San Francisco Bay Area
Named in the records1849–2025
454 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1849–2025: 65 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 389 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 454: 65 Board decisions, 389 facts from city reports
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- 1849–2025
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The 60 most telling of its 454 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | San Francisco Bay Area In-Depth Study · event: Meeting with State of California staff to discuss procedures for coordinating the study effort | event | City report: Preliminary plan of study of San Francisco Bay area in-depth study : Appendix B : Coordination activities and comments from others scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-09-05 | Supervisor Brown urged promotion of a Naval Base in the San Francisco Bay area; referred to Commercial Development Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1938-03-07 | Board approved Representative Havenner's bill H.R. 8166 for an additional drydock in the San Francisco Bay area. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-01-16 | Board adopted a resolution authorizing a supervisor's appointment to the San Francisco Bay Area Council board of governors. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-01-18 | Supervisor Marvin E. Lewis was appointed to the Board of Governors of the San Francisco Bay Area Council for 1954. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-04-12 | Board adopted a resolution asking Congress to fund a comprehensive survey of the San Francisco Bay Area. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system · finding: Private contractor would not be immune from taxation on any possessory interest in the transit system acquired under contract with the district | finding | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956 | Bay Area rapid transit system · finding: Within the practical financial capacity of the Bay Area without federal or state aid (first stage as planned by Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hall and Macdonald) | finding | City report: Organizational and financial aspects of the proposed San Francisco Bay Area rapid transit system scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-02-06 | Supervisor Rolph appointed the Board's representative on the San Francisco Bay Area Council's Board of Governors; reported, nothing to decide | appointment | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1957-04-08 | The Board adopted a resolution urging the Federal Maritime Board to preserve existing San Francisco Bay Area port rate structures. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1957-05-23 | Board adopted as amended a resolution declaring policy on the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1958-04-21 | Board adopted a resolution appointing a city representative to the San Francisco Bay Area Council. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-03-02 | Supervisor Rolph was appointed as the Board's representative on the San Francisco Bay Area Council. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-06-08 | Water Department membership in the San Francisco Bay Area Water Users Association proposed by amending the Membership Ordinance; passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-06-15 | Water Department membership in the San Francisco Bay Area Water Users Association authorized by amending the membership ordinance. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1961-09-25 | Adrien J. Falk was appointed to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District board for the term 1961 to 1965. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962 | Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system · approved: three central counties committed to construction of BART | project | City report: Trends in traffic patterns at the Bay Bridge and Caldecott Tunnel scanned page ↗ |
| 1963 | BART District general obligation bonds · other: BART District's $792 million general obligation bonds issued in the 1963-1969 period | agency | City report: The impact of BART's bond issue on regional public financing : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1964 | BART test track · other: ground first broken for BART's test track | event | City report: Data needs for measuring the impacts of new transportation systems : the BART experience / scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-10-26 | William M. Reedy was appointed to the board of directors of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-09-07 | Hans Feibusch was appointed to the San Francisco Bay Area Conservation and Development Commission representing the City. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1966 | rapid transit tube · cost usd: $180,000,000 aggregate principal of revenue bonds for construction of the rapid transit tube | project | City report: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Act and other important statutes. scanned page ↗ |
| 1966 | San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Act · other: District may accept federal contributions or loans for transit facilities | event | City report: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Act and other important statutes. scanned page ↗ |
| 1967-09-18 | The Board adopted a resolution asking Congress to explore federal financial help for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-10-07 | William M. Reedy was appointed to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District board of directors. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969 | Preliminary plan of study of San Francisco Bay area in-depth study · rejected: Save San Francisco Bay Association opposes commitment of Federal funds to pilot study | finding | City report: Preliminary plan of study of San Francisco Bay area in-depth study : Appendix B : Coordination activities and comments from others scanned page ↗ |
| 1969 | Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) bond issue · finding: adverse effect on other local borrowing costs wholly disappeared by 1969 or 1970 | finding | City report: The impact of BART's bond issue on regional public financing : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-11-24 | William C. Blake was appointed to the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | BART Impact Program · lead agency: Metropolitan Transportation Commission | agency | City report: Theoretical framework for the evaluation of economic and financial impacts of BART / scanned page ↗ |
| 1971 | BART Impact Program · event: long-term study proposal submitted to U.S. Department of Transportation and HUD by UC Berkeley research team | event | City report: Data needs for measuring the impacts of new transportation systems : the BART experience / scanned page ↗ |
| 1973 | BART Impact Program · lead agency: Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) | project | City report: Data needs for measuring the impacts of new transportation systems : the BART experience / scanned page ↗ |
| 1973 | Metropolitan Transportation Commission · other: MTC adopted a highway needs estimate in 1973 considerably at variance with Caltrans District 4's preferred estimate | finding | City report: Political influence in transportation planning : the San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission's regional transportation plan scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART) · other: first regional rapid transit system built in the nation in over half a century | project | City report: Data needs for measuring the impacts of new transportation systems : the BART experience / scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | Plate 1 maximum earthquake intensity map · other: example of a maximum earthquake intensity map for the San Francisco Bay Area | finding | City report: Earthquake intensity and expected cost in the San Francisco Bay Area scanned page ↗ |
| 1984 | National Science Foundation · other: financed a number of earthquake studies in the Bay Area under the Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program | agency | City report: Earthquake preparedness in the San Francisco Bay region : an inventory and assessment of current programs and activities and recommendations for future comprehensive earthquake preparedness projects scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-03-07 | Board adopted, as amended, a resolution endorsing the San Francisco Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee's bid to host the 1996 Olympic [name withheld]. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-12-21 | Board adopted a resolution to foster growth of the interactive media industry in the San Francisco Bay Area. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969 | Detailed Plan of Study progress meeting, San Francisco Bay Area In-Depth Study · event: Meeting to report on progress of Detailed Plan of Study to participating Federal agencies, room 100-A | event | City report: Preliminary plan of study of San Francisco Bay area in-depth study : Appendix B : Coordination activities and comments from others scanned page ↗ |
| 2005-08-16 | Ordinance proposed to approve a $2,750,000 (≈ $4.7 million in 2026 dollars) settlement of eminent domain litigation with the San Francisco Bay Area Transit District; passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2007-03-27 | Proposed revised $2.4M (≈ $3.9 million in 2026 dollars) settlement with the San Francisco Bay Area Transit District in an eminent domain case passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008-09-23 | Ordinance setting the 2008-2009 property tax rate for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District was finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-09-13 | Ordinance levying property taxes for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District for FY ending June 30, 2012 passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-09-13 | Ordinance levying property taxes for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District for FY2011-2012, passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2019-03-19 | $225,000 (≈ $296,536 in 2026 dollars) BART grant accepted for Pit Stop public toilets | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2020-01-07 | Harlan Kelly reappointed to regional water authority | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2020-02-11 | City accepts $257,500 (≈ $335,233 in 2026 dollars) from BART to fund Pit Stop public toilets | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2020-04-14 | City urges continued state and federal aid for BART and Muni | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2021-06-29 | $250,000 (≈ $310,865 in 2026 dollars) from BART for Pit Stop public toilets approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-04-19 | [name withheld] named director of Bay Area water financing authority | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2023-05-23 | Dennis Herrera reappointed to regional water financing authority | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2023-12-12 | $250,000 (≈ $276,450 in 2026 dollars) BART grant for Pit Stop public toilets approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2025-07-15 | $28 million (≈ $29.3 million in 2026 dollars) grant to build Mission Bay ferry landing accepted | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969 | Study No. 5 ([name withheld]) · other: renamed Social Well-Being Impact; scope broadened to general well-being and quality of environment factors | project | City report: Preliminary plan of study of San Francisco Bay area in-depth study : Appendix B : Coordination activities and comments from others scanned page ↗ |
| San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District · cost usd: $792 million general obligation bond issue approved by district voters for construction of 5-mile system | project | City report: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District chronology scanned page ↗ | |
| 1998 | San Francisco Bay Area · other: reclassified from maintenance area to nonattainment area for Federal one-hour ozone standard | event | City report: Revised draft environmental impact statement/environmental impact report for the disposal and reuse of Hunters Point Shipyard scanned page ↗ |
| 1969 | San Francisco Bay Area In-Depth Study · event: Time and cost estimate for Federal Highway Administration participation in the study | event | City report: Preliminary plan of study of San Francisco Bay area in-depth study : Appendix B : Coordination activities and comments from others scanned page ↗ |
| 1984 | Bay Area Earthquake Study · event: work began on a nine-month study to evaluate preparedness needs and the threat | event | City report: Earthquake preparedness in the San Francisco Bay region : an inventory and assessment of current programs and activities and recommendations for future comprehensive earthquake preparedness projects scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | BART · built year: opened in stages from September 1972 to September 1974 | project | City report: Travel in the BART service area / scanned page ↗ |
| 1969 | San Francisco Bay Area In-depth Study · finding: Federal Railroad Administration has no suggestions for additional study items beyond those in the plan | finding | City report: Preliminary plan of study of San Francisco Bay area in-depth study : Appendix B : Coordination activities and comments from others scanned page ↗ |
| 1969 | San Francisco Bay Area In-depth Study · finding: Federal Railroad Administration has no ongoing investigation relating to the study at this time | finding | City report: Preliminary plan of study of San Francisco Bay area in-depth study : Appendix B : Coordination activities and comments from others scanned page ↗ |
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