This program is now open through March 26, 2025. To register for up to a $3,000 seismic retrofit grant go to EarthquakeBraceBolt.com. Additional funds may be available for income-eligible households, which are defined as households with income at or below $89,040. We’ve helped more than 29,000 homeowners seismically retrofit their homes. Go to EBBtools.com to order […]
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Greenway work party–Saturday, March 1
Please put Saturday March 1 on your calendar for our next Work Party. March is the month when our Coast Live Oaks will put on 95% of their annual growth. We may even see signs of stems and leaves sprouting from the acorns you planted in December. And of course there will be more flowers […]
Glen Park calls out for your inner poet!
Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down. ~Robert Frost Hear ye, hear ye: Our fabulous Glen Park Branch Library invites you to express what makes you smile in Glen Park, in free verse, rhyme, haiku, or whatever style suits you. This project was inspired by the many messages of love […]
Rancho San Miguel: Facts, Myths & Legends of the Glen Park District
The Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project has an exciting new series about the history of Rancho San Miguel. This series of posts delves into the history of Rancho San Miguel as it pertains specifically to the Glen Park district, including Glen Park, Glen Canyon Park, Sunnyside, Fairmount Heights, and Diamond Heights. Throughout this series, some […]
Police chase on San Jose Avenue results in a massive accident
On Friday, February 14 at 5:18pm AlertSF blasted out the warning, “Avoid the area of San Jose Avenue/Rousseau St. due to Police Activity. Emergency crews are on scene.” According to an eyewitness, police were waiting in the northbound side, somewhere just north of the underpass. The witness drove past them (going north) and noticed they […]
San Francisco Superior Court seeks candidates for Civil Grand Jury
The San Francisco Superior Court is currently recruiting members for the 2025-26 Civil Grand Jury. The application deadline is May 2, 2025. More information is available on the Civil Grand Jury website and the SF courts website. Apply to join the Civil Grand Jury | SF.gov Further information about service on the Civil Grand Jury […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–January recap
Happy almost Valentine’s Day Glen Park! I don’t have a whole lot to report since my recap of 2024. As expected, we are moving and shaking in the market and there are a lot of buyers kicking the tires out there. Many properties are sitting in a “Coming Soon” status citywide which predicts a robust […]
Don’t forget One Waan Thai by BART
Since its opening in 2016, Glen Park’s popular One Waan Thai Restaurant has become a neighborhood fixture. As owner Alex Phanupong Prasertsith, a Bangkok native, promised the Glen Park News that year, the menu has continued to expand. He has also experienced challenges familiar to other San Francisco restaurateurs as the city makes its long, […]
New Mayor Daniel Lurie drops in on Glen Park Merchants Association party
Brand new San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie made a surprise appearance at the Glen Park Merchants Association New Year’s party on Wednesday, January 22 at the Park Salon at 669 Chenery Street. Every year the party rotates among the merchants. Glen Park merchants provided the delicious food and also supplied free flowing libations. The Association […]
Greenway Work Party–Saturday, February 1
Please put Saturday February 1 on your calendar for our next Work Party. February is the month when plants really start to grow. December and January drench the soil and in February the days start to lengthen faster: moisture plus sunlight equals vegetation. So new growth and blossom will be even more evident. I hope […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–December recap
Welcoming 2025: Reflecting on the Past, Looking Ahead Happy New Year Glen Park! I hope you all had the chance to unwind and enjoy some well-deserved time with loved ones this holiday season. Personally, it was a refreshing break—after a whirlwind of work from summer through the end of the year, everything wrapped up just […]
December 2024 SFPD Ingleside Station Newsletters
Season’s Greetings, Ingleside Community! As we approach the end of the year, the entire team at Ingleside Station would like to extend our warmest wishes to you, your family, and friends for a joyful holiday season and a fantastic New Year! I would like to personally invite you to our December Community Meeting on Monday, December […]
Local charity focuses on reading proficiency in 2025
The year has flown by. Looking back reveals that Urban Angels SF has had its greatest impact in its 9-year history. Looking forward, our most important mission awaits, Rise Up SF, supporting the education of underserved children in grades 1 – 4 in San Francisco. How bad is it? Nearly 50% of the children in the San Francisco […]
Silent Night, Christmas Night
Glen Park was deserted. Even the Glen Park Station bar was closed. You could stand in the middle of the street without fear as you could see traffic coming from a stop light away. The exception was our neighborhood Chinese restaurant, Win Garden, where the joint was jumping and business was brisk. The clientele was […]
Greenway Work Party–Saturday, January 4
Please put Saturday January 4 on your calendar for our first Work Party of 2025. December’s drenching rains are just what the Greenway needs to take care of the seedlings planted in the Native Meadow early this month and to germinate the acorns sown in the Oak Woodland. The rain also softens the soil so […]
Tornado–in SF??
Glen Parkers, and indeed all of San Francisco, were awakened at 5:51am by a screeching emergency alert on their devices. We were being warned about a possible tornado, something we’re used to hearing about in Midwestern flyover country but not here. By 6:15am the shelter in place was called off, no tornado had materialized. But […]
Greenway Work Party – Saturday, December 7
Please put Saturday December 7 on your calendar for our next Work Party. This will be our big, annual planting party! We have many new plants for the Native Meadow (including the pictured Red Ribbons) and more acorns for the Oak Woodland too. As a special bonus, SF Public Works will deliver a pile of […]
New French restaurant to take the place of Modern Past on Chenery
La Cigale, a new French restaurant, is quietly taking shape at 679 Chenery Street, a storefront that formerly held Modern Past. Owners Joseph Magidow and Daisy Linden plan to open by mid 2025. The restaurant will feature cuisine of Occitanie, the region spanning southwest France and the Spanish Pyrenees. La cigale means the […]
KQED Radio’s Bay Curious features Glen Canyon Park, site of first dynamite factory in US
Glen Park historian Evelyn Rose, founder of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project (GPNHP), recently was interviewed on KQED’s program about surprising facts about the Bay Area, this time focusing on Glen Canyon’s status as the location of the first dynamite factory in the US. Thanks to the efforts of Rose and the late Jean […]
November 2024 SFPD Ingleside Station Newsletter
Greetings, Inglesiders! September was a busy month for our officers as we worked tirelessly to keep our community safe. In addition to responding to daily calls for service, our team has been active in several key areas. We’ve collaborated with local retailers to ensure a secure shopping experience, engaged with community groups and neighborhood […]
Neighbors, politicos flock to opening of Burnside tiled steps
It was an exciting scene as crowds gathered to witness the ribbon cutting of the Burnside Mural+ project, now completed with a mural and tiled steps. It was Glen Park resident Renee Berger’s vision for a drab wall and stairway transformation into an eye-popping instant neighborhood treasure. The timeline required persistence for the complex project. […]
October 2024 SFPD Ingleside Station Newsletter
Hello Ingleside Community! I want to give a big shoutout to SFPD Sergeant Joelle Harrell for her heroic actions. Sgt. Harrell was the first to arrive on scene and may have saved the life of 49ers player Ricky Pearsall. Thanks to her quick thinking, remarkable skills, and nerves of steel, Ricky is on the road […]
Burnside Mural+ tiled steps are underway
It’s been a long gestation, but Burnside Mural+ is thrilled to share the great news that the installation of the tiles for the Burnside Steps has begun! We expect the installation to be completed toward the end of October. This will fulfill the vision of celebrating Glen Park’s history with a mural and tiled steps. […]
10/10 GPA Mtg reminder
Reminder: The Glen Park Association fall quarterly meeting will happen October 10, 7-9 pm, on Zoom. Advance registration required. >> Register Here << Agenda: Pedestrian Safety Discussion Election Special: Ballot measures presentation D (City Commissions and Mayoral Authority) E (Police Staffing and Deferred Retirement) K (Permanently Closing the Upper Great Highway to Private Vehicles to […]
Breathtaking! October is SF Stairway Month
October in San Francisco is already perfection but it’s going to be even better! On October 1st the SF Board of Supervisors, with the initiative of District 8 Supervisor Mandelman, unanimously passed a resolution announcing the first ever San Francisco Stairway Month! The proclamation kicks off a slew of great events, including the installation of […]
Glen Park Greenway Work Party–Saturday, October 5
Please put Saturday October 5 on your calendar for our next Work Party. This will be our first work party of fall, and you can already see that it’s arrived on the Greenway: ripe fruit, falling leaves and plump acorns. I expect that it will be a warm and sunny Work Party as we prepare […]
Gialina owner: Glen Park is a tiny neighborhood fierce in its restaurant loyalties!
Gialina, Glen Park’s famed pizzeria on Diamond Street, has prospered over decades, weathering economic fluctuations, changing demographics and COVID-19. Tellingly, no sign proclaims the popular restaurant’s name. According to owner Sharon Ardiana, the “Gialina” on a front window disappeared during repairs at the restaurant at 2842 Diamond Street, which opened in 2007. The Glen Park […]
SFGATE covers the reopening of Glen Park Station bar after flood repairs
Read SFGate food reporter Nico Madrigal-Yankowski’s story right here!
District 8 September 2024 Newsletter
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GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–August recap
Greetings Glen Park! We have now moved solidly into the post Labor Day fall market in San Francisco. Lots of inventory has been popping up along with quite a few “Coming Soon” properties that are not yet viewable to the general public. Other places that I look for indications that inventory is on the rise […]
More art for Glen Park!
Are you ready for some more neighborhood beautification? We hope so! There’s a new Glen Park resident-led effort to transform the dreary Elk Street retaining wall of the Glen Canyon ball field into a beautiful mural. The idea came from long-time GP resident Suzanne Ginsburg who contacted Renee Berger, the project leader of Burnside Mural+, […]
Glen Park Filmmaker’s Two New Films Screen at Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema
Award-winning filmmaker Dan Goldes, who has lived in Glen Park since 1998, has two new short documentary films screening at the 21st version of Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema, Sept. 5 – 7. Information about the free Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema is available at bhoutdoorcine.org. “Waiter For Life” provides an intimate look at a group of […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY– New Book Club, Homework Hangouts, and Much More
We’re very excited to welcome the debut of the Check ’em Out Book Club, a new book club for adults that meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 1:00-3:00, starting this Tuesday, September 3rd. Get to know fellow members of the club and select your first read. Along with Check ’em Out, […]
Phoenix Day Block Parties
Party in the streets on Phoenix Day October 20! Block party organizers needed Applications (which includes signatures from 60% of the households on your block) due August 31 at 11:59 p.m. Find more information here, scroll down to Application Process. From Sunday Streets SF: Welcome to the Fourth Annual Phoenix Day Block Party Program! This […]
Mayoral Forum 9/5
Join your District 8 neighbors at the District 8 Neighbors Mayoral Forum Thursday, September 5, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Randall Museum 199 Museum Way Reserve your spot here to hear directly from the top challengers for San Francisco Mayor on issues that really matter in the neighborhoods of District 8, which include the […]
Quick action by SFMTA on dangerous intersection
In the aftermath of the accident of August 15 in which a 61-year old woman was fatally struck by a truck, SFMTA has initiated “No Right on Red” signs at the Diamond/Bosworth intersection. The accident is under a thorough investigation by SFPD. This morning work crews were already installing the signs on three of the […]
Fatal accident in busy intersection of Glen Park–Update
At the monthly SFPD Ingleside Community Meeting, the Glen Park News asked about the status of the investigation. Officer James George, substituting for Captain Amy Hurwitz, said the information is still scanty. The case has been turned over to the Traffic Company, a unit of SFPD. Due to staffing shortages in that department, it’s […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–July recap
Happy August! This summer has been one of the busiest for me in my career and I’ve really been enjoying the hustle and bustle. I’m one of those people that gets a lot more done the more that needs to be done. I’ve been noticing that prospective buyers are really getting off the fence and […]
Glen Park Hardware is closing
In a blow to the neighborhood commercial corridor, Glen Park Hardware is closing after just six months under its most recent ownership, a limited liability corporation named Rikbull with a mailing address in San Carlos in San Mateo County. As indicated by the nine signs in the store window, everything is 50% off; store hours […]
District 8 July 2024 Newsletter #2
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7/25 Mtg Reminder
Join us for the Glen Park Association Summer Quarterly Meeting Thursday, July 25, 2024 6:30 to 7:50 p.m. at the Glen Park Rec Center 70 Elk Street PROGRAM Ingleside Police Captain Amy Hurwitz District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman Discussion of Home Insurance Cancellations
District 8 July 2024 Newsletter
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GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–June recap
I’m writing this during the most sweltering 4th of July weekend. Wow, it’s been really hot for a long time! I have a listing in Novato and was over there the other day – 107 degrees and almost impossible to grab the steering wheel to drive when getting back in my car. I think this […]
Pigeons–a political mess
About a week or two ago, a curious sight appeared at the Glen Park BART station plaza–a young woman with a a hawk perched on her finger. The Glen Park News wasn’t able to approach her to see what she was doing there. Fortunately the San Francisco Standard was on it and we can report […]
Glen Park Greenway Work Party–Saturday, July 13
Our July Work Party is just over one week away. If you can see beyond the Independence Day weekend, I hope that you can visualize joining us on the Greenway on Saturday, July 13. Many thanks to those who have already contacted me to say that they will join us. Please reply to this email […]
SFMTA Bike/Roll Feedback Meetings
Join us this summer for an upcoming community open house! The San Francisco Biking and Rolling Plan: Active Communities is a 2-year planning process to develop a new plan for active mobility in San Francisco. The new plan directs future SFMTA investments in the biking and rolling network, support facilities, programs, and policies for the […]
July 2024 SFPD Ingleside Station Newsletter
Happy July! Everyone at Ingleside Station wishes you a wonderful, crime-free month! June is Pride month, and we would like to extend our warm wishes to our LGBTQ friends and allies. June also marks Juneteenth on June 19th, and we are eagerly looking forward to supporting Pride and Juneteenth celebrations! This month, like the others, […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–Have You Hit Your Summer Stride?
How’s your Summer Stride going so far? Have you read or listened to a book, tried a new hobby or participated in a library program? Don’t forget that all learning and exploring counts toward the 20 hours required to earn an SFPL-original tote bag or pencil case. Log your learning online via Beanstack, on the […]
A plague of water main breaks causes woe for neighbors
A couple of years ago, a spokesperson for the SF Public Utilities Commission, in response to a water main break in the neighborhood, noted that San Francisco averages 200 water main breaks per year. It would seem Glen Park accounts for more than our fair share. Recently on June 21, a water main break caused […]
Canyon Market Bakes
(Steiman retired in 2019 after 35 years as an editor and writer at Wine Spectator magazine. Prior to that he was food and wine editor at the San Francisco Examiner and hosted daily radio programs on food on KCBS and KNBR. He lives in Glen Park.) Photos: Harvey Steiman Glen Park is asleep at 3am. […]