Stow Lake
Named in the records1893–2023
103 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1893–2023: 68 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 35 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome. See the page about Stow Lake: what it is, who appears with it.
- Kind
- Named in the records
- Records
- 103: 68 Board decisions, 35 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1893–2023
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 103 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | California Midwinter International Exposition · other: fair hosted on a sixty-acre plot east of Stow Lake | project | City report: Golden Gate Park master plan. Phase I report : park issues and needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1894 | California Midwinter International Exposition · event: held in an undeveloped area east of Stow Lake | event | City report: M.H. deYoung Memorial Museum site selection study scanned page ↗ |
| 1906-12-13 | Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph is directed to install a telephone in the Stow Lake boathouse in Golden Gate Park. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1906-12-13 | Telephone ordered for the boat house at Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1943-06-07 | Board of Park Commissioners would grant Calvin Tilden and George Boardman, Jr. a concession to operate boats on Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park. | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-07-05 | Stow Lake boat concession sent back to committee | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-07-18 | Passed for second reading an agreement letting Stow Lake Company run boats on Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park for two years. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-08-01 | A two-year boat concession on Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park, between the Park Commission and Stow Lake Company, was under consideration. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-08-01 | Stow Lake Company's boat concession on Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park was continued for one week. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-08-01 | Stow Lake Company's boat concession in Golden Gate Park put off | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-08-08 | Stow Lake Company to get the boat concession in Golden Gate Park; passed first reading only. | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-02-06 | Modified concession agreement for boat operation on Stow Lake with Calvin V. Tilden passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-02-20 | Park Commission's concession agreement with Calvin V. Tilden for boat operation on Stow Lake was modified and finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-06-25 | Calvin Tilden gets the boat concession on Stow Lake | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-07-16 | Ordinance to let Calvin V. Tilden run boats on Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-07-16 | Calvin Tilden's boat concession on Stow Lake clears a first vote | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-06-22 | Recreation and Park Commission's Stow Lake concession with [name withheld] extended to a refreshment booth; passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-06-29 | Stow Lake Boat House concession with [name withheld] extended to a refreshment booth; ordinance finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1957-08-12 | [name withheld] Stow Lake boat and refreshment stand passes second reading | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1957-08-19 | The Board finally passed a concession agreement letting [name withheld] operate boats and a refreshment stand at Stow Lake. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1960-09-12 | Stow Lake boat and snack deal; first vote only. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1960-09-19 | Board finally passed an ordinance approving a Stow Lake Company concession for boats and a refreshment stand at Stow Lake. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1960-09-19 | Stow Lake boat and snack deal approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-10-18 | Recreation and Park Commission's boat rental agreement with Stow Lake Company in Golden Gate Park passed second reading; consideration continued. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-10-18 | Stow Lake boat-rental deal advances; final vote still to come. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-10-18 | Stow Lake deal survives challenge; final vote still to come. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-10-25 | The Board passed, after reconsideration, an agreement letting the Stow Lake Company run boat rental and a refreshment stand at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-10-25 | Stow Lake Company to run boat rentals in Golden Gate Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-10-25 | Agreement with Stow Lake Company to run boat rental and refreshments at Stow Lake was passed, then rescinded by the Board. | contract | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-10-25 | Stow Lake boat-rental deal: vote undone, final result not shown | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1966 | Stow Lake Boat House and Reservoir · owned by city: Director of Property | property_record | City report: Valuation of real property owned by city and county of San Francisco ... / 1966 scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Stow Lake Phase I Rehabilitation of Reservoir · other: application listed under Recreation and Park Department | project | City report: Grants report : How much of what is in the second city budget scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Stow Lake Phase I - Rehabilitation of Reservoir · other: listed grant item under Department of Parks and Recreation (State) | project | City report: Grants report : How much of what is in the second city budget scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Stow Lake Phase I Rehabilitation of Reservoir · other: Stow Lake Phase I Rehabilitation of Reservoir | project | City report: Grants report : How much of what is in the second city budget scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Stow Lake Boat House and Reservoir · owned by city: Golden Gate Park and Pan Handle Park | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 1976 scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-11-22 | Chinese Pavilion gift for Stow Lake, valued at $100,000 (≈ $592,162 in 2026 dollars), sent back to committee; the Board urged the Recreation and Park Department to speed its environmental report. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980 | Stow Lake Boat House and Reservoir · owned by city: Golden Gate Park and Pan Handle Park | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 1980 scanned page ↗ |
| 1982 | Stow Lake Boat House and Reservoir · owned by city | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 1982 scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-01-25 | Passed as an emergency measure, authorizing Public Works to restore the fire and domestic water line at Stow Lake Boat House. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1984 | [name withheld] · built: reconstructed in 1984, in good condition | building | City report: Golden Gate Park master plan. Phase I report : park issues and needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Stow Lake Boat House and Reservoir · owned by city: City and County of San Francisco | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 1985 scanned page ↗ |
| 1986 | Stow Lake Boat House and Reservoir · other: 124,597 | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 1986 scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-04-21 | Boating concession insurance at Stow Lake sent to the finance committee | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-04-21 | Supervisors Hongisto and Molinari asked the Recreation and Park Department to investigate rising insurance costs for the Stow Lake boating concession. | motion | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Stow Lake Boat House and Reservoir · owned by city: jurisdiction not printed; improvements 124,597 | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 1987 scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | Stow Lake Boat House and Reservoir · owned by city: City and County of San Francisco | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 1988 scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Stow Lake Boat House and Reservoir · owned by city: jurisdiction not legible on page | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 1990 scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-10-28 | Supervisors passed on first reading an amended fifteen-year lease with Stow Lake Corporation for Stow Lake boat and snack concessions. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-10-28 | Fifteen-year lease with Stow Lake Corporation for boat and bicycle rental at Stow Lake passed first reading as amended. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-11-04 | Stow Lake Corporation to get a fifteen-year boating concession | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1993 | Stow Lake · other: AWSS reservoir | site | City report: Golden Gate Park master plan. Phase I report : park issues and needs assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1996 | Stow Lake Boat House and Reservoir · cost usd: $124,597 | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 1996 scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | Stow Lake Boat House and Reservoir · owned by city: Golden Gate Park and Panhandle | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 1997 scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-08-26 | Recreation and Park Department proposed a sole-source contract with Aquatic Environments, Inc. to dredge and restore Stow Lake and Spreckels Lake; passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-09-16 | Recreation and Park Department may sign a sole-source contract with Aquatic Environments to dredge Stow Lake and Spreckels Lake; passed as Ordinance 227-03. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-09-16 | Proposed sole-source restoration of Stow Lake and Spreckels Lake, sponsored by the Mayor and Supervisor Hall; outcome on next page. | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2007 | Board passed on first reading a plan to close parts of John F. Kennedy and Stow Lake Drives to cars on Saturdays in Golden Gate Park. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-02-01 | Recreation and Park Department may lease the Stow Lake Boathouse concession in Golden Gate Park to Stow Lake Boathouse, LLC. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2023-05-16 | Recreation and Park Commission urged to drop the Stow Lake name | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Stow Lake Phase I, Rehabilitation of Reservoir · cost usd: 81,100 (state DPR grant, pending) | project | City report: Grants report : How much of what is in the second city budget scanned page ↗ |
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