Wikimedia Commons · Guliolopez · CC BY-SA 3.0Buena Vista Park's civic record is a century of Recreation and Park funding and upkeep. A 1912 Board of Park Commissioners annual report requests $25,000 to construct the park's grounds after grading left them well above the sidewalk, and values the 36-acre park at $88,250. A 1975 Open Space fund report allocates $27,000 for children's play apparatus and $100,000 for Phase II rehabilitation and landscaping. A Recreation and Park capital plan carries a Buena Vista Park master-plan project and recounts the park's 1894 establishment, 1930s WPA rock walls, and a 1989 erosion-control plan. Operated by the Recreation and Park Department, whose FY2025 budget line totals about $250M; voter park-bond programs also list Buena Vista Park projects.
Archive coverage for this place is limited — only 3 matched documents so far, so this summary stays short rather than padded.
City Facilities registry · parcel 2601001 · Supervisor District 8
Funded under the Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks; Health and Recovery bonds. The dollar figures for these are reported at the program level, not per project.
Bond-funded projects here:
- RP Buena Vista Park Master Pln
- Buena Vista Park
Figures come from different city ledgers (voter bonds, contracts, permits) and are not additive — a bond fund pays the contracts for the same job. Sources: SF GO Bond program, vendor vouchers, building permits (DataSF).
Operated by the Recreation & Parks — department budget $250.4M, 2,161 staff citywide (FY2025), not this place’s own.
The 3 documents behind the summary above, held at the Internet Archive — Democracy’s Library plus IA’s San Francisco Public Library partnership scans. Every link opens the scanned page with the match highlighted.
- Annual report of the Board of Park Commissioners of San Francisco · 1912 ↗
A 1912 Board of Park Commissioners report requests $25,000 to construct Buena Vista Park's grounds after avenue grading left them well above the sidewalk, and values the 36-acre park at $88,250.
San Francisco (Calif.). Board of Park CommissionersInternet Archive — San Francisco Public Library partnership scans
- General manager's report : Open Space Acquisition and Park Renovation Fund · 1975 ↗
A 1975 Open Space fund report allocates $27,000 for children's play apparatus and $100,000 for Phase II rehabilitation and landscaping at Buena Vista Park.
San Francisco (Calif.). Recreation and Park Department,San Francisco (Calif.). Dept. of City Planning,San Francisco (Calif.). Open Space Acquisition and Park Renovation FundInternet Archive — San Francisco Public Library partnership scans
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- Capital plan ... annual update ↗
A Recreation and Park capital plan carries a Buena Vista Park master-plan project and recounts the 36-acre park's 1894 founding, 1930s WPA rock walls and a 1989 erosion-control plan.
San Francisco (Calif.). Recreation and Park Dept. Capital Improvement DivisionInternet Archive — San Francisco Public Library partnership scans
City budget & payments: SF Controller open data (budget, vouchers, contracts) · Historical documents: Internet Archive — SFPL partnership scans + Democracy's Library
