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Beautification Awards Overview

Since the early 1970s, the Beautification Awards have recognized individuals, organizations, community groups and businesses that improve the quality of life in San Francisco. Nominated projects have improved the City’s physical environment and have enriched the life of the community. To be eligible, projects must be located in San Francisco and visually or physically accessible to the general public. Nominations are submitted in the spring to the Awards Committee. The Committe then makes its recommendations to San Francisco Beautiful´s Board of Directors which selects each years deserved winners. The 2011 nominations were due June 8.

Here's a complete list of Beautification Award winners since the program began in the early 1970s.

The awards are presented annually at San Francisco Beautiful´s Beautification Awards Dinner, which takes place in the Fall. The 2011 Awards Dinner will be on October 14, at the Palace Hotel. Every year, the Awards dinner brings together community leaders, activists and philanthropists to celebrate the achievements of San Francisco's outstanding citizenry. The dinner also serves as a fundraiser for San Francisco Beautiful, drawing sponsors from corporations, foundations and private individuals.

Thank You 2010 Sponsors!

2010 Beautification Award Winners

Each year we honor a group of projects that represent the best of San Francisco. Our four 2010 honorees illustrate the depth and breath of San Francisco and San Francisco Beautiful. Four projects; four scales; four quadrants of the city; and four creative ways citizen volunteers have risen to the challenge to make our urban villages greener and more vibrant.

Land’s End Revitalization: California Coastal Trail and Visitor Access Enhancements. The enhancement of this Golden Gate National Parks site was led by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and National Park Service. The project was funded by donors following the lead gifts of the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, and is supported by a dedicated group of volunteer Park Stewards.
Cohen Alley, rededicated as The Tenderloin National Forest. Two decades in the making, this alley in the heart of a challenged neighborhood has been transformed, with recent funding from the Art Commission and Mayor’s office, into a garden of redwood trees, performance and public art, classes and activities.
Pennsylvania Garden. Creative vision, ingenuity, knowledge of horticulture and the inspirational leadership of Anne Shaw have transformed a leftover freeway “no man’s land” into an extraordinary collection of drought-tolerant native species, with the support of Caltrans, SF Department of Public Works, and the SF Parks Trust.
Mint Plaza. This former alley is now a public pedestrian plaza, donated to the City by the Martin Building Company, and maintained and managed by the non-profit Friends of Mint Plaza. With movable chairs for frequent events, this sophisticated design provides a new urban stage and a model for underutilized alleys throughout our inner city.