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Portsmouth Square

$602,904
paid to contractors for work here in FY2025

Portsmouth Square, formerly known as Portsmouth Plaza, and originally known as Plaza de Yerba Buena, or simply La Plaza, is a one-block plaza (1.5-acre) in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, United States. Wikipedia ↗

733 Kearny St · City-owned · 2,496 sq ft · District 3

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4th 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

$241,533 in FY2020 · $2.1M in FY2021 (the highest) · $604,467 in FY2026

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Who gets paid for this place
Paid in FY2025.

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

Board of Supervisors decisions

11 decisions about this place, 2011–2026.

2026Approved Recreation and Park Department accepting and spending a $1,000,000 state grant for the Portsmouth Square Improvement Project.Resolution · File 260452The Board’s file ↗
2026Approved spending $311,269 for free one-hour garage parking and Lunar New Year Parade transit fares in 2026.Ordinance · File 260085The Board’s file ↗
2025Approved spending $526,000 for free two-hour garage parking and Lunar New Year Parade weekend transit fares in 2025.Ordinance · File 250041The Board’s file ↗
2024Moved $3,500,000 to fund free parking in the Portsmouth Square Garages, Lunar New Year Parade fares and SOMA business relief.Ordinance · File 240057The Board’s file ↗
2023Approved an emergency declaration to repair and replace the Portsmouth Square Parking Garage elevators, costing up to $2,200,000.Resolution · File 230949The Board’s file ↗
6 earlier decisions, 2011–2023
2023Approved Recreation and Park Department accepting and spending a $6,000,000 state parks grant for the Portsmouth Square Renovation Project.Resolution · File 230170The Board’s file ↗
2023Urged the transit agency to offer free garage parking and free Muni for Lunar New Year 2023.Resolution · File 230031The Board’s file ↗
2022Approved spending $554,000 for free parking in the Portsmouth Square Garage and transit fares in February.Ordinance · File 220129The Board’s file ↗
2020Found the proposed Portsmouth Square Improvements project affordable and responsible under the city's Administrative Code.Resolution · File 200589The Board’s file ↗
2016Authorized a financing of up to $12,500,000 by the Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation for the city.Resolution · File 160887The Board’s file ↗
2011Authorized the Recreation and Park general manager to lease the Portsmouth Square Garage to Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation.Resolution · File 101431The Board’s file ↗

Older papers, at the Internet Archive: 2009 · 1998 · 1983 · 1982 · 1975 · 1940 · undated (1) · undated (2)

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