The San Francisco Water Dept. was out in Glen Park today with a totally cool 6-wheeled gizmo about the size of a small dog that slowly made its way down the inside of the main sewer line down Chenery and sent photos back up to the truck above ground. One worker stood near the manhole […]
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Car break-ins on the rise – Watch out
Some advice from Glen Park’s Safety Committee Chair: Car break-ins (AKA Auto-Boosting) are on the increase in the area. Please take the following precautions to prevent it from happening to your car. Do not leave anything in your car, valuable or not, including GPS, ipod, phone chargers etc. All consoles should be closed, trunks covered, […]
Hateful graffiti quickly taken care of at Glen Park Rec Center
Update from Capt. Lazar at Ingleside Station: Captain’s Message: We have received reports of some very hateful graffiti in Glen Park. We take this crime very seriously. The Recreation and Park Department has painted over the graffiti and we have a plan in place to capture the suspects! ====== Quick work by the Park Patrol […]
Beware of fake door-to-door solicitors
A message from Captain Lazar: On November 7, 2009, Officers Carrasco and Dominguez responded to the 500 block of Laidley Street regarding a theft from a mailbox. The suspect was posing as a door to door solicitor. He knocked on several doors and once he realized there was no response, he slipped his hand under […]
Crash on Thor sends car through two fences, into backyard
A man in his 90s was unhurt, but two fences and a backyard were damaged when he lost control of his Mitsubishi Gallant coming down Thor St. towards Chenery at about 9 AM Tuesday morning.Witnesses reported that a garbage truck had stopped on Thor and when the man attempted to go around it, he lost […]
Transportation Planning Meeting at Glen Park School – Nov. 4
COMMUNITY MEETING Hosted by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 6:30-8 p.m. Glen Park Elementary School 151 Lippard Street (near the Glen Park BART Station) The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which operates Muni, invites you to join fellow residents and business owners to discuss proposed transportation improvement projects presented […]
Verizon Antennas go up at GP BART station
The gentlemen installing these said they were Verizon cell antennas, to better reception. However, isn’t that supposed to be a piece of art they’re attaching them to?
Wild Parrots: They’re here and they’re LOUD
The wild parrots of San Francisco were taking a rest from flight in a pine tree in Glen Park on Wednesday. They’re cute, but noisy, says Glen Park News writer Ashley Hathaway, who got this photo.
World’s largest mural portrait is just down Chenery at Pritikin Mansion
October 21, 2009 Former Mayor Willie Brown will be the guest of honor during an invitation-only event Sunday at the famous Bob Pritikin Mansion in Noe Valley. As masters of ceremonies, Brown and former ad-executive Pritikin will unveil and celebrate “the world’s largest mural portrait, fifty feet by eighteen feet, displaying some seventy famous and […]
Friends of the Urban Forest to hold street tree planting event in Glen Park
Friends of the Urban Forest to hold street tree planting event in Glen Park neighborhood San Francisco, CA- October 23, 2009 – Greening organization Friends of the Urban Forest is currently preparing for their upcoming street tree planting event in Glen Park. The planting will take place on Saturday, December 12. Residents can purchase a […]
