Yerba Buena Gardens
In 2006, San Francisco Beautiful recognized Yerba Buena Gardens with a Beautification Award. In the heart of SOMA and near the Financial District, Yerba Buena Gardens is a formal green space amidst bustling convention, visitor and business enclaves and a growing residential population. The Redevelopment Agency created Yerba Buena Gardens as a center for recreation, relaxation […]
Visitacion Valley Playhouse
Stern Grove
In 2006, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the Stern Grove restoration with a Beautification Award. For more than 40 years, San Francisco Beautiful has been honoring San Franciscans who make special contributions to the unique character and beauty of our City with the Annual Beautification Awards.
Quesada Gardens Initiative
In 2006, San Francisco Beautiful recognized Quesada Gardens Initiative with a Beautification Award. This block of Quesada in the Bayview is a postcard San Francisco street. On a hillside, its two narrow traffic lanes are separated by a sloping median. It should have been idyllic except for its proximity to 3rd Street in the heart of […]
Octavia Boulevard
In 2006, San Francisco Beautiful recognized Octavia Boulevard with a Beautification Award. Octavia Boulevard is a wide and leafy open expanse where cars people and plants coexist. Physically, the arrangement of traffic lanes, parking lanes, medians and parks is unprecedented in San Francisco. It resembles the best boulevards in Europe, but they are rare even there. It […]
Greening Our Street Medians
In 2006, San Francisco Beautiful recognized Greening Our Street Medians with a Beautification Award. Mayor Gavin Newsom’s vision of greening San Francisco has resulted in highly visible median plantings completed by City staff and volunteers. Under Mayor Newsom’s administration, Van Ness Avenue’s medians have been embellished with hanging flower baskets and Lombard Street’s medians have also been […]
Candlestick Point Beautification Project
In 2006, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the Candlestick Point Beautification Project with a Beautification Award. Beyond the vast stadium parking lot are views of the bay and downtown San Francisco. This hidden area of the City features fine weather, steep slopes, and unique houses. A few years ago, it was also host to criminal elements and its […]
16th Avenue Tiled Steps
In 2006, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the 16th Avenue Tiled Steps with a Beautification Award. For more than 40 years, San Francisco Beautiful has been honoring San Franciscans who make special contributions to the unique character and beauty of our City with the Annual Beautification Awards.