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Golden Gate Park

$7.7M
paid to contractors for work here in FY2025

Golden Gate Park is an urban park between the Richmond and Sunset districts on the West Side of San Francisco, California, United States. Wikipedia ↗

6101 Fulton St · City-owned · District 1

Golden Gate ParkCC BY-SA 4.0 · King of Hearts

1st of 9 parks by payments in FY2025 · One of 95 places · $227.5M paid to contractors in FY2025

Contracts and bonds

Contracts for work here

$956,648 in FY2018 · $7.7M in FY2025 (the highest) · $277,407 in FY2026

Click a year to see its amount.

The 4 contracts paid in FY2025
Rehabilitating Middle Lake in Golden Gate ParkBauman Landscape & Construction Inc · 2022–2024$5.4M
Rebuilding the Golden Gate Park golf clubhouseTreaty Construction · 2022–2024$1.5M
Golden Gate Park's 9th Avenue gatewayBauman Landscape & Construction Inc · 2023–2025$686,707
The 22 other contracts
Improvements on Golden Gate Park's Stanyan Street sideAzul Works Inc · 2019–2020 · paid FY2021$3.8M
Golden Gate Park Tennis CenterAzul Works Inc · 2019–2021 · paid FY2022$3.0M
Golden Gate Park field renovationTreaty Construction · 2020–2021 · paid FY2022$1.5M
New restroom at the Golden Gate Park boat playgroundWickman Development & Construction · 2017–2018 · paid FY2018–2019$1.2M
Golden Gate Park Tennis Center workYerba Buena Engineering & Construction Inc · 2019–2020 · paid FY2020$912,257
Construction of a skate area on 6th Avenue in Golden Gate ParkTreaty Construction · 2021–2023 · paid FY2023$683,016
Paving work in Golden Gate ParkNBC Construction · 2019–2020 · paid FY2021$627,500
Construction work in Golden Gate ParkRobert A Bothman Inc · 2020–2021 · $1.4M agreed · paid FY2023$365,857
Pedestrian safety construction at the Golden Gate Park PanhandleRanis Construction & Electric Inc · 2016–2022 · paid FY2018$132,268
Construction work at Golden Gate ParkSaviano Company Inc · 2025–2026 · $106,450 agreed · paid FY2026$106,450
Construction work at the Golden Gate Park nurseryAG-Con Construction Inc · from 2018 · $85,865 agreed · paid FY2019$85,865
Construction at the Golden Gate Park golf courseDesign Space Modular Buildings Inc · 2018–2021 · $88,000 agreed · paid FY2019–2021$79,176
Construction work at Golden Gate ParkEmpire Engineering & Construction Inc · 2017–2022 · paid FY2018$65,600
Carousel kiosk at Golden Gate ParkFisher Design + Build Inc · 2017–2022 · paid FY2018$60,873
App for Golden Gate ParkGuidekick Inc · 2017–2020 · $90,000 agreed · paid FY2018–2019$58,500
Bump removal at the Golden Gate Park Tennis CenterVintage Contractors Inc · 2023 · $20,030 agreed · paid FY2024$20,030
Construction work at Golden Gate ParkHY Floor Hardwood Floors · 2020–2021 · $16,400 agreed · paid FY2021$16,400
Appraisal of the Golden Gate Park concourseMateo Advisors LLC · 2022–2023 · $11,500 agreed · paid FY2023$11,500
Re-roofing at Sharon Arts, Golden Gate Park (as-needed)Nicole's Work Inc · 2014–2022no payment on file
Tree removal, phase 1, at Golden Gate ParkBay Area Tree Specialists · 2012–2022no payment on file
Construction work at the Golden Gate Park golf courseJulian Tree Care Inc. · 2026–2027 · $13,999 agreedno payment on file
Windmill safety improvements at Golden Gate ParkVerbij Windmill Design & Construction BV · 2013–2022no payment on file

Contracts only. Staff and upkeep come from the Recreation and Park Department budget ($250.4M in FY2025).

Board of Supervisors decisions

72 decisions about this place, 1998–2026.

2026Approved a permit extension and higher fees for Another Planet Entertainment's Polo Field concerts through 2029.Resolution · File 260614The Board’s file ↗
2026Urged the Recreation and Parks Commission to name a street in Golden Gate Park "Claude the Alligator Way".Resolution · File 251271The Board’s file ↗
2025Authorized the Municipal Transportation Agency to set parking rates in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 250617The Board’s file ↗
2024Approved accepting and spending a Bay Area Young Survivors grant of about $800,000 for a renovated seating area.Resolution · File 240303The Board’s file ↗
2023Approved a permit for Another Planet Entertainment's Polo Field concerts in 2024 through 2026, with a minimum fee.Resolution · File 230710The Board’s file ↗
67 earlier decisions, 1998–2023
2023Urged the Recreation and Park Commission to remove the name Stow from the Lake, Boathouse and Drive.Resolution · File 221088The Board’s file ↗
2023Approved accepting and spending up to $500,000 in Bay Area Young Survivors grants for a renovated seating area.Resolution · File 230169The Board’s file ↗
2023Approved a lease for the Golden Gate Park Golf Development Foundation to run the clubhouse and golf operations.Resolution · File 221247The Board’s file ↗
2022Authorized the transit agency to set parking rates at the Concourse Garage and Kezar lot.Resolution · File 220514The Board’s file ↗
2022Changed the Park Code to restrict private cars on certain Golden Gate Park slow streets, including John F. Kennedy Drive.Ordinance · File 220261The Board’s file ↗
2022Changed the Park Code to waive garden admission fees for San Francisco residents and veterans.Ordinance · File 211295The Board’s file ↗
2022Approved adding the Japanese Tea Garden and Conservatory of Flowers to the Botanical Garden Society's lease.Resolution · File 211305The Board’s file ↗
2021Called for a car-free "Beach to Bay" connection and fairer access to Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 210944The Board’s file ↗
2019Approved the Arts Commission accepting the artwork "La Rose des Vents" for display in front of the Conservatory of Flowers.Resolution · File 190796The Board’s file ↗
2019Approved moving $4,000,000 from the Rossi Pool Project to the Golden Gate Park Golf Course Clubhouse Project.Ordinance · File 181151The Board’s file ↗
2018Set court reservation rates at the Golden Gate Park Tennis Center and ended rates for third-party tennis lessons.Ordinance · File 180581The Board’s file ↗
2018Approved a new tennis center clubhouse and accepted a $24,000,000 Parks Alliance grant to renovate the center.Resolution · File 180464The Board’s file ↗
2016Approved building a recycled water pump station and two groundwater well stations in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 160721The Board’s file ↗
2014Accepted a $100,000 Yellow Pages grant for a vertical garden at the Golden Gate Park Community Garden.Resolution · File 140451The Board’s file ↗
2014Approved construction of a building for the Central Pump Station Well in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 140290The Board’s file ↗
2014Accepted a grant of up to $670,000 from the San Francisco Parks Alliance for landscaping at Kezar Triangle.Resolution · File 131211The Board’s file ↗
2013Approved building a cafe in the West Garden of the Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 131069The Board’s file ↗
2013Authorized a five-year lease with the Golden Gate Park Golf Foundation to run the golf course and clubhouse.Resolution · File 130776The Board’s file ↗
2013Approved a 10-year lease for the San Francisco Botanical Garden Society to manage the Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum.Ordinance · File 130537The Board’s file ↗
2012Accepted a $100,000 gift from the Baker Street Foundation to pay a Polo Fields gardener in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 120618The Board’s file ↗
2012Raised parking rates and ended the Early Bird Rate at the Golden Gate Park Concourse Underground Parking Facility.Ordinance · File 120274The Board’s file ↗
2011Honored Warren Hellman and supported renaming Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park as Hellman Meadow.Resolution · File 111322The Board’s file ↗
2011Accepted a $30,000 gift from San Francisco Parks Trust of 15 recycling and trash containers for Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 111223The Board’s file ↗
2011Accepted a $45,680 gift from the San Francisco Tennis Coalition to resurface tennis courts in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 111198The Board’s file ↗
2011Set weekday and weekend golf hours and added a junior non-resident golf rate at Golden Gate Park.Ordinance · File 110552The Board’s file ↗
2011Urged a parks recycling program with HANC Recycling Center and an end to its eviction from Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 110186The Board’s file ↗
2011Authorized a lease with Stow Lake Boathouse, LLC to operate the Stow Lake Boathouse concession in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 101416The Board’s file ↗
2011Accepted a $73,146 gift from Warren Hellman and the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival to improve irrigation in park meadows.Resolution · File 101569The Board’s file ↗
2010Accepted a $30,000 Parks Trust gift to plant and care for London Plane trees in the Music Concourse.Resolution · File 101368The Board’s file ↗
2010Raised fees at the Golden Gate Park Concourse Underground Parking Facility.Ordinance · File 100708The Board’s file ↗
2010Approved moving $2,067,663 in Proposition 40 grant money between two capital projects in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 100277The Board’s file ↗
2009Approved a lease to manage and run the concessions at the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 090836The Board’s file ↗
2009Approved a three-year permit for Another Planet Entertainment to hold an annual three-day music festival in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 090557The Board’s file ↗
2008Approved moving $11,928,060 in Proposition 40 grant money among 14 capital projects in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 080194The Board’s file ↗
2008Moved $50,000 from the Golden Gate Park Stables Project to a recreation study of San Francisco golf courses.Ordinance · File 071671The Board’s file ↗
2008Accepted a gift worth up to $25,000 from the United States Tennis Association for planning the Tennis Center's renovation.Resolution · File 080205The Board’s file ↗
2008Approved creating a skate park on Waller Street in Golden Gate Park, between Stanyan Street and Kezar Drive.Ordinance · File 070134The Board’s file ↗
2007Accepted a $36,000 grant from the California Department of Parks and Recreation to restore the Portals of the Past monument.Resolution · File 071562The Board’s file ↗
2007Accepted a $75,000 grant to restore the Spreckels Temple of Music in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 071504The Board’s file ↗
2007Banned cars on Saturdays, April to September, on parts of John F. Kennedy Drive and Stow Lake Drive.Ordinance · File 070489The Board’s file ↗
2007Banned cars on Saturdays from May to September on parts of John F. Kennedy Drive and Stow Lake Drive.Ordinance · File 070269The Board’s file ↗
2006Set disability access standards and vehicle use rules for the Sunday closure of John F. Kennedy Drive and related roads.Ordinance · File 060701The Board’s file ↗
2005Designated the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park as a city landmark.Ordinance · File 051590The Board’s file ↗
2005Approved a plan that bans cut-through car traffic on the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse and allows visitor drop-offs.Resolution · File 051247The Board’s file ↗
2005Set aside $108,615,000 in bond money to rebuild and renovate the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.Ordinance · File 050734The Board’s file ↗
2004Set aside $8,075,000 in bond money for improvement projects at the Academy of Sciences buildings in Golden Gate Park.Ordinance · File 041174The Board’s file ↗
2004Accepted $32,673,000 in grants for Golden Gate Park projects, including the Bison Paddock, Music Concourse and Strybing.Resolution · File 040012The Board’s file ↗
2003Set parking rates for the Golden Gate Park Concourse Underground Parking Facility.Ordinance · File 031320The Board’s file ↗
2003Confirmed the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority projects meet environmental and city planning requirements.Resolution · File 031321The Board’s file ↗
2003Approved a ground lease with Music Concourse Community Partnership for the Music Concourse underground parking project.Resolution · File 031319The Board’s file ↗
2003Set aside $500,000 from the General Fund Reserve to cover lost parking revenue after free parking in Golden Gate Park.Ordinance · File 031396The Board’s file ↗
2003Approved construction of the California Academy of Sciences project in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 031197The Board’s file ↗
2002Accepted a $109,000 state grant for the Arts Commission to restore the Garfield and Verdi monuments in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 021422The Board’s file ↗
2002Authorized sole-source contracts to restore the South (Murphy) Windmill in Golden Gate Park and accepted a gift of funds.Ordinance · File 020490The Board’s file ↗
2002Accepted a $240,000 gift from the Strybing Arboretum Society to renovate the County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 020498The Board’s file ↗
2001Urged Recreation and Park to consider reallocating existing funds to repair the Golden Gate Park Stables.Resolution · File 011364The Board’s file ↗
2001Authorized Recreation and Park to accept a $500,000 State 2000 Bond Act grant for the National AIDS Memorial Grove.Resolution · File 011030The Board’s file ↗
2001Approved spending $16,998,742 of Golden Gate Park bond money on construction and renovation projects, including the park's East Entrance.Ordinance · File 010763The Board’s file ↗
2001Allowed Public Works to limit bidding to pre-qualified contractors for upgrading the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park.Ordinance · File 002064The Board’s file ↗
2000Authorized Recreation and Park to accept a $13,524,000 State 2000 Bond Act grant to renovate Golden Gate Park.Resolution · File 001755The Board’s file ↗
2000Authorized the sale of up to $17,060,000 in city bonds for Golden Gate Park improvements.Resolution · File 001613The Board’s file ↗
2000Set Golden Gate Park Carrousel ride fees at $.25 for children and $1.50 for adults, raising the adult fee.Ordinance · File 000629The Board’s file ↗
2000Designated the Murphy Windmill and Millwright's Cottage at the west end of Golden Gate Park as a city landmark.Ordinance · File 000530The Board’s file ↗
1999Approved building the West End Pavilion in Golden Gate Park, a gift from the Friends of Recreation and Parks.Resolution · File 991907The Board’s file ↗
1999Approved fees for parking at the Kezar parking lot in Golden Gate Park.Ordinance · File 990857The Board’s file ↗
1998Authorized Recreation and Park to accept a $65,000 grant to renovate trails on Strawberry Hill in Stow Lake.Resolution · File 981326The Board’s file ↗
1998Authorized creating the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority and placing certain park land under its control.Resolution · File 981298The Board’s file ↗

Older papers, at the Internet Archive: 2007 · 2002 (1) · 2002 (2) · 1998 · 1995 · 1982 · 1979 · 1972

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