The Greenway between Lippard and Chilton, 9 am to 12 pm. Meet on the Greenway between Lippard and Chilton streets (last time, we did the stretch between Brompton and Lippard). We’ll celebrate and get to know each other over a lunch time community potluck. You should bring: * A salad, dessert, casserole or finger food […]
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Glen Park Hardware reopens under new ownership
Dec. 12, 2016. By Gail Bensinger After several weeks of cleaning, building and rearranging, Glen Park Hardware is once again open for business. New owner Aaron Esquivel and his hard-working crew are holding a “soft” opening as they wait for new stocks to arrive. They have opened up the back room, used as a storeroom by […]
Woolly Bear caterpillars in Glen Canyon
Story and photos by Murray Schneider Want to know if the winter will be mild or severe, or if the December rains will continue into April. You need go no farther then Glen Canyon’s boardwalk, which transverses a natural seep only a few yards north of Glenridge Nursery School. That’s what four Friends of Glen […]
GP History Project holiday meeting
Reminder from the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project: Ho, Ho, Ho, Neighborhood Historians! Don’t let the prediction of rain keep you at home this Saturday! Join the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project for a Special Holiday Meeting at the Sunnyside Conservatory on Saturday, December 10, 3pm to 5pm, followed by a holiday social and raffle until 6:15pm to kick the season off! We’ll learn about the […]
Proposed Bosworth Bike Lane
Click here to see the SFMTA proposal to extend and make safer the bike lane on westbound Bosworth Street. Staff met with about 30 neighbors at a Wednesday meeting organized by the Glen Park Association. Please read the proposal and get ready to express a preference—survey coming soon! (Estimated construction to begin spring, 2017)
Mtg with SFMTA: Bosworth bike lane
The SFMTA will be presenting a proposal for an Uphill Bike Lane on Bosworth between Hammerton and Elk this Wednesday November 30th at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the Glen Park branch of the SF Public Library. The purpose of the meeting is to gather community feedback on two possible proposed configurations for […]
Tree down on Bosworth
Saturday night’s rainstorm appears to have snapped the trunk of a tree on Bosworth between Chilton & Burnside, on the right going toward the canyon. Neighbor Susan Sutton got these photos.
GP Rec Center Update
From SF Recreation and Parks Dept: A lot has been going on inside the Glen Park Rec Center! During the first few weeks of November the construction team has been busy installing new windows, insulation, and mechanical systems. The structural framing for the climbing wall is also complete while the restrooms are being prepared for […]
Diamond Hts Blvd Median News
From Paul Matalucci, steward of the Diamond Heights Boulevard Median Project: Hello supporters of the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project, The October skies brought rain, and the timing could not have been better. Our 14 new Canary Island pines—carefully planted in September by more than 30 awesome volunteers under the expert supervision of Friends of […]
EIR for RecPark’s Natural Resource Management Plan
The Planning Department has released the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on the Recreation and Park Department’s Natural Resources Management Plan. Click here to see it, listed under case #2005.0912E According to RecPark, “This plan outlines a progressive, comprehensive approach to managing our most sensitive habitats which include (in part) the forests of Mt. Davidson, […]