Traffic in Glen Park was snarled this morning due to an oil spill on Elk Street between Bosworth and Sussex Streets. A Recology truck traveling uphill from Bosworth dropped a load of hydraulic fluid as it made its way up Elk Street. The hydraulic fluid is needed to operate the lifts that dump trash from […]
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The Glen Park email lists have a new home
The Glen Park Parents list is dead. Long live the Glen Park Parents list! Fifteen years ago, I launched an email group for parents in Glen Park. The idea was to help connect people and give a stronger sense of community. It worked. Today the group has 2,277 members. That first email was a notice […]
SFMTA looks to speed up J-Church Muni line (Bay Area Reporter)
The inefficiency and unreliability of the J-Church has commuters up in arms. Supervisor Mandelman has been working with SFMTA and the community –Upper Noe Neighbors had an open house November 18 — to work out solutions to the problem-riddled Muni line. Read about it here.
Next Greenway work party, Saturday, December 7
Hello Friends and Supporters of the Glen Park Greenway. Our next work party will be on Saturday December 7! Please put in in your calendar. I hope that you’ll be able to join us. Please email me to tell me if you will be there: greenway@glenparkassociation.org. We’ll start at 9:00 – there’ll be coffee waiting […]
Glen Park featured in New York Times travel section
The secret is out. Glen Park has just had its profile raised to national heights. “A 17-Mile Hike to Unite San Francisco,” by Nellie Bowles, is the story of the Crosstown Trail, and Robert Siegel, its champion over many years.The official designation of the trail dates back to 2014. Glen Park is one of seven […]
Useful emergency preparedness brochures
Resilient Diamond Heights (RDH) has developed five brochures to train its volunteers and the public on how households can prepare for a wide variety of emergencies. This was undertaken when we found that very little of information scattered over the Internet is in a format that is easily understood. Some is written for the […]
J Church Open House Nov 18
Upper Noe Neighbors will host a second open house regarding changes to the J Church on Monday, November 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Upper Noe Rec Center, 295 Day Street. Attendees will be able to view project information stations hosted by project staff and provide feedback on proposed improvements for the J […]
Twin Peaks Figure 8 redesign promenade updates
Here are a few updates regarding the Twin Peaks Figure 8 Redesign / Promenade Project: Rec and Park, in partnership with SFMTA, is supporting the SF Police Department to move the concrete barriers between the two peaks with the goal of reducing the incidence of auto break-in’s. The barriers were moved on Monday, November […]
Construction on Christopher Playground to Start this Week
Great News! Construction of the George Christopher Playground renovation will begin during the week of November 4th! You’ll soon see temporary fencing going up as the first step in the construction mobilization process. The tennis court will be closed throughout construction, but the ball field will remain open. Field users are advised to enter […]
Notes on the Fall Glen Park Association Meeting
Here’s a summary of what you saw and heard, or missed, at the Glen Park Rec Center on October 17, 2019. Halloween Street Closure: Ingleside Station’s Tom Hauscarriague presented the plan for closure of part of Chenery Street on Halloween. Read about it in this separate post: https://www.glenparkassociation.org/get-ready-for-chenery-street-closure-on-halloween/ Fairmount Plaza: Word had recently gotten […]
DHB Planting Nov 2
Hello friends and supporters of the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project, SFPW crews worked this week to continue planting, and we need to gather volunteers again this coming Saturday, November 2, for a second Planting Day. If you’re unable to join our volunteer work day in person but would like to show your support, please consider making […]
“Warning” fire in Glen Canyon Park
This morning, close to 10:00 AM, amidst the gusty winds plaguing much of northern California with destructive fires and evacuations, a small fire was burning in Glen Canyon Park. Passersby noticed flames coming from a fire pit behind Glenridge Nursery School. It was a minor blaze that they were able to extinguish themselves by piling […]
Get ready for Chenery Street closure on Halloween
Halloween is a huge event in the city, perhaps nowhere as huge as in Glen Park. Last year, with the permission of SFPD and support by the Glen Park Association, a section of Chenery Street was closed to vehicular traffic so kids could trick or treat in a safe environment. The event was so […]
Calling all Wranglers of Witches and Connoisseurs of Candy — The Glen Park Association Needs Your Help!
Please sign up for a quick volunteer shift for Halloween night. Exact volunteer needs are still being ironed out, but volunteer activities would include helping lead neighbors returning home by car through closed streets, staffing a street closure location, and other duties as assigned at the direction of SFPD. Sign up to volunteer here! Map […]
Don’t miss the Vella Family Pumpkins display
On Halloween night, there is the Chenery St. Halloween celebration, but there is also the 25th Vella Family Pumpkins at 354 Sussex at Elk. The Vellas have been carving pumpkins for 25 years and have gotten better at it. We will be putting out 100+ pumpkins on Halloween night. Come and see. Here are last […]
Trucks on the tracks (a BART service reminder)
Since February of this year, BART has been single-tracking its trains on some Sundays. That means trains need to take turns running in each direction on only one track between the Embarcadero and 24th Street Mission stations. This is to allow time for work in the tunnels that will ensure a reliable power supply by […]
Arlington Cut Cleanup Oct 26
Join your neighbors for a Fennel Funeral along the Arlington Cut Saturday, October 26, from 9 a.m. to noon! Lend a hand for an hour or all four, as we toast the city for mowing down the hillside fennel so we can clean up the trash that has accumulated over the years. Bring your kids, […]
DHB Median Cleanup Oct 26
[Editor’s note: Arlington Cleanup is the same day] Hello friends and supporters of the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project, With great delight, I’m happy to announce that our median landscape plan will be installed this coming week, with a huge assist from SF Public Works. We need as big a volunteer turn-out as possible. I will be […]
Le P’tit Laurent has been sold
Le P’tit Laurent, the popular bistro at the intersection of Chenery and Diamond streets, has been sold to an as-yet unnamed buyer who plans to keep it open as a French restaurant, with the same kitchen team. Laurent Legendre, the owner who started the restaurant in 2007, said the new owners didn’t want their identity […]
City Agency Hearings
Faithful readers: CAH has been incomplete the last few weeks and is again today because I’ve started working full time and cannot juggle in my volunteer responsibilities yet. I have high hopes I’ll eventually figure it all out, but for now you should know that it may not come, and when it does come, it […]
Arlington Cut Clean-Up Oct 26
What: Improve the Arlington/San Jose Cut When: Saturday, October 26, 9 a.m. to noon Where: Meet at Roanoke and Arlington Good news! The city mowed down the fennel along the Arlington Cut! Now we need to go in and clean up the trash that has accumulated. Please join your neighbors for a fall fennel funeral on October […]
Kern Street Parking Lot Legislation
The Planning Commission will consider parking legislation that will directly affect the Kern Street lot this Thursday, and in a reversal of course, the Planning Department is now urging the Commission to keep the lot permissible for parking. Supervisor Rafael Mandelman’s legislation broadly re-orients the Planning Code away from parking and toward people outside their […]
City Agency Hearings
Not too much activity because of the Monday holiday, but Upper Douglass Dog Park will be discussed before the RecPark Commission this week. The SFMTA Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, October 15, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See agenda and supporting documents here. Proposal to remove vehicular traffic (except MUNI) from Market. […]
Tennis Court Reservation System Expands Citywide
The tennis courts at Glen Canyon Park are part of an increasing citywide online reservation system. SF Rec and Park has posted details: Tennis, anyone? We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added 12 tennis complexes to our pilot tennis court online reservation system for tennis and pickleball play. The expansion allows people to reserve more […]
Join the Crowd — Come to the Fall Glen Park Association Meeting
Glen Park Association Fall Quarterly Meeting Thursday, October 17, 2019, 7pm Glen Park Recreation Center, Elk at Chenery, San Francisco AGENDA: 7pm Call to order Assemblymember David Chiu: Legislative update, Q&A Fairmount Plaza, open space at the foot of Everson: History of Fairmount Plaza site by Evelyn Rose, Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project Nathan Tinclair, […]
City Agency Hearings
Monday, October 14, is a holiday, so there are fewer meetings this week. The BOS Rules Committee will meet Monday, October 7, 10:00 a.m., in City Hall, room 263. Agenda The Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, October 8, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda The SFMTA Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee will […]
District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman’s October Newsletter
D8 Newsletter – October 2019 Speaking at the September General Members meeting of the Upper Noe Neighbors. WHAT’S NEW Homelessness update: Our office is working every day to address the crisis on our streets. Here’s what we’ve been up to lately. Treatment on Demand: Late last month, I held a hearing on the City’s progress implementing […]
Worth a trek to Noe Valley
What does this image have in common with local SF government? Senator Scott Wiener and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman will be presenting a legislative update — and pumpkin carving (at no taxpayer expense)! Learn about the 2019 California legislative agenda, ask questions and share your 2020 priorities. October 19, 2019, 1 – 4 pm […]
City Agency Hearings
Fees to drive down Lombard and congestion pricing coming down the pike this week! Locally, we have one Chenery Street item before the Planning Commission and a presentation on speeding up the J-Church linked in the listing for SFMTA’s Citizen Advisory Committee meeting. The BOS Rules Committee will meet Monday, September 30, 10:00 a.m., […]
City Agency Hearings
Faithful readers, I had to leave early this week, so many of the agendas weren’t posted by the time I wrote this. I see nothing for GP in what was posted, but please check all the SFMTA meetings and the Board of Appeals agenda if you want to be sure you’re not missing anything. Thanks. […]
New (Old) Park at Fairmo(u)nt
The scraggly yellowed bluff where Everson Street dead ends will soon become a scenic overlook with tree-framed views of the San Francisco Bay, thanks to an anonymous donation of almost $100,000* to the Recreation and Parks Department to restore the small neighborhood open space. “We anticipate completing the work this winter,” said Nathan Tinclair, deputy […]
City Agency Hearings
Mandelman and other Supes appear to have dueling proposals over how to handle the understaffed group home on Potrero, which should make for a spicy Government Audit and Oversight Committee meeting. See Mandelman Legislation, below The BOS Rules Committee will meet Monday, September 16, 10:00 a.m., in City Hall, room 263. Agenda The BOS […]
City Agency Hearings
The BOS Rules Committee will meet Monday, September 9, 10:00 a.m., in City Hall, room 263. Agenda The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee will meet Monday, September 9, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda The lot near Balboa Station for RV overnight parking will be considered and possibly pushed to the full […]
Deb Lunsford’s rent party at Bird and Beckett — What goes ’round, comes ’round
“Dollars for Deb” Eric Whittington billed the fund-raiser. Whittington, proprietor of Bird & Beckett, has thrown rent parties with live jazz before, to help keep his independent bookstore open for another month. But over the summer, he threw a rent party for Destination Bakery’s Deb Lunsford, a neighborhood favorite who’s recovering from surgery. Bakery regulars […]
Christopher Park Construction Alert
The long-awaited renovations for George Christopher Playground will start late September or early October. Please see the construction alert below that describes the project including what part of the park will be closed. Construction is estimated to last until October 2020. The DHCA thanks Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, former Supervisor Jeff Sheehy, and Senator Scott Wiener for their […]
City Agency Hearings – Guns ‘n Ammo Edition!
The SFMTA Board of Directors Search Committee for a Director will meet Tuesday, September 3, 11 a.m., at 1 S. Van Ness Ave., 7th fl. See agenda and supporting documents here. The SFMTA Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, September 3, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See agenda and supporting documents here. The […]
City Agency Hearings – Mural Edition!
The SF Board of Supervisors is on break until September 2, but the Historic Preservation Commission is jumping into the fray over the mural at Washington High School by starting landmark designation for the school. If you’ve missed the battle over the mural there, you’ve missed an interesting conversation about race and censorship. The SFMTA […]
Candidates for District Attorney forum: Save the date
The DHCA is delighted that all four candidates running for District Attorney on Nov. 5 will present at a community meeting on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2 – 4 pm at St. Aidan’s Church. Supervisor Rafael Mandelman will give an update on neighborhood issues. The DA candidates are Chesa Boudin, Leif Dautch, Suzy Loftus and Nancy Tung.