Tree Relinquishment Program
Citing budget constraints, the City began transferring the care of street trees to property owners in 2011. With funding for only 11 arborists, the Department of Public Works is unable to properly care for the 105,000 street trees under its jurisdiction. San Francisco Beautiful opposes the tree relinquishment program and supports the Planning Department’s Urban […]
Parks Bond 2008
The 2008 Parks Bond which provided $195 million in bond funding for deferred maintenance in San Francisco’s Park system. San Francisco Beautiful advocated for this Bond passage and supports more funding (Bond and General Funds) for parks.
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.
Visitacion Valley Neighborhood Tree Planting (2005)
$5000 to Friends of the Urban Forest of Visitacion Valley neighborhood tree planting. 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 […]
Fallen Bridge Mini-Park Tree Planting (2008)
$5000 to Friends of Fallen Bridge Mini-Park for a bench that serves as a retaining wall and tree planter. 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 […]
Lower Polk Beautification (2003)
$1750 to the to the SF Clean City Coalition’s Lower Polk Beautification Project for the planting of 20 street trees and $250 to produce a bi-annual newsletter. 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 […]