Veterans' Building
Named in the records1921–2000
48 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1921–2000: 15 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 33 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome. See the page about Veterans' Building: what it is, who appears with it.
- Kind
- Named in the records
- Records
- 48: 15 Board decisions, 33 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1921–2000
What the records say
All 48 records, in date order. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | War Memorial Veterans' Building · leased: Posts of the American Legion have exclusive right to sub-let auditoriums and adjacent rooms | property_record | City report: A guide to City Hall, city & county of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1921-08-19 | War Memorial Commission Trust Agreement · other: Trust Agreement dated 19 August 1921 | event | City report: A guide to City Hall, city & county of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1932-09-26 | Mayor asked to appoint a veterans' committee to plan the formal occupancy of the Veterans' Building. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1934-11-05 | Board passed for second reading a $5,690 (≈ $143,074 in 2026 dollars) loan from emergency reserve to run an art museum in Veterans' Building. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1934-11-19 | Board finally passed a $5,690 (≈ $143,074 in 2026 dollars) loan from emergency reserve to run an art museum on the fourth floor of Veterans' Building. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1934-11-19 | An appropriation of $5,690 (≈ $143,074 in 2026 dollars) from the Emergency Reserve was finally passed to run an art museum in the Veterans' Building. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1935 | San Francisco Museum of Art · other: moved into present Civic Center location, fourth floor of Veterans' Building | event | City report: San Francisco government; a summary of the San Francisco City and County charter, the laws and ordinances, and the work of the various departments scanned page ↗ |
| 1944-05-08 | Supervisors passed on first reading a $1,500 (≈ $28,716 in 2026 dollars) appropriation from the War Memorial Fund to repair equipment at the Opera House and Veterans' Building. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1944-05-22 | Finance Committee's $1,500 (≈ $28,716 in 2026 dollars) appropriation for repairing Opera House and Veterans' Building equipment was taken up for final passage. | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-05-16 | Supervisors withdrew their motion to delete the $20,000 (≈ $283,143 in 2026 dollars) Veterans' Building ventilation item after it was explained. | withdrawn | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-05-28 | Passed first reading of a $1,600 (≈ $20,735 in 2026 dollars) appropriation for heat, light and power at the Veterans' Building and Opera House. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-06-11 | The Board finally passed $1,600 (≈ $20,735 in 2026 dollars) to pay heat, light and power for the Veterans' Building and Opera House. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1958-05-05 | Department of Public Works given until June 15, 1958 to award the Veterans' Building steam cleaning contract. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-01-05 | War Memorial's $28,600 (≈ $331,151 in 2026 dollars) appropriation for pointing and repairing the Veterans' Building exterior passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-01-12 | Supervisors finally passed $28,600 (≈ $331,151 in 2026 dollars) to repoint and repair the exterior of the Veterans' Building. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977-11-28 | Opera House and Veterans' Building emergency repairs sent to committee. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977-12-12 | $6,743.58 (≈ $37,495 in 2026 dollars) emergency repairs to Opera House and Veterans' Building approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977-12-12 | $6,743.58 (≈ $37,495 in 2026 dollars) emergency repairs to Opera House and Veterans' Building approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Veterans' Building extension · proposes: extend Veterans' Building to conform with Opera House addition | recommendation | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Veterans' Building and Memorial Court · recommendation: Extend the Veterans' Building to conform with the Opera House addition and extend the Memorial Court | recommendation | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Veterans' Building extension · finding: not a priority need at this time until space issues are resolved | finding | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Veterans' Building addition · floor area sqft: about 36,600 net square feet available for a future user | building | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Veterans' Building · floor area sqft: total net usable area about 166,400 square feet | building | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Civil Divisions of Superior and Municipal Courts · floor area sqft: total net space required about 204,000 square feet | project | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Superior Court · floor area sqft: space need about 151,000 net square feet | project | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | San Francisco Archives · recommendation: Relocate San Francisco Archives from Main Library Building to Veterans' Building | recommendation | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Veterans' Building veterans' organizations · recommendation: Veterans' organizations should remain as tenants in present space assignments | recommendation | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Memorial Court · recommendation: Preserve the Memorial Court as a special urban place within the Civic Center | recommendation | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Veterans' Building · other: Gross floor area approximately 245,000 square feet | building | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Veterans' Building · floor area sqft: approximately 129,800 net usable square feet, excluding Herbst Theater and [name withheld] | building | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Veterans' Building new uses · recommendation: new uses accommodated within area available after Museum of [name withheld] relocation to Yerba Buena Center | recommendation | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Herbst Theater · floor area sqft: net usable area about 27,500 square feet including [name withheld] | building | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Museum of [name withheld] · other: needs approximately 150,000 to 200,000 gross square feet of building area | agency | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Veterans' Building re-use · recommendation: must preserve significant interior spaces including Herbst Theater and [name withheld] | recommendation | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Museum of [name withheld] · recommendation: Relocate the Museum of [name withheld] to a new facility | recommendation | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Museum of [name withheld] · finding: Space requirements cannot be accommodated within the Veterans' Building without major structural and architectural changes | finding | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Art Commission and San Francisco History Museum · recommendation: Set aside space within the Veterans' Building if the Museum of [name withheld] is relocated | recommendation | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Museum of [name withheld] · other: Occupies about 84,600 net usable square feet, grossly inadequate space | finding | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1991 | War Memorial Commission leases · other: Veterans' total annual income from these leases runs less than $27,000 | finding | City report: A guide to City Hall, city & county of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1991 | War Memorial Board of Trustees · leased: Museum of [name withheld] | property_record | City report: A guide to City Hall, city & county of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1991 | [name withheld] · leased: Leased by Board of Trustees and rented to private parties and organizations | property_record | City report: A guide to City Hall, city & county of San Francisco scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | Veterans' Building meeting rooms · finding: Significant under-utilization of veterans' meeting rooms on the second floor | finding | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 2000 | Hunters Point Shipyard DEIS/DEIR public hearing · event: Second public hearing, joint meeting of San Francisco Planning Commission and Redevelopment Agency Commission, Room 404, War Memorial Veterans' Building | event | City report: Final environmental impact statement for the disposal and reuse of Hunters Point Shipyard scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | Hunters Point Naval Shipyard draft EIS/EIR public hearing · event: Joint Planning Commission and Redevelopment Agency Commission hearing, War Memorial Veterans' Building Room 404 | event | City report: Revised draft environmental impact statement/environmental impact report for the disposal and reuse of Hunters Point Shipyard scanned page ↗ |
| 2000 | Draft EIS/EIR public hearing (second) · event: Second public hearing, joint meeting of Planning Commission and Redevelopment Agency Commission | event | City report: Final environmental impact statement for the disposal and reuse of Hunters Point Shipyard scanned page ↗ |
| 1998 | Hunters Point Shipyard Revised Draft EIS/EIR · event: Joint Planning Commission and Redevelopment Agency Commission public hearing, Room 404 | event | City report: Revised draft environmental impact statement/environmental impact report for the disposal and reuse of Hunters Point Shipyard scanned page ↗ |
| 2000 | Public hearing on Revised Draft EIS/EIR · event: joint Planning Commission and Redevelopment Agency Commission hearing in Room 404, War Memorial Veterans' Building | event | City report: Final environmental impact statement for the disposal and reuse of Hunters Point Shipyard scanned page ↗ |
| 2000 | Revised Draft EIS/EIR public hearing · event: Public hearing in Room 404, War Memorial Veterans' Building | event | City report: Final environmental impact statement for the disposal and reuse of Hunters Point Shipyard scanned page ↗ |
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