Archives for November 2010

The 13th Annual Glen Park Festival Vendor Applications Accepted Beginning December 1, 2010 The Festival The Glen Park Festival will be held this year on Sunday, May 1, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m.  For those new to the festival, it has evolved from a neighborhood get-together to a well-planned annual event that brings together […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Wednesday, November 24, 2010 09:35 am, 5200 blk Diamond Heights, Robbery, Bank Officer Johnson responded to a bank robbery call and met with the teller who was robbed. The victim teller told the officer that a Hispanic female, 30-40 years old, 5’7, 150 lbs, […]

Sunnyside Conservatory (236 Monterey Blvd., between Baden and Congo) San Francisco Saturday, December 4, 2010 11 am – 2 pm rain or shine FREE Lots of examples and inspiration for making handmade cards using recycled, found, salvage, and everyday materials will be provided, along with some cardstock, punches, and other notions. info@sunnysideconservatory.org Children welcome, but […]

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 […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Monday, November 22, 2010 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Tuesday, November 23, 2010 7:30 pm, 500 blk Bosworth, Purse Snatch Officer Leong was sent to investigate a purse snatch case that had occurred. The victim told the officer that she had just […]

for the stand-up family that lives over the dry cleaners, who put up paper and pens so people in our neighborhood could publicly give thanks on this Thanksgiving Day.  

Taken on November 24th – “Lots to be thankful for on the day before Thanksgiving as the sun rose above a trail adjacent to Islais Creek. On a 50 degree Glen Park Canyon morning, dog walkers, runners and walkers passed along a cedar rail fence throughout the chilly morning, managing to avoid a solitary Himalayan […]

Taken at about 7:30 am Saturday morning.

Who says there’s no wildlife in the City? There were a flurry of emails on various lists earlier this week about pheasant-spottings in Glen Park. Tara Diachenko got this great shot, of said  pheasant, strolling up Congo St. toward Stillings, last week “I took it from the window, but the bird flapped away when I […]

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 […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:40 am, Bosworth/Still , Robbery w/ Force A woman flagged down officers Ng and Hintzen and told them that she had been robbed. The victim stated that she was walking when an African American male, 25-27 years old, 6’0, 180 […]

Harold, a mix of American Eskimo and wire-hair terrier, proudly displays to his guardian the makeover he got at Critter Fritters, Sunday, Nov. 14.   The shop sponsored a dog wash and groom to benefit the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. The groomer, Pam, will be offering her services on Mondays at Critter Fritters, 670 […]

We would like to invite you to the Glen Park Library, this coming Tuesday November 16 for presentations by students at San Francisco State University examining Islais Creek through the lenses of art, design and geography. We will be gathering at 2PM and with presentations running between 2:30PM~4PM and informal conversations ongoing until about 5PM. […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Nothing in the report from Glen Park. Wednesday, November 3, 2010 The following incident is officially out to the GP boundary but close enough to cause concern. 10:30 am, 100 blk Lyell, Robbery, Street, W/Force PSA Zabarte was approached at […]

As of Friday, District 8 supervisor candidate Scott Wiener was ahead in the vote count, though the final outcome isn’t yet known because of the ranked vote system used in San Francisco. Glen Park’s own Rachel Gordon has an excellent article on the count in the San Francisco Chronicle. Here’s an excerpt: In District Six, […]

The line to get tickets at the Glen Park BART station went around the block as people streamed downtown for the Giants parade today. Glen Park News photographer Michael Waldstein got this great shot. The Chron has a nice story here.  

Given the ranked choice voting, these numbers could change. For an explanation of how it works, please see the sfgov site here. From the SF Chronicle Wednesday morning. Board of Supervisors, District 8 Votes Percent SCOTT WIENER 8849 41.66% REBECCA PROZAN 3560 16.76% RAFAEL MANDELMAN 7727 36.37% BILL HEMENGER 1107 5.21% WRITE-IN 0 0%   

Photos by Michael Waldstein, Glen Park News                                            

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Monday, October 25, 2010 07:59 am, 385 Monterey, Theft from Locked Vehicle Sgt Escobar with Officers Rosiak and Smethurst responded to an auto boost that had just occurred. Sgt Escobar and Officer Rosiak located the described suspect and detained him. The witness positively identified […]