With the election of a lifetime looming, this survey might not be top of mind when the deadline for submission, as announced today in the SF Park and Rec newsletter, is November 3. However, you might want to take the time to respond to SF Park and Rec’s survey on access to Twin Peaks. There […]
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Pandemic or no, the Detroit Street steps are getting the love they deserve
In the midst of the COIVID-19 pandemic, San Francisco needs more inviting outdoor spaces to pause and enjoy being outdoors. Which is why Sunnyside neighbors aren’t stopping in their efforts to beautify one of the City’s lesser-known stairways. “We are continuing to clean up the Detroit Steps,” Suna Mullins emailed the Glen Park News on […]
GPA Quarterly Mtg Oct 22
Fall 2020 Meeting Join your Glen Park friends and neighbors (virtually!) at our Fall Quarterly Meeting Thursday, October 22, 7 p.m. We have an exciting panel of speakers lined up to discuss San Francisco Ballot Measures: E (Police Staffing) I (Real Estate Transfer Tax) L (Business Tax in relation to top executive’s pay). Click here to […]
Glen Park Police Blotter
Note: Ingleside Station, by direction of Captain Woon, has compiled recent incidents reported by Glen Park residents. This is one reason it’s so important to report ALL incidents to SFPD. The more they hear from us, the more police resources are dispatched to keep Glen Park safe. The Ingleside non-emergency phone number is (415) 404-4000. […]
Scary times: COVID stops Halloween this year, but we’ll be back in 2021!
Note: Several readers have asked for a downloadable version of the lovely poster created by GPA webmaster and designer Mary Szczepanik. You can click the link below to get a printable copy. GPA Halloween 2020 PDF Halloween has always been a joyous time in Glen Park. Chenery and many side streets are awash in trick-or-treaters. […]
Join in the Hunt for Acorns!
Want to collect acorns in real life and not just on Animal Crossing? Join Glen Park neighbors in gathering acorns to be sown in the Glen Park Greenway later this year. Some details: Most of the oak trees grow on rough ground – sometimes steeply sloping which makes this is a job for people […]
Fire skies over Glen Park – September 9, 2020
Smoke from distant wildfires layered on top of fog produced reddish-orange skies over San Francisco on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, giving the day a surreal feel that was compared online to variously Mars, the movie Blade Runner and the Apocalypse. Even at midday the city remained darkened. Many street lights stayed on all day and […]
Mtg About 44 Bus Lane
From SFMTA: Virtual Community Meeting: 43 Masonic / 44 O’Shaughnessy Temporary Emergency Transit Lanes Join our Virtual Community Meeting to learn more about the project and how to provide feedback. Learn more about the project here. Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 5:30 p.m. Join online meeting to view the presentation To provide comments, please […]
Resilient Bernal Cut Forming
The newsletter looks a whole lot better here LAUNCHING RESILIENT BERNAL CUT Welcome to the new subscribers! This newsletter serves to connect neighbors of the Bernal Cut on both the Bernal and Glen Park sides of San Jose Ave. Coming together to improve the conditions around our homes, streets and open spaces. Great news! We […]
Mask up, Glen Park! Local seamstresses make it easy
“We’re in a major health emergency and neighbors looked around and asked, ‘how can I get involved, how can I help my community?’” Joan Lasselle told the Glen Park News on August 13. Lasselle, who has lived on Laidley Street since 1987, is a charter member of It Takes a Village, a nonprofit that credits […]