Make Hay While the Sun is Shining! This could be an interesting holiday season for San Francisco real estate. Demand is very high for homes that check the boxes, so some sellers who’d normally be advised to wait for spring are getting advised to move forward and list when ready. Let’s be honest: Things feel […]
Native Planting Day 12/9 at O’Shaughnessy Blvd. and Bosworth St.
In March 2024 the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission removed 11 trees from four acres on the north side of O’Shaughnessy, just beyond where the last block of Bosworth makes a right turn. The eucalyptus trees were planted more than 100 years ago and were at risk of falling. Furthermore, access is needed for firefighters […]
Get Dirty with Us! Glen Park Beautiful’s new project
The Bosworth Pedestrian Bridge Beautification continues! We are delighted to collaborate with the Glen Park School and DPW to beautify the landscape on the school’s side of the bridge (south side of Bosworth). There will be two opportunities to join your neighbors in this important project. On November 15th, we will be doing the critical […]
Halloween Highlights 2025
Every year Halloween gets more and more elaborate in Glen Park. After all, Glen Park is the 35th coolest neighborhood in the world! (More on that in a future post. We still are digesting it.) This year saw more people opening their extravagantly decorated garages, thus easing the burden of little ones having to climb […]
Attention: Repaving several Glen Park streets in next couple of weeks
The Pavements Coating Co., contractor for SFDPW, notified residents by placing door hangers with additional information about the project.
Kay Estey, major organizer and contributor for many Glen Park gardening beautification projects, dies at age 82
Kay Hamilton Estey, a long-term resident of Glen Park and an organizer and supporter of many Glen Park community initiatives, passed away September 9, 2025. Kay was Australian born and did graduate work at Harvard where she met her future husband. Kay and her husband Jay bought a house off Poppy Lane in Glen Park […]
Greenway Work Party–Saturday, November 1
Our November Work Party is this Saturday morning. I expect that your plans for the weekend are in focus by now. Many thanks to those who have already contacted me to say that you will join us. If you haven’t yet contacted me about the Work Party on Saturday, please reply to this email […]
No Kings walk in Glen Park, a lamentation
It’s estimated that 50,000 people marched, demonstrated, rallied–and even formed a human banner–for the No Kings Day protests in San Francisco on October 18. Glen Park couldn’t match that number but what it lacked in quantity it made up for in dramatic impact. Ten somber people walked through the village, dressed in black, carrying signs […]
30th year of the Vella family pumpkins is coming up this Halloween
Once again, and for the 30th year, there will be carved pumpkins at the Vellas at 354 Sussex this Halloween. We’ve completed 45 new foam pumpkin carvings. There will be 40 organic pumpkins carved over four days and put out Halloween night carved by me, my daughter Dr. Maya Vella (UCSF radiologist), and some of […]
Allie Light, longtime Glen Park resident and Oscar winner, dies at age 90
Photos courtesy of Julia Hilder with thanks to Carolyn White The Glen Park neighborhood was home for San Francisco filmmaker Allie Light for close to 60 years. Arbor Street was where her children grew, her career blossomed to star status and life rolled on from years into decades. My mother, Allie Light, passed away September […]
Party for the 1st Anniversary of the Burnside Steps AND SF Stairway Month 2025 (updated)
Wow, time flies! It is already one year since Burnside’s fabulous tiled stairway was completed. And, it has been quite a year of local and even global recognition! In January the SF Chronicle named Burnside Steps as one of SF’s top 25 destinations for 2025. Since then, there have been numerous shout outs about the […]
Lament Walk for Lost Justice Saturday Oct. 18
You are invited to participate in a ceremonial, 40-45-min. comfortable Lament Walk for Lost Justice, on No Kings Day, Sat. Oct. 18 at 3:15 pm, gathering in the heart of Glen Park. Ann and Ron, 40-yr residents, sponsor this “flash mob” style protest event. The first US Walk can be viewed here. Text for details and […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–September recap
Hello Glen Park! Here’s your beginning of fall snapshot – Three quarters through 2025, and the San Francisco market feels like it’s stretching its legs again. After a super slow summer, things picked up fast heading into fall – more listings, more buyers, and a lot more energy overall. Interest rates hit their lowest point […]
You’re invited–More art in Glen Park!
Can you believe it? Glen Park is among the COOLEST neighborhoods IN THE WORLD!
What do Jimbocho, Tokyo; Borgerhout, Antwerp; Barra Fundo, Sao Paulo; Camberwell, London; Avondale, Chicago; and Glen Park, San Francisco all have in common? They were among the 39 best neighborhoods in the world according to TimeOut magazine, a British publication. Glen Park rated number 35 in the rankings. Among other kudos, travel editor Grace […]
SFPD Ingleside Station Newsletter
Read the Septemer 12 Ingleside Station Newsletter here Good Morning Ingleside Community, It has been a little over a month since I took command at Ingleside station. I would like to say it has been awesome. The community involvement and support for our Officers has been outstanding. We held National Night Out, had our monthly […]
A District 8 unsung hero–Dave Burke
As only one of three public-safety liaisons–the other two are in Districts 4 and 11–Dave Burke works behind the scenes to address quality of life issues, assisting the SFPD in tricky matters that might otherwise be passed over. He’s a city employee who facilitates solutions for our D8 Supervisor, Rafael Mandelman,and the SFPD. Read this […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–August recap
Happy September, Glen Park — what great weather we’ve been having! And we’re only just now moving into Indian Summer. The world may be uncertain, and your packages might be arriving with ransom notes from UPS for tariffs (this has happened to me!), but the housing market is definitely heating up. Things were pretty quiet […]
News from Department of Building Inspection
Mayor Lurie has announced the Day 200 permit reforms led by PermitSF. We want to provide some additional details about how the changes are being implemented at the Department of Building Inspection (DBI). New Solar Permit Today, we’re introducing a new digital solar permit (“S Permit”) to make it easier for contractors to install solar systems in R3 occupancies […]
GREENWAY WORK PARTY–Saturday, September 6
Our September Work Party is this Saturday morning. I expect that your plans for the weekend are in focus by now. Many thanks to those who have already contacted me to say that you will join us. If you haven’t yet contacted me about the Work Party on Saturday, please reply to this email and […]
Opening very soon in Glen Park: French restaurant La Cigale
Glen Park can now boast a-one-of-a kind restaurant in the Bay Area. Local residents have been watching it take shape since last fall. La Cigale, at 679 Chenery, has a prix fixe menu including tax and tips. There are 14 seats, for walk-ins only. Diners are seated at a massive hexagonal wooden counter for a […]
Noe Valley Arts Festival coming soon
The 4th annual Noe Valley Art Festival will be held on Sunday, September 14th from 10am-4pm in the Noe Valley Town Square. This FREE community event will feature art displays and sales, painting demonstrations, activities for kids plus music. Art on display will include photographs, paintings, drawings, multi media art, jewelry, ceramics, fabric art, digital art and sculpture. We […]
Touch a Truck SF Returns for a Second Year of Honks and Happiness!
On Saturday, September 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the playground at St. John’s Catholic School will once again be filled with the sounds of sirens, honking horns, and a whole lot of happy kids. Touch a Truck SF is back for its second year, inviting little ones to climb into the driver’s seat […]
Short Notice: Falcon v. pigeons
Any city dweller can tell you that pigeons are a dirty nuisance who wreak havoc on public spaces. They have a right to roam the earth just as we do but they need to stay out of our way. Take our Glen Park BART station. Pigeons fly around making a mess. What to do? Falcons […]
Be a part of making Glen Park even more beautiful
Many of you learned about Glen Park Beautiful’s launch in GPA’s blog and may have attended the wonderful celebration of the Elk Street mural on July 26th. At that time, we kicked off the first step of asking for your ideas of how to further beautify Glen Park. Each of you walks along a Glen […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–July recap
August is upon us — time to tie up loose ends and gear up for the fall market. Much of the current inventory has been sitting for a while, though we’re seeing a slight uptick in newer listings. Last month only a couple of properties had been on the market for less than two weeks; […]
San Francisco Family Wealth Conference offered by Assessor-Recorder’s Office
On behalf of Assessor-Recorder Joaquín Torres, I’m reaching out to invite you to this year’s San Francisco Family Wealth Conference. This annual event brings together expert-led presentations, one-on-one consultations with budget counselors and Assessor staff, and a community resource fair- all focused on financial empowerment for the whole family. The event will take place on […]
Trees of Glen Park
The trees of Glen Park, both street trees and those visible in neighbors’ front yards, are featured in the current entry on the website, sftrees.com. San Francisco tree admirer Mike Sullivan, venture capital lawyer by profession, has taken it upon himself to catalog the trees in the neighborhoods of San Francisco to generate some attention […]
For sale or rent: 701 Chenery Street
The building at 701 Chenery Street, the former Glen Park Cleaners for nearly 35 years with an apartment on the second floor, has been vacant for three years since it was damaged in a fire that started in one of the dryers. It was recently restored and Gordon Property Management is seeking new tenants and […]
Captain Hurwitz’s final Community Meeting at Ingleside Station
This month’s community meeting will be Captain Hurwitz’s final one at Ingleside Station, as she will be transitioning to serve as Captain of Southern Station. Join us for coffee, community updates, and an opportunity to say farewell to Captain Hurwitz!
Mayor Lurie, Supervisors Mandelman and Melgar to attend Love Our Neighborhood event in Glen Park
News Flash: The Burnside Mural/Steps will be the backdrop for a major press event this Tuesday, July 15th at 10:30am, announcing DPW’s Love Our Neighborhood (LON) permit, which is designed to make the process for murals, tiled stairways, and similar projects easier, faster, and less expensive. Burnside’s tiled steps was the first project to go […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–June recap
Happy July, Glen Park — summer slow-down, here we are! Seasonality in San Francisco real estate is real, and we’re feeling it in Glen Park. Currently, there are 16 active listings in the neighborhood — and only one has been on the market for less than a couple of weeks. The chart below gives some […]
A Double Celebration: Elk Street Mural and Glen Park Beautiful!
Glen Park is full of treasures, too many to list here. Perhaps most notable is its canyon that offers places to be quiet and away from the city and serves as a convening spot for countless people to enjoy each other’s company. We now have our newest treasures, the Burnside mural and tiled steps, Elk […]
Saturday’s Greenway Work Party is cancelled until further notice
I’m very sorry to say that we have cancelled our Work Party for this Saturday July 12, along with all organized volunteer activity on the Greenway until further notice. As you may have read in the news, our fiscal sponsor, San Francisco Parks Alliance (SFPA), has shut itself down. Just as SFPA has shut itself […]
Big changes come to Canyon Market
You would be forgiven if you went to Canyon Market today and felt slightly disoriented–Where are the sausages? Where’s the cream cheese? Where are the cash registers? Every day it seems there are changes at our neighborhood market. Dimitri Vardakastanis, along with his brother and partner Bobby, have owned and managed Canyon Market for the […]
May 2025 SFPD Ingleside Station Newsletters
Dear Ingleside Community, May was a month of both recognition and renewal here at Ingleside Station, and I’m proud to share some exciting updates with all of you. First and foremost, I want to congratulate Officers Mark Lustenberger and Timothy Watts, who were awarded Certificates of Honor for their exceptional work as SFPD Crisis Intervention […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–May recap
Happy June! Now that we are moving into the typically slow summer months, I have a feeling that more people are sticking around and putting their properties on the market. From talking to stagers, they are saying they are busier than usual for the upcoming summer months. Why? I don’t know…maybe the uncertainty that’s going […]
GREENWAY WORK PARTY–Saturday, June 7
Our June Work Party is this Saturday morning. I expect that your plans for the weekend are in focus by now. Many thanks to those who have already contacted me to say that you will join us. If you haven’t yet contacted me about the Work Party on Saturday, please reply to this email and […]
Be a Part of Glen Park’s Next Mural!
Join your neighbors June 7 to clear ivy beneath the Bosworth Pedestrian Bridge, the first step in its transformation from a cement span into a vibrant piece of community art. Inspired by the Portola Pedestrian Bridge, the Bosworth Pedestrian Bridge will eventually have murals on its four pillars and a fresh coat of paint for […]
District 8 Pride TwentyFive Art Show
GREENWAY WORK PARTY–Saturday, June 7
Please put Saturday June 7 on your calendar for our next Work Party. Spring has almost run its course and soon we’ll feel the earth hard and dry beneath our feet as the grasses turn to summer gold. There’s plenty for us to do to protect the Native Meadow from weeds and prepare the Oak […]
April 2025 SFPD Ingleside Station Newsletters
Hello Ingleside Community, Spring has officially arrived, and here at Ingleside Station, we’ve had a very busy month of April. Our station is currently operating at its lowest staffing level ever, which means our officers are being asked to do more with less. Additionally, we’ve seen a reduction in our overtime budget, which will limit […]
San Francisco Transportation Plan Presentation
Dear Community Members, I am reaching out regarding the San Francisco Transportation Plan, or SFTP, the blueprint for the city’s transportation system development and investment over the next 30 years. The plan analyzes all transportation options like transit, walking, driving, and biking to set investment priorities and advance the city’s goal to build an effective, equitable, […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–April recap
What weird times we are living in! This is a really difficult time to analyze or to make predictions. From where I’m sitting, I see a lot of up and down going on – that relates to the market, consumer sentiment, and just moods in general. Regardless, despite this broader uncertainty, the real estate market […]
Glen Canyon Park’s Community Mural Painting Day
As you make your way down Chenery Street towards Elk, you cannot miss the delightful brightly colored eyes of a supersized owl staring back at you. This brand new creature is but one small part of a lively mural swiftly coming to life. On the morning of Sunday April 27, eager neighbors arrived to take […]
Soon! Small Business Stroll in Glen Park
Noe Valley Garden Tour, Saturday, May 17
Mark your calendars for this year’s Noe Valley Garden Tour, which is on Saturday, May 17th. Featured gardens will showcase a variety of styles. You may visit a mature, lush oasis at a wonderful B & B, a front terraced garden with roses, bamboo, ferns, and Japanese Maples, a serene Zen space for meditation, an intimate […]
GREENWAY WORK PARTY–Saturday, May 3
Please put Saturday May 3 on your calendar for our next Work Party. May is the month when the plants on the Greenway seem most luxuriant: some in bloom, others already gone to seed and everything still enjoying the moisture left by the tail end of our rainy season. There’s plenty for us to do […]
Urban Angels, formerly in Diamond Heights shopping center, has moved
For several years the Glen Park Association has spread the word about a local charity, Urban Angels of San Francisco. Recently they’ve relocated. Here’s a brief description of their services from their website: In 2015, Urban Angels SF started with just three seniors taking up collections to deliver hot burritos to those living on the […]
March 2025 SFPD Ingleside Station Newsletters
Greetings from Ingleside Station! As we enter March, we proudly celebrate Women’s History Month, and here at Ingleside Station, we are incredibly fortunate to have some of the finest women officers in the department. Their dedication, professionalism, and commitment to service are at the heart of what makes our team exceptional. These women officers excel […]