Budget committee forwards in‑kind $580,000 grant for 20 Second Street stairs to full Board

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee on Oct. 1 recommended that the full Board approve a resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept an in‑kind grant valued at about $580,000 from the Dogpatch and Northwest Potrero Hill Green Benefit District to design and construct stairs on 20 Second Street.

The funding, which the committee was told is largely provided by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and supplemented by community donations and a grant from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, would pay for design, permitting and construction of the steps connecting the Dogpatch commercial corridor and the Potrero Hill Recreation Center. If adopted by the full Board, Recreation and Park Department staff said they will accept the completed staircase and maintain it after construction.