Since the early 1970s, the Beautification Awards have recognized individuals, organizations, community groups, and businesses that improve the quality of life in San Francisco. Nominated project have improved the City’s physical environment and has enriched the life of the community. To be eligible, projects must be located in San Francisco and visually or physically accessible to the general public. Nominations are submitted in the spring, and the Awards Committee makes its recommendations to San Francisco Beautiful´s Board of Directors, which selects the winners at its July board meeting.
Here's a complete list of Beautification Award winners since the program began in the early 1970s.
The awards are presented annually at San Francisco Beautiful´s Beautification Awards Dinner, which takes place in the fall. The 2009 Awards Dinner will be held on Thursday, October 29th at the Westin St. Francis on Union Square. The 2009 Beautification Awards nomination is now closed. 2009 award winners will be announced in August. The dinner brings together community leaders, activists, and philanthropists to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the award winners. The dinner also serves as a fundraiser for San Francisco Beautiful, drawing sponsors from corporations, foundations, and private individuals.
San Francisco Beautiful 2008 Beautification Awards.
See photos of award sites.
Friedel Klussmann Award: Lake Merced
Robert C. Friese Award for Neighborhood Conservation: Visitacion Valley Greenway
Bayview Hill Natural Areas Restoration Program
Golden Gate Park Alvord Lake
Golden Gate Park Music Concourse Rehabilitation
The Presidio: Immigrant Point Lookout and Batteries to Bluffs Trail Network
Take a self-guided tour of
San Francisco Beautiful's 2008 Beautification Award sites.
Read the Beautification Awards narrative as presented by Executive Director Leigh Ann Baughman at the Awards Ceremony.
