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Notes on the Quarterly Glen Park Association Meeting, July 26, 2018

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DIAMOND/BOSWORTH INTERSECTION UPDATE First up was Britt Tanner, senior engineer with the Sustainable Streets program of SFMTA. She came to speak about the recent Diamond and Bosworth signal update. “I’m going to try and stay clear of history,” she said lightheartedly – and preemptively. Changes to the troubled intersection began in 2015 and are focused […]

City Agency Hearings + Mandelman Legislation

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The Board of Supervisors will be in recess through September 3, 2018. There are no regularly scheduled meetings during this time. The next regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting after recess, will be held on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. The Park, Recreation and Open Space Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday, August 7, 6:30 p.m. at McClaren […]

Mayor Breed honors Fix-It Team volunteers and throws more money into the program

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Since last year, the Fix-It Team, initiated by Mayor Lee, has been busy in Glen Park, beautifying neglected open spaces.  With the help of neighborhood volunteers and seven city agencies, the team has worked on clearing the Greenway and, more recently, made a big effort to clear trash and vegetation from the pathway along Arlington […]

Meet our new Supervisor Rafael Mandelman at the next GPA meeting

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The Glen Park Association has a packed program for our upcoming quarterly meeting.  In addition to Supervisor Mandelman, we have several other guests and topics.  Here’s a chance to have your voice heard on issues affecting Glen Park! Thursday, July 26 7:00-9:00 PM Glen Park Recreation Center AGENDA: SFMTA – Diamond & Bosworth intersection update […]

A San Francisco original gone: Nancy Keane, Glen Park resident and long-time owner of the 3300 Club on Mission Street

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Glen Park lost a Mission High School old girl on June 12. Nancy Mifflin Keane, who lived in the heart of the village, graduated from Mission, Class of 1954. On June 22, Keane’s daughter, Theresa Keane-Lama, sat in her Diamond Street home and reminisced about her mother, who was born in Noe Valley on July […]

Left turn signal being installed at Diamond and Bosworth

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Photos by Michael Rice SFMTA installed a protected left-turn signal on southbound Diamond for vehicles turning left on to Bosworth on Wednesday July 18. This from SFMTA spokesperson Lolita Sweet: Just a heads up, to increase pedestrian safety, the project team is moving forward with Glen Park Association suggestions on signal strategy on Bosworth and […]

10th Anniversary Retrospective: Rollicking Frolicking Pups Celebrate their New Play Area

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To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years.   The scene was one of unabashed fun as canine guardians watched their dogs enjoy their inaugural romp in the newly renovated dog park at Walter Haas Playground in Diamond Heights. […]

Sunday: Reopening of the Walter Haas dog play area

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    From Rec & Park: We are delighted to invite you to the reopening of the Walter Haas Dog Play Area on Sunday, July 1st at 1:00 p.m.   DATE                    Sunday, July 1st EVENT                 Reopening Celebration of the Walter Haas Playground Dog Play Area LOCATION       […]

City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation

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The BOS Budget and Finance Committee meets Monday, June 18, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. Public Comment for the Annual Budget for FY2018-2019 and FY2019-2020 for all Departments The SF County Transportation Authority (Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency) meets Tuesday, June 19, 10:30 a.m., in City Hall, room 263. See agenda here. […]

Heads Up: MUNI Service Changes Are Coming

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SFMTA is improving transit service throughout San Francisco by providing bigger buses, more capacity, and increased service! On June 16 we’re rolling out another round of Muni Forward service improvements to a number of routes throughout the city. These service improvements include: Larger buses for more elbow room Increased number of buses to decrease bus […]

City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation

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The SFMTA Operations & Customer Service Committee will meet Tuesday, June 12, 3:30 p.m., at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, Noe Valley conference room. See agenda here. The Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, June 12, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. The SFMTA Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday, June 12, 6 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. […]

Diamond Heights Improvements Project Continues….

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Forwarded from Betsy Eddy of the Diamond Heights Neighborhood Association A Ruiz Construction, Co. under contract with San Francisco Public Works is scheduled to repave Diamond Heights Blvd between Clipper Street and Portola Drive. You may recall this segment was under construction last fall 2017 as part of the Diamond Heights Improvements Project. This small […]

City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation

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It’s a thin week because of the holiday. And what of last week’s request to extend the Planning Commission’s approval of a Glen Park Parking lot? Granted. See legislation here. The SFMTA Engineering Hearing happens Friday, June 1, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 416. See agenda here. 7. Establish – Speed Humps Joost Avenue, between Baden […]

City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation

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The Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation for Temporary Street Closures (ISCOTT) meets Thuesday, May 24, 9 a.m., at 1 South Van Ness, room 7080. See agenda here. B. Laidley Street between Harper and Fairmount streets. Wednesday, July 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Neighborhood Block Party. The Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, May 22, 2 p.m., in […]

10th Anniversary Retrospective: The Guys from Gialina

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To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. by Bonnee Waldstein Arriving at Gialina Pizzeria when the doors open at 5:00 PM, and the stroller crowd and early birds arrive, and before the bench and sidewalk outside fill up […]

Yes – a tree falling in Glen Park DOES make a sound

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A Glen Park family walking their dog in Glen Canyon on Sunday morning caught amazing footage of a tree splitting apart and falling across the path just up from the rec center. The family was on the path when they heard a short crack in the trees and some rustling. After a few seconds they heard […]

Giant Powder Factory Gets Recognition of Landmark Status

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By Bonnee Waldstein with thanks to Evelyn Rose and Susan Sutton It took almost three decades, but Glen Canyon Park now has the distinction of having an official California historical landmark plaque, prominently displayed at the park entrance. The park wasn’t always a place where children would imagine their own world in a wooden playhouse, […]

City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation

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The SFMTA Engineering, Maintenance and Safety Committee meets Wednesday, April 25, 4 p.m., 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 7th floor. See agenda here. Nothing GP but they’re talking about scooter permits, which is hot in the news right now. Here’s the presentation. The Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, April 24, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda […]

How in the World?? You’re all making it Work!

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by Eric Whittington Photo:  Michelle Gachet,  SF  Chronicle Sales are up! Five or six weeks ago, we let you know that things were tight once again. Hey, it happens! The news is full of good news about independent bookstores being on an upswing, and it could well be true– but it’s still a tough slog, […]

Vote for Glen Park!

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Vote for the Greenway, Bernal Cut and Diamond Heights projects, and help spend $250,000 allocated for neighborhood improvements! Check out the participatory budgeting ballot here: https://sfpbd.sfgov.org/district/8/ballot Voting will be open until midnight on May 1st, and you can choose *up to 10* projects! What is Participatory Budgeting? A democratic process that gives communities the opportunity to […]

Easy Way to Report BART Crime

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Forwarded from the BART website: Report criminal or suspicious activity with “BART Watch” App BART Watch is a free mobile app for both iOS and Android that allows you to quickly and discreetly report criminal or suspicious activity directly to BART Police. Use BART Watch to send a text description of what you’re seeing, attach […]

Landmark Day in Glen Canyon

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Forwarded from Evelyn Rose of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project: I’m very excited to share that the construction of the concrete footer for the plaque for California Historical Landmark No. 1002 is now being built! This structure will hold the plaque commemorating the first dynamite factory in the United States – Giant Powder Company […]

City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation

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The Assessment Appeals Board meets Monday, April 16, 9:30 a.m., in City Hall, room 406. See agenda here. 3) Hearing, discussion, and possible action involving: APPLICATION: 2017-0769 APPLICANT: SWANN, JESSICA PARCEL NO.: 6706 060 PARCEL ADDRESS: 0729 CONGO ST, TOPIC: Decline in Value CURRENT ASSESSMENT: $2,562,997.00 APPLICANT’S OPINION: $1,495,000.00 TAXABLE YEAR: 2017 APPEAL TYPE: Real […]

Earth Day on Arlington — Whack-a-Weed!

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Join your neighbors and whack some weeds this Earth Day (Saturday, April 21) from 9 a.m. to noon on the Glen Park side of the Bernal Cut. Meet at 9 a.m. at Roanoke and Arlington or find us in the weeds until noon! What the Mayor’s Fix-It Team will bring: gloves, clippers, trash pickers, trash […]

Reminder: GPA Quarterly Meeting April 19

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Please join us Thursday, April 19, 7 p.m., in the Glen Canyon Recreation Center for an evening of neighborhood news: 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 representative […]

City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation

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Agenda items of note are bulleted   The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee meets Monday, April 9, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. The Transportation Authority meets Tuesday, April 10, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. Not GP, but two items recently in the news will be discussed. […]

Mayoral and Supervisor Debates April 28

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Forwarded from Betsy Eddy of the Diamond Heights Community Association: The Diamond Heights Community Association is delighted to invite the public to its Candidates for Mayor and District 8 Supervisor Forum on Saturday, April 28, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at St. Aidan’s Church. Candidates for Mayor that have confirmed attendance are Angela Alioto, Michelle Bravo, […]

Roadway Improvements Coming to Parts of Glen Park

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by Bonnee Waldstein As part of its program to improve and preserve 200 blocks annually of SF city streets, SF Public Works will be “micro-surfacing” several blocks in Glen Park. Micro-surfacing involves applying a sealant to the street and takes only 2 days per block to complete. The tentative list of candidate blocks as of […]

City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation

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The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee meets Monday, April 2, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. The SFMTA Board of Directors meets Tuesday, April 3, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See agenda here. (10.2) Approving a prohibition on vehicles over three tons on Miguel Street between Laidley Street […]

Fix-It Team is Coming to Glen Park!

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Volunteers needed to help beautify Glen Park! On Saturday, April 21, the Mayor’s Fix-It Team is coming to Glen Park to work on the green space between Arlington Street and San Jose Avenue. Register at https://tinyurl.com/glenparkcleanup

10th Anniversary Retrospective: Why are there SFMTA traffic control officers at Diamond & Bosworth every night? Hint: the $2 million redesign of the intersection doesn’t seem to have done the job

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To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. By Elizabeth Weise It took nine years of planning, three years of waiting, almost $2 million to fund, a major design snafu and 16 months of soul-destroying disruption to build the […]

DA Pitches Plan to Curb Auto Burglaries

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By Bonnee Waldstein Auto break-ins are among the increasing litany of quality of life woes in San Francisco, and the Glen Park neighborhood is no exception. From March 1st to 20th, there were six reported auto burglaries in the Glen Park area. On Monday, March 19, DA George Gascon led a forum for local neighborhood […]

Politics in Glen Park

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]