War Memorial
Named in the records1918–2019
1,351 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1918–2019: 1,148 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 203 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 1,351: 1,148 Board decisions, 203 facts from city reports
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- 1918–2019
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The 60 most telling of its 1,351 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-06-20 | The city accepted Anglo-California Trust Co.'s offer to sell a lot for $100,000 (≈ $1.9 million in 2026 dollars) for the War Memorial Court. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-01-29 | Board accepts War Memorial Trustees' offer to build an Opera House, Art Museum and American Legion Building in the Civic Center area. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-05-05 | Payment of $89,161 (≈ $1.8 million in 2026 dollars) to San Francisco War Memorial trustees for property at Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street was approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-05-19 | City approved an $89,161 (≈ $1.8 million in 2026 dollars) payment to War Memorial trustees for an advance on land at Van Ness and McAllister. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-04-11 | War Memorial Hall ordinance for Civic Center, estimated at $4,000,000 (≈ $77.5 million in 2026 dollars) and funded by bonded debt, passed by the Board. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-04-18 | Bond ordinance for a $4,000,000 (≈ $77.5 million in 2026 dollars) War Memorial Hall in the Civic Center is passed by the Board. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-04-25 | Ordinance calling a June 14, 1927 special election on a $4,000,000 (≈ $77.5 million in 2026 dollars) bond for War Memorial buildings passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-05-16 | Board gives notice of a June 14, 1927 special election on a $4,000,000 (≈ $77.5 million in 2026 dollars) bond for War Memorial Halls near Civic Center. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-09-16 | Supervisors rejected the Mayor's nominees to the War Memorial Trustees after veterans' groups objected to the proposed board. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-09-16 | The Board refused to confirm the Mayor's nominees to the War Memorial trustee board, despite veterans' objections. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930 | Board urges the Mayor to appoint War Memorial trustees mostly from wartime veterans, after consulting veteran organizations. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930 | Resolution creating a joint committee of supervisors, trustees, Mayor and veterans to settle War Memorial plan disputes was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930 | Resolution urging the Mayor to appoint a veteran majority to the War Memorial Trustees was adopted by a vote of 11 to 6. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-02-18 | Voters' War Memorial bond ordinance for Van Ness Avenue buildings was finally passed by the Board in 1927 and approved by the mayor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-02-19 | Motion to reconsider the rejection of Mayor Rolph's nominees to War Memorial Trustees was denied. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-04-21 | Board passed an ordinance setting purchasing and petty cash rules for the War Memorial Trustees, effective immediately, by 12 to 3. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1935-05-22 | The War Memorial Board's budget, with a $246 (≈ $6,050 in 2026 dollars) net decrease, was approved after a motion to strike Art Museum funding lost. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1941-05-20 | The War Memorial budget for 1941-42, totalling $131,971 (≈ $3.0 million in 2026 dollars), was approved by a 7 to 2 vote. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1947-05-19 | The War Memorial budget was adopted as amended, 9 to 2, after the janitor position was restored. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1953-06-08 | War Memorial calculating machine purchase cut from $455 (≈ $5,742 in 2026 dollars) to $300 (≈ $3,786 in 2026 dollars) and passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-08-16 | Ordinance calling a November 2, 1965 election on $33.67M (≈ $360.2 million in 2026 dollars) medical center and $29M (≈ $310.2 million in 2026 dollars) War Memorial bonds passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-08-23 | Special election set for November 2, 1965 on $33,670,000 (≈ $360.2 million in 2026 dollars) for a Medical Center and $29,000,000 (≈ $310.2 million in 2026 dollars) for War Memorial Center. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1967-01-09 | Passed final: $2,636,800 (≈ $26.6 million in 2026 dollars) appropriated to several departments for a heliport, street land purchases, War Memorial renovation and salaries. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1967-11-27 | Intention declared to acquire land between McAllister and Grove Streets, west of Franklin Street, for War Memorial and Opera House expansion. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-03-04 | Opera House gets $42,600 (≈ $412,461 in 2026 dollars) for backstage passenger elevator | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-09-07 | A War Memorial salary-schedule change for one reclassified position passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-09-13 | War Memorial salary schedule amended to reflect one reclassified position; passed into law. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-11-29 | The San Francisco War Memorial was designated a city landmark by ordinance, passed on final reading. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1978-11-13 | Ordinance amending the War Memorial salary ordinance to reflect one reclassified position passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1978-11-20 | Supervisors passed an ordinance moving $19,027 (≈ $98,328 in 2026 dollars) within War Memorial's budget to reclassify one position. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1978-11-20 | Supervisors passed an ordinance updating the War Memorial salary schedule for one reclassified position. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-10-20 | A $25,934 (≈ $106,046 in 2026 dollars) War Memorial salary reclassification, moving $25,934 (≈ $106,046 in 2026 dollars) between salary lines, passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-11-17 | Board passed on first reading a $71,721 (≈ $293,273 in 2026 dollars) appropriation to reclassify two War Memorial positions. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-12-01 | War Memorial reclassification of one position, $31,057 (≈ $126,994 in 2026 dollars), passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-12-08 | Passed a $40,664 (≈ $166,278 in 2026 dollars) transfer of War Memorial salary funds to reclassify one position. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1980-12-08 | Passed a $31,057 (≈ $126,994 in 2026 dollars) transfer of War Memorial salary funds to reclassify one position. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-08-30 | Controller's $42,544 (≈ $148,547 in 2026 dollars) War Memorial budget transfer reclassifying two positions passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-09-07 | Ordinance appropriating $42,544 (≈ $148,547 in 2026 dollars) for War Memorial salaries to reclassify two positions was finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-09-07 | Ordinance amending the 1982-83 Annual Salary Ordinance for two War Memorial reclassified positions was finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-12-16 | Board finally passed a $2,114 (≈ $6,620 in 2026 dollars) appropriation to reclassify one War Memorial position, funded from salary accounts. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986 | Salary ordinance for War Memorial and Performing Arts Center amended to reclassify one senior accountant position. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-08-25 | War Memorial appropriation of $35,753 (≈ $109,914 in 2026 dollars) for salaries and a position reclassification passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-09-02 | Controller's ordinance adds $35,753 (≈ $109,914 in 2026 dollars) to War Memorial salaries and benefits, funded by rescinding $32,578 (≈ $100,154 in 2026 dollars) to reclassify one position; finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-09-02 | Civil Service Commission's ordinance amends the 1986-87 salary ordinance to reclassify one War Memorial position; finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-11-24 | Controller's $23,721 (≈ $72,925 in 2026 dollars) War Memorial appropriation for reclassifying one position passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-12-01 | The Controller's ordinance moves $23,721 (≈ $72,925 in 2026 dollars) within the War Memorial budget to reclassify one position; finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1995-08-14 | Approved $36.5M (≈ $80.7 million in 2026 dollars) of 1990 earthquake bond money for seismic upgrades to the War Memorial Opera House. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1995-08-28 | City to assume earthquake damage liability in War Memorial Opera House seismic upgrade contract, adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-06-17 | Plans $122.8 million (≈ $230.0 million in 2026 dollars) borrowing to renovate Veterans Building. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-06-17 | Board adopted a resolution declaring a $122,755,000 (≈ $229.9 million in 2026 dollars) bond needed to rehabilitate the San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-07-22 | Board placed a $122,755,000 (≈ $229.9 million in 2026 dollars) bond measure for the War Memorial Veterans Building on the November 5, 2002 ballot. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2002-11-05 | November vote set on $122.8 million (≈ $230.0 million in 2026 dollars) to upgrade Veterans Building. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-07-26 | Up to $170 million (≈ $254.6 million in 2026 dollars) for War Memorial upgrade approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-11-08 | $170 million (≈ $254.6 million in 2026 dollars) borrowed to make Veterans Building earthquake-safe | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2011-11-08 | $170 million (≈ $254.6 million in 2026 dollars) borrowed to make Veterans Building earthquake-safe. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2014-11-04 | Short-term loans up to $14.5 million (≈ $20.6 million in 2026 dollars) for War Memorial seismic work approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2015-06-02 | Borrowing for War Memorial Veterans Building earthquake upgrades approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2015-06-02 | Borrowing for War Memorial Veterans Building earthquake upgrades approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2015-06-02 | Borrowing for War Memorial Veterans Building earthquake upgrades approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2019-09-24 | Unused building rights from War Memorial site sold | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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