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Port director announces retirement; highlights festival revenue, resilience work and Fisherman’s Wharf projects
Summary
Executive Director Elaine Forbes told the San Francisco Port Commission she will retire after 25 years in city service and reviewed waterfront activity including Portola Music Festival revenue, the waterfront art loop, cruise passenger growth, Fisherman’s Wharf construction, Crane Cove Park completion and internal wellness recognition.
Elaine Forbes, executive director of the Port of San Francisco, told the Port Commission that she will retire after 25 years in city service and outlined major waterfront accomplishments and ongoing projects.
Forbes said October is Filipino American Month and highlighted workforce diversity at the Port. She reviewed recent events and business activity on Port property, saying the Portola Music Festival drew nearly 70,000 people and generated nearly $1 million in port revenue; that sound mitigation reduced measured sound levels by about 31% from the prior year; and that cruise activity brought about 80,800 passengers to San Francisco during the 2025 season, a roughly 12% increase from…
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