Russian Hill
1,055 decisions the Board of Supervisors took about Russian Hill, between 1906 and 2025, read from its own minutes and each linked to the scanned page; often about land and buildings split up, oil tanks and boilers, protests and appeals.
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Its busiest streets
Polk St120+ · Hyde St120+ · Van Ness Ave120+ · North Point St120+ · Larkin St120+ · Leavenworth St120+ · Green St120+ · Pacific Ave94
What keeps coming up
- Land and buildings split up113A lot split in two, or a building divided into flats that sell separately.
- Oil tanks and boilers67Fuel-oil tanks and boilers, each one licensed by name and capacity.
- Protests and appeals24A protest recorded at a hearing, or an appeal against a decision — brought by neighbours and by applicants alike.
- Landmarks11Buildings the city decided to keep.
- Sidewalk permits10Steps, planters, ramps and parklets standing on public sidewalk.
Decade by decade
Newest first. Each decade shows its most notable decision; the line opens the scanned page.
- 2020s34Special zoning district for arts education approved at 800 Chestnut Street · 2023
- 2010s69Garages in North Beach buildings now need Planning Commission review · 2010
- 2000s68Stop signs established at intersections across the city · 2002
- 1990s66Jones and Clay Street blocks proposed for the Nob Hill district · 1991
- 1980s88Lease extended at 2107 Van Ness Avenue for a health clinic · 1984
- 1970s54Nob Hill blocks near Mason Street limited to fewer apartments · 1974
- 1960s18City rents space for branch libraries and health clinics · 1964
- 1950s41Bus cut upheld after Judd Jorgensen of Chestnut Street objects · 1957
- 1940s30Parking meters planned for the Polk Street and Van Ness area · 1947
- 1930s69Main through streets listed, from Alemany to the Great Highway · 1931
- 1920s241Block at Francisco and Larkin streets rezoned for single-family homes · 1925
- 1910s213Mahoney Bros. given $235,000.00 to lay the Van Ness Avenue track · 1914
- 1900s64Presidio and Ferries to run trolley cars on Larkin and Vallejo · 1908
The most notable decisions
Mahoney Bros. given $235,000.00 to lay the Van Ness Avenue track
Resolution · 23 March 1914 ↗Municipal Railway extension planned along Van Ness Avenue and Scott Street
Ordinance · 24 February 1914 ↗Presidio and Ferries to run trolley cars on Larkin and Vallejo
Ordinance · 13 April 1908 ↗City rents space for branch libraries and health clinics
Resolution · 13 July 1964 ↗Margaret and Catherine Mathews paid $15,250 for the Spring Valley School site
Resolution · 7 June 1909 ↗R. McColgan paid $10,800 for a Filbert Street school lot
Resolution · 21 December 1908 ↗Nob Hill blocks near Mason Street limited to fewer apartments
Ordinance · 28 May 1974 ↗Block at Francisco and Larkin streets rezoned for single-family homes
Ordinance · 11 May 1925 ↗New firehouse ordered on Pacific Street for Engine Company 8
Ordinance · 3 January 1916 ↗E. W. Elliott paid $7,746 for a Leavenworth Street engine house
Resolution · 20 December 1909 ↗
Where this comes from
This page carries the 12 most notable decisions of each decade, 154 of the 1,055 on record; the rest are on its streets. 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