Historic Preservation Commission · Mar 18, 2026
Wednesday1 h 44 min5 officials identified12 public speakers9 agenda itemsRoll call: 6 present (clerk)Video: SFGovTV
The item that drew the most public speakers: CITYWIDE HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT - Consideration to adopt, modify, or disapprove Gardens in the City: San Francisco Residence Parks, 1906-1940, Historic…, 6 speakers, over 34 min.
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Agenda · 9 itemsShowHide
- 7:46CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION: Draft Minutes for February 18, 2026
- 15:415. 2261 FILLMORE STREET - Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the proposed project, to accommodate the rehabilitation of the single-screen movie theater
- 15:53COMPTON'S CAFETERIA - Consideration to Recommend Amendment of Landmark Designation, known as the Site of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot, to include the entire four-story building
- 19:157A. 275 5TH STREET - Recommending approval of a Legacy Business Registry application. Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center has served San Francisco for 41 years
- 22:027B. 510 FREDERICK STREET - Recommending approval of a Legacy Business Registry application. American Cyclery has served San Francisco for 85 years
- 24:337C. 222 FRONT STREET - Recommending approval of a Legacy Business Registry application. Financial District Foot & Ankle Center has served San Francisco for 36 years
- 26:367D. 1737 POST STREET - Recommending approval of a Legacy Business Registry application. Miseki Jewelry has served San Francisco for 59 years
- 39:00SF SURVEY FINDINGS - Consideration to adopt, modify, or disapprove the SF Survey Findings
- 1:09:36CITYWIDE HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT - Consideration to adopt, modify, or disapprove Gardens in the City: San Francisco Residence Parks, 1906-1940, Historic Context Statement
What happened
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- Department staff gave announcements, including that the new Adaptive Reuse of Historic Buildings Ordinance becomes effective on April 11th.5:03
- A motion to adopt recommendations for approval of all four Legacy Business Registry applications was announced as passing, “6 to 0.”38:26
- A motion to adopt the survey findings as amended by staff was announced as passing, “6 to 0.”1:09:06
Quotes
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The public art for placemaking is very important. When you walk by something and there is something that humans have made there in the landscape, it calls attention to it.Hans Baldauf · Commissioner · Seat 21:27:21
Who spoke
5 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Hans BaldaufCommissioner · Seat 2 · 9.5 minFirst speaks at 9:45
- Gayle Tsern StrangCommissioner · Seat 1 Historic Architect · 4.2 minFirst speaks at 36:39
- Robert VergaraCommissioner · Seat 4 Historian · 3.6 minFirst speaks at 8:38
- Eleanor R. CoxCommissioner · Seat 3 Architectural Historian · 1.9 minFirst speaks at 15:01
- Chris FoleyCommissioner · Seat 5 · 0.7 minFirst speaks at 14:44
Roll call: 6 present, 0 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 12 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Historic Preservation Commission, Mar 18, 2026: San Francisco.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/sf/historic-preservation/meetings/2026-03-18. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Mar 18, 2026.