Street
Federal
118 decisions the Board of Supervisors took about Federal, between 1909 and 2025, read from its own minutes and each linked to the scanned page; often about parking, freeways, pg&e and the utilities.
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Decade by decade
Newest first. Each decade shows its most notable decision; the line opens the scanned page.
- 2020s9Proposal to accept $15.0M for 300 electric car chargers (outcome not in the record) · 2025
- 2010s7$3.4M federal grant taken for the Islais Creek Bridge repair · 2013
- 2000s22Proposed: $742,000 in grants for the City CarShare programme · 2000
- 1990s29$58.5M sought to put the Embarcadero Freeway underground · 1991
- 1980s23Governor urged to appeal the pregnancy leave court ruling · 1984
- 1970s8Proposed, approved later: $95,298 for ten new Sheriff's jobs under court order · 1975
- 1960s2More welfare staff sought after a court struck residence rules. · 1968
- 1950s1Geary Expressway to be built from Broderick Street to Franklin Street · 1953
- 1940s3Golden Gate Bridge urged into the state or federal highway system · 1942
- 1930s6Congress urged to keep federal aid highway money flowing · 1936
- 1920s6Auctioneers' licence fees set from $200 to $800 by sales · 1926
- 1910s1Proposed: Railroad ticket peddler ordinance has yielded no revenue since 1904 · 1915
- 1900s1City Attorney asked for his opinion on the federal court case · 1909
The most notable decisions
Geary Expressway to be built from Broderick Street to Franklin Street
Motion · 1953 ↗24 August 1953$58.5M sought to put the Embarcadero Freeway underground
Resolution · proposed · 1991 ↗17 June 1991Proposed, approved later: Federal Highway Administration urged to hold back Central Freeway money
Resolution · passed · 1991 ↗20 May 1991$40.4M in federal money sought for the Embarcadero roadway project
Resolution · proposed · 1991 ↗6 May 1991Proposal to accept $15.0M for 300 electric car chargers (outcome not in the record)
Resolution · 2025 ↗14 January 2025
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$6.5M and $2.4M federal grants accepted for Port rail access
Resolution · 1993 ↗27 September 1993$2.7M accepted by the Port to upgrade the Ferry Terminal
Resolution · 1993 ↗24 May 1993Proposed: urging Governor Newsom to fund San Francisco transit after the pandemic
Resolution · proposed · 2023 ↗6 June 2023Proposed, approved later: Governor Newsom urged to fund San Francisco transit after the pandemic
Resolution · passed · 2023 ↗23 May 2023Federal Highway Administration urged to hold back Central Freeway money
Resolution · 1991 ↗17 June 1991
Every decision the record places on this street is here. Every line is written from one item in the minutes of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the city council, and links to the page it was printed on at the Internet Archive or in the Clerk's own files. Many of the Board's decisions name no street at all, and only the ones that do can be placed here. How the record was read · The whole city