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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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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.   […]

Saturday, April 21, 9 AM – Noon Meet at Arlington & Roanoke Streets Join the Mayor’s Fix-It Team this Earth Day for a morning of cleaning weeding, graffiti removal and litter pickup with your Glen Park neighbors! Watch for the official flyer soon! info@glenparkassociation.org

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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     Glen Park Ambassadors Evette Demings (l.), photo by Bonnee Waldstein and Quenise Young, photo courtesy of Mayor’s Office Glen Park is fortunate to have two people […]

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 […]

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 […]

From Streetsblog USA: Pedestrian deaths have increased 25 percent over the last five years. Graph: GHSA America isn’t making progress on pedestrian safety, with people on foot accounting for a steadily rising share of overall traffic fatalities. In 2017, for the second year running, nearly 6,000 people were struck and killed while walking in the […]

We are EXTENDING the deadline for ONE MORE WEEK. This is the week to get those final requests in for our upcoming planting. Consider filling out the forms with your neighbors – look over a cellphone or fill out the paper form over a nice neighborly conversation! The Tree Request Deadline for your neighbors to request a […]

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 […]

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

By Bonnee Waldstein Our Ingleside police captain, Jack Hart, has completely revamped the report of incidents and criminal activity within the Ingleside Station.  It’s now a comprehensive newsletter about a host of their activities.  It’s also full of hints on how to stay safe and report crimes; district incidents; noteworthy events and information; and even […]

Stephany Wilkes, workday coordinator for the Glen Park Greenway project, and vice president of the Glen Park Association, has organized two workdays in March.  Details below: Greenway work days will happen on March 10 and May 12, rain or shine. Please attend and spread the word. We can always use more hands! Saturday, March 10 […]

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 […]

Forwarded from Melinda Stockmann of SF Rec and Park: We have just posted a project update on our website.  Please click here to view the update.  Please also see a fact sheet recently compiled by SFMTA staff for your reference. Twin_Peaks_Fact_Sheet Stay tuned for an email in the coming weeks announcing date and location for […]

Thanks to Betsy Eddy for forwarding this. Family Wealth Forum On Saturday, March 24th, the Office of Assessor Carmen Chu will bring back by popular demand our large-scale educational event, the Family Wealth Forum. Often when speaking with community members, Carmen receives questions about tax savings, estate planning, and passing on a family’s most valuable […]

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 […]

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 […]

“I’ll Never Tell” Odyssey of a Rock and Roll Priest” Location: Bird and Beckett Book Store 653 Chenery Street San Francisco, CA 94131 Glen Park district 415-586-3733 www.birdbeckett.com Date: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Time: 5:30-6:30pm Contact: Carol Williams 602-309-8691 cswilliams@gmail.com “Hey, hey, hey, it’s the ol’ Padre.” That’s how Father Harry was introduced to San […]

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 […]

Meeting of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project Saturday, February 10, 2018 NOTE EARLIER MEETING TIME: 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center 70 Elk Street (just north of Chenery Street) Multi-Purpose Room 1 (Just off the plaza at the building entrance) Join us as we kick-off our first meeting of 2018 […]

Story and photos by Bonnee Waldstein The long period of California drought, coupled with the recent wildfires in the north and south, are a reminder to Glen Park neighbors of the fragility of our environment. Residents, especially those whose homes are adjacent to the park, have been concerned about the possibility of a fire in […]

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 […]

By Bonnee Waldstein (Note: A feature on the presentation by SFFD will miraculously appear later.) The weather gods frowned and doused the City with rain as the Glen Park Association held its quarterly meeting at the Rec Center on January 24. Thus, it was a cozy group that gathered to look back on the challenges […]

Forwarded from Betsy Eddy of the Diamond Heights Community Association Please use caution while driving and walking on Diamond Heights Blvd. this week since new STOP signs will be installed on one day between Jan. 30 and Feb. 2. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) was not able to let us know which day. Message from James […]

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 […]

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 Why were six mail trucks parked at various spots around downtown Glen Park today? An avalanche of belated holiday cards to deliver? Nope. Apparently the Village is a […]

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 […]

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 […]

Please join us! – Among other issues, we’ll be doing a wrap-up of 2017 activities and achievements, and we’ll  look to you for a 2018 wish-list! Glen Park Recreation Center January 24, 2018 700 PM CALL TO ORDER Glen Park Association Annual Officer Elections 7:45 PM PROGRAM -2017 GPA Board Review -Ideas, Concerns, and Solutions […]