San Francisco Department of the Environment Records on the Loma Prieta Earthquake, 1989

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Summary

Title:
San Francisco Department of the Environment Records on the Loma Prieta Earthquake
Dates:
1989
Creators:
San Francisco (Calif.). Dept. of the Environment.
Abstract:
The Commission on the Environment was created by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1993. The Belongings Return Project of 1989, which coordintated the city's effort to return lost property from earthquake damaged homes to their owners, predates the department's existence and includes materials from the Chief Administrator's Office.
Extent:
1 small pamphlet box. (.25 Cubic Feet)
Language:
English and Collection materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], San Francisco Department of the Environment Records on the Loma Prieta Earthquake (SFH 565), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Memoranda and correspondence from the Chief Administrative Office, waste disposal, earthquake relief, animal care and control department report, and details relating to the Belongings Return Project.

Biographical / historical:

The Commission on the Environment was created by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1993, and charged with developing a Sustainability Plan for San Francisco. The original Commission was replaced by a seven-member Commission appointed by the Mayor as a result of a voter initiative passed in 1996, which also created the Department of the Environment. A citywide effort, involving hundreds of San Franciscans, culminated in the adoption of the City's Sustainability Plan by the Board of Supervisors in 1997. The Department was initially responsible only for public outreach, implementing the City's Integrated Pest Management Program, and implementing Green Building.

By 2000, the Department had eight employees, and added a Clean Air Program and an Energy Program. In 2001, the Department grew to more than 30 employees after integrating all the functions of the Solid Waste Management Program, including toxics reduction and recycling. Today SF Environment has more than 115 employees, and has active programs in the area of Climate, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Clean Air Transportation, Outreach, Environmental Justice, Green Jobs (Environment Now), Zero Waste, Toxic Reduction, School Education, Green Building, and Urban Forestry.

Acquisition information:
Aquired from the Department of the Environment.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.

Physical location:
The collection is stored on site.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid compiled by Katherine Ets-Hokin.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-04-26 23:37:18 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], San Francisco Department of the Environment Records on the Loma Prieta Earthquake (SFH 565), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567
sfhistory@sfpl.org
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