Bayview Opera House
In 2012, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the Bayview Opera House preservation 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.
Eco-Center
In 2011, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the Heron’s Head Eco-Center, a project of Literacy for Environmental Justice, with a Beautification Award. Once a former Bay landfill at Hunter’s point, the organization Literacy for Environmental Justice built an off-the-grid, sustainable classroom to teach environmental justice and urban sustainability to youth. For more than 40 years, San Francisco […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sylvester House Restoration
In 2005, San Francisco Beautiful recognized Sylvester House Restoration with a Beautification Award. In 1978, Linda Blacketer found the abandoned and dilapidated Sylvester House (built in 1865) in the Bayview. Her goal was to restore the house to its original condition — not just to modernize its interior behind a classical façade. It took many years of […]
Bayview Hill Restoration
In 2004, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the Bayview Hill Natural Area 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.
Malcolm X Academy Garden (2011)
$4,500 to POWER (People Organized to Win Employment Rights) for a community garden at Malcolm X Academy. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful city with small grants. Through our grant program we were able to revitalize community assets like gardens, create innovative new opportunities for interaction, […]
Quesada Gardens (2005)
$8000 to purchase an irrigation system for the Quesada Gardens. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful city with small grants. Through our grant program we were able to revitalize community assets like gardens, create innovative new opportunities for interaction, and help communities build their capacity to […]
School Garden (2007)
$3200 to the Willie Brown Jr. Academy school garden. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful city with small grants. Through our grant program we were able to revitalize community assets like gardens, create innovative new opportunities for interaction, and help communities build their capacity to raise […]