Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project Workday Saturday, December 11, 9-12 noon Please join us for even an hour or two! The median islands look lovely with the new green grass. Unfortunately many weeds are growing as well. The Median Project approach is to keep the block in front of the shopping center and the median […]
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FUF Zoom 12/7
FUF COMING TO DISTRICT 8 FOR SIDEWALK GARDENS + EXPANDED TREE BASINS Friends of the Urban Forest has confirmed a Zoom meeting on Tuesday December 7, 6:30-7:30pm to answer your questions about adding a sidewalk garden. If you haven’t already, sign up here or email your information. (FUF will send the Zoom link) There are […]
TEDx Event | Climate Action Plan | You’re invited
Dear Colleagues, Stakeholders, and Neighbors, I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. The City and County of San Francisco is hosting TEDxCityofSanFrancisco, a curation of TEDx talks and performances to inspire community action in the fight against climate change. This free, virtual celebration, happening on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. PST, will mark the launch of San Francisco’s […]
Glen Park Greenway: Join the Work Party Saturday Dec 4!
Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, I hope that you are enjoying the afterglow of Thanksgiving. We are making plans for December’s monthly work party. It will be next Saturday December 4 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. We’ll have coffee at the start (many thanks to Canyon Market for providing this) and sandwiches at the […]
(HI)STORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS – Hollywood – The Glen Park Connection, Part 5 – A former resident of Arlington Street becomes a 1960s television icon
Over the past several years, we have uncovered many impressive histories connected with Glen Park. One not yet discussed is the Glen Park connection to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood that began during the earliest days of Tinseltown. This is the last of 5 posts (see Part 1 , The Glen Park Glenodeon; Part 2, […]
What is Redistricting and Why Should You Care About Redistricting at BART?
BART Redistricting Ad Hoc Committee Meeting December 1, 2021 1:00 p.m. Tune into the meeting and hear what the Redistricting consultants have to say about the process. Below is the link to agenda materials for the meeting and the zoom link. We hope to see you there. For any questions, your can contact me on […]
FUF coming to our neighborhoods for sidewalk gardens + expended tree basins
SIDEWALK GARDENS¡JARDINES EN SU VECINDAD! Interested in adding a sidewalk garden? Sign up here or email your information.¡Friends of the Forest(FUF) y sus vecinos están organizando un proyecto de jardines en la acera en su vecindario y queremos incluirlo! There are several opportunties to remove concrete and improve our environment both ecologically and aesthetically. Sidewalk garden: remove concrete […]
(HI)STORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS – Hollywood – The Glen Park Connection, Part 4 – Gregg Palmer, Glen Park’s Hollywood Cowboy
Over the past several years, we have uncovered many impressive histories connected with Glen Park. One not yet discussed is the Glen Park connection to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood that began during the earliest days of Tinseltown. This post is Part 4 of 5 (see Part 1, The Glen Park Glenodeon, Part 2, […]
Temescal String Quartet make triumphant post-COVID return to Sunnyside Conservatory
While the neighborhood isn’t quite back to pre-pandemic normal, on October 9, the Sunnyside Conservatory featured an in-person performance of chamber music, an extraordinary event since the COVID-19 pandemic rained down upon the Sunnyside a broadside of falsetto notes. There was not one discordant note on a Sunday afternoon when four local musicians, the Temescal […]
(HI)STORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS – Hollywood – The Glen Park Connection, Part 3 – Glen Park Aeronaut on the Big Screen
Over the past several years, we have uncovered many impressive histories connected with Glen Park. One not yet discussed is the Glen Park connection to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood that began during the earliest days of Tinseltown. This post is Part 3 of 5 (see Part 1, The Glen Park Glenodeon, and Part […]