Volunteer for Diamond Heights Blvd Beautification Days RSVP to Paul Matalucci, Project Coordinator, at paul@wordwc.com, if you would like to participate, or have questions. Saturdays: April 1, and April 29, 9am to 12pm Location: Meet at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, Parish Hall (Lower Level) Refreshments: Coffee, tea, juice, bagels and snacks Lunch: We will serve […]
FUF Deadline Extended
Forwarded from Friends of the Urban Forest: We’ve been doing some canvassing and email blasts to previous tree planters in the neighborhood but need your help to wrangle up more applications so that we can plant the trees this May. If you can help, please contact me at 415-268-0773 or email jasmine@fuf.net today. The […]
Sup Sheehy local office hours
District 8 Supervisor Jeff Sheehy will hold neighborhood office hours on Friday, March 24, at Higher Grounds coffee house, 691 Chenery St., 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Come meet with our neighborhood supervisor to discuss ideas and concerns.
Bosworth Bike Lane (Update)
Taking into account community concerns, the Glen Park Association’s Transportation Committee has been working with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to modify its original proposal to extend the bike lane on Bosworth Street. Here is a link to the proposed changes. Please read the committee’s position letter here. The SFMTA Board will consider the agency’s […]
DH Road Work – Update
Forwarded from SFPW: Diamond Heights Boulevard Pavement Renovation and Water Replacement Project A PROJECT OF THE CITY’S TEN-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN Construction Update #4 –March 7, 2017 Dear Neighbors, Construction is underway. Although the rains last month caused several delays, we have completed the first block of water-main work between Duncan St. and Carnelian Way […]
Walk: Glen Canyon Spiders
Saturday, March 18, 2017 10:00am to 12:30pm Join California Academy of Sciences arachnologist Darrell Ubick for a springtime trip in search of spiders. They are abundant in Glen Canyon Park—probably hundreds of thousands of individuals representing hundreds of species. We are sure to see a variety since Darrell knows where to look and how to […]
GP Author to Talk Books
Free Book Reading Saturday, March 4, 3 pm at St. Aidan’s, 101 Gold Mine Drive Glen Park Author Louise Nayer talks about her book, Burned: A Memoir A creative writing instructor for more than 40 years and the author of four books, Louise Nayer will talk about the art of creating a memoir and read excerpts from Burned. […]
FUF Planting in GP
Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF) is organizing a tree planting in Glen Park on May 13. Apply by March 29. Planting costs a minimum of $135 and includes: A free site-inspection Tree species selection Concrete removal Tree and volunteers for tree planting 5 years of tree visits Interested? Contact FUF’s community outreach manager, Jasmine […]
Recology Rate Increase
Recology has applied to raise the rates for trash/recycling/compost pick-up. There will be a “Technical Hearing” February 28, from 4 to 6 p.m., Room 421 at City Hall, at which they will explain why they want to raise the fees, followed by a number of public hearings to receive feedback. Public hearing dates are listed below in […]
Former Neighborhood Projects page
Glen Park village traffic pattern changes Updates will be posted on our blog’s home page. You can learn more, see detailed documents and sign up to receive email updates and alerts from the SFMTA on the project website. Why no pedestrian scramble? Click here, tap “Details” and scroll down. Greenway linking the village and park The Glen […]
DHB Median Project Update
Forwarded from Paul Matalucci of the Diamond Heights Boulevard Median project Special Benefit Planter/Pot Sale this Saturday, Two Upcoming Volunteer Days, and Our CCG Hello supporters of the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project, Three items in this message: 1) Further detail about our Community Challenge Grant 2) Thank you to last weekend’s volunteers, and upcoming […]
DH Median Cleanup
Forwarded from Paul of the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project: https://dhbmedian.wordpress.com/ Hello supporters of the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project, I am pleased to share some good news. Our project has received a second grant from the City of San Francisco’s Community Challenge Grant program. I will share more details next week, but in […]
DH road work
Forwarded from SFDPW: Dear Neighbors, The Diamond Heights Improvements Project is finally ready to begin next week. Work Activity- January 30 – February 17, 2017 Duncan St. –Carnelian St. • Water-main installation on the westside of the street. This block will be closed to through traffic during work hours. Local access permitted. Traffic will be […]
On-Street Car Share evaluated
Here is the final evaluation of the On-Street Car Share pilot program that started in August 2014. (Instead of being in parking lots and garages, these car-share pods take up a place on the city streets. There are about 200 of them.) Summary is that on-street car-share pods are well used, but it’s a nightmare […]
GPA Mtg Jan. 26: Meet the New Supe!
Quarterly Meeting January 26, 2017 – 7:00 pm St. John’s School 925 Chenery Street Agenda Meet Jeff Sheehy, our newly appointed District 8 Supervisor (and Glen Park resident). GPA Board elections Presentation on the expansion of the city’s Bike Share program to Glen Park. Adjournment
GP NERT mtg
Forwarded from GP NERT: Glen Park NERT (Neighborhood Emergency Response Team) is having its first quarterly meeting of 2017 on Wednesday, January 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Glen Park library. Please join us for a discussion about our mapping project and to participate in an emergency preparedness table top exercise. Date: Wed, January 25, […]
O’Shaughnessy Re-Opened
According to the Department of Public Works, crews reopened O’Shaughnessy Boulevard shortly after 10 p.m Thursday after completing a “rockslide mitigation safety project” to shore up the crumbling hillside. They will finish tidying up today. A rock slide closed the road Wednesday.
Bosworth Bike Lane (Update)
The SF Municipal Transportation Agency will not be asking neighbors to vote on alternatives presented at aNov. 30 community meeting. Instead, the agency decided to proceed with a modified version of proposal A, seen about halfway through this slide presentation. SFMTA has promised to publicize the final proposal and the date for a public hearing.
GPA Mtg Jan. 26: Meet the New Supe!
Quarterly Meeting January 26, 2017 – 7:00 pm St. John’s School 925 Chenery Street Agenda Meet Jeff Sheehy, our newly appointed District 8 Supervisor (and Glen Park resident). GPA Board elections Presentation on the expansion of the city’s Bike Share program to Glen Park. Adjournment
New Building Codes
Forwarded from SF DBI: As of January 1, 2017, new applicable Building, Existing Building, Historical Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Green Building and Energy Codes are in effect. Every three years, DBI updates its building code standards to follow California State Building Code standards. Through this process, DBI ensures the safe construction and alteration of San Francisco’s more than 200,000 […]
GP NERT meeting
Forwarded from GP NERT: Glen Park NERT (Neighborhood Emergency Response Team) is having its first quarterly meeting of 2017 on Wednesday, January 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Glen Park library. Please join us for a discussion about our mapping project and to participate in an emergency preparedness table top exercise. Date: Wed, January 25, […]
GPer likely to lead D8
Word on the street is that this afternoon Mayor Lee will announce HIV/AIDS activist Jeff Sheehy to be our District 8 supervisor, vacated by Scott Wiener who has moved on to the state Senate. Sheehy, a Glen Park resident and public school parent, is the director of communications for the UCSF AIDS Research Institute. He […]
GP History Project holiday meeting
Reminder from the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project: Ho, Ho, Ho, Neighborhood Historians! Don’t let the prediction of rain keep you at home this Saturday! Join the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project for a Special Holiday Meeting at the Sunnyside Conservatory on Saturday, December 10, 3pm to 5pm, followed by a holiday social and raffle until 6:15pm to kick the season off! We’ll learn about the […]
Proposed Bosworth Bike Lane
Click here to see the SFMTA proposal to extend and make safer the bike lane on westbound Bosworth Street. Staff met with about 30 neighbors at a Wednesday meeting organized by the Glen Park Association. Please read the proposal and get ready to express a preference—survey coming soon! (Estimated construction to begin spring, 2017)
Mtg with SFMTA: Bosworth bike lane
The SFMTA will be presenting a proposal for an Uphill Bike Lane on Bosworth between Hammerton and Elk this Wednesday November 30th at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the Glen Park branch of the SF Public Library. The purpose of the meeting is to gather community feedback on two possible proposed configurations for […]
GP Rec Center Update
From SF Recreation and Parks Dept: A lot has been going on inside the Glen Park Rec Center! During the first few weeks of November the construction team has been busy installing new windows, insulation, and mechanical systems. The structural framing for the climbing wall is also complete while the restrooms are being prepared for […]
Diamond Hts Blvd Median News
From Paul Matalucci, steward of the Diamond Heights Boulevard Median Project: Hello supporters of the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project, The October skies brought rain, and the timing could not have been better. Our 14 new Canary Island pines—carefully planted in September by more than 30 awesome volunteers under the expert supervision of Friends of […]
EIR for RecPark’s Natural Resource Management Plan
The Planning Department has released the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on the Recreation and Park Department’s Natural Resources Management Plan. Click here to see it, listed under case #2005.0912E According to RecPark, “This plan outlines a progressive, comprehensive approach to managing our most sensitive habitats which include (in part) the forests of Mt. Davidson, […]
Clean Power SF info sessions
Help Us Spread the Word! Cleaner energy is coming to your neighborhood. CleanPowerSF is the City’s new Community Choice Aggregation program run by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and provides cleaner electricity generation for San Francisco customers at competitive rates. Want to learn more? Join us at one of our upcoming Welcome Events […]
SFMTA Hub Study Discussed
The SFMTA Board of Directors will consider a hub model for commuter shuttle buses at its regular meeting Tuesday, Nov. 15., 1 p.m., City Hall, Room 100 The public is invited to comment. Click here and scroll down to Item 11 to see the final report of the hub model mid-term report on the existing […]
Meeting about Bosworth bike lane
Community Meeting With the SFMTA SFMTA is proposing a green-striped bike lane for westbound Bosworth Street from Hamerton until just west of Elk streets. Come see the proposal and give feedback at a community meeting hosted by the Glen Park Association on Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the community meeting room […]
Meeting about the 35-Eureka bus
Bring your criticism, praise, and suggestions regarding the 35-Eureka bus line extension to a feedback meeting with SFMTA representatives Sean Kennedy, MUNI Forward program manager, and Rachel Hyden, SFMTA public information officer hosted by the Glen Park Association Monday, December 5, at 6 p.m. in St. John’s School, 925 Chenery Street. All are […]
GPA Quarterly Meeting Oct. 27
Quarterly Meeting October 27, 2016 – 7:00 pm San Francisco Police Academy Community Room 350 Amber Drive Agenda Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center Construction Progress report from Park and Recreation staff on the construction. Pedestrian Safety Improvement Plans at Diamond Heights Boulevard/Sussex Street/Elk Street Status update from Kimberly Leung and Casey Hildreth of the SFMTA. […]
Garbage Collection Rate Increase
Forwarded from SFDPW: DPW workshop: Tues, October 18, 4 – 6 p.m., SF City Hall, Room 418 Recology, the San Francisco refuse collection and processing company, has notified the City and County of San Francisco of its intention to submit an application for a rate increase. Public Works will be holding a workshop to ensure that […]
BART Track Repair Ends
In the “better late than never” category of news, this is forwarded from BART, which published the news on Sept. 20: Track repair project near Daly City wraps up weeks ahead of schedule Excellent news for weekend BART passengers—the trackway construction and repair project between Daly City and Balboa Park stations has been completed weeks […]
SFMTA RPP Update
Forwarded from the SFMTA: SFMTA is wrapping up its evaluation of the Residential Parking Permit program and wants your input. Based on our extensive research and the input we have received through our many meetings with residents, neighborhood and business groups, we have developed a set of proposed policy changes that will address the problems […]
Highland Bridge Fence
After much delay, the fencing is going up beneath the Highland Street Bridge to keep people from camping under the structure. Crews expect to finish work by Oct. 31. See pix and read more here: http://www.sfpublicworks.org/project/highland-avenue-bridge
BART elevator repair
Forwarded from BART. Contact info at the bottom of the post. Elevator Flooring Repair Work Glen Park 10/3 to 10/7/2016 We will begin work at Glen Park Station to replace the floor in the elevator that serves the platform for all trains Monday, October 3. The work will take approximately until Friday, October 7. We will be upgrading the […]
Free and Fun: The Jungle Book
Join Sutter Health-CPMC 2020 for an evening of family entertainment with a FREE outdoor movie screening of The Jungle Book. Grab your picnic blanket, pack some snacks and join us for a night of family night of fun! Movie begins at 7:00 p.m. or dusk Saturday, Sept. 24th The Jungle Book Glen Canyon Park At […]
SJA Off-Ramp Two Lanes Again
Per Caltrans’ studies that were seconded by a third-party engineering company, the northbound San Jose Avenue off-ramp is returning to two lanes. “Caltrans has completed the resurfacing work on the northbound San Jose Avenue off-ramp off of I-280 as of yesterday, and that temporary striping is in place. The contractor is scheduled to install the […]
Meet the Fleet: New trains will showcase many environmentally friendly features The engineers tasked with designing BART’s Fleet of the Future faced an unenviable feat: creating train cars even more environmentally friendly than the current ones, which are already among the nation’s best on that score. “These are going to be extremely energy-efficient cars,” […]
Diamond Hts Blvd Median Planting
Forwarded from Paul Matalucci, the neighborhood dynamo and organizing energy behind improvements to Diamond Heights Boulevard: Hello supporters of the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project, I’m pleased to let you know that our Phase 1 planting continues to look healthy and colorful more than two years after initial planting. (Phase 1, as you may recall, […]
Free SF Mime Troupe show in Glen Canyon Park
Thanks to your GPA membership dollars, our neighborhood association was able to offer the SF Mime Troupe a $1,000 grant this year, and they were able to offer us a performance of this year’s show (“Schooled”) in Glen Canyon Park. Join your neighbors and friends in the park this Saturday, August 13, for the free show! Music […]
Political Forum with Chiu and Wiener
Supervisor Scott Wiener will join Assembly Member David Chiu at a forum where community members can learn about Assembly Member. Chiu’s work in Sacramento and provide feedback on issues of concern to them, at the state or local level. The forum will be on Saturday, August 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Upper […]
3 Injured in GP Vehicle Rollover
A long-time Glen Park neighbor lost control of her Volvo coming down Whitney Street and plowed into several parked cars before rear-ending and tipping a Mini Cooper and finally crashing into a parked car near the bottom of the street. Three people, including the Volvo driver, were injured but none severely, according to witnesses. This […]
Input On Chief of Police Selection
Forwarded from NextDoor, posted there by SFPD: Community Input Regarding Chief of Police Selection Process The purpose of this post is to inform you about the recruitment process for the San Francisco Chief of Police and ask for your help in soliciting community input. To complement the comprehensive recruitment process for your next Chief of […]
S/B Ocean Ave Offramp Closures
Forwarded from NextDoor, which forwarded from Westwood Park Association, which forwarded from SFMTA. If you have comments or questions, please contact Cristina Padilla of SFMTA, whose information is at the bottom of her message. ——————- I am reaching out from the SFMTA to inform you about some upcoming construction impacts as part of the Balboa Park Station […]
Beacon Street Trail Opening
By Chris Faust Thanks to local resident, tireless volunteer and faithful correspondentChris Faust of Upper Noe Neighbors/Friends of Noe Valley Rec Center/Friends of Upper Noe Dog Owners Group for providing this account of the opening of the Beacon Street Trail! See a slideshow of Chris’s pictures from the day on the Upper Noe Neighbors Facebook page. […]
Closures Affect GP BART service
There will be no service between Daly City and GP BART on specific weekends. Please click on the detailed flyer attached. (We didn’t get a text version.) gp_bart_service1
GPA July Meeting
Glen Park Association Quarterly Meeting July 14, 2016 – 7:00 pm St. John School (Please enter from Chenery Street) Agenda GPA updates 2016 GPA Grant Program Award to the San Francisco Mime Troupe Neighborhood updates District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener CleanPowerSF San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) representatives will discuss and answer questions about CleanPowerSF, […]