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The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Thursday, January 31st, 2013 4:00pm 100 Blk Whitney Theft from Vehicle 6:55pm Thor/Chenery H&R 9:00pm Unit Blk Monterey Stolen Vehicle Friday, February 1st, 2013 2:40 A.M. Diamond Heights Discharge of Firearms Officer Hauscarriague and Pederson were assisting other Ingleside officers investigating a stolen vehicle […]

Ric Lopez, president of the Glen Park Merchants Association, is being given an award Thursday evening at the 60th anniversary dinner of the San Francisco Council of District Merchants Associations. Lopez, a member of the city association’s board of directors, is receiving one of two such awards at the gala celebration. The other is David […]

The Quarterly meeting for Sunnyside Neighborhood Association is Mon 2/4 at St. Finn Barr Church, 415 Edna St. 7-8:30pm.  Everyone is welcome to attend.  Lots of good neighborly information. Free raffle for SNA members – easy to join for $15/year.  You don’t have to be a member to attend but lots of your neighbors are!

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Saturday, January 26th, 2013 1:00pm Mangles/Congo Hit and Run Sunday, January 27th, 2013 12:42am Bosworth/Elk Traffic Collision 7:30pm 300 Blk Arbor Stolen Vehicle 7:30pm 300 Blk Arbor Stolen Vehicle Monday, January 28th, 2013 10:10am 2800 Blk Diamond Theft Officers Gordon and Pereira responded to […]

Story and photos by Murray Schneider Saddle Trail, one of the main hiking trails in Glen Canyon park, is getting a long-needed makeover. Since Jan. 14 workers have been lugging 100 pound boxes up the steep hill along the eastern slope of the canyon to rebuild the trail. The eastern side is now open to […]

From our friends over in College Hill: To: “College Hill” <collegehillneighbors@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 2:33:39 AM Subject: College Hill News: Crime alert * Community Safety Forum on Wednesday at BHNC * How to protect yourself * SFPD numbers to add to your cellphone Hello, all,   As you’ve probably heard, violent muggings and armed robberies are […]

By Murray Schneider The long-delayed and eagerly awaited Glen Canyon Renovation Project has begun. Large earthmovers and bulky debris containers now line a familiar walkway, which only a week or so ago paralleled tennis courts leading to the WPA-constructed Recreation Center. Several of the trees that dotted the slope heading up the hill toward Sussex […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Sunday, January 13th, 2013 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Monday, January 14th, 2013 4:35PM 200 Blk Chenery Robbery Officers Milton and Peregrina were dispatched to the 200 block of Randall Street to meet a citizen who said he was robbed while walking […]

From Michael Rice, Glen Park Association president. Here is an update on potential plans for the Glen Park BART parking lot. Bruno Peguese, with BART’s real estate department, reported to Sup. Scott Weiner that BART staff have heard back from their selected developer about moving forward with the process of evaluating the potential for development […]

On Saturday, January 26 at 7 P.M. Bird and Beckett Books and Records will feature two eminent authors, Herbert Gold and Lucille Lang Day. Both will read from their latest works, each a memoir of their lives. Herbert Gold began his writing career seventy-plus years ago, publishing poems in New York literary magazines at age […]

1/16/13 Report from GPA meeting   On Thursday, about 30 people from Glen Park made their way into the Auditorium at Glen Park Elementary for the quarterly meeting of the Glen Park Association.   Where else could you meet someone who has been living in Glen Park since 1958, pepper your Supervisor, Scott Wiener, with […]

S.F. police hunt assault suspect Vivian Ho Updated 9:17 pm, Monday, January 14, 2013 The man depicted in this police sketch attempted to sexually assault a woman in San Francisco’s Mission District on Jan. 6, 2013. Photo: Courtesy SFPD. San Francisco police asked for the public’s help Monday in identifying a suspect in an attempted sexual […]

GLEN CANYON PARK RECREATION CENTER PROJECT UPDATE MEETING: Controversy Over Tree Removal Remains  By Bonnee Waldstein Photos by Michael Waldstein The old recreation center auditorium in Glen Canyon Park was standing room only on Jan. 7, 2013. Over 150 interested people gathered–rather, huddled–in what felt like subfreezing indoor temperatures.  Those who came early enough for seating […]

Irving Saraf dies – Oscar-winning filmmaker Nellie Bowles Updated 1:05 pm, Wednesday, January 9, 2013 Irving Saraf, a renowned figure in the Bay Area filmmaking community who won an Academy Award in 1991 for his documentary on the San Francisco Opera Chorus, died Dec. 26 after battling Lou Gehrig‘s disease for three years. He was 80. Mr. Saraf and […]

Mugging on Richland Avenue A young woman walking alone was mugged tonight (Wednesday, Jan 9) at 8:20 p.m. on the “unit block” of Richland Ave., the stretch between the Bernal Cut/Arlington and Mission. I witnessed the mugging from my second-floor porch at about mid-block. I heard hysterical screams and went out on my porch to […]

From: “Mauney-Brodek, Karen” <karen.mauney-brodek@sfgov.org> Subject: Construction to Start on Glen Canyon Park Renovation Project – Portions of the Park Around Elk Street Closed Stating January 10th, other portions closed starting the week of January 14th The contractor hired to start the Glen Canyon Renovation Project will be starting construction activities Thursday, January 10th.  At times, […]

This is just a friendly reminder that tonight, from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., Supervisor Scott Wiener and the Glen Park Association are co-sponsoring a meeting at the Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center’s Auditorium.  The Recreation and Park Department will be there to review the tree-related work included in the Glen Canyon Park renovation and to answer […]

The Glen Park Association   Please Plan to join us for our 1st quarterly meeting of 2013.  It will be held at 7:00 P.M on Wednesday, January 16th, at Glen Park Elementary School on 151 Lippard Street.   The agenda includes the annual election of GPA officers.  This is your official election notice.   Officer nominations may be made at the meeting. Voting […]

Greetings and happy holidays from the Recreation and Park Department!  We are looking forward to starting park renovation project at Glen Canyon Park.  As you may have heard, the schedule has been delayed from the original start date of October 16 due to an appeal of the project’s building permit and an appeal of the […]

Eat, Drink, Be Nice Moris Moreno for The New York Times Robin Wells, of Etiquette Manor, goes over the ins and outs of napkin use. By MATT RICHTEL Published: December 26, 2012  IT’S dinnertime, and 6-year-old Joaquin Hurtado is staying in his seat. He hasn’t stood up, run around the table or wrestled with his little […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Thursday, December 13th, 2012 3:20pm Baden/Monterey Hit and Run Friday, December 14th, 2012 10:40am Unit Blk Chenery Drug Arrest Officer Aslam responded to Fairmount Elementary School regarding a trespasser on school property. Officers Chang and Park responded as well and had the suspect detained. […]

By Murray Schneider On December 12 six Friends of Glen Canyon Park volunteers turned their green thumbs to planting dozens of California native plants along Islais Creek as the creek, swollen after days of rain, disappeared into a culvert destined to empty into the Bay not far from AT&T Park. The volunteers worked at the […]

The Glen Park News received this today: PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A Completely Different Kind of Neighborhood Watch in San Francisco!   WildCare accepted Great Horned Owl Patient #1709 on November 8, 2012. He was DOA, dead on arrival. He was a neighborhood mascot of sorts, now gone, but not forgotten. He was found […]

Ingleside  SFPD Captain’s community meeting Tuesday, December 18, 2012. at 7 p.m Community Room 1 Sgt John V. Young Lane (in Balboa Park) 415/404-4000 Mr. Furlishous Wyatt, Jr. of SF SAFE will be making a presentation on home security. He will discuss locks, lighting, and other steps you can take to secure your home. The […]

By Murray Schneider On December 11, a Monterey Pine tree toppled in the open space on the crest of a hill at Diamond and 29th Streets. Receiving a 311 call, Recreation and Park arborists arrived at the site, within view of both Castro Street and Zircon Place, and quickly cleared the fallen tree. “No one […]

A fake PG&E person  has been making the rounds in Glen Park and the Excelsior. One Glen Park family received a service request last week and when they called PG&E to confirm, they were told that the utility had NOT sent anyone out to their house. This was on Arlington near Mateo. The PG&E staffer […]

3:45 PM UPDATE The original appeal, filed last month, has been withdrawn, so the Board of Appeals hearing WILL NOT happen on Wednesday as was posted below. However the NEW appeal, pasted into this document, will have a hearing, it appears, but that has not yet been scheduled. === The Board of Appeals meeting that […]

Crime and safety update from our Collage Hill Neighbors. Police make arrests in massive theft of electronics—is your stolen iPhone in this stash? San Francisco police have arrested three suspects in a massive stolen property fencing ring operation specializing in electronic items. Over a thousand items, consisting almost entirely of electronics, including laptops, cell phones, […]

By Murray Schneider In 1926 Chris Mickelsen built a two-bedroom house at 201 Joost Avenue. Afterwards he decided he didn’t want to stop with a bungalow that straddled the uphill side of Baden Street, so he went on to construct a good portion of western San Francisco, including homes surrounding Stonestown. Still not done, he […]

Urban Agriculture Town Hall When: Saturday, December 8th, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Where: Veterans War Memorial Building at 401 Van Ness Ave., in the Civic Center area of San Francisco What: The Office of the City Administrator and other City Agencies is hosting a third and final public town hall in order to get public input […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 3:06pm Monterey/Circular Hit & Run Officer Hart, Johnson, Obot, and Phillips responded to assist Sergeant Manning who observed a wanted subject. Manning informed dispatch that a green Ford Mustang was last seen traveling at a high rate of speed eastbound […]

Greetings to All: The Sunnyside Conservatory will be holding its 4th Wreath Making, in the Conservatory on Sunday, 12/16 from 11:30 till 3:30 pm. It is a free event. And all are welcome. Please join us! Materials Provided: Lots of greens; some with red berries, some variegated foliage, flax, blue juniper, cherry laurel, Queen Ann […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Wednesday, November 21 – Sunday, November 25, 2012 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Monday, November 26th, 2012 2:00am 300blk Arlington Burglary Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 7:35pm Diamond/Bosworth Traffic Collision

A teaser for a great story of the history of a Glen Park family coming early next week. See if you can guess where this house is.

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Tuesday, November 20th, 2012 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Monday, November 19th, 2012 3:40pm 100 blk Rousseau Recovered Vehicle Sunday, November 18th, 2012 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Saturday, November 17th, 2012 11:23pm 900 blk Chenery Vandalism _________________________________________________ To view […]

This is a reply to what was posted as a Letter to the Editor on the Glen Park Association blog. It was written by Glen Park resident Stephen Labovsky, who gave his reasons for going before the Appeals Board to halt the removal of eucalyptus trees on Alms Road in order to enlarge the playground […]

By Stephen Labovsky Each and every day, scores of dog owners, nature lovers, and parents escorting their kids  to Silver Tree pre-school, walk down Alms Road, a road that dates back to the 1870’s. Now unless something happens in the next couple of days, parts of historic Alms Road, and many of the 150 year-old […]

The Dept. of Public Works came out to the Green space between Bosworth and Chenery and cut the dangling tree limb into smaller pieces, Michael Waldstein reports. It’s now clear that the branch/limb had a large cavity on the top where it was connected to the main tree. It had appeared to be half cracked […]

Save the Date for the Glen Park Association Holiday Gathering Sunday, December 9, 2012 Sunnyside Conservatory 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm Invitation & details will follow (there  will be an  opportunity to donate to the following: the Sunnyside, Glen Park, and  Fairmount School PTA’s or the San Francisco Food Bank)  

The limb on a tree that last week has merely been cracked has now broken halfway through and  fallen onto the path. Neighbors have contacted the city and Sup. Wiener’s office. They did that last week when it was just cracked as well and nothing came of it. We’ll see what happens now.    

Tonight at 7pm, bring you concerns directly to Captain Timothy Falvey: Ingleside Station Monthly Community Meeting 1 Sgt John V Young Lane San Francisco, CA 94112 The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Monday, November 12th , 2012 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Tuesday, November 13th, 2012 Nothing in […]

At a meeting at 5:00 o’clock Wednesday, the San Francisco Board of Permit Appeals denied an appeal by Anastasia Glikshtern that had stopped renovation of the Glen Canyon Rec Center, playground and tennis courts. The vote was four in favor of denying the appeal, zero opposed. A standing room only crowd filled the room at the […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Thursday, November 8th, 2012 9:34pm 100 blk Moffitt Robbery Officer Benavidez responded to a call involving a robbery with a gun. The victims stated that two males had robbed him with a gun and fled the scene in a green Toyota Camry. The victim […]