Finding aid to the San Francisco Department of the Environment Records on the Loma Prieta Earthquake
1989
SFH 565
Finding aid compiled by Katherine Ets-Hokin.
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
2019
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
sfhistory@sfpl.org
Title: San Francisco Department of the Environment Records on the Loma Prieta Earthquake
Date: 1989
Identifier/Call Number: SFH 565
Creator:
San Francisco (Calif.). Dept. of the Environment.
Physical Description:
1 small pamphlet box.
(.25 Cubic Feet)
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4567
info@sfpl.org
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.
Physical Location: The collection is stored on site.
Language of Material:
English
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in
English.
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Publication Rights
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.
Provenance
Aquired from the Department of the Environment.
Related Materials
Researchers are encouraged to see also SFH 455 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake and San Francisco Ephemera files: 1989 Earthquake;
Environment, Dept. of; Chief Administrative Officer.
Administrative History
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Loma Prieta Earthquake -- Calif. -- 1989
box 1, folder 2
Correspondence and Memoranda to Staff
Return Belongings Project
