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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3:45 PM UPDATE The original appeal, filed last month, has been withdrawn, so the Board of Appeals hearing WILL NOT happen on Wednesday as was posted below.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 […]

By Murray Schneider Unlike past Wednesdays when pulling hillside thistle or pushing back Cape ivy on canyon slopes were the order of the day, on October 31 three Friends of Glen Canyon Park volunteers simply took an amble around Willow Creek Trail. It was a Halloween stroll in the park, ending in a lazy loop around […]

By Lewison Lem Glen Park and Sunnyside Precinct – Vote Totals San Francisco Proposition B – Parks Bond   The summary below shows the vote results for 7 voting precincts in San Francisco that include the Glen Park and Sunnyside neighborhoods.  The 7 precincts are placed into three groups:   (Precinct Group 1) Glen Park […]

The hearing on the Rec Center appeal is on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Whether you think the Rec Center and playground shouldn’t be rebuilt and the project stopped or whether you want the multi-year process to come to a close, Wednesday is your chance to be heard. A neighbor sent this to the various Glen Park […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Sunday, November 4th, 2012 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Monday, November 5th, 2012 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Tuesday, November 6th, 2012 6:30pm 1000 Blk Chenery Traffic Collision Wednesday, November 7th , 2012 10:47pm 600 Blk 30th Recovered Vehicle

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Wednesday, October 31th, 2012 8:30pm 1200 blk O’Shaughnessy Stolen Vehicle Thursday, November 1st, 2012 9:30pm 200 Blk Monterey Theft from Vehicle Friday, November 2nd, 2012 3:00am 200 Blk Joost Theft from Vehicle 3:30am […]

A contribution from Lewiston Lem The precinct on Chenery Street in Glen Park posted the printout last night from their vote count. The summary is: Voted Yes:     263  votes (75.4%) Voted No:         86 votes (24.6%) ————————————————- Total Votes     349 votes (100%) This is the ‘Glen Park Village’ […]

Michael Waldstein noticed that the  large pine tree on the ‘green space’ between Brompton and Lippard and along Bosworth seems about to lose a very large branch. Careful if you’re walking your dogs there. The City has been notified.

A firefighter back from a hard day putting out fires And the firestation’s faithful panda. Wow. Chenery  street was packed this Halloween. In 13 years here, it was the busiest I’ve ever seen it. We went through 900 pieces of candy, at one per kid (well, I might have eaten a few while handing them […]

I checked in with several businesses on the Diamond St. corridor yesterday and there have been no vandal attacks for a week. Miguel at Glen Park Mail Depot thinks perhaps the colder, wetter weather is keeping the man who’s been targeting businesses away. No one knows  for sure, but the business owners are happy he […]

By Elizabeth Weise Just as they did two years ago, Glen Park residents poured out of homes and businesses Sunday night to celebrate the Giants’ second World Series win in two years. Minutes after the game a steady stream of shouting, screaming, pot-banging people headed to the corner of Chenery and Diamond Streets, where they […]

Hi All, There has been an uptick in crime in Glen Park: two street robberies (with injuries), commercial district vandalism and home robberies. Unfortunately, car theft and theft from cars continues to be high. There was Glen Park Association meeting Oct 18, the new Captain from Ingleside, Timothy Falvey, spoke at the meeting. This was […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter This report includes the Sunday pepper spray mugging in front of Cup and a similar pepper spray incident on Saturday, in the 700 block of Monterey — not officially Glen Park but noteworthy. The robbery on Laidley is in this report, also. Friday, October […]

SUPERVISOR WIENER TO CONDUCT HEARING ON URBAN FOREST City agencies to discuss Urban Forest Master Plan, including tree maintenance inadequacies and possible funding to improve stewardship Date:        Thursday, October 25 2012 Time:        1 PM Location:        San Francisco City Hall, Room 263 What:        Supervisor […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Friday, October 12th, 2012 3:00pm Monterey/Circular Traffic Collision Saturday, October 13th, 2012 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Sunday, October 14th, 2012 5:00pm Unit blk Stillings Stolen Truck 11:00pm Unit blk Addison Burglary Monday, October 15th, 2012 11:20pm Unit blk Bosworth Robbery Officers […]

Greetings to the All Friends of Sunnyside Conservatory! First of all, this note is a reminder of the “Horn’s A Plenty” Concert in the Conservatory this next Thursday, October 25th. The doors open for set up at 6:30 PM, and for concert admission 6:50 PM; music will begin at 7:15 PM. The reason for the […]

The seep in Glen Canyon Park. Photo by Murray Schneider. By Murray Schneider An October sun shone over a quiver of willow sprouts adjacent to the boardwalk leading to Willow Loop Trail, which runs by a hillside seep in the heart of Glen Canyon. On a morning when Glenridge nursery school children played across Islas […]

Glen Park’s Rita Moran is director of La Mujer Maya / Maya Woman: The Helen Moran Collection, which promotes the dignity and human rights of indigenous and Latina women by presenting contemporary Maya art that brings world attention to their lives. The artist below’s art is featured in the collection. Moran is co-sponsoring the artist’s […]

In a previous posting here, the original headline erroneously linked the writer of the posted letter to the San Francisco Forest Alliance. I corrected the headline within moments to reflect that Mr. Labovsky in fact is not representing the group. Rupa Bose from the Forest Alliance has asked that a separate posting be made, so that anyone […]

Elizabeth Hasse, 4, of S.F. plays at Glen Canyon Park, where work on the playground has been stalled. Photo: Sarah Rice, Special To The Chronicle / SF Appeal over trees delays playground work ON SAN FRANCISCO Late appeal delays Glen Canyon Park playground renovation C.W. Nevius, Chronicle Columnist Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/Appeal-over-trees-delays-playground-work-3965944.php#ixzz29r1YHagMIt is an issue of constant […]

[Sorry for the previous headline, I’d thought Mr. Labovsky was a member of the SF Forest Alliance group. He is not.] ======== Dear Scott, I spoke with Joe in your office yesterday, but wanted to follow up with this email to fill in some blanks. I am writing on behalf of Anastasia Glikshtern, the woman who […]

UPDATE Oct. 19-2012 No response from Anastasia Glikshtern, who filed the appeal that’s stopped the park renovation to email or requests for interviews on bulletin boards she frequents. No comment from the San Francisco Forest Alliance about their position on this. Lots of discussion on neighborhood list servs. Two comments that seem to sum up […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter See the latest on the vandal who has been attacking Glen Park businesses for over two weeks on the GPA Blog http://glenparknews.wordpress.com Friday, October 12, 2012 3:00pm Monterey/Circular Traffic Collision 5:30pm Unit blk Arbor Auto Boost Saturday, October 13, 2012 2:00pm Unit blk Fairmount […]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTIuvcmwNqc?rel=0] [Please note: the music in the video is just what was playing in the store when I recorded the video with a camera, it is not a soundtrack.] By Elizabeth Weise The vandal who has been attacking Glen Park businesses for over two weeks struck against just past midnight Tuesday morning. Video cameras […]

A video about the Natural Areas Program, from SF Rec and Park. According to the video, the program is “a division of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department dedicated to the preservation of nature in the City. The Natural Areas Program, along with thousands of community volunteers, stewards San Francisco’s open spaces for the […]

On Sunday, October 21 Bird & Beckett presents a book talk by Harvey Gotliffe, author of “The Oy Way.” Gotliffe’s book offers a Yiddish philosophic take on how to wrestle with life’s everyday puzzles. A retired San Jose State University journalism professor and a magazine writer since 1963, Harvey Gotliffe comes to Glen Park with […]

Not much on the vandal attacks in Glen Park. For more information ask Captain Falvey directly at the Ingleside Station Monthly Community Meeting: Tuesday 10/16 at 7pm, Ingleside Station 1 Sgt John V Young Lane (off of San Jose) Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 1:07am 500 blk Arlington Burglary Arrest Officers McMilton and Peregrina were dispatched […]