1998 Tree Ordinance
San Francisco Beautiful supported the passage of the 1998 ordinance which required the Department of Public works to notice adjacent property owners and other interested organizations prior to removing a street tree. The ordinance also established an appeal process for tree removal and a permitting process for community members interested in planting or removing street trees.
#cleanstreets
In 2013, San Francisco Beautiful recognized #cleanstreets with a Beautification Award. Every Friday staffers from Square meetup with neighbors using the #cleanstreets hashtag and pick up and document trash from the SOMA neighborhood. This humble and hands-on approach is noteworthy. For more than 40 years, San Francisco Beautiful has been honoring San Franciscans who make special contributions […]
DPW Crew
In 2012, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the San Francisco Department of Public Works: Khaleed Shehadeh, Carla Short, Tom Smith, and Sandra Zuniga with a Beautification Award for Exceptional Public Service. 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 […]
Pavement to Parks
In 2011, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the city’s Pavement to Parks Program with a Beautification Award. With a focus on activating our streets and sidewalks, the San Francisco Planning Department, the Department of Public Works and the Municipal Transportation Agency are reclaiming underutilized spaces in the public realm by creating vibrant, beautiful gathering spaces. For more than […]
Off the Grid
In 2011, San Francisco Beautiful recognized Off the Grid with a Beautification Award. Off-the-Grid brings high-quality food to people in parks and open spaces across the city enhancing the experience for park users, and creating new revenue for the city. For more than 40 years, San Francisco Beautiful has been honoring San Franciscans who make special contributions to […]
Superintendent Brian O’Neill
In 2009, San Francisco Beautiful recognized Superintendent Brian O’Neillwith an In Memoriam Lifetime Achievement Award. Brian O’Neill was head of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area who passed away unexpectedly in 2009. O’Neill championed many projects including the Crissy Field restoration and was known for his ‘friend-raising.’ For more than 40 years, San Francisco Beautiful has […]
Prop J
In 2009, San Francisco Beautiful recognized Proposition J with a Robert C. Friese Award for Neighborhood Conservation for creating a Historic Preservation Commission. The award recognized the efforts of a coalition who organized themselves as ‘Citizens for Smart Planning’ to draft, fundraise and campaign for the passage of the measure. This award receives the SFB Robert […]
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 […]
Play Streets (2013)
In some San Francisco neighborhoods the options for community gatherings and outdoor play are limited -not only by the availability of safe, open spaces- but by the permitting process that allows communities to program and access these spaces. 25% of San Francisco is street or sidewalk space. Creating a process to allow temporary street closures […]
Parklets (2012-14)
SF Beautiful partners with the SFSU and the SF Planning Department to study the impacts of the parklets program and recommend improvements. 2014SF Beautiful intern Sida Li tested the draft Parklet survey tool designed to determine the standards by which parklets are determined to be healthy, safe, clean, and green. A recommended plant list will be completed to support […]