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By Murray Schneider On July 13, District 7 Supervisor Norman Yee put aside his legislative pen and picked up a pair work gloves and assisted 20 Sunnyside volunteers collecting litter and pulling weeds along Monterey Boulevard’s thirteen street medians. “The idea is to let my interns experience first hand a successful City and neighborhood project,” […]

Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Monday, July 15th, 2013 10:10am     Unit Blk Lippard                    Suspicious device San Francisco Sheriffs Deputies Padilla and Raleta were driving through the Glen Park area when they were approached by a concerned citizen who advised them that there was a suspicious package on Lippard Street. The […]

from the College Hill newsletter: 7/27: Street Parks Workshop & Tour From Julia Brashares at the SF Parks Alliance: I’m also pleased to invite you to the Street Parks Workshop & Tour, on Saturday, July 27th, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The workshop will be at the California College of the Arts. This workshop is presented by the SF […]

From  Janet Kessler <jannyck@aol.com>   This is coyote pupping season — it might be helpful to know something about them.  There have already been sightings of pups in Golden Gate Park. For a one-stop informational video presentation, please visit CoyoteCoexistence.Com‘s new video about Coyotes As Neighbors: Focus On Facts:  http://youtu.be/euG7R11aXq0 . Let me know if you have any […]

ALERT:  There has been an increase in auto boosts in the area of O’Shaughnessy and Bosworth.  The break ins are occurring around the hours of 9:00am to 12:00pm.  Please report any suspicious activity to the police.  Do not leave valuables in your cars. Thursday, June 27th, 2013 12:00pm          1000 Blk Bosworth                 Personation 2:32pm            5200 Blk […]

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. It was one of those summer days in Glen Canyon when the temperatures tipped the low seventies and all was well with world. On scene to take in the canyon’s ambience, […]

  Glen Park Association   Quarterly Meeting   July 18, 2013 at 7:00 PM   Glen Park Recreation Center   Agenda   700 PM: Call to Order ·        Committee / Treasurer Reports Program: ·        Evelyn Rose – illustrated talk on Glen Canyon history (www.trampsofsanfrancisco.com) ·        Briefing on Sunday Streets in San Francisco. Could it come to Glen Park? […]

Greetings Everyone! The Friends of Sunnyside Conservatory are delighted to announce a Temescal Quartet Concert on July 27, in the Conservatory at 236 Monterey Boulevard. The doors will open at 2:30 PM, and the music will begin at 3:00 PM. We will hear Beethoven’s Opus 18 # 6 and Ravel’s Quartet. Another composer may be included. As usual, light refreshments […]

This comes from Jeanette Oliver, who manages the Diamond Heights Shopping center. ===== I have learned that a poisoner has left poisoned meat or dog treats all over in the Twin Peaks area (Crestline and Burnett streets especially).  If ingested, the poison is very toxic, and at least two dogs have been take to emergency this […]

By Murray Schneider On June 8th, Dalere’s Beauty Salon celebrated its 45th year in Glen Park. A valued neighborhood merchant, Glory Dalere is retired now, but her business continues under the experienced eye of her daughter, Marian. Born in 1935, Glory Dalere emigrated from the Philippines to San Francisco in 1956. “My idea was to […]

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Thursday, June 20th, 2013 2:00am 5200 Blk Diamond Hts Vandalism Friday, June 21st, 2013 3:00pm 100 Blk Moreland Personation Saturday, June 22nd, 2013 12:33pm San Jose/Randall Traffic Collision 4:30pm 200 Blk Roanoke Stolen Motorcycle 5:30pm Bosworth/Arlington Stolen Vehicle 9:00pm 200 Blk Monterey Burglary Sunday, June 23rd, 2013 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Monday, June […]

By Bonnee Waldstein Photos by Bonnee Waldstein Monday morning was more than Chenery Street could handle. With Diamond Street closed for sewer work for the past month or so, the 54 Muni bus has been rerouted and travels easterly along the stretch of Chenery Street west of Diamond Street.  On this day Chenery Street itself […]

Thursday, June 6th, 2013 4:25pm       Unit Blk Arlington       Battery/Resisting Officers Cross and Burke responded to a call of an intoxicated individual who was harassing people.  They arrived on scene where various individuals pointed out the suspect.  The suspect appeared extremely intoxicated and was drinking an open container of alcohol. He refused to comply with the […]

Story and photos by Murray Schneider On Saturday, June 15 Joost Avenue resident Sally Ross led a corps of over half a dozen Sunnyside neighbors in a quarterly Sunnyside Conservatory gardening work party. From nine to 11:30 A.M. the crew weeded the Conservatory grounds, rich with drought-resistant plants, grasses and a number of towering palm […]

Hi Everyone! As many of you may know, thanks to the community planning process in 2010-2011 which identified the needs for renovation and improvement of the facilities at Glen Canyon Park, not only is the playground and tennis court renovation in construction now, the Recreation Center Building Renovation was funded by voters in the 2012 […]

Story and photos by Murray Schneider Glen Park now has its own farm atop one of the highest hills in San Francisco. The one-quarter acre green space is perched on the cusp of Glen Canyon and bookended by Twin Peaks and Mount Davidson.  The farm is tucked away on the grounds of the former J. […]

Story and photo by Murray Schneider Glen Canyon’s new Saddle Trail witnessed plenty of activity on Wednesday, June 5. Dozens of Silver Tree Day Camp children trooped up new box steps, sharing the recently completed steps with a group of bird watchers and volunteers from Friends of Glen Canyon who pulled invasive Italian thistle adjacent […]

As follow-up to the Planning Department and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency presentation at the April 11, 2013 Glen Park Association meeting, the GPA board met and reviewed the plans in detail. The board then sent the attached letter to Planning and other parties, with further comments and questions about the plans. We expect that […]

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 9:00am 900 Blk Chenery Fraud 10:45am 200 Blk Monterey Burglary 6:04pm Lyell/Cayuga Traffic Collision 7:25pm Unit Blk Laidley Warrant Arrest Friday, May 24th, 2013 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Saturday, May 25th, 2013 4:00pm Farnum/Moreland Hit & Run Sunday, May 26th, 2013 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Monday, May […]

Hi Everyone! As many of you may know, thanks to the community planning process in 2010-2011 which identified the needs for renovation and improvement of the facilities at Glen Canyon Park, not only is the playground and tennis court renovation in construction now, the Recreation Center Building Renovation was funded by voters in the 2012 […]

Mike Schiraldi offered up a quick overview of the posted minutes, which make it easier to envision what’s being proposed, and kindly let us post them: ========= These are the key points that jumped out : At the Diamond / Bosworth intersection, they’re looking into… …adding an extra cycle to the traffic lights, called a […]

GLEN PARK VILLAGE SIDEWALK SALE! Saturday  MAY 18th  from  9am – 8pm THANK YOU for your support and don’t forget to “like” us at:   www.facebook.com/GPMASF  

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 7:00pm 400 Blk Arlington Stolen Vehicle 9:30pm Chenery/Diamond Theft from Vehicle Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 9:39am Castro/30th Traffic Collision 5:11pm Unit Blk Natick Recovered Vehicle Thursday, May 9th, 2013 2:15pm 100 Blk Bosworth Vandalism to Vehicle Friday, May 10th, 2013 7:00pm 100 Blk Moffitt Theft from Vehicle Saturday, May 11th, 2013 […]

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 1:45pm Unit Blk Roanoke Recovered Vehicle Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 3:37pm 200 Blk Miguel Recovered Vehicle Thursday, April 25th, 2013 4:19pm Unit Blk Chenery Harassing Phone Calls 9:30pm 200 Blk Bemis Vandalism to Property Friday, April 26th, 2013 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Saturday, April 27th, 2013 Nothing to report […]

By Murray Schneider After 28 years working as a horticulturist for San Francisco’s Recreation and Park Department, Gloria Koch simply couldn’t walk away from work she loved. So the 20-year Diamond Street resident, after retiring six months ago, began volunteering with Friends of Glen Canyon Park. Gloria Koch ready for a day volunteering along Glen […]

A warning about poison oak in the Canyon I was emailing with Murray Schneider, who writes about the Canyon on the Glen Park News blog, and he warned me that there’s a lot of poison oak out right now. In fact his exact words where “Where isn’t there poison oak?” He suggests staying on the […]

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 7:30am           Diamond/Chenery                     Threats 11:13am           Brompton/Joost                        Recovered Vehicle 12:30pm           200 Blk Randall                        Theft from Building 10:27pm           Congo/Stillings                         Traffic Collision Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 2:58am           Unit Blk Monterey                    Burglary Thursday, April 18th, 2013 3:06pm           Oshaughnessy/Bosworth           Traffic Collision Friday, April 19th, 2013 9:51pm       2800 Blk Diamond                 Theft Officers Lustenberger and Chew were patrolling the […]

Last fall the male Great Horned Owl that  lived in Glen Canyon was found dead. A necropsy revealed that he had eaten a poisoned mouse or rat.  With his demise  many all been concerned about the mating prospects this year. No nesting activity had been observed. But today Evelyn Rose of the Tramps of San […]

By Jeanne Halpern T. S. Eliot notwithstanding, April is not the cruelest month.  In Glen Park, in fact, it may be the kindest month for the senses, when native plants in public and private gardens seem to have no goal other than to delight.  Walk the trails in Glen Canyon Park and, at the boardwalk, savor […]

Story and photos by Murray Schneider Alison Draper came to Glen Canyon to pull mustard and returned a month later to get married. On March 9 she and her partner Neil Mitchell stood above the canyon floor next to the angelica rocks. That’s what the Friends of Glen Canyon Park call them, because the wildflower […]

Monday afternoon’s high winds blew over a tree in the 800 block of Chenery Street, crushing a car windshield and sheering off a mirror. Branches flew over 20 feet away. The roots of the tree had been bricked in to a small space, unclear if that affected the tree’s stability.

CHAMBER WORKS FOR STRINGS Ravel Duo for Violin and Cello and Beethoven’s String Quartet, Op. 127 in Eb major SYMPHONY MUSICIANS: CHEN ZHAO, MARIKO SMILEY KELLY LEON-PEARCE,  GINA FEINAUER, AND MARGARET TAIT DATE                  SUNDAY   APRIL 14, 2013 TIME                   Doors opens at 615 PM –  performance starts at 7 PM VENUE      ST. AIDAN’S CHURCH  […]

Monday, April 1st, 2013 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 3:28pm           Unit Blk Arbor                         Battery 8:22pm           600 Blk Chenery                      Warrant Arrest Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 5:30am           Chenery/Diamond                     Stolen License Plate 5:59pm           O’shaughnessy/Bosworth          Traffic Collision Thursday, April 4th, 2013 10:12am     200 Blk Baden                        Theft Officers Rueca and Graham were dispatched to the […]

Greetings! This is a reminder of our Thursday meeting. Please join us for the 2nd quarterly meeting of the Glen Park Association.   Date:  Thursday, April 11, 2013 Location:  St. John School at 925 Chenery Street   Time:  7:00 PM    Agenda:   700 PM: Call to Order   Committee / Treasurer Reports   Program:  Updates on pending Bosworth–Diamond and Bosworth-Arlington traffic improvements.  The Planning […]

Krista, who was in a bike accident in the 800 block of Chenery Street on Saturday that required paramedics and an ambulance  ride to the hospital emailed Sunday that she’s doing fine. “Thank you to everyone who came to my aid yesterday evening.  I am extremely grateful for the kindness and concern you showed me […]

SF CTA’s new interactive transit project map: http://www.sfcta.org/mystreetsf-map Pedestrian Safety Hearing video playback: http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=164&clip_id=17209 (hearing starts at 1:05:38, public comments start at 2:00:40)   Thanks to  Lee Hsu of West Portal for providing the SFCTA map of transportation improvements.

Monday, March 25th, 2013 6:05pm  100 Blk Laidley  Robbery Ingleside Officers Leung and Zerga were on routine patrol when they were sent to the unit block or Laidley to investigate a robbery. At the location, the officers met a woman who said she was robbed of her purse while walking home from the Glen Park […]

From opening day, March 31 Ric Lopez of the Glen Park Merchants Association cuts the ribbon, aided by Daniel.

CHAMBER WORKS FOR STRINGS Ravel Duo for Violin and Cello and Beethovenʼs String Quartet, Op. 127 in Eb major SYMPHONY MUSICIANS: CHEN ZHAO, MARIKO SMILEY KELLY LEON-PEARCE, GINA FEINAUER, AND MARGARET TAIT DATE SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2013 TIME Doors opens at 615 PM – performance starts at 7 PM VENUE ST. AIDANʼS CHURCH at 101 […]

Please join us for the second quarterly meeting of the Glen Park Association.  Date:  Thursday, April 11, 2013  Location:  St. John School, at 925 Chenery Street  Time:  7:00 PM  Agenda 700 PM: Call to Order    ·   Committee / Treasurer Reports  Program: Updates on pending Bosworth-Diamond and Bosworth-Arlington traffic improvements.  The Planning Department and Municipal Transportation Agency          staff will speak on this item. The Penny Lane – Surrey Steps […]

Monday, March 18th, 2013 8:00am          Unit Blk Richland                      Stolen Vehicle 10:30am          100 Blk Bosworth                    Stolen Vehicle 4:50pm          Bosworth /Diamond                  Traffic Collision 6:00pm          900 Blk Bosworth                    Burglary 10:00pm           Noe/30th                                 Traffic Collision Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 2:10pm       Farnum/Moffitt                       Robbery Officer Johnson responded to the 300 block of Addison Street regarding a robbery with […]

Please see the San Francisco Chronicle story here.

Closed BART station. Photo by Carolyn Deancy. The The Glen Park BART station reopened at 6:10, almost three hours after it was closed when a man was found on the Richmond-bound tracks.  Local television stations descended on the station to report the story and early on a helicopter hovered overhead. Glen Park Association safety director […]

By Murray Schneider If San Franciscans aren’t convinced by this time that the renovated Sunnyside Conservatory is a magical venue for listening to chamber music, it wouldn’t have taken much to convince them on March 17. The Temescal String Quartet had no trouble persuading a capacity-filled Conservatory audience of music aficionados this was the case […]