St. Mary's Square
Park1908–2017
137 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1908–2017: 99 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 38 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 137: 99 Board decisions, 38 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1908–2017
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 137 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-06-29 | Payment of $12,553 (≈ $469,956 in 2026 dollars) to Margaretha Gingg for her lot at St. Mary's Square passed first reading only, approved later. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-07-13 | Payment of $12,553 (≈ $469,956 in 2026 dollars) to Margaretha Gingg for condemned corner land forming part of St. Mary's Square was finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-07-15 | Payment of $12,553 (≈ $469,956 in 2026 dollars) to Margaretha Gingg for her lot at St. Mary's Square approved. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-07-27 | Payment of $2,475 (≈ $92,658 in 2026 dollars) to Hibernia Savings for a lot in St. Mary's Square; no vote on record. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-08-31 | $2,475 (≈ $92,658 in 2026 dollars) paid to Hibernia Savings and Loan Society for a Quincy Street lot in St. Mary's Square, per court judgment. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-05-21 | Bids invited to clean up St. Mary's Square | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-06-21 | Payment of $10,010.25 (≈ $374,762 in 2026 dollars) to Lucien Raverat and Jules Emden for St. Mary's Square land passed first reading only, approved later. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-06-28 | Payment of $10,010.25 (≈ $374,762 in 2026 dollars) to Lucien Raverat and Jules Emden for St. Mary's Square land approved. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-06-28 | Payment of $4,010 (≈ $150,125 in 2026 dollars) to Emilie Hugues for her land in St. Mary's Square; no vote on record. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-09-27 | Payment of $4,260 (≈ $159,485 in 2026 dollars) to Catherine T. Meara for land at St. Mary's Square; no vote on record; approved later. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-10-04 | Payment of $4,260 (≈ $159,485 in 2026 dollars) to Catherine T. Meara for land at St. Mary's Square approved. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-10-11 | St. Mary's Square proposed as an Oriental park or tea garden | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-10-25 | Tea garden asked for St. Mary's Square by North Central Association | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-11-29 | Payment of $7,500 (≈ $280,783 in 2026 dollars) to Mary Trobock for land for St. Mary's Square passed first reading only, approved later. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-11-29 | $5,000 (≈ $187,189 in 2026 dollars) to be paid to Eliza Scheer for land at St. Mary's Square; passed first reading only | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-12-06 | Payment of $7,500 (≈ $280,783 in 2026 dollars) to Mary Trobock for land for St. Mary's Square approved. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-01-10 | Oriental tea garden at St. Mary's Square put off | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-01-31 | Land at Grant Avenue and California Street to be named St. Mary's Square; passed first reading only | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-02-10 | Land at Grant Avenue and California Street named St. Mary's Square | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-10-31 | The Board accepted E. G. Knapp's offer to sell land for St. Mary's Square for $400 (≈ $14,440 in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-10-31 | E. G. Knapp's land for St. Mary's Square bought for $400 (≈ $14,440 in 2026 dollars) | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911 | Assessments cancelled on a portion of St. Mary's Square on Pine Street sold to the State for unpaid taxes. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-06-26 | $10,000 (≈ $139,809 in 2026 dollars) was appropriated to hire a consulting firm to advise on off-street parking near St. Mary's Square and Civic Center. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-06-26 | $10,000 (≈ $139,809 in 2026 dollars) voted for advice on parking at St. Mary's Square | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-04-23 | Board buys land for the St. Mary's Square garage despite objections | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-05-28 | $17,500 (≈ $226,787 in 2026 dollars) paid Edwin J. Hallinan for the St. Mary's Square garage | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-05-28 | $3,500 (≈ $45,357 in 2026 dollars) paid Pine Auto Parts for the St. Mary's Square garage | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1952-02-18 | $150,000 (≈ $1.9 million in 2026 dollars) for St. Mary's Square garage plans put off | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-02-02 | $831,000 (≈ $10.5 million in 2026 dollars) bond approved for the St. Mary's Square garage lease | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-08-08 | Detached corner of St. Mary's Square proposed for abandonment | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-09-12 | Unused corner of St. Mary's Square given up without protest | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-09-12 | Unused corner of St. Mary's Square given up | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1957 | St. Mary's Square · owned by city: Park | property_record | City report: Valuation of real property owned by city and county of San Francisco ... / 1957 scanned page ↗ |
| 1958-06-23 | Garage land sold to St. Mary's Square, Inc. for $100,000 (≈ $1.2 million in 2026 dollars) | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1960 | St. Mary's Square Park · owned by city: Department not printed; land $559,000; improvements $1,375,000 | property_record | City report: Valuation of real property owned by city and county of San Francisco ... / 1960 scanned page ↗ |
| 1983 | St. Mary's Square · finding: Sunlight blocked by the Telephone Building on Pine Street | finding | City report: The downtown plan : proposal for citizen review scanned page ↗ |
| 1983 | Growth management alternatives for downtown San Francisco · other: Sunlight access requirements for public open spaces in the C-3 district are being developed and will be published later | measure | City report: Growth management alternatives for downtown San Francisco : downtown EIR consultant's report scanned page ↗ |
| 1983 | Downtown height and FAR proposals · proposes: Lower heights to the south of Tenderloin Park, St. Mary's and Portsmouth Squares and the Chinatown Playground to insure sunlight | recommendation | City report: Growth management alternatives for downtown San Francisco : downtown EIR consultant's report scanned page ↗ |
| 1984 | St. Mary's Square · other: Open space within potential shadow reach of Downtown lots | site | City report: Downtown : proposal as adopted by the City Planning Commission as a part of the master plan scanned page ↗ |
| 1984 | St. Mary's Square · finding: blockage of sunlight caused by the Telephone Building on Pine Street | finding | City report: Downtown : proposal as adopted by the City Planning Commission as a part of the master plan scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | St. Mary's Square · other: St. Mary's Square | site | City report: Proposition K-- the Sunlight Ordinance : memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | St. Mary's Square · finding: parks like St. Mary's could accommodate higher surrounding heights in east, southeast, west and southwest directions with much less impact on sunshine than to the south | finding | City report: Proposition K-- the Sunlight Ordinance : memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | St. Mary's Square · other: additional shadow 16,711,279 sq ft; total potential 107,099,264 sq ft (61.5% of park) | finding | City report: Proposition K-- the Sunlight Ordinance : memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | St. Mary's Square shadow · other: cumulative shadow 61.5% of park area | finding | City report: Proposition K-- the Sunlight Ordinance : memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-09-03 | Rooftop of St. Mary's Square Garage handed to Recreation and Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1994-03-28 | $245,000 (≈ $557,020 in 2026 dollars) for upkeep at the St. Mary's Square Garage; passed first reading only. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1995-09-18 | $200,000 (≈ $442,178 in 2026 dollars) to be set aside to clean soil at St. Mary's Square Garage; passed first reading only, later passed | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-12-09 | Bids to be invited to manage St. Mary's Square and Hoff garages; passed first reading only, later finally passed | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-12-16 | Bids invited to manage St. Mary's Square and Hoff garages | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997-02-18 | $12,888 (≈ $27,056 in 2026 dollars) set aside to restore a sculpture at St. Mary's Square | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997-06-03 | $12,888 (≈ $27,056 in 2026 dollars) to be set aside to restore a sculpture at St. Mary's Square; passed first reading only | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997-08-18 | Two city garages awarded to Parking Concepts, including St. Mary's Square | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-10-07 | Saint Mary's Square Park expansion approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | St. Mary's Square · other: 30% of park shaded at mid-day in August | site | City report: Proposition K-- the Sunlight Ordinance : memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1959 | St. Mary's Square Park · owned by city: Park | property_record | City report: Valuation of real property owned by city and county of San Francisco ... / 1959 scanned page ↗ |
| 1968 | St. Mary's Square · owned by city: Park | property_record | City report: Valuation of real property owned by city and county of San Francisco ... / 1968 scanned page ↗ |
| 1935 | St. Mary's Square · owned by city: PARK | property_record | City report: Valuation of real property owned by city and county of San Francisco ... / 1935-1954 scanned page ↗ |
| 1983 | St. Mary's Square · other: Critical sunlight access 9 AM to 4 PM (PST), March 21 - September 21 | measure | City report: The downtown plan : proposal for citizen review scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | St. Mary's Square · other: 90% of park shaded at mid-day in October, remaining for rest of year | site | City report: Proposition K-- the Sunlight Ordinance : memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | St. Mary's Square · other: receives large mid-day shadow from Pacific Telephone Building on Pine Street | site | City report: Proposition K-- the Sunlight Ordinance : memorandum scanned page ↗ |
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