Scores of neighbors, fire fighters, police and others lined the bridges and streets along San Jose Ave. at 5;00 pm on Friday as the funeral procession for fallen firemen Vincent A. Perez, 48, and Anthony M. Valerio, 53. Ric Lopez of Modern Past got these photos.
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Fallen Firefighters’ funerals tomorrow, many streets to be closed
Just a head’s up: SF Chronicle street closure notice here. After the funeral, a procession more than 200 fire trucks will travel south on Gough Street, then head west on Market Street, south on Valencia Street, west on 15th Street, south on Dolores Street and merge onto San Jose Avenue, police said. From San Jose […]
Glen Park’s art fence honors our fallen firefighters
Shannon Weber’s art fence at the corner of Chenery and Diamond Streets. Feel free to stop by and add your thoughts. Photos by Michael Rice.
Park meeting tonight
Please join us to for the final presentation for the Glen Canyon Park Improvement Plan on Thursday, June 9th, 6:30-8:30pm at the Glen Canyon Recreation Center. After nine community workshops, a guided trail walk, several focus groups, meetings with city agencies and departments, and countless email and mail feedback from the community, this phase of […]
Got mice? Bring in the owls!
By Murray Schneider It’s not the best kept secret that each spring a mother Great Horned owl returns to the eucalyptus tree situated yards from the Elk Street Glen Park Canyon entrance, perches among its burnished branches and nurtures her chicks in a nest that is visible to battalions of canyon visitors. But if one […]
BBQ at Station 26 Monday afternoon
Firefighter with black band on his badge. Photos of Monday’s BBQ and community gathering at Station 26 on Monday, June 6. All photos by Chris Hardy. By Murray Schneider The American flag flew from the roof of Firehouse 26 at somber half-mast on June 6, 2011. Behind it were eight San Jose off- duty firefighters […]
Crime May 24 – June 4, 2011
The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Ingleside District has a new captain, Daniel J. Mahoney. Captain Mahoney’s email address: daniel.j.mahoney@sfgov.org. Read about thm here: http://www.inglesidepolicestation.com/ Meet him at the next community meeting, Tuesday June 21. Tuesday, May 24, 2011 8:00 am, 100 blk Lippard, Theft Officer Aslam was sent to […]
Honor our fallen heros: Monday, 12 – 6 at the firehouse
Station 26 has invited Glen Park to a community gathering starting at Noon at the firehouse Monday The San Jose Fire Department will be hosting a BBQ and the members of our local fire station would like to invite us in the community to come together during this very difficult time. Please feel free to […]
Scenes from the Firehouse
Photographer Chris Hardy, photo editor for the Glen Park News, was allowed in to the firehouse at 80 Digby Street Saturday afternoon. Here are some of his moving photos from his visit.
10th Anniversary Retrospective: Second firefighter dies, neighbors rally around Engine Co. 26
To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White announced Saturday that Firefighter Tony Valerio died at San Francisco General Hospital at approximately 7:30am. The announcement came at a 10:30 am at a press […]