The Glen Park Assoc and the Glen Park Merchants Assoc have invited representatives of the SF Planning and BART Planning departments to provide us a status update on village development. The meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 6th at 7:00 pm. The location is St. John’s School, 925 Chenery St. All members of the […]
Two new businesses at Diamond Heights – Restaurant & Vet
The Diamond Heights shopping center is getting two new businesses. The Seven Hill Veterinary Hospital has opened in the space occupied by the old Diamond Heights Animal Hospital. It also looks as if a new Chinese restaurant is going in to replace Yet Wah, which closed a few months back. The new sign says it […]
Photography opening on Chenery: Art in our midst
SF Architecture Presents: Michael Waldstein Photos “Natural and Man Made Structures” Join Us at the Opening Reception: Art, Refreshments & Wine Friday, March 26, 5:30 – 8:00pm 732a Chenery Street (Glen Park near BART) San Francisco, CA 94131 Show Runs: March 15 – April 30, 2010 Call to schedule a private viewing (415) 585-2440
Late breaking news: Lazar move may be temporary
From the Captain’s note: Friday, March 19th, 2010 Captain’s Message: I was informed by Chief Gascón last evening that I will be loaned to the Crime Lab to begin working on the recent problems which were discovered. This movement is temporary and important for the Police Department. Captain Louis Cassanego will be taking my place […]
Capt. Lazar leaving Ingleside Station
Nine days after the Chronicle reported that a crime lab tech was stealing drugs, Capt. Lazar has been transferred to the Drug Lab. Their gain is our loss. The press release sent out from Chief Gascón’s office today: PERSONNEL MOVEMENT Chief George Gascón has placed the overall responsibility for the investigation of practices at the […]
Block watches keep crime at bay
(An excellent article on safety issues that was inadvertently left out of the most recent edition of the Glen Park News) By Ashley Hathaway We ‘grilled’ Sergeant Aaron Lozada of the San Francisco Police Department, Ingleside Station. In other words, we asked him a lot of questions about crime. He was our featured guest last […]
Cops bust magazine-selling thieves
(edited for privacy from a nearby school list serv) I think this warning has gone out before, but the lesson hit close to home (literally) last night for our family. While I was out yesterday evening, my husband was home with our kids. He got a “friendly” knock at the door–for the record, I don’t […]
Dist. 8 race upset: Laura Spanjian drops out of race
March 11, 2010 **PRESS RELEASE** LAURA SPANJIAN TO BECOME HOUSTON SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR Will end campaign for District 8 Supervisor and resign from SF DCCC Laura Spanjian, Assistant General Manager for External Affairs for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), has accepted an offer from Houston Mayor Annise Parker to become the Sustainability Director for […]
The Chronicle loves Red + White
Erin Lubin / Special to The Chronicle Red & White wine bar in Glen Park. Red & White: Having already scored great pizza, what Glen Park needed was a wine bar to call its own. Inspired by a Squaw Valley hangout, Peter Bell, an ad-industry refugee from Michigan, and his partner, Juliana Flores, a native […]
Capt. Lazar asks: Is you car locked?
From Wednesday’s Captains Message: Over the last few days, we have been dealing with the auto burglaries in Miraloma Park. The suspect in the case from Marietta Drive was charged by the District Attorney’s office. The important point in many of these cases is that the owners of the vehicles had left their vehicles unlocked. […]
Next NERT Training (aka Getting Ready for The Big One)
San Francisco Fire Department NERT Training NERT My name is Erica and I am the current program coordinator for NERT, the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team. This program provides instructor lead classroom training with hands on components included to prepare San Francisco for a disaster no matter how big or small. Earthquake? Power Outage? Flooding on […]
Death row inmate who once lived on Sussex St. tied to murder
(From the San Francisco Chronicle) Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer David Joseph Carpenter, the “Trailside Killer” of the early 1980s whose murders spread fear in the Bay Area’s parklands and open spaces, has been tied by DNA evidence to a San Francisco slaying in which he had long been a suspect, police said Tuesday. […]
Danger on Diamond Heights Blvd.
Careful on those curves on Diamond Heights Blvd., cautions Richard Craib of the Friends of Glen Canyon. These photos he took recently show the missing and rotted posts supporting the guard rail on the sweeping turn on Diamond Heights Blvd. between Berkeley Way and Arbor, just before Diamond turns into Elk St. “If anyone goes […]
SFist reports on string of violent robberies in GP on Tuesday
Photo by Chris Carlsson/Found SF Three separate violent robberies occurred in Glen Park on Tuesday night, all possibly committed by the same suspects. First, three men in a dark car ran down a bicyclist and stole his messenger bag near the Glen Park BART Station Tuesday night. Happening at little before 7:15 p.m., a 44-year-old […]
Feb. 20: Monterey Blvd. planting — Come and help!
When we come together to do something for our neighborhood, we do it BIG and we do it very well. REMINDER: Next SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 we will be installing over 200 plants into the Monterey Blvd. median in front of the Sunnyside Conservatory. (Compare that to only 75 planted last Spring – we hope to […]
Diamond Heights Animal Hospital closes
The long-popular animal hospital in the shopping center at Diamond Heights has closed. A sign on their door says they were forced to file for bankrupty. Their website carries this notice: To Our Loyal Clients and Beloved Pets: It is with our deepest regret that we are forced to announce that we are closing the […]
Glen Park Safety Patrol to host self defense class March 7th
Contact: Ann Grogan (415) 587-3863, Ken King (415) 987 6241 (Steering Committee Members of the Glen Park Patrol Special Safety Program) 2912 Diamond St., Ste. 239, San Francisco, CA 94131 GPsafetyprogram@gmail.com, kenking@yahoo.com http://www.romantasy.com/SF/index.html Ken Craig (415) 992-5551 President, Triangle Martial Arts Association P.O. Box 111, 1800 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 info@triangleMAA.org http://www.trianglemaa.org (415) […]
Lion at the Library
About 50 rapt children and their parents were a standing-room-only audience Saturday at the Glen Park Library, when lion dancers from the Jing Mo Athletic Association gave a demonstration of the decidedly athletic art of being a lion. Kids got an inside peak into how a lion costume works and even got to ‘feed’ it […]
Valentine at Sunnyside Conservatory
Close to 200 people came to the newly-opened Sunnyside Conservatory on Monterey on Saturday, Feb. 8 for a make-your-own-Valentine party. The 11:00 to 2:00 event brought families from all over the neighborhood and the City to create that special card for that special Someone. Friends of the Sunnyside Conservatory, with the help of Rec. & […]
Spring Glen Park Rec Tiny Tots schedule
Glen Park Recreation Center 70 Elk Street, San Francisco CA 94131 Phone: 415-337-4705 Spring 2010 Early Childhood Development Courses Program Registration is from March 6.2010 through March 12, 2010 at select recreation centers or online at www.sfreconline.org. Spring courses begin March 27, 2010 and end June 4, 2010. Pitter Patter Painters: Mondays- 9:45 to 10:45 […]
Graffiti vandal charged in Ingleside
We don’t, of course, know if this is the same person who drew swastikas on the Glen Park mural, but it’s a nice arrest none the less. From the Ingleside station newsletter: Captain’s Message: An incredible graffiti arrest made in the Excelsior! The mural painted on the side of the Central Drug Store at Santa […]
The story of the sisters behind Osha Thai
When sisters Wassana Korkhieola and Lalita Souksamlane needed a name for their Thai restaurant in the Tenderloin, they went with the royal Thai word for “delicious.” Images View Larger Images But there was another, much more pedestrian, reason that made the name Osha Thai so appealing. “It’s easy to say,” Souksamlane admits with a laugh. […]
Captain Lazar Offers Upbeat Message
By Bonnee Waldstein, Glen Park News At the town hall meeting of the Glen Park Association on Jan. 13, Captain David Lazar, commander of the Ingleside District, delivered a positive report on the crime situation in Glen Park. Several folks, with the concurrence of everyone else, expressed their appreciation for the enthusiasm and efforts of […]
Glen Park Rec Center Winter Schedule
Glen Park Recreation Center 70 Elk Street, San Francisco CA 415-337-4705 Early Childhood Development Courses January 2, 2010 to February 26, 2010 Please register for courses at www.sfreconline.org Mondays: Pitter Patter Painters: 9:45 to 10:45 ages 2 to 5 ($12 Fee for entire session) Children and caregivers are given the opportunity to paint and create […]
Valentine Card Party Day at Sunnyside Conservatory
Gather up your old holiday cards, calendars, gift-wrap, magazines, and cardboard coffee sleeves and bring them to our…. VALENTINE CARD PARTY Sunnyside Conservatory (236 Monterey Blvd., between Baden and Congo) San Francisco Saturday, February 6 11 am – 2 pm rain or shine FREE Lots of examples and inspiration for making handmade cards using recycled, […]
White dots on sidewalk may cost you $$$
The City is in the process of inspecting its sidewalks. If you see white dots popping up on the sidewalk in front of your house, it may mean you’ve got to get it fixed. Info from the city web site is below. However some on the Glen Park Bulletin Board list have said that there […]
San Francisco wants to hear from you about housing
The people who put together the San Francisco Housing Element want to hear from you. But what, you might ask, is a ‘housing element?’ Simply put, California state law requires that every city council of board of supervisors put together “a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the city, city and county, […]
Glen Park Association Meeting Wed. Jan 13 at St. John’s School
St. John’s School 925 Chenery Street 7:00 Election of officers 7:30 District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty to hold town hall meeting. He will be bringing representatives from the police, Muni, Transportation and other City agencies to answer neighbor questions.
New anti-Semetic graffiti found, Newsom concerned
Glen Canyon Park was on Mayor Gavin Newsom’s mind Tuesday – but not for something about which to boast. He was troubled about the anti-Semitic graffiti found there by a city worker Monday morning. Recreation and Park Department painters promptly covered the offending symbols, and police have stepped up patrols, Newsom said. The vandalism follows […]
One year of the Patrol Specials in Glen Park
A notice from the group that sponsors Glen Park’s Patrol Special officer: The Glen Park Patrol Safety Program celebrates one year of patrol service dedicated solely to Glen Park, and is sponsored by an enthusiastic and growing volunteer group of merchants and residents! Come to the Glen Park Residents Association meeting Weds. Jan. 13 at […]
And the Race is On! – Political videos about Glen Park
The race for District 8’s supervisor’s seat is well underway, despite the fact that the election isn’t until June. Here at the Glen Park News we’ve been getting invitation for lunches, coffees , Facebook friendings and get-togethers, as well as requests for endorsements, for months now. Of course GPN doesn’t endorse candidate, we merely report […]
4.1 on the Richter scale here in GP
A 4.1 earthquake stuck the Bay area at 10:09 AM Thursday morning. The U.S. Geological Service pegged it at 4.1 on the Richter scale. It was 5.6 miles deep and the epicenter was just southeast of Fremont. Here in Glen Park it came through as a definite jolt, especially for people on second and third […]
Sword fern, alum and shining willow
Friends of Glen Canyon Park, January 6, 2010, preparing to plant sword fern, columbine, Douglas iris, alum root and shining willow along Islais Creek, adjacent to cedar fence they built in 2009. Plants will add to the diversity and color of the natural habitat. Photo: Murray Schneider
Drop in on Red & White Tonight
Happy Red and White, Glen Park’s new destination for the new year. The wine bar and café, at 678 Chenery St., began its “soft” opening Saturday and will be open Sunday evenings from 5-10 p.m. On Tuesday, Jan. 5, it will open the doors at noon. Co-owner Juliana Flores says that the artwork won’t be […]
A view of the Blue School from the Blue Tower
The winter issue of the Glen Park News featured a story on a hike to the Blue Tower, about a mile and a half to the southeast of Glen Park. It was one of Dolan Eargle’s on-going series of Interesting Things In and Around Glen Park. On Christmas Day the Clark family of Chenery St. […]
Keep an eye out for a soft opening at Red & White
Our newest destination here in Glen Park, the cafe/wine bar Red & White, is getting oh-so-close to ready. Look for a soft opening sometime in the week or two after Christmas. Which means if you walk by and the door’s open, they may well be serving. Stick your head in and say hi to managers […]
A “12 Galaxies” Gingerbread House
If you’ve been shopping in downtown San Francisco, you’ve probably run into Frank Chu, a well-known eccentric who walks near the Powell St. cable car turnaround carrying a sign that prominently features the phrase 12 Galaxies. A friend added a touch of local realism to a his holiday gingerbread house and Glen Park resident Devin […]
Trimming the tree
Bike Patrols to Tour Glen Park
The San Francisco Police Department’s bike patrol patrol program has been expanded into Glen Park, Capt. David Lazar announced Thursday. “I have added bicycle officers to Glen Park, seven days a week,” the neighborhood’s top cop said in his daily e-mail briefing. Three officers are assigned to the beat, which is centered around 30th and […]
Santa Visit Glen Park – 110 kids give him their lists
Santa Claus paid a visit to Glen Park on Dec. 8, when he and some helpers dropped in at Modern Past. Between 4:30 and 7:30 over 110 local kids stopped in to tell Santa what they wanted for Christmas, get their picture taken and collect a balloon or a cookie. Modern Past owner Ric Lopez, […]
SF Chronicle on Conservatory opening
By Rachel Gordon More than a century ago, a British-born inventor and stargazer built on his remote San Francisco estate a whimsical conservatory with eight sides and a soaring ceiling to house his collection of exotic plants and flowers. Time, vandals and the threat of a wrecking ball nearly brought the structure to ruin. View […]
10th Anniversary Retrospective: Hundreds Celebrate Reopening of Sunnyside Conservatory
Hundreds of people thronged the newly reopened Sunnyside Conservatory at 236 Montery Blvd. Bagpipes wailed and a host of neighborhood, city and state luminaries gave speeches, but the highlight of the day was the gorgeous new Conservatory, better than ever after a ten-year effort to rebuild the 111-year-old structure.
GPA Team & police hand out 500 safety flyers at BART
The Glen Park Association Safety Committee put together a great flyer covering safety issues, and on Thursday GPA’s safety coordinator Carolyn Deacy, Stephanie Hagio and Dist. 8 supervisor candidate Scott Wiener handed out over 500 flyers in 25 minutes at the Glen Park BART — with the help to two uniformed SFPD officers send by […]
Last call for the 26-Valencia
A nice story in the Chron about the demise of the 26 this coming Saturday. It turns out that the route began in 1892 as one of the city’s oldest trolleys. —– By Alissa Figueroa and Deia De Brito On a late Monday afternoon, nextbus.com predicted the 26-Valencia would arrive in 21 minutes at the […]
Kiki-Yo Food and Toy Drive for the Holidays
Food Drive: Now through December 18th, Kiki-Yo is accepting non-perishable foods – no glass containers, please – all of which will go to feed Glen Park neighborhood residents this holiday season. Plus Kiki-Yo will continue its tradition – now 13 years strong – of collecting toys to support the SF Fire Department Toy Drive. Unwrapped […]
Flasher Alert
From Ingleside station newsletter.. CRIME ALERT! On Sunday November 29th at 1:40 p.m, a 9 year old girl was in Crocker Amazon Park. A person approached her and exposed himself to her while she was in the children’s playground. The suspect is described as a white male, 50 to 55 years of age, unknown height, […]
Don’t expect new bike lanes before next summer
Glen Park is set to get new bike lanes — but don’t expect them to be striped until next summer at the earliest. Superior Court Judge Peter Busch ruled last week that the city can proceed with eight proposed bike lanes — none in or near Glen Park — but will have to wait to […]
Look out for Tourists: Glen Park Makes the NY Times Travel Section
Published: November 27, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO — As fires raged downtown after the 1906 earthquake, residents of this city fled to two nearby districts to the south, Bernal Heights and Glen Park. Though part of San Francisco, both areas looked more like countryside then, with open ranchland, vineyards and orchards, dirt roads and wetlands, and […]
Meet with Supervisor Dufty on Sat. Dec 5 at St. Aidan’s.
Have a gripe about City Hall? A compliment? A suggestion on how to make Glen Park better? People who live and work in Glen Park and Diamond Heights will have an opportunity to raise issues with Supervisor Bevan Dufty, the neighborhoods’ representative on the Board of Supervisors and a mayoral hopeful, at an upcoming community […]
A sewer-level view down Chenery St.
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 […]