Noe Valley public toilet
The Noe Valley public toilet was a planned public toilet in the San Francisco neighborhood Noe Valley. It was planned to occupy approximately  and to be funded by the State of California to address open defecation in the city. The responsible government agency, San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, held a press conference in October 2020 in which the department projected its construction to cost $1.7 million. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Heather Knight reported on the cost. A celebration the city government had planned for the toilet was canceled due to public dissatisfaction with the price and the two year construction timeline. California State Assembly member Matt Haney, representing part of San Francisco, was one of the critics, and stated it showed the city had a "dysfunctional bureaucracy". Haney had secured the $1.7 million. The office of California governor Gavin Newsom then announced it would withhold the funds until the cost was brought down. In January 2023, city officials announced they were accepting a donated modular bathroom from Public Restroom Company in Nevada. The new estimate with installation, electrical work, landscaping, and other costs comes to $725,000. See also
Portland Loo

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Buildings and structures in San Francisco
Proposed infrastructure in the United States
Restrooms in the United States