Sutro Heights
Named in the records1885–1993
160 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1885–1993: 91 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 69 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 160: 91 Board decisions, 69 facts from city reports
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- 1885–1993
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The 60 most telling of its 160 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Parapet viewing platform · built: viewing platform constructed to capture views of Ocean Beach and the Pacific Ocean | building | City report: Sutro Historic District : comprehensive design and environmental assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1912 | Supervisor Mauzy's resolution urging voters to approve buying the Sutro shore lands and Sutro Heights was referred to the Publicity Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912 | The Sutro Heights Improvement Club asked for water main extensions into the outside districts; the request was referred to the Public Utilities Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-11-04 | The Board directed its Publicity Committee to prepare data for a campaign to acquire the Sutro Heights property. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-12-02 | Golden Gate Ostrich Farm granted revocable permission to keep 30 ostriches on a block near Sutro Heights. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-08-18 | Sutro Heights Improvement Club endorsed a playground and convenience station at the Geary Street Municipal Railway terminus; sent to Public Welfare Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-08-18 | Sutro Heights Improvement Club asked for an ordinance requiring street railway cars to run to their signed destinations; sent to Public Utilities Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1919-01-06 | The Board ordered the Board of Public Works to estimate the cost of paving Point Lobos Avenue from Sutro Heights to the Cliff House. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1919-06-09 | Sutro Heights Improvement Club endorsed a proposal to pave Balboa Street, which the Municipal Railway uses. | communication | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1919-12-29 | City buys Merritt land for $250,000 (≈ $4.9 million in 2026 dollars); Sutro Heights gifted free | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1919-12-29 | Supervisor McLeran presented Emma Merritt's offer to sell Sutro Baths land to the City for $250,000 (≈ $4.9 million in 2026 dollars) and donate Sutro Heights. | other | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1920 | Sutro Heights · acquired: City of San Francisco acquired ownership of the Heights | property_record | City report: Sutro Historic District : comprehensive design and environmental assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1920-02-02 | Emma L. Merritt to give Sutro Heights to the city | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1920-02-02 | Resolution approved paying Emma L. Merritt for lands in San Francisco, including Sutro Heights, from the South Beach Land Fund. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1920-02-02 | The City Attorney reports Dr. Emma Merritt offered to sell Sutro Heights and nearby land to the city for $250,000 (≈ $4.2 million in 2026 dollars). | communication | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1920-02-09 | Board adopted payment from South Beach Land Fund to Emma L. Merritt for lands including Sutro Heights. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1920-10-11 | Map of property deeded to the city by George and Emma Merritt at Sutro Heights approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1922-10-30 | Boulevard to be built between Lincoln Park and Sutro Heights | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1922-10-30 | A boulevard linking Lincoln Park with Sutro Heights was passed for printing, to be paid from the County Road Fund. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1922-11-06 | Proposed boulevard linking Lincoln Park with Sutro Heights, to be built under a Public Works contract. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-05-28 | Sutro Heights association asked that a new Lafayette School be built at once from the $12,000,000 (≈ $236.4 million in 2026 dollars) bond issue; referred to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-07-16 | James R. McElroy granted ninety more days to finish the Lincoln Park to Sutro Heights boulevard contract. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-01-14 | James R. McElroy was permitted to blast during boulevard construction from Lincoln Park to Sutro Heights, under a $2,500 (≈ $49,260 in 2026 dollars) bond. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-01-21 | McElroy given ninety more days on the Sutro Heights road | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-03-17 | Payment of $3,750 (≈ $73,890 in 2026 dollars) to James R. McElroy for a seventh payment on the boulevard from Lincoln Park to Sutro Heights approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-10-14 | $25,000 (≈ $492,602 in 2026 dollars) more for the boulevard through Lincoln Park to Sutro Heights | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-12-15 | Proposed $15,000 (≈ $295,561 in 2026 dollars) from County Roads Fund to improve and protect Sutro Heights under the Park Commission. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-12-22 | Appropriates $15,000 (≈ $295,561 in 2026 dollars) from the County Roads Fund to improve and protect Sutro Heights under Park Commission direction. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-06-08 | City takes over the new roadway on Sutro Heights Avenue | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-08-03 | $10,000 (≈ $192,537 in 2026 dollars) from County Road Fund approved to improve and protect the Sutro Heights highway, under Park Commission direction. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-08-24 | Payment of $894.97 (≈ $17,232 in 2026 dollars) to Contractor to clear a Sutro Heights slide approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-09-08 | Proposal to rename Harding Boulevard as El Camino del Mar, from Sutro Heights to the Presidio, referred to Streets Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-09-21 | Board adopted resolution naming the boulevard from Sutro Heights to the Presidio El Camino del Mar. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-09-21 | Boulevard from Sutro Heights to Presidio becomes El Camino del Mar | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1925-11-23 | C. H. Ashley allowed oil tanks (600 gallons) at the southeast corner of 47th Avenue and Sutro Heights Avenue | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-06-20 | Payment of $1,420.18 (≈ $27,501 in 2026 dollars) to J. P. Holland for building a facing on the bluff at Sutro Heights approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-12-22 | Board adopted a resolution authorizing $1,400,000 (≈ $28.2 million in 2026 dollars) in bonds for improving parks and squares, including Golden Gate Park and Sutro Heights. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1941-05-05 | Board transferred $900 (≈ $20,629 in 2026 dollars) from the Mayor's Exposition Fund to check plans for a proposed diorama house at Sutro Heights. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1941-05-05 | $900 (≈ $20,629 in 2026 dollars) to check plans for the proposed Sutro Heights diorama house | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1942-12-14 | Board adopted a resolution asking the Park Commission to restore the Rivera-Palou Cross on Sutro Heights, at the Historical Society's request. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975 | Sutro Heights Park · owned by city: Recreation and Park | property_record | City report: Real property owned by the city and county of San Francisco / 1975 scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-06-16 | Plan moves city land at Ocean Beach, Fort Funston to federal park. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-06-16 | Plan moves city land at Ocean Beach, Fort Funston to federal park. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-06-23 | Land handed to Golden Gate National Recreation Area | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-06-23 | Ocean Beach and Fort Funston land handed to federal park area | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977-02-28 | Board vacated a portion of Point Lobos Avenue near Sutro Heights Park, adopted by resolution. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977-02-28 | Part of Point Lobos Avenue closed near Sutro Heights Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977-02-28 | Part of Point Lobos Avenue near Sutro Heights proposed for closing | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Adolph Sutro Historic District · event: [name withheld] site and Sutro Heights nominated to National Register of Historic Places as the Adolph Sutro Historic District | event | City report: Sutro Historic District : comprehensive design and environmental assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Adolph Sutro Historic District · event: [name withheld] site and Sutro Heights nominated to National Register of Historic Places as the Adolph Sutro Historic District | site | City report: Sutro Historic District : comprehensive design and environmental assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-10-24 | Coastal plan changes endorsed, with a new trail near Sutro Heights | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986 | Map 10 existing zoning, Sutro Heights area · other: Existing zoning map (schematic boundary only) showing C-1, C-2, C-M commercial and RC-1 to RC-4 residential-commercial districts | site | City report: Neighborhood commercial rezoning : proposal for adoption scanned page ↗ |
| 1992 | Richmond Transport combined sewer overflow project · proposes: excavation and construction of a retaining wall | action | City report: Environmental assessment : activities proposed by the San Francisco Clean Water Program for the Richmond transport combined sewer overflow project on lands of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Presidio of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1992 | Richmond Transport tunnel · other: 4,800 feet of the tunnel passes under federal lands | project | City report: Environmental assessment : activities proposed by the San Francisco Clean Water Program for the Richmond transport combined sewer overflow project on lands of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Presidio of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-08-03 | Supervisor Maher proposed an ordinance creating an underground utility district in Sutro Heights; it was sent to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-08-31 | Ordinance creating Underground District No. 317 in Sutro Heights passed for second reading, seven ayes to none. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-10-19 | The Board urged the Mayor to ask the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to keep [name withheld] in Sutro Heights. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1993 | Sutro Historic District · proposes: Design ties into Sutro Heights Park and the USS San Francisco Memorial site along existing pedestrian ways | project | City report: Sutro Historic District : comprehensive design and environmental assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1993 | American peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) · finding: Federal and state endangered species documented in Sutro Heights Park | finding | City report: Sutro Historic District : comprehensive design and environmental assessment scanned page ↗ |
| 1993 | American peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) · finding: documented in Sutro Heights Park; federal and state endangered species | finding | City report: Sutro Historic District : comprehensive design and environmental assessment scanned page ↗ |
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