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CARING FOR OUR CANYON On your next visit to Glen Canyon Park you will see a stark contrast in the landscape where majestic Eucalyptus stood for more than a century lining Alms Road. The removal of these signature trees over the past two weeks has been the source of heated controversy surrounding the facilities renovation […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 Jean Conner’s art once adorned the walls of Higher Grounds, Bird and Beckett Books and Records and the Glen Park branch library. Now until Labor Day three of her collages will grace a wall on the second floor at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Each collage has been purchased by SFMOMA […]

Story by Bonnee Waldstein, photos by Michael Waldstein Glen Park and Diamond Heights residents recently had an opportunity to gain valuable information, get answers, and express varied opinions on many issues affecting Glen Canyon Park:  its flora, fauna, and the rights and responsibilities of local Homo sapiens in achieving and maintaining its natural wonders. On […]

Hi All on the Diamond Heights Community Association Email List, The Glen Park Association and the Diamond Heights Community Association are pleased to sponsor the following public meeting: Glen Canyon Park, Information on Habitat and Wildlife Policies and Activities 7:00 pm, Thursday, June 28 San Francisco Police Academy 350 Amber Drive (off Duncan, next to […]

Story and photos by Murray Schneider After spending two hours pulling Italian thistle along a steep Glen Canyon hillside, five Friends of Glen Canyon Park volunteers and one Natural Areas apprentice followed Recreation and Parks manager Randy Zebell on a one-hour tutorial wildflower walk. “Watch for poison oak,” Zebell said, as he guided the group […]

GLEN PARK GEARS UP FOR NEXT ROUND OF PARKS IMPROVEMENTS It’s beginning to look as if Glen Park’s wish list for a major overhaul of Glen Canyon Park is getting closer to a dream realized. Soon the final design will be unveiled, and construction will begin, on the projects approved through the 2008 Clean and […]

2012 Park Bond Community Meeting Schedule Please join us at one of our upcoming meetings to discuss the 2012 Parks Bond Program. After three months of community outreach with numerous stakeholders, we incorporated your feedback and developed the 2012 bond program. We will be discussing the proposed neighborhood parks for 2012 bond inclusion and our list […]

To the Glen Park community: The Glen Park community must make its voice heard to assure funding to complete the ambitious plans to improve and preserve Glen Canyon Park. Please join our effort to request that the Glen Park Recreation Center Improvement Plan be part of a planned November 2012 San Francisco recreation and park […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA –  Glen Park resident Doug Betten, regional administrator for the Department of Labor’s  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, San Francisco region, has been appointed chair of the San Francisco Bay Area Federal Executive Board (FEB).  The FEB appointment is for a one-year term. The FEBs were established in 1961 under President […]

Glen Park said “Fie!” to term limits last Thursday, January 19, as the incumbent officers of the Glen Park Association were swept back into office by unanimous vote.  For President Michael Rice, it will be his seventh term.  No superpacs, debates or direct mail hit-pieces were to be found on this campaign trail either. The […]

By Murray Schneider Several middle-aged athletes gathered one recent afternoon around the free-throw line at Glen Park Recreation Center’s basketball court, tuning up for the first of dozens of afternoon and evening half-court pick-ups games. “They’re our senior statesmen,” said Oskar Rosas, 46, recreation coordinator at the Depression-era Rec Center, which would remain open until […]

Mark your calendars and help spread the word!  The Glen Canyon Park Community Meeting is just a few days away!  Glen Canyon Park Community Meeting  Learn about the proposed improvements! Come give us your input! Saturday, December 10, 2011 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.  At Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center’s Auditorium  (located inside the park, […]

By Murray Schneider Canyon Correspondent By November 9th, pumpkin spiders had spun their final webs and sparrows hadn’t yet erected their new nests, so Rec and Parks gardeners and Friends of Glen Canyon Park volunteers took the opportunity to nip sprouting willow sprouts, roll back ivy and clip blackberry above the boardwalk adjacent to Islais […]

Greetings Glen Park Neighbors, We’re about to reach a major milestone for Glen Park.  The Planning Commission will consider adoption of the Glen Park Community Plan in two weeks! After years of community planning, we’re almost there.  Thank you for your continued participation and involvement.  We’re happy to report the Plan is enjoying broad support […]

By Murray Schneider This Mother’s Day witnessed the groundbreaking of The Little Red Hen Community Garden on Police Academy property. Now, a little over three months later, a granite monument is mounted in front of it, witness that the Little Red Hen Community Garden not only could, but did. On August 17th, Betty Louis surveyed […]

by Ashley Hathaway The Glen Canyon Park Improvement Plan continues to move forward and Karen Mauney-Brodek,
Deputy Director, Park
Planning for San Francisco Recreation and Parks will present the proposed plans at the second Recreation and  Park Commission hearing.  The hearing takes place at 10 am on Thursday August 18, City Hall, Room 416 and is open […]

By Bonnee Waldstein The summer meeting of the GPA on July 13 was billed as a dessert social, and most folks brought a goodie to share.  Another special feature was its location at the Sunnyside Conservatory, where residents could marvel at their surroundings as they participated in a jam-packed agenda.  Sally Ross of Friends of […]

Happy Summer!  On the heels of two recent meetings in Glen Park, I wanted to give you a little briefing in case you missed them. Also, I’d like to provide a general update on where the Community Plan is headed over the next few months.  We’re happy to be moving this planning process (which began […]

By Bonnee Waldstein Those who attended, and presented, at the most recent Glen Park Community Plan update on June 22 discovered that late June is not the best time to hold a meeting about anything.  There were about a dozen or so regulars who came out to hear about how the Glen Park Community Plan […]

Dear Glen Canyon Park Community, Thank you for your committed participation in the Glen Canyon Park Improvement Plan process. After 9 community workshops, 8 focus group meetings with city agencies, officials, and community groups, and hundreds of correspondences with dedicated park-goers and experts, we have a Park Improvement Plan with associated costs and phasing. The intent of this […]

By Bonnee Waldstein   Final plans for improvements in the active recreation areas and trails of Glen Canyon Park were unveiled at a community meeting on Thursday, June 9.   By this time, residents who attended most or all of the nine community workshops and eight focus groups were almost chummy with the Rec and […]

Please join us to for the final presentation for the Glen Canyon Park Improvement Plan on Thursday, June 9th, 6:30-8:30pm at the Glen Canyon Recreation Center. After nine community workshops, a guided trail walk, several focus groups, meetings with city agencies and departments, and countless email and mail feedback from the community, this phase of […]

Dear Glen Canyon Park Community, The 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond dedicated $5.8 million to improving Glen Canyon Park. SF Recreation & Parks (RPD) is partnering with The Trust for Public Land (TPL) to design and prioritize a park improvement plan at Glen Canyon Park. We will be holding the 5th community meeting […]

                                                            Dear Glen Canyon Park Community and Stakeholders, The 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond dedicated $5.8 million to improving Glen Canyon Park. SF Recreation […]

Dear Glen Canyon Park Community, The 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond dedicated $5.8 million to improving Glen Canyon Park. SF Recreation & Parks (RPD) is partnering with The Trust for Public Land (TPL) to design and prioritize a park improvement plan at Glen Canyon Park. We will be holding the fourth community meeting […]

Dear Glen Canyon Park Stakeholders and Enthusiasts: *** We want your feedback on conceptual design options for the Glen Canyon Park Improvement Plan! The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is partnering with SF Recreation & Parks to vision and design a Park Improvement Plan for Glen Canyon Park. At the community workshop meeting held on […]

Dear Glen Canyon Park Community: The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is partnering with SF Recreation & Parks to vision and design a Park Improvement Plan for Glen Canyon Park. We will be holding the third of six community workshops this Thursday, February 24th, from 6:30-8:30pm at the Glen Canyon Recreation Center, located inside Glen […]

Saturday, February 19, 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. The  Glen Park Public Library Hello everybody, We continue to work away on the Glen Park Community Plan.  Right now we’re in the process of refining the Plan based on input we received at community meetings held last September and November.  We look forward to working with you […]

Neighborhood Zoning Discussions Saturday February 19 and 26 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. Glen Park Library The Glen Park Association (GPA) is organizing two meetings to discuss changes to zoning in Glen Park that are considered in the Draft GP Community Plan. The meetings’ objectives are: •    Develop a clearer understanding of the interests and concerns […]

Dear Glen Canyon Park Community: The 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond dedicated $900,000 to improving trails at Glen Canyon Park. SF Recreation & Parks (RPD) is partnering with The Trust for Public Land (TPL) to design and prioritize a trail restoration plan at Glen Canyon Park. The process will specifically examine improving trails […]

Dear Glen Canyon Park Community: The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is partnering with SF Recreation & Parks to vision and design a Park Improvement Plan for Glen Canyon Park. We will be holding the second of six community workshops this Thursday, January 13th, from 6:30-8:30pm at the Glen Canyon Recreation Center, located inside Glen […]

Upcoming community workshops to vision and design improvements for Glen Canyon Park Beginning this winter and continuing through late spring, The Trust for Public Land (TPL), in partnership with San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD), will host six community workshops to vision and design a Glen Canyon Park Improvement Plan. RPD and TPL will […]

Upcoming community workshops to vision and design improvements for Glen Canyon Park! Beginning this winter and continuing through late spring, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD), in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), will host six community workshops to vision and design a Glen Canyon Park Improvement Plan. RPD and TPL will […]

Glen Parkers, Thanks to those who came out for Tuesday’s Community Plan meeting. We had a good discussion on the draft zoning proposal and public comments we’ve received on the Plan. All materials from the meeting including copies of the ORIGINAL public comments are now posted on our website. Take a look here There are […]

Murray Schneider Glen Park News On a slushy and muddy Saturday morning, 12 volunteers planted scores of native plants on Billy Goat Hill. Stretching from Laidley Street to Beacon Street, natives such as California Sage, Sticky Monkey Flower and Yarrow now complement a trail and hardwood steps, many already completed, that will stretch between the […]

Hello Fans of Glen Park, This is just a quick reminder that John Billovits and I (Planning Department staff) will be at the Glen Park Recreation Center this coming Tuesday, October 5th from 5:30-7:30pm.  This is NOT a public meeting. Rather, it’s an opportunity for us to have an informal dialogue with you regarding the […]

Hello! Thank you to all who attended the Glen Park Community Plan meeting Tuesday night at St. John’s Elementary School. We found the event very productive and are happy to begin the conversation with you all on what the Final Plan will look like.  This was the first discussion and definitely NOT the last. We […]

Glen Park Community Plan September 14th, 2010 Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 PM St. John’s Elementary School Auditorium 925 Chenery Street (Btw. Chilton & Burnside) The Planning Department has prepared an updated draft of the Glen Park Community Plan based on discussions with the Glen Park community over the past year. We are holding a meeting to distribute […]

BART meeting Tuesday, April 6, 2010 St. John’s School, Glen Park Notes by Elizabeth Weise, Glen Park News There’s been much concern among some  Glen Park residents over BART’s possible plan to build something (most likely housing) on its parking lot on Bosworth. San Francisco’s city policy specifically supports more housing density close to mass […]