Upcoming community workshops to vision and design improvements for Glen Canyon Park Beginning this winter and continuing through late spring, The Trust for Public Land (TPL), in partnership with San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD), will host six community workshops to vision and design a Glen Canyon Park Improvement Plan. RPD and TPL will […]
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Here’s a Crimson Columbine
And here’s the plant they’re hoping will have space to blossom. Crimson Columbine, in its nascent stages, perched on a hillside above Islais Creek has yet to reach its vibrant color. Look carefully and you’ll see morning moisture tickling the plants cratered pedals. Photo and report: Murray Schneider, Glen Park News
Making the park safe for Crimson Columbine
Himalayan blackberry uprooted from a slope west of Islais Creek. If left to their own devices, the invasive tendrils would strangle native California wildflowers such as Crimson Columbine, now in its early stages of growth, not yet ready to flower into its richness. Sylvia Hochede, a Friends of Glen Park Canyon Park volunteer, wrestled with […]
Holiday safety tips
Holiday Safety Tips from SFSAFE A few important tips on preventing crimes that usually happen more frequently during the holiday season. Home Burglary Prevention • Put timers on different lights throughout the interior and exterior of the house if you are away on vacation. • Gifts and valuables should be kept out of sight and […]
Crime report
The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Monday, November 29, 2010 08:22 am, 600 blk Congo, Threatening Phone Calls A man approached PSA Knuckles at Ingleside Station and reported that he had received numerous threatening phone calls and text messages from an unknown person who threatened his life. Report number 101104068 […]
Glen Park Festival vendor applications open Dec. 1
The 13th Annual Glen Park Festival Vendor Applications Accepted Beginning December 1, 2010 The Festival The Glen Park Festival will be held this year on Sunday, May 1, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m. For those new to the festival, it has evolved from a neighborhood get-together to a well-planned annual event that brings together […]
Crime Nov 24 – 28
The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Wednesday, November 24, 2010 09:35 am, 5200 blk Diamond Heights, Robbery, Bank Officer Johnson responded to a bank robbery call and met with the teller who was robbed. The victim teller told the officer that a Hispanic female, 30-40 years old, 5’7, 150 lbs, […]
FREE Holiday Card Party–Sunnyside Conservatory 12/4, 11-2
Sunnyside Conservatory (236 Monterey Blvd., between Baden and Congo) San Francisco Saturday, December 4, 2010 11 am – 2 pm rain or shine FREE Lots of examples and inspiration for making handmade cards using recycled, found, salvage, and everyday materials will be provided, along with some cardstock, punches, and other notions. info@sunnysideconservatory.org Children welcome, but […]
Give Rec & Park a piece of your mind about our park!
Upcoming community workshops to vision and design improvements for Glen Canyon Park! Beginning this winter and continuing through late spring, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD), in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), will host six community workshops to vision and design a Glen Canyon Park Improvement Plan. RPD and TPL will […]
Crime report, Nov. 22-23, 2010
The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Monday, November 22, 2010 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Tuesday, November 23, 2010 7:30 pm, 500 blk Bosworth, Purse Snatch Officer Leong was sent to investigate a purse snatch case that had occurred. The victim told the officer that she had just […]