Missed the D8 debate at Upper Noe Neighbors? Listen to a recording of the evening’s answers from challenger Rafael Mandelman and incumbent Jeff Sheehy here. And you can catch mayoral candidate Amy Farah Weiss live on Tuesday, March 27, 7 p.m., at Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery Street. Click here for details. […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
There is no Board of Supervisor meetings, SFMTA meetings , Board of Appeals meeting for the spring break. The SF Planning Department Zoning Variance Hearing will be Wednesday, March 28, 9:30 a.m. in City Hall, room 408. See agenda here. The SF Planning Commission meets Thursday, March 29, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See […]
Planning Dept’s 50-Year Vision
Forwarded from the SF Planning Dept The ConnectSF team is pleased to present a 50-year transportation vision for San Francisco. The vision emerged through discussions with residents and stakeholders in focus groups, online forums, pop-up events, our task force, and other targeted outreach. Guided by ConnectSF’s goals – equity; economic vitality; environmental sustainability; safety and […]
GPA Quarterly Meeting — April 19
Please come to the spring meeting of the Glen Park Association Thursday, April 19, 7 p.m., at the Glen Canyon Recreation Center. Agenda California State Senator Scott Wiener gives an update from Sacramento San Francisco Supervisor Jeff Sheehy gives a neighborhood update Kimberlee West, SFPUC, gives a presentation on the water and sewer rate increase A […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
Fun new geeky tool to look up permits across the city: https://sanfrancisco.buildingeye.com/ You can find Building, Planning or Fire permits here. (Menu in the upper right.) The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee meets Monday, March 19, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. Not GP, but item 6 is a proposal to require […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
Better Market Street Public Meetings happen March 10 to 14 at UC Hastings. See more here. The Land Use and Transportation Committee of the BOS meets Monday, March 12, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. 180191 [Planning Code – Public Parking Lot as a Permitted Use in the Glen Park Neighborhood Commercial Transit District […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee meets Monday, March 5, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See full agenda here. 1. 180078 [Planning Code – Landmark Designation – Wall at the Intersection of Diamond Heights Boulevard and Clipper Street (aka Diamond Heights Safety Wall)] Sponsor: Sheehy Ordinance amending the Planning Code […]
D8 Supervisor Forum March 21
Upper Noe Neighbors will host a District 8 candidate debate between Supervisor Jeff Sheehy and City College Board Trustee Rafael Mandelman at its next meeting Wednesday, March 21, at 7 p.m., in the Upper Noe Recreation Center, 295 Day Street. Home
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
UPDATE: The Board of Appeals agenda is up, and there is a GP-related item: (9) APPEAL NO. 17-186 TROY KASHANIPOUR, Appellant(s) vs. DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL JEFFERY CERF, Section 14 Party // 2783K Diamond Street. Protesting the ISSUANCE on November 30, 2017, to Troy Kashanipour, of a Permit to Erect a […]
DHB Median Project Cleanups
Forwarded from Paul Paul Matalucci of the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project Hello friends and supporters of the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project, Our fingers and toes are crossed for rain… soon, we hope, and lots of it. But there’s a silver lining to this dry month (albeit gossamer thin): we gain the upper hand on weed control for the year. To […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The SF Board of Supervisors doesn’t meet this week, but this week the Planning Commission has the hot stuff. See below: The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority Board of Directors meets Tuesday, February 20, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See full agenda here. Includes a tweak to the RPP (smaller schools now eligible for […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
Quite a few Glen Park items at next Friday’s Engineering public hearing plus partial chimps, Walking While Texting, expediting emergency housing shelters and an underwhelming effort to curb boorish behavior on MUNI. A meeting for SFMTA’s MUNI Service Equity Strategy will focus on the Mission on Saturday, February 10, 9 a.m. to noon, City College, 1125 Valencia […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The Land Use and Transportation Committee of the Board of Supervisors meets Monday, February 5, 1:30 p.m. in City Hall, room 250. See full agenda here. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board meets Tuesday, February 6, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 400. See full agenda here. The Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, February 6, 2 […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The Recreation and Park Commission Operations Committee meets Thursday, February 1, 2 p.m., City Hall, room 416. No agenda yet because they don’t seem to get their act together in time. Visit here 72 hours before the meeting because that’s when they’re supposed to have the agenda up. The Planning Commission meets Thursday, February 1, 1 […]
Glen Canyon Coyotes In Sausalito
If you’ve spent much time in Glen Canyon, then you’ve probably come across our local resident expert on coyotes Janet Kessler, toting her camera. Now is your chance to see what she’s shot: Coyotes are social and, except for some transients, live in families. The 28 large zoomed-in snapshots in this exhibit show some of […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, January 23, 2 p.m. in City Hall, room 250. See full agenda here. They will be talking about the interim mayor position. The SFMTA Board of Directors will host a workshop Tuesday, January 23, 9 a.m. at 1 South Van Ness Avenue. See full agenda here. This looks like it […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, January 9, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See full agenda here. I see nothing GP-related, but they’re proposing to rename a portion of Stevenson Way to Odd Fellows Way, which very much appeals to my sense of humor and so is duly noted. Also note Item #180001, which […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
Nothing to report this week, and no column next week. (Vacation–Yay!)
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The SF Historic Preservation Commission’s Cultural Heritage Assets Committee meets Wednesday, December 20 at noon in City Hall, room 400. See full agenda here. The December hearing will include an Informational Presentation from the San Francisco Planning Department regarding the purpose and functions of cultural heritage districts. This discussion is intended to prepare the committee and public to […]
GP-Related Hearing
The Board of Appeals for the Planning Department meets Wednesday, December 13, 5 p.m., in City Hall, room 416. (11) APPEAL NO. 17-158 PATRICIA HAYES, Appellant(s) vs. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent 21 Brompton Avenue. Appealing the ISSUANCE on September 01, 2017, of a Letter of Determination regarding whether the vacant lot at the subject property currently […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The SFMTA will hold a “Private Vehicle Transit Route Duplication” public meeting Tuesday, December 12, 6 p.m., at 1 South Van Ness, 2nd floor atrium. See information here. Nothing specific to GP but interesting nonetheless The Planning Commission meets Thursday, December 14, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See supporting documents here. (Full […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The SF Municipal Transportation Agency meets Tuesday, December 5, 1 p.m. in City Hall, room 400. See full agenda here. 13. Amending Transportation Code, Division II to revise the definition of “Downtown Core”; establish a citywide parking meter zone with variable parking meter rates; establish citywide variable motorcycle parking meter rates; provide a description and […]
Sussex Stairs Replacement Begins
Forwarded from SFRecPark: Sussex / Elk Street stair construction update – Monday November 27th – The stair was demolished today, ahead of schedule. The project blog is updated with this information and site postings have been installed. SF Rec & Park apologizes for any confusion the community may have about this since the demolition happened ahead of schedule. Construction […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
Nothing to report for Glen Park and not much elsewhere either, thanks to the holiday next week. The SFMTA Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, November 21, 1 p.m. in City Hall, room 400. See full agenda here and read a proposal to amend their advertising policy to prohibit ads for cannabis products. You’ll no […]
Fix-It Team Update for GP
Forwarded from Sandra Zuniga, Fix-It Team Director: Hello Glen Park Neighbors! Thank you for providing input on what should be fixed in your neighborhood, based on you feedback and work we are able to accomplish, we created the below action plan for your review, please let us know if we forgot anything. Also, in addition […]
Tree Planting December 9!
Please join us for a tree planting on the Glen Park Greenway on Saturday, December 9, from 9 a.m. -12 p.m. We’ll be planting coast live oak and other native species. It is important that you RSVP to this event through Friends of the Urban Forest: We need to ensure we have enough tools and […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
No, it’s not Glen Park, but the number of men caught masturbating on BART last week is noteworthy. Bike share advocates and foes please note the Engineering, Maintenance and Safety Committee meeting below. And the process of regulating marijuana dispensaries continues. [Editor’s note: If anyone attends the “Distracted Walking Discussion” on Tuesday, please report back! Also, […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
Many meetings are cancelled next week to honor Veteran’s Day. Of general interest: Looks like the board is going to try to set up permits for robot deliveries. See item 2 in agenda here. SFMTA wants to upgrade its buildings and is reaching out for public comment. First open house will be Thursday, November 9, […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, October 31 (scary!), 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See full agenda here. The Recreation and Parks Department still does not seem to be able to get agendas online until well after the fact. I have written to their info email address, so let’s see how that goes. […]
Glenridge Auction Nov. 4!
Enjoy a night of live music featuring local musicians and great food at “Our Magical Canyon,” the auction to benefit Glenridge co-op preschool on Saturday, November 4, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Janet Pomeroy Center, 207 Skyline Boulevard in San Francisco. Snag amazing deals on over eight hundred items – vacations, wine, children’s […]
GPA Quarterly Mtg Oct. 25
Glen Park Association Quarterly Meeting, 7 PM October 25, 2017, Glen Park Recreation Center AGENDA 700 PM Call to Order PROGRAM District 8 Supervisor Jeff Sheehy. Neighborhood update 911 — Deputy Director Robert Smuts, Department of Emergency Management, Division of Emergency Communications. How 911 works and when to call, SF Rec and Park Project Manager — Bret […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, October 24, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See full agenda here. Sheehy-proposed legislation noted below. There was nothing Glen Park related at the BOS or other agencies this week that I could see. Happy weekend! SHEEHY LEGISLATION The Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee meets […]
O’Shaughnessy Blvd. work finishes early
Updated Saturday October 21, 5:00 PM Public Works contractor crews wrapped up hillside stabilization work adjacent to O’Shaughnessy Boulevard a day-plus ahead of schedule. Roadway back open. Thursday October 19, 2017 Project Description In January 2017 a rock slide forced a brief closure of O’Shaughnessy Boulevard. Geotechnical engineers and geologists were brought in to assess […]
Supe Sheehy Meet-and-Greet
Forwarded from Supervisor Sheehy’s office: Please join Supervisor Sheehy for an informal meet and greet over everyone’s favorite – cookies and milk! If you haven’t had the chance to meet Supervisor Sheehy, this is a great opportunity to learn about Jeff’s priorities for the neighborhood and have your questions answered. When: Saturday, October 21, 11 […]
New Ingleside Precinct Captain
Forwarded from the Ingleside Community Police Advisory Board: Captain McFadden will no longer be Captain of Ingleside Station as of Saturday, October 21s. The Captain is moving on and heading up a new unit within the San Francisco Police Dept. Our new Captain is Jack Hart who was recently with Special Operations Unit and Homeland […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The Assessment Appeals Board meets Monday, October 16, through Thursday, October 19, 9:30 a.m. in City Hall, room 406. See full agenda here. I’m throwing this in because I think it’s worth noting that Comcast is trying to get its tax bill reduced by claiming devalued assets. The Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, October 17, […]
Native Plant Sale
23rd Annual Native Plant Sale Brought to you by the Yerba Buena chapter of the California Native Plant Society October 21st, 1-5 pmMiraloma Park Clubhouse350 O’Shaughnessy BlvdSan Francisco, CA To take advantage of the winter rains, fall is the ideal time for planting. Growing locally native plants in your garden is an important way to: § Attract […]
Red Sun
Thank you to Marian Dalere of Dalere’s Beauty Salon for sharing this photo of the sun made red by the fires up north:
SF Emergency Alert System
Forwarded from the fabulous Betsy Eddy of the Diamond Heights Community Association: This morning when I smelled smoke I immediately checked email messages and received the message below so that I had a brief idea of what was happening and where the fires were located. You can sign up for a free emergency alert service […]
DHB Roadwork Update
Forwarded from SF Public Works Dear Friends and Neighbors of Diamond Heights, SF public Works and our contractor Esquivel Grading and Paving will be paving portions of Diamond Heights Boulevard this week. This is the segment that was postponed last week due to mechanical problems with our equipment. To avoid delays motorists may want to […]
(No) City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
Editor is on vacation. We’ll see you again next week! Here are the links I go through if you want to look yourself: Board of Supervisor Committee Meetings: http://sfbos.org/events/calendar/upcoming Board of Supes: http://sfbos.org/meetings/42 SFMTA: https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/meetings Planning Dept: http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/list.php?crd=sfplanning&&jsenabled=1&winh=803&winw=1348&inifr=false SF Public Works: http://sfpublicworks.org/ RecPark Commission: http://sfrecpark.org/about/recreation-park-commission/ Crime on BART: https://www.bartcrimes.com/
Find Your House, circa 1900
Here’s something fun: There’s a great collection of old SF photos, mapped out by street, on Open SF History’s website. You might get to see your house in its early days! Click here to see.
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
GLEN PARK RELATED CITY AGENCY HEARINGS The SFMTA Board of Directors meets Tuesday, October 3, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See full agenda here. 12. Amending Transportation Code Division II to (1) delete the defined term for “Institution” and add “Residential Area”; (2) limit the number of parking permits that may be issued […]
Fix-it Team in Glen Park!
Who in Glen Park *doesn’t* have their own list of neighborhood improvements they’d like to see? Tell city agencies about it on Tuesday, September 26, from 6:30-8 PM at St. John School, 925 Chenery Street, in the 7th and 8th grade classroom. This will be the first in a series of better, more effective ways […]
St. Aidan’s Open During Heatwave
Forwarded from the fabulous Betsy Eddy of the Diamond Heights Community Association: Saint Aidan’s Church, 101 Gold Mine Drive next to Safeway in Diamond Heights, will be open during the heatwave on Wednesday, Sept. 27, and Thursday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 6 pm. While you are cooling off, enjoy: • Cards, games and […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The SF Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, September 26, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See full agenda here. The SFMTA Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation (ISCOTT) for Temporary Street Closures meets Thursday, September 28, 9 a.m., at One South Van Ness Avenue, room 7080. N. Sussex Street between Diamond and Castro Streets […]
Park Detour Friday
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
Late update: SF Planning reports that last week’s hearing of an Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review for 43 Everson was tabled. The Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, September 19, 2 p.m. in City Hall, room 250. See full agenda here. The SFMTA Board of Directors meets Tuesday, September 19, 1 p.m. in City Hall, […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The SF Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, September 12, at 2 p.m. in City Hall, room 250. See full agenda here. (On August 30, 2017, the Planning Department rescinded its Categorical Exemption determination for 43 Everson Street; therefore, the President may entertain a motion to table all Motions on this matter.) 29. 170855 [Hearing – Appeal of […]
City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation
The SFMTA Board of Directors meets Tuesday, September 5, at 1 p.m. in City Hall, room 400. Click here for full agenda. Nothing specific to Glen Park, but three items of interest: Many neighbors on NextDoor expressed concern about outreach around bike share. Please note this will be discussed in the Director’s Report. Many neighbors […]