2001-08-27 | Proposed interim controls would impose stricter zoning in six subareas of Showplace Square and Potrero Hill for eighteen months; sent to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-08-12 | Potrero Hill clinic gets more foot, diet and diabetes care. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003 | Eastern Neighborhoods planning process · other: Complete Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and draft permanent zoning controls | action | City report: Housing element : an element of the San Francisco general plan : final draft for public review scanned page ↗ |
| 2004 | Eastern Neighborhoods · proposes: Complete planning process and draft permanent zoning controls | project | City report: Housing element : an element of the San Francisco general plan scanned page ↗ |
| 2005 | Recreation and Park Department accepted a $53,075 (≈ $91,567 in 2026 dollars) gift from [name withheld] for Potrero Hill park improvements and recreation programs. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005-10-25 | Recreation and Park Department accepted a $53,075 (≈ $91,567 in 2026 dollars) gift from [name withheld] for Potrero Hill parks and programs. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-09-19 | Interim zoning requiring conditional use approval for formula retail in Showplace Square, Potrero Hill and Central Waterfront was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-09-19 | New limits on chain stores in Showplace Square approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008-12-09 | Four Eastern Neighborhoods area plans for the Mission, East SoMa, Showplace Square/Potrero Hill and Central Waterfront were adopted into the General Plan. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2015-07-31 | Dogpatch and Northwest Potrero Hill green benefit district set up with ten years of property assessments; resolution adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2016-02-09 | Board adopted interim controls requiring extra design review for large projects in Showpiece Square, Potrero Hill and Central Waterfront. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2016-02-09 | Extra design rules for big projects in three areas, including Potrero Hill | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2016-03-01 | Pier 70 public-works district plan | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2016-06-07 | Cohen proposed interim controls requiring extra design standards for large projects in Showpiece Square, Potrero Hill and Central Waterfront; sent to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2016-07-12 | Potrero HOPE SF parcels at 25th and Connecticut rezoned | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2017-01-31 | Development deal with BRIDGE for Potrero public housing approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2017-11-14 | Pier 70 development deal with FC Pier 70 now approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2019-04-09 | Bond money approved to repay Pier 70 costs, including affordable housing | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2020-01-28 | Pier 70 condo special tax set up; no majority protest | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2020-01-28 | Up to $1.7 billion (≈ $2.2 billion in 2026 dollars) in bonds approved for Pier 70 condos | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2020-04-21 | Potrero Power Station project plan changes approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2020-10-06 | Pier 70 map approved, clearing way for 306 homes | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-07-19 | $11.7M (≈ $13.5 million in 2026 dollars) state grant to build infrastructure at Potrero housing site | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2025-10-07 | $580,000 (≈ $607,018 in 2026 dollars) gift accepted to build 22nd Street trail steps | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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