San Francisco Zoo
Landmark1930–2026
799 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1930–2026: 200 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 599 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 799: 200 Board decisions, 599 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1930–2026
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 799 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | WPA cages and enclosures at the SFZ · built: cages and enclosures built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1930 | Triple Grotto and Monkey Island · built: built as WPA projects | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1930 | Zoo cages and enclosures · built: built by the Works Progress Administration | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1930 | WPA cages and enclosures, San Francisco Zoo · built: built by the Works Progress Administration during the 1930's | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1930 | Bear grottos and Lion House outdoor enclosures · built year: Originally constructed during the 1930's | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1946-06-24 | Funding of $26,189 (≈ $452,519 in 2026 dollars) for new chimpanzee houses at the San Francisco Zoo was refused. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-11-26 | An ordinance appropriating $33,660 (≈ $436,208 in 2026 dollars) for San Francisco Zoo improvements passed for second reading, 11 votes to none. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-12-10 | The Board finally passed an ordinance appropriating $33,660 (≈ $436,208 in 2026 dollars) for storm drainage, paving, wiring, fees and fencing at the San Francisco Zoo. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-05-15 | San Francisco Zoo budget of the Recreation and Park Department adopted as submitted by the Mayor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-05-15 | Board adopted the Recreation and Park Department San Francisco Zoo budget as submitted by the Mayor, adding a $569 (≈ $7,127 in 2026 dollars) retirement allowance. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1957-01-07 | The Board accepted a $500 (≈ $5,995 in 2026 dollars) gift from the Zoological Society to ship a rhinoceros to the San Francisco Zoo. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-07-23 | $10,000 (≈ $111,570 in 2026 dollars) gift accepted for work at San Francisco Zoo | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-06-16 | A proposal to pay part of the Zoo Director's salary from the San Francisco Zoo Fund was refused second reading. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977-06-20 | San Francisco Zoo special fund extended to June 1978 | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980 | Primate Discovery Center, San Francisco Zoo (PDC) · cost usd: $7.2 million for construction of 15 new primate enclosures | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-04-05 | Resolution concurring that private contractor security at San Francisco Zoo would cost less than city employees was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1984-02-06 | The Board adopted a resolution requesting a veterinary inspection of the polar bear at the San Francisco Zoo. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Primate Discovery Center (PDC) · built year: completed | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Primate Discovery Center · built: completed 1985 | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Koala Krossing · built year: completed in 1985 | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Primate Discovery Center · built: completed | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Primate Discovery Center · built year: completed in 1985 | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Primate Discovery Center · built year: completed 1985 | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1987-05-26 | Security services at the San Francisco Zoo approved for a private contractor under Prop J, with Resolution 422-87 adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-07-25 | Ordinance approved amended agreement paying Urban Resource Systems $1,000 (≈ $2,848 in 2026 dollars) monthly to recycle the San Francisco Zoo's organic waste. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1989-09-18 | Resolution urges the Mayor and Recreation and Park Department to set proper animal care and visitor safety standards at the San Francisco Zoo; adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Bird exhibit renovation at San Francisco Zoo · other: Renovation underway; trees removed, part of exhibit bulldozed, manzanita trees acquired | project | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Holding and management cages · recommendation: Report suggests holding plus management cages be built behind the aviary | recommendation | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Sewage Treatment Plant · other: being built on the site where the conservation centers were to have been located | event | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | San Francisco Zoo utilities · finding: considerable earthquake damage to utilities and public pathways | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Animal Purchase Fund · cost usd: approximately $39,000 | measure | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Bird seed purchase, San Francisco Zoo · finding: no finches on display in the City run portion of the zoo | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | PDC bedrooms · finding: radiant heated concrete floors were not built | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | San Francisco Zoo animal collection · recommendation: Investigate the natural history of animals before acquiring new animals | recommendation | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | WPA facilities at SFZ · finding: Some parts of facilities built by the WPA 50 years ago remain the best in the zoo | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | SFZ new facilities · recommendation: No new animal facilities should be built until the recommendations are fully implemented | recommendation | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | ZOO 2000 · recommendation: Any new animal facility should be planned, designed and built by people with animal knowledge and experience, not the unqualified people currently designing ZOO 2000 | recommendation | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Blood equipment purchase, SF Zoo · cost usd: $10,000 estimated cost for blood equipment | recommendation | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Bear fruit supply · finding: Fruit fed to bears was rotten on some occasions; purchase problem | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990-06-04 | Board urges the Mayor to urge the Recreation and Park Commission to reconsider raising San Francisco Zoo admission fees. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1993-02-22 | Board adopted a resolution supporting an expanded partnership under which the Zoological Society would operate and manage the San Francisco Zoo. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997-02-03 | Resolution declaring necessity for $48 million (≈ $100.8 million in 2026 dollars) in bonds for San Francisco Zoo improvements was adopted as amended. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1998-01-20 | Ordinance appropriating $10,790,000 (≈ $22.3 million in 2026 dollars) for new utility systems at the San Francisco Zoo was finally passed, with funds placed on reserve. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999 | Proposed $16.9M (≈ $34.2 million in 2026 dollars) zoo bond ordinance for San Francisco Zoo capital work passed on first reading as amended. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003 | Motion creating a select committee to audit the San Francisco Zoo, approved 11-0 by the Board. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004 | Supervisors proposed barring city departments and contractors from keeping elephants at the San Francisco Zoo until improvements are made; passed first reading as amended. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004-12-14 | Board passed an ordinance requiring city departments and contractors to get permission before keeping elephants at the San Francisco Zoo. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005-05-17 | Up to $7.5 million (≈ $12.9 million in 2026 dollars) in bonds sold for zoo facility work. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005-05-17 | Supervisors propose appropriating $7,505,000 (≈ $12.9 million in 2026 dollars) in bond proceeds for San Francisco Zoo facilities; passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005-05-24 | Approves $7.5M (≈ $12.9 million in 2026 dollars) of general obligation bond proceeds to acquire, build and rebuild San Francisco Zoo facilities. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008-09-16 | Ordinance on San Francisco Zoo policies and an animal welfare oversight committee was amended but not passed on first reading. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-03-15 | Landmark status for the Zoo's Mother's Building sent to committee | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-04-12 | Landmark status sought for the Zoo's Mother's Building | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-06-28 | Landmark status for the Zoo's Mother's Building sent to committee | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-07-26 | Mother's Building at the Zoo clears first landmark vote | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-09-06 | Zoo's Mother's Building protected as a city landmark | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2022-09-06 | Landmark status for the Mother's Building at the Zoo | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2024-12-10 | Audit of San Francisco Zoo's management ordered | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1989 | Animal Purchase Fund, SF Zoo · cost usd: fund totalled about $39,000 | property_record | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Chimps/Orangs--Indoor facility · built year: late 30's | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
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