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 […]
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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 […]
Come cleanup the Greenway January 14
The Greenway between Lippard and Chilton, 9 am to 12 pm. Meet on the Greenway between Lippard and Chilton streets (last time, we did the stretch between Brompton and Lippard). We’ll celebrate and get to know each other over a lunch time community potluck. You should bring: * A salad, dessert, casserole or finger food […]
Glen Park Hardware reopens under new ownership
Dec. 12, 2016. By Gail Bensinger After several weeks of cleaning, building and rearranging, Glen Park Hardware is once again open for business. New owner Aaron Esquivel and his hard-working crew are holding a “soft” opening as they wait for new stocks to arrive. They have opened up the back room, used as a storeroom by […]
Woolly Bear caterpillars in Glen Canyon
Story and photos by Murray Schneider Want to know if the winter will be mild or severe, or if the December rains will continue into April. You need go no farther then Glen Canyon’s boardwalk, which transverses a natural seep only a few yards north of Glenridge Nursery School. That’s what four Friends of Glen […]
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 […]
Tree down on Bosworth
Saturday night’s rainstorm appears to have snapped the trunk of a tree on Bosworth between Chilton & Burnside, on the right going toward the canyon. Neighbor Susan Sutton got these photos.
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, […]
Wolf event for kids in Glen Park Sunday
Sunday, November 13th – 11 a.m.Kids’ Book & Craft Event! Bring your kids to Bird & Beckett for a wolf-themed craft and story time. Emma Bland Smith (author of San Francisco’s Glen Park and Diamond Heights, Arcadia Publishing, 2007) will read her new picture book, Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the […]
Meet the new owners of Glen Park hardware
Story and photo by Gail Bensinger Aaron and Simar Esquivel, the new owners of the Glen Park Hardware Store, hope to get the shop reopened in time for Christmas. Aaron, who grew up in Pacifica and Stockton, and Simar, originally from India, met when they were both studying at Humphreys College in Stockton. They are […]
Vehicular Crime In Glen Park Produces a Lot of Chatter
The Ingleside Station issues a list of criminal acts in Glen Park that are reported to police; it’s posted periodically on the Glen Park Bulletin Board Yahoo group site. A review of this report from January through September of this year indicates that vehicular crime is a major source of criminal activity in the neighborhood. […]
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 […]
Good-bye Osha Thai, hello One Waan
By Gail Bensinger Glen Park’s newest restaurant, One Waan, is opening Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Diamond Street location where Osha Thai closed in mid-October. The new owner is Alex Prasertsith, a native of Bangkok who has worked in Thai restaurants since coming to San Francisco eight years ago to study industrial design at […]
Shoveling muck to keep the rare damselfly alive
By Murray Schneider The lovely, iridescent and exceedingly rare San Francisco forktailed damselfly once thrived in Glen Canyon before going extinct due to the buildup of Diamond Heights and the loss of much of the clear flowing water in Islais creek that the damsels require. Reintroduced in 2006, the graceful, endangered dragonfly-like creatures are clinging […]
10th Anniversary Retrospective: Capt. McFadden’s take on crime and safety in the Ingleside Station
To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Story and photos by Bonnee Waldstein The monthly Ingleside Station Community Meeting found its way into St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in October. The two-dozen or so attendees seemed to […]
Despite the rain, a great Glen Park Halloween
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 […]
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. […]
New owner found for Glen Park Hardware
Glen Park Hardware will live again! Things looked bleak for the continuation of a hardware store in Glen Park after Hal and Susan Tauber retired on August 31, 2016. They’d put their store up for sale but there had been no serious offers so after a massive sale they closed up shop. “Then, at the […]
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 […]
Glen Park NERT Gets New Momentum
By Bonnee Waldstein You’ve heard the question a million times – “Are you ready for the Big One?” If your answer is no, you’re taking a big gamble. If you say yes, chances are you could be doing more – a lot more – to prepare for the next earthquake or other major disaster. Recent forecasts […]
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 […]
NERT emergency training Wed. Sept. 21st
Please join us for our end-of-summer meeting Wed. Sep 21, 6:30-7:30pm at Glen Park Library. We will challenge you with how WE, Glen Park, should prepare and plan for the Big One. PLUS we need volunteers to assist with the creation of the Glen Park map. If you plan on attending, please RSVP to Susanna […]
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 […]
So long and thanks for a great 38 years of Glen Park Hardware
The final day of Glen Park Hardware came on Wednesday, August 31, when Hal and Susan Tauber closed the door on 38 years of supplying Glen Park with everything from nails to mouse traps to mops. No buyer came forward to purchase the businesses, so in their usual calm, methodical way the Taubers shut down and closed up. A new […]
Coyote encounter/sighting survey
Hello Neighbors: Could you (and others in your household) please fill out a short survey — Opinions, sightings, and encounters with coyotes in San Francisco? It’s only 13 questions — and should take only a few minutes to complete! The questions are simple and non-weighted, with a place to elaborate in your own words. Also, we […]
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,” […]
The Mysterious Case of the Brompton on Brompton Street
By Elizabeth Weise The strange and wonderful still happens every day, we just don’t always know it. Take the surprising case of a stolen bespoke bike that found its way across the Bay and back to its owner with the aid of a sharp-eyed Glen Park resident and a surprising coincidence. It all started on […]
95 Norhoff redwood tree move approved
The Board of Appeals has approved a plan to move a redwood tree at 95 Norhoff. Thirteen months ago the board denied a permit to remove the tree so that the lot could be subdivided into four individual parcels of property. The board reconsidered the matter in April, but deadlocked 2-2 with an absent board member. On August 17, […]
Check out the Joost & Baden Mini-Park
Story and photos by Murray Schneider If you’re up for a walk, take a moment to amble over to Sunnyside’s Joost & Baden Mini-Park. Tucked away between Joost Avenue and Mangels Avenue, the whimsical corridor is sandwiched between the Sunnyside Conservatory on the south and Nordhoff Street on the north. San Francisco boasts a plethora […]
Get ready for the Big one with NERT
Find out more about NERT: the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team on Wednesday, September 21 from 6:30-7:30pm at Glen Park Library. NERTers will show a short video and then challenge talk about how WE, Glen Park, should prepare and plan for emergencies. Please contact Susanna Russo for more information – sgrdvm1@me.com More information about NERT here.
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 […]
Glen Park BART board seat up for grabs
BART’s District 9 board seat, held for almost 20 years by Tom Radulovich, is up for grabs. Radulovich has announced he will not seek re-election. The seat covers BART’s 16th Street Mission, 24th Street Mission, Glen Park, Civic Center, and Powell Street stations, as well as a portion of the Balboa Park station. At least three people have announced […]
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 […]
GPA Quarterly Meeting Notes
By Bonnee Waldstein The summer meeting covered a number of topics, new and old, that are of interest to Glen Park. GPA GRANTS GPA President Michael Rice presented a two thousand dollar grant from the GPA to the San Francisco Mime Troupe, who will perform in Glen Canyon Park in August. The grant will defray the […]
String of trails addition helps connect Glen Park
Story and photos by Murray Schneider While not exactly a stairway to heaven, the recently completed Beacon Trail is comprised of 74 steps, which ascend to Diamond Heights’ Walter Haas Playground from Upper Noe’s Beacon Street. More about the opening here. The latest addition to the Recreation and Park Department’s greenbelt mosaic of connector trails, […]
New Trees May Be Planted in Glen Park Soon
By Bonnee Waldstein At the summer meeting of the Glen Park Association last Thursday, president Michael Rice announced that Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF), which works with neighborhoods to increase street tree planting in San Francisco, will have a tree-planting day in September. The area will encompass the neighborhoods of Glen Park, Miraloma, and […]