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Chinatown Branch Library

1135 Powell St · City-owned · 17,858 sq ft · District 3

Chinatown Branch LibraryCC BY 2.0 · Eric E Castro from San Francisco

One of 95 places

Contracts and bonds

No payment, contract or bond in the City’s files names this place.

Staff and upkeep come from the Public Library budget ($187.4M in FY2025).

Board of Supervisors decisions

4 decisions about this place, 2000–2026.

2026Accepted a grant of up to $1,500,000 from Friends of the San Francisco Public Library for the Chinatown Branch renovation.Resolution · File 260608The Board’s file ↗
2023Accepted a $13,210,129 state library grant, part of it for the Chinatown Branch renovation.Resolution · File 230172The Board’s file ↗
2002Designated the Carnegie Chinatown Branch Library at 1135 Powell Street as a city landmark.Ordinance · File 020196The Board’s file ↗
2000Amended an earlier settlement of a construction lawsuit over the Chinatown Branch Library project, at $285,016.13.Ordinance · File 001296The Board’s file ↗

Older papers, at the Internet Archive: 1997 · 1982 · 1977

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