Telegraph Hill
Named in the records1893–2017
610 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1893–2017: 526 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 84 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 610: 526 Board decisions, 84 facts from city reports
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- 1893–2017
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 610 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906-09-24 | Board adopted Supervisor Coffey's motion asking the Mayor to have the Chief of Police stop further blasting on Telegraph Hill. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1907 | The Board resolved to submit a bond proposition to voters to buy land to preserve Telegraph Hill, per the City Engineer's list. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1907-07-31 | Bonds proposed for fire water, Telegraph Hill and a new hospital | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-02-03 | Board repeals all blasting permits in a Telegraph Hill district, including H. N. Gray's 1894 Green Street permit. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-07-27 | Clerk directed to order trespassers off the Tallant property on Telegraph Hill, with City Attorney to sue if needed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-04-10 | Proposal to acquire lands on Telegraph Hill for a public park approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912 | Ordinance declaring need for a bond issue to buy lands completing Telegraph Hill park was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-10-21 | Outdoor Art League asked supervisors to support acquiring Telegraph Hill lands for a park; sent to Lands and Tunnels Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1916-12-18 | Good Roads Fund money approved for Hunter's Point road, Sloat and Marina Boulevards, Bernal Cut, and a Telegraph Hill boulevard. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1922-12-26 | The Board accepted M. H. Dignan's offer to sell land for $1,400 (≈ $28,078 in 2026 dollars) to extend Pioneer Park and build Telegraph Hill Boulevard. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-01-08 | The Board authorized $1,400 (≈ $27,586 in 2026 dollars) to M. H. Dignan for land to extend Pioneer Park and build Telegraph Hill boulevard. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-02-05 | Board grants J. P. Roz a revocable permit to build a stairway on Greenwich Street from Montgomery Street toward Telegraph Hill boulevard. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-04-09 | Money to be set aside to pay three owners for land needed to extend Pioneer Park and build Telegraph Hill boulevard; passed first reading only | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-05-12 | Resolution adopted ordering the City Attorney to begin condemnation of a Kearny Street parcel for Telegraph Hill Boulevard. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-05-19 | The Board resolved to acquire private land at Kearny and Lombard streets for Telegraph Hill Boulevard and directed the City Attorney to begin condemnation. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-12-22 | The city accepts a bequest of about $100,000 (≈ $2.0 million in 2026 dollars) in cash and securities from the estate of Elizabeth Wyche Coit. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-05-11 | Payment of $13,179.55 (≈ $292,152 in 2026 dollars) to Park Commission for rock work, footpaths and stairways on Telegraph Hill approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-05-11 | Park Commission was reimbursed $1,310.08 (≈ $29,041 in 2026 dollars) for improvement work on Telegraph Hill. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1932-06-20 | Ordinance limiting building heights in part of Telegraph Hill passed for second reading after an amendment was accepted. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1932-12-12 | The Park Commission was granted an extension to December 31, 1932, to let the contract for the Telegraph Hill tower. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1944-09-18 | Board asks City Planning Commission to report on a proposed bill limiting building heights on Telegraph Hill; adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-01-15 | The forty-foot height limit on Telegraph Hill was extended to cover more of the area, after a one-week continuance. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-01-22 | A proposed ordinance extending the 40-foot height limit on Telegraph Hill to more area passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-02-05 | Forty-foot height limit extended to the area bounded by Midway, Bay, Kearny and Chestnut Streets on Telegraph Hill, passed final reading. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-02-05 | Passed for final approval, extending the forty-foot height limit to part of Telegraph Hill, bounded by Midway, Bay, Kearny and Chestnut Streets. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-02-09 | Recreation and Park would receive $6,000 (≈ $75,717 in 2026 dollars) to rebuild and replace a retaining wall on Telegraph Hill; passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-02-16 | Board passed an ordinance appropriating $6,000 (≈ $75,717 in 2026 dollars) from Recreation and Park funds to rebuild a retaining wall on Telegraph Hill. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-11-14 | Telegraph Hill Dwellers urged buying a North Beach site for a library branch; legislation was adopted and the letter filed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-05-28 | A 40-foot height limit on part of Telegraph Hill passed for second reading, with opponents arguing that tall buildings should be allowed. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1967-02-14 | $7,500 (≈ $75,660 in 2026 dollars) for Telegraph Hill neighbourhood clinic approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970-01-19 | Telegraph Hill clinic gets $7,500 (≈ $65,130 in 2026 dollars) for first half of 1970 | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970-04-06 | Board asks City Planning Commission to review Telegraph Hill Dwellers' proposed change to Planning Code Section 120.4. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1971-08-23 | The Board finally passed a $392,000 (≈ $3.3 million in 2026 dollars) emergency appropriation for Public Works to stabilise the Telegraph Hill slope. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1973-09-11 | Supervisor Kopp asked the Recreation and Park Department to repair water-stained Coit Tower murals and protect them from vandalism. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1979-01-15 | Condominium conversion allowed at 201 Telegraph Hill Boulevard with conditions | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1979-08-06 | New rules and penalties for vehicles on Telegraph Hill Boulevard | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1979-12-03 | 201 Telegraph Hill Boulevard flats can be sold one by one | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1979-12-03 | Condominium map approved for 201 Telegraph Hill Boulevard | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-10-03 | Resolution adopted celebrating Coit Tower's 50th anniversary and urging the Planning Commission to consider landmark designation. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-11-21 | Landmark status proposed for [name withheld] on Telegraph Hill | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1983-11-28 | Landmark status proposed for [name withheld] on Telegraph Hill | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-10-07 | Supervisor Maher proposed that the City Attorney draft legislation extending interim controls on the Telegraph Hill Historic District from six months to one year. | motion | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986 | Maher proposes that the City Attorney draft legislation adding a 32-foot height limit to the Telegraph Hill Historic District. | motion | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-10-27 | Telegraph Hill Historic District designation ordinance passed for second reading, proposed by the City Planning Department. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-11-03 | Telegraph Hill Historic District designated by ordinance, which passed final reading. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-02-24 | The Board adopted an emergency declaration on Telegraph Hill, letting Public Works quickly demolish structures threatened by a landslide. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-03-02 | Emergency resolution amended for a Telegraph Hill landslide, letting Public Works demolish endangered structures quickly, was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-03-28 | Telegraph Hill historic district expansion launched to add properties. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-03-28 | Resolution initiating designation to amend the Telegraph Hill Historic District, adding more properties, was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-03-28 | Telegraph Hill historic district expansion launched to add properties. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-03-28 | Telegraph Hill historic district expansion launched to add properties. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-02-09 | Proposed rules requiring a conditional use to install garages in existing homes in Telegraph Hill, North Beach and Chinatown; passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-03-30 | Supervisors passed on first reading rules requiring Planning Commission review before garages are installed in Telegraph Hill, North Beach and Chinatown residential buildings. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-03-30 | Proposed rule would require Planning Commission review before garages are added to residential buildings in Telegraph Hill, North Beach and Chinatown; passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-04-06 | Board passed on final reading rules requiring Planning Commission review before garages are installed in older residential buildings in Telegraph Hill, North Beach and Chinatown. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2014-07-22 | Telegraph Hill slope repairs may be paid from a city fund. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2014-11-04 | Proposed ordinance would let the city use its repair and demolition fund to stabilize Telegraph Hill, passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2014-11-18 | Planning's environmental review exemption for 115 Telegraph Hill Boulevard was affirmed by a 7-3 vote. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2014-11-18 | Upholding the 115 Telegraph Hill Boulevard permission tabled | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2015-07-28 | Emergency work approved to stabilize Telegraph Hill rock slope | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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