Russian Hill
Neighbourhood1856–2021
213 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1856–2021: 136 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 77 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome. See the page about Russian Hill: what it is, who appears with it.
- Kind
- Neighbourhood
- Assessor block
- 0047
- Records
- 213: 136 Board decisions, 77 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1856–2021
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 213 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | Lombard Reservoir · built year: 1860 | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1861 | Francisco Reservoir · built: Constructed | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1861 | Francisco Reservoir · built: 2.5 million gallon reservoir constructed | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1919-12-15 | City bonds moved to pay for Aquatic Park land | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1920-10-11 | Work ordered to start on Aquatic Park at North Beach | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1921-09-26 | $4,942 (≈ $93,026 in 2026 dollars) paid to contractor for Aquatic Park work | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1921-10-24 | $97,000 (≈ $1.8 million in 2026 dollars) moved to fund Aquatic Park construction | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1922-11-20 | Aquatic Park handed from Public Works to the Park Commission | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-01-29 | City endorses bill adding athletic land to Aquatic Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-03-05 | $20,000 (≈ $394,082 in 2026 dollars) paid to Kinsey Estate for Aquatic Park land | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-03-19 | City agreed to buy Aquatic Park land from Kinsey Estate | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-11-26 | $22,224.88 (≈ $437,921 in 2026 dollars) approved to pay Kinsey Estate for Aquatic Park land | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-12-31 | Another construction payment for Galileo High School in North Beach | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-06-16 | City asked federal War Secretary to approve Aquatic Park plans | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-11-03 | $16,528 (≈ $325,669 in 2026 dollars) paid to landowners for Aquatic Park property | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-11-23 | Money set aside to buy land for schools and Aquatic Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-11-22 | City pays final sums for land for Aquatic Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1928-08-27 | City declares Aquatic Park must be finished and equipped | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-06-03 | $31,500 (≈ $620,679 in 2026 dollars) approved for Aquatic Park land from Northwestern Pacific Railroad | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-06-03 | Payment for land needed for Aquatic Park approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-08-21 | Pledge of $1.7 million (≈ $44.1 million in 2026 dollars) for Aquatic Park and Yacht Harbor approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1939-02-06 | City spends $10,250 (≈ $248,463 in 2026 dollars) to buy land for Aquatic Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1941-11-03 | City buys $23,925 (≈ $548,387 in 2026 dollars) Aquatic Park lot from California Packing | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1943-11-15 | City buys California Packing land for Aquatic Park, $25,250 (≈ $491,777 in 2026 dollars) | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1944-11-13 | City buys land for Aquatic Park for $25,914.78 (≈ $496,121 in 2026 dollars) | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-06-18 | $36,995 (≈ $479,427 in 2026 dollars) approved to buy Aquatic Park land | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-01-19 | Water Department land on Russian Hill transferred to the Recreation and Park Commission for park purposes. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1966-07-18 | Board refused to overturn the Planning Commission's denial of a 200-foot height limit at 1000 North Point Street. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1972 | Surveyed residential buildings 10 stories and over, Russian Hill · units: 11 buildings, 588 units | finding | City report: Impact of intensive, high-rise development in San Francisco. Volume III, Urban economics : an evaluation of alternate development growth strategies, Step 1 - part B, a final feasibility report scanned page ↗ |
| 1973-03-19 | Supervisor Feinstein's ordinance creating Underground District No. 303 on Russian Hill streets passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977-08-29 | Molinari asked the Municipal Railway for its view on running buses on the cable car route to Nob Hill and Russian Hill. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1978-03-20 | Condominium map for 1101 Green Street approved with tenant protections; legislation passed on first reading, overriding Public Works' rejection. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1979-10-29 | Galileo High School chosen as site for mental health facility | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-02-25 | Resident-only parking zone widened in Telegraph Hill area | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-07-07 | Russian Hill Court condos at 2526-2550 Polk Street can be sold separately | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-07-07 | Condominium map approved for Russian Hill Court on Polk Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Francisco Reservoir · other: Reservoir on north slope of Russian Hill, elevation 135 feet, still in use | building | City report: San Francisco water & power : a history of the Municipal Water Department and Hetch Hetchy System scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Lombard Reservoir · other: Reservoir on north slope of Russian Hill, elevation 305 feet, still in use | building | City report: San Francisco water & power : a history of the Municipal Water Department and Hetch Hetchy System scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-02-01 | Engine Company No. 8 at 1648 Pacific Avenue to be made a landmark; passed first reading, later finally passed | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | University Mound pressure zone - Use of existing Francisco Reservoir · alternative: Re-connection of existing 135-foot Francisco Reservoir offers minimal pressure benefit | alternative | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: 2.5-million-gallon single brick-lined basin, located on Russian Hill | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: located in the northeast corner of San Francisco on the north slope of Russian Hill | site | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: underlain by shale and sandstone of the Franciscan Complex; bedrock should be mostly shale with some sandstone at the southeast corner | site | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: Franciscan may be mantled with 5 to 10 feet of slope debris; elevation 125 bench cut into bedrock except along north berm toe | site | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: 2.5 MG reservoir on Russian Hill with overflow elevation of 135 feet | site | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: 2.5 MG storage, overflow elevation 135 feet, on Russian Hill | site | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Lombard Reservoir · finding: concrete roof with tennis courts in good condition | finding | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Lombard Reservoir · other: capacity 3.3 million gallons | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Lombard Reservoir · other: overflow elevation 303 feet | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Lombard Reservoir · finding: excavated, asphalt-lined, no signs of leakage | finding | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: existing reservoir impounded by a berm on a bench cut into north slope of Russian Hill | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1998-05-26 | Leavenworth Street property and $100,000 (≈ $206,712 in 2026 dollars) accepted to create Fay Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-03-18 | Ordinance designating the 1338 Filbert Street Cottages as Landmark No. 232 passed first reading as amended. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004 | The Board adopted a resolution to acquire Lot 001 at 701 Lombard Street by eminent domain for a neighborhood park. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-05-23 | Board approved a motion affirming the Planning Department's environmental exemption for the 828 Francisco Street project in Russian Hill. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2021-10-05 | Landmark status passed for Art Institute's fresco at 800 Chestnut Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: disconnected from University Mound system | event | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: isolated from the system; piping connections removed in early 1970s | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · event: disconnected from University Mound pressure zone system | event | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Francisco Reservoir · other: Disconnected from the distribution system | building | City report: Final report Balboa and Francisco Reservoirs needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
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