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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. Living in a big city doesn’t mean that people don’t take care of each other, as the rise and fall of “Lake Lippard” in Glen Park during Thursday’s storm shows. About […]

Photos by Susan Sutton According to the workers, this is part of an on-going project by PG&E to update high pressure gas lines throughout the city, after the devastating gas line explosion and fire in San Bruno in 2010 (okay, the workers didn’t say “devastating gas line explosion.)

Dear Glen Park Improvements neighbors and stakeholders: Thank you for you continued interest in the Glen Park Streetscapes Improvements!  It’s been quite a while since this project first got off the ground.  We initially consulted with Glen Park neighbors in 2013 to design the new elements of the intersection, which included adding more trees, planters, […]

By Stephen Labovsky Nov. 30, 2014 Friday morning at the Canyon Market, and Janet Tarlov is adding up the number of Thanksgiving turkeys they’ve sold this year.  After a brief interlude, she smiles and announces the final tally.  “One hundred and seventy-five birds!” To put this number in perspective, it’s approximately 1.4 tons of delicious […]

Sunday, November 16th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Monday, November 17th, 2014 3:48am 100 Blk Hamerton Auto Boost Tuesday, November 18th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Thursday, November 20th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Friday, November 21st, 2014 9:28pm […]

FromSF Weekly If you have trouble keeping your Thanksgiving turkey tender, we recommend putting in an overnight brine. Out of fridge space? Well, if in a pinch, why not try the sidewalk method: slam down your half-frozen bird on the sidewalk in front of your house, as hard as you can, before rubbing the skin […]

Dear Glen Canyon TRAILS Improvement Project neighbors and stakeholders,   I am overdue to make an update to our project page- http://sfrecpark.org/project/ glen-canyon-urban-trails- project/- but you will see similar updates reflected there by the first week of December, with some photos to go with them.   Here is a snapshot of construction progress on Glen Canyon TRAILS: […]

Monday, November 10th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Tuesday, November 11th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Wednesday, November 12th, 2014 5:50pm Monterey/Circular Hit and Run 6:40pm Natick/Chenery Recovered Vehicle 9:30pm 500 Blk Arlington Theft from Vehicle Thursday, November 13th, 2014 12:33pm 2900 Blk Diamond Malicious Mischief A confrontation between a pedestrian […]

Conservatory Gardening Day on Saturday, Dec. 6th from 9 AM to noon. Please come with what ever you like for gardening. Rec and Park will also furnish tools and gloves, but you may have a favorite that you would prefer to use. Light refreshments will be served. A a free Card + Ornament Making Party on Sunday Dec. 7th from 1 PM till 3 PM. Multi-media artist […]

Highland Bridge to close for construction Public Works reached out to let us know that funding has been secured for reconstruction of the crumbling traffic railings; construction could begin as early as this week and is scheduled to last through May 2015. During construction, the bridge will be closed to cars, bikes, and pedestrians. More info, including how to […]

Thursday, October 30th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Friday, October 31st, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Saturday, November 1st, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Sunday, November 2nd, 2014 1:00pm Unit Blk Wilder Theft from Building Monday, November 3rd, 2014 7:05am Mangels/Baden Hit and Run 7:00pm 100 Blk Addison Burglary […]

After a four month battle, the East-West Integrative Medicine Clinic at 605 Chenery St. is staying put, after reaching “an understanding” with its landlord, manager Marnie McCurdy said in an email. The landlord had attempted to drastically raise the clinic’s rent, despite the fact that there was a multi-year lease in place, McCurdy told the Glen Park […]

Lost and Fo_nd, A Musical Pirate Adventure, November 14 15 and 16.  Love to Laugh? Come see an original musical comedy featuring a race to beat a band of pirates to the buried treasure on the magical Dessert Isle filled with tasty treats, knishes and ganaches. The story unfolds amidst Broadway show tunes, pop, classical and gospel […]

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Chenery Park restaurant has closed, we’re told by Ric Lopez of the Glen Park Merchants Association. The restaurant was launched in the fall of 2000 by John Bedard and Joseph Kola. It was […]

  In Remembrance Of My Friend Fadi Malouf — 1956-2014 By Stephen Labovsky Sunday, November 2, 2014 When I first learned about the death of my friend Fadi Malouf on Thursday, my thoughts immediately turned to the last time we were together.  It was just two weeks ago, and I was in The Mission on […]

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years.   Fadi Malouf, sold jams made by his Grandmother’s recipes at the Glen Park Farmers Market and at his cousin Rick’s Cheese Boutique on Chenery. We will miss him. You can […]

Photos by Stephen Labovsky    

Murray Schneider Sixty years ago Halloween trick-or-treaters trooped along Diamond Street, armed with shopping bags in one hand and bars of Lava soap in the other. If business or homeowners didn’t continue filling their bags, kids might soap merchant windows and the windows of parked Chevys, Fords and Plymouths. Tricksters were pretty benign all those […]

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Glen Park Station, before the game was over. Photo: Stephen Labovsky

As the seventh game of the World Series ended with a win by the Giants Wednesday night, San Francisco erupted in a roar of honking horns and the dull thud of firecrackers echoing between the hills. Just as they had in 2012 and 2010, Glen Park neighbors flooded into the streets. They congregated in front […]

New Mid-Market food emporium to be 1st in high end SF chain By J.K. Dineen Photo: Liz Hafalia, The Chronicle IMAGE 1 OF 7 Pedestrians walk outside the new locally owned grocery store named Market on Market on the first floor of the Twitter building in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, October 23, 2014. Under construction Market on […]

For the last 19 years, starting in 1995 when they did their first 5 pumpkins, the Vella family of 354 Sussex has had a Glen Park tradition of carving pumpkins for 4 days before Halloween and putting out 40-60 pumpkins in front of the house on Halloween night. It started out as a father-daughter bonding experience (Charlie & […]

by Murray Schneider Emily Bratt still speaks with a trace of an accent from Flatbush, Brooklyn, where she was born 92 years ago. She has lived in Glen Park since 1950, first settling on Bemis Street when it was nothing more than a dirt path. That move came after she served in the U.S. Army […]

Friday, October 3rd, 2014 8:16am Unit Blk Arlington Recovered Vehicle 1:30pm Bosworth/Lyell Stolen Vehicle 2:30pm 500 Blk Arlington Theft from Vehicle Saturday, October 4th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Sunday, October 5th, 2014 1:33am 300 Blk Arbor Drugs A resident called police to report men, wearing ski masks, were attempting to break into […]

The Friends of Sunnyside Conservatory invite you to a free Pumpkin Carving at the Sunnyside Conservatory 236 Monterey Boulevard.   Date: October 26th Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM   We supply: child appropriate carving tools a variety of patterns (or do your own creation) light refreshments a few Dia de Muertos masks that could use some coloring.   Please bring: […]

Saturday, September 20th, 2014 5:35pm 100 Blk Laidley Theft from Vehicle Sunday, September 21st, 2014 10:28am Unit Blk Sussex Dog Bite Monday, September 22nd, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 1:00pm Unit Blk Chenery Burglary Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 7:55pm Kern/Brompton Auto Boost Thursday, September 25th, 2014 Nothing to report […]

These are extremely thick and durable windows, it must have taken quite a blow to smash it. Anyone know what happened?    

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 6:15pm to 7:45 pm Glen Park Branch of the SF Public Library Second floor meeting room (Announcement attached) Agenda 1. Call for pictures and stories of House-Moving History in Glen Park, Sunnyside, and Diamond Heights! We’ve been contacted by author Diane Donovan who is currently preparing a publication about the history […]

Not sure who put it up, but it was much appreciated. Thanks to Michael Rice of the Glen Park Association for the photos.

Story and photos by Murray Schneider Before I retired I taught eleventh graders American history, and each morning I’d drive to school by descending O’Shaughnessy Boulevard. Going down the hill, O’Shaughnessy Hollow was on my right and Glen Canyon was on my left. Glen Canyon, the larger of the two, is 70-acres of natural area, […]

Thursday, September 11th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Friday, September 12th, 2014 5:40am Elk/Chenery Burglary: Suspect #1 description; White male, 47 years old, 6’4 in height, about 220 pounds with Brown hair and Brown eyes. Suspect #2 description; White female, 32 yrs old, 5’6 in height and has Blond curly hair with a […]

Hi Everyone –   Update on the public art selection process for Glen Park Rec Center Renovation:  the next meeting will be on September 30.  The Glen Canyon Art Selection Panel will meet and review a group of shortlisted artists. This shortlist of artists will be selected from the pre-qualified and other recent public art project […]

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Thursday, September 4th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Friday, September 5th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Saturday, September 6th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Sunday, September 7th, 2014 7:57pm […]

By Murray Schneider While an official ribbon cutting ceremony was held in mid-March 2014 to commemorate the long-awaiting opening of the Glen Park Recreation Playground, its two tennis courts remained in play only for six months before all matches were called off by the Recreation and Park Department. Apprised of the faulty-graded slope on both […]

Monday, August 18th, 2014 5:06pm Diamond/Bosworth Hit and Run 7:40pm 200 Blk Monterey Burglary Tuesday, August 19th, 2014 5:40am Kern/Diamond Stolen License Plate Wednesday, August 20th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Thursday, August 21st, 2014 5:00pm Chilton/Bosworth Traffic Collision 5:00pm 500 Blk Chenery Burglary Friday, August 22nd, 2014 12:30am 800 Blk Chenery Stolen […]

Diamond Heights Health and Safety Fair, Saturday, Sept. 13 at SF Police Academy  SF Police Academy, 350 Amber Drive, at Duncan Street The Diamond Heights community is providing its 4th Health and Safety Fair. The Fair is free and is open to the public. Smokey the Bear is our featured guest! Live Music • Babar […]

Supervisor Wiener’s Next Quarterly Meeting Saturday, Sept. 6, 4:00 pm  Supervisor Wiener’s Next Quarterly Meeting for Glen Park and Diamond Heights, Saturday, Sept. 6, 4:00 pm at St. Aidan’s Church, Upper Level Join Supervisor Scott Wiener for his presentation on neighborhood and City issues. This is an opportunity to discuss concerns directly with the Supervisor. […]

Dear Neighbors Thank you for your continued interest in the SFMTA’s work to reduce speeds and improve safety on San Jose Avenue. Below is an update on the Northbound San Jose Avenue & I-280 Off-Ramp Road Diet Pilot Project which has been in the ground for almost three months. The first official evaluation period for […]

Supervisor Wiener’s Next Quarterly Meeting for Glen Park and Diamond Heights, Saturday, Sept. 6, 4:00 pm at St. Aidan’s Church, Upper Level Join Supervisor Scott Wiener for his presentation on neighborhood and City issues.  This is an opportunity to discuss concerns directly with the Supervisor.  For more information, call the Supervisor’s office at 415-554-6968.   Diamond Heights […]

Tuesday, August 5th, 2014Nothing to report from Glen Park. Wednesday, August 6th, 20144:30pm Unit Blk Surrey Burglary Thursday, August 7th, 20148:12am Chenery/Mateo Traffic Collision Friday, August 8th, 20142:00am 100 Blk Baden Burglary2:30pm 1000 Blk Bosworth Theft Saturday, August 9th, 201412:50am Bosworth/Diamond Battery Sunday, August 10th, 2014Nothing to report from Glen Park. Monday, August 11th, 2014Nothing […]

Sunday, July 20th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Monday, July 21st, 2014 3:03am 2800 Blk Diamond Burglary Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 5:00pm Unit Blk Arlington Burglary 6:00pm Unit Blk Sussex Burglary Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Thursday, July 24th, 2014 8:47am 400 Blk Arlington Recovered Vehicle 6:00pm Berkeley/Diamond […]

On Thursday afternoon, Glen Park Elementary had an open house for incoming parents, so the doors were open and parents were wandering the halls while teachers set up their classrooms, says Glen Park Elementary Parent Teacher Organization president Jennifer Tuerk. The school had just received a donation of 20 iPads for its third graders, which had been delivered earlier […]

From our friends at Mission Local: By Andrea Valencia Posted August 15, 2014 4:13 pm In anticipation of the beginning of the school year on Monday, teachers at Glen Park Elementary were getting ready to give students a surprise: 18 brand new iPads. The devices had been recently donated by another teacher. The unveiling on […]

This has been a contentious issue, with some in the neighborhood feeling the courts are not correct and should be fixed, while others think it’s a waste of money and that the courts are fine as they are. It appears that Rec and Park is going to re-grade them. Here’s their email: ====   Hi […]

By Gail Bensinger Win Garden, Glen Park’s newest restaurant, will open Friday in the Diamond Street location recently vacated by China House. It will be open daily for lunch and dinner, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Shiliang Guan and Spring Huang, the new owners, have put together a large menu featuring a selection of […]

Check out this year’s SF Mime Troupe show “Ripple Effect” in Glen Canyon park this Saturday, Aug. 16. The free show (donations encouraged) starts at 2 p.m., with live music starting earlier at 1:30 p.m. Here’s the blurb about the show from their webpage: Skyrocketing rents. Loss of diversity. Certain workers welcomed like saviors, while other […]

Story and photos by Murray Schneider Anticipating a winter reprieve from the three-year drought, Rec and Parks gardeners on July 30 supervised six Friends of Glen Canyon Park volunteers in removing sediment from Glen Canyon’s bone-dry Islais Creek. Each week, the Friends return to the canyon, pulling invasive weeds, performing trail maintenance, collecting seeds for […]

By Gail Bensinger China House, the Diamond Street restaurant that opened on Valentine’s Day, is closing its doors after dinner tonight (July 31). Owner Jerry Luo said another Chinese restaurant had bought his business and will open “shortly.” He declined to give other details. Luo, who still owns another China House restaurant in Half Moon Bay, […]