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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 […]

Just FYI if you’re heading to BART and have a stroller or other heavy items in tow, take the elevator.  

October 18, 2012 Glen Park Recreation Center  – 700 pm AGENDA 700 PM Call to Order Committee / Treasurer Reports 715 PM  PROGRAM Meet with Supervisor Scott Wiener and Captain Tim Falvey, SFPD Ingleside District Planning Department and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency staff – Update on Traffic Improvements at Diamond and Bosworth Streets and other […]

e campaign for Proposition B – the 2012 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bonds – is underway. At last Sunday’s Glen Park Farmers Market, we had a Prop B table with flyers and posters. Many stopped and expressed support for this measure that will complete the upgrade of the Glen Park Recreation Center, and others […]

By Murray Schneider Billy Kindle rolls through Glen Park in his Yellow Cab after he makes an airport run early on Sunday mornings. “Before BART is up I can usually find a fare,” Kindle said. “Some people don’t know BART isn’t in service before 8 A.M., and they don’t want to miss their flight.” Kindle, […]

It appears today’s earlier report was incorrect. We’ve heard now that there were three separate vandal attacks on Glen Park businesses early Monday morning, despite the presence of a security guard at CitiBank. We hope to get more information from the Glen Park Merchants Association and also from the SF Police Dept. to find out […]

I checked in with Tommy at Glen Park Cleaners Monday morning and he said there have been no more vandal attacks on businesses along Diamond or Bosworth that he’s aware of. He said that CitiBank had hired a security firm to stand guard outside of the bank overnight and he believes that may be acting […]

    By Murray Schneider Beginning earlier this week a behemoth earthmover positioned itself in front of a Islais Creek culvert and began clearing the creek and the surrounding banks of debris, with the goal of improving the quality of water flow into San Francisco Bay. Friends of Glen Canyon Park, in partnership with Recreation […]

By Murray Schneider A portion of a Monterey Pine that toppled and fell onto Alms Road at the entrance to Glen Canyon on October 1, obstructing pedestrian traffic and disrupting electrical power to the Recreation Center, has been cleared and no longer poses a threat to canyon users. PG&E worked to restore a downed electrical […]

Until the man vandalizing Diamond St. businesses is caught residents might want to avoid putting mail in the post boxes at BART, a postal employee says. She was picking up mail at Glen Park Mail Depot Thursday afternoon and said that  someone has twice poured cleaning liquids and other material into the post boxes there. “Dropping off […]

Greetings to all from the Friends of Sunnyside Conservatory; October has begun! We hope you will mark your calendar and join us for the following events: • We will have a wonderful concert, a presentation by the “Horns-A-Plenty”, on October 25th. This 5 piece brass ensemble is redefining what it is to be a brass […]

From Eric Whittington at Bird & Beckett Books on Chenery: It’s a big weekend coming up… the playoffs get underway Saturday with the Giants hosting the Reds… Hardly Strictly Bluegrass runs Friday through Sunday… Litquake starts Friday and runs for eight or ten days. When will you find time to come to your neighborhood bookshop? […]

Photo by Carolyn Deacy 8:20 Update From Michael Rice I just went over to the park. What I saw was startling. One tree had broken off about  20 feet up the trunk, fallen to the south, and hit a second tree, also about 20 feet up. The second tree fell all over the the road. […]

An email by Sup. Scott Weiner about notices that have been circulating in the neighborhood of late. ======================== In the past week, I’ve received a number of emails from constituents concerned about tree removal in Glen Canyon in connection with the upcoming project to upgrade and make changes to recreational facilities in the area of […]

By Elizabeth Weise For a week now, an early-morning vandal has been attacking Glen Park businesses on Diamond Street, setting fires, smearing excrement on store fronts, smashing windows and doors and disabling locks. Both the police and fire department are investigating and they ask that all tips be called in to the police tips line […]

To GPA members – Support Prop B and help get out the vote  Proposition B – the Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bonds measure will support park improvements across San Francisco and fund the completion of the Glen Canyon Park Improvement Plan. The measure will complement the $6 million already committed to the Rec Center […]

By Murray Schneider The Glen Park volunteers had already spent two hours Wednesday morning using three-pronged rakes or unraveled by hand hundreds of invasive Cape ivy tendrils. Enthusiasm undiminished, Recreation and Parks Natural Areas Program manager Rachel Kesel checked her watch and told the group “I think we still have time to pull pokeweed.” Kesel […]

Ric Lopez, president of the Glen Park Merchants Association, reports “We have had fires in the Village Merchant District… GLEN PARK MAIL DEPOT, GLEN PARK MARKET AND CITIBANK have been involved in fires set in or in front of their business. If you see anything suspicious, please notify the police. THANK YOU “ Flaming newspapers rammed into […]

The drain in front of our house backed up last week and stuff straight out of our toilet began spewing onto the sidewalk. I called a plumber who told me it was the city’s issue because it was their side of the drain. I called 311 and (I am not kidding) ten minutes later the […]

By Murray Schneider If you liked the short-lived series Pan Am, we have a neighbor who lived it – one who  fought and won rights stewardesses in that  show could only dream of. Edith Lauterbach, who has lived on the corner of Diamond and Arbor Streets since 1975, spent her working life flying in airplanes. […]