Archives for April 2012

Kudos to all who made such a wonderful Festival for us this year! Photos: Michael Waldstein.

P.S.: At last week’s Big Bang Gala at the California Academy of Sciences, I was seated next to John Hafernik, president of the academy’s board of trustees and an entomologist at San Francisco State. He described his passion for insects, from his boyhood in Texas. And in response to an inquiry, he said very modestly that […]

And Other News from the Glen Park Association  By Bonnee Waldstein  College Hill is now part of District 8, since boundaries were changed citywide in April. What is College Hill?  It’s a neighborhood, newly registered with the City and County of San Francisco, that used to be home to St. Mary’s College before it moved […]

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 […]

ECONOMIC VIEW The Preschool Race Is No Joke By ROBERT H. FRANK Published: April 21, 2012 Carl Wiens WILDLY implausible faux news stories appear each April Fool’s Day, some of which are taken seriously. This year’s clear winner was the National Public Radio feature about a preschool’s new requirement that all applicants submit DNA profiles. As the […]

From the Bird and Beckett site: www.birdbeckett.com SUNDAY, APRIL 29 COME TO THE GLEN PARK FESTIVAL! An all-day frolic al fresco on Diamond Street from Bosworth to Chenerey.  Crafts booths, food vendors, your occasional politician and a stage full of terrific musicians entertaining you & your 1,000 close personal friends-to-be!  Music on the Fest stage starts at […]

Live music all day long, over 50 vendors (local artists/craftspeople/community organizations and schools), yummy food at our neighborhood restaurants and Off The Grid food carts, and a children’s area with a packed roster of entertainment (Tree Frog Treks, Wonderbugs, One Martial Arts demonstration — just to name a few) See more at http://www.glenparkfestival.com/entertainment.shtml   And don’t […]

Supervisor Scott Wiener’s Community Meeting for Diamond Heights and Glen Park You are invited to join Supervisor Wiener for his meeting on Saturday, April 21 at 4:00 pm at St. Aidan’s Church, Lower Level.  This is a great opportunity to discuss your neighborhood issues directly with Supervisor Wiener.  Lt. Trenia Wearing, Ingleside Police Station, will […]

By Murray Schneider Along Glen Canyon’s Islais Creek, not far from Silver Tree Day Camp, one can pass native columbine and sticky monkey flower, both plants native to California. A little farther west, across O’Shaughnessy Boulevard, half way between Glen Park’s village and School of the Arts, similar natives hug a craggy hillside left intact […]

Host: Lisa Spinali, SNA President Time: Monday, May 07, 2012, 6PM Location: St. Finn Barr AuditoriumPlease join us for our next Sunnyside Neighborhood Association (SNA) meeting on Monday, May 7th at 6:00 at the St. Finn Barr Auditorium. We will be serving paella for all prepared by Chef Marc Vogel before we begin the formal […]

Great post about the redistricting and the ‘lost tribes’ of college hill. Check out the Bernalwood blog here.

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station newsletter   Thursday April 5 9:30pm       200 blk Randall            Burglary Officers Chew and Lim were sent to investigate a burglary case. The victim told the officers that her bicycle was stolen out a detached garage area. The victim told the officers that the last time […]

From District 8 Rep. Scott Wiener’s monthly blog: You can read more about the entire process here. Redistricting Complete: Great News for District 8 As you may know, based on the 2010 census, San Francisco has been going through a redistricting process for our 11 Supervisorial districts. The process finished this past Saturday. From the […]

By Murray Schneider On April 13th, neighborhood book and music lovers who set their clocks by Bird and Beckett’s 5:30 o’clock Friday jazz performances were treated to an unscheduled wedding anniversary celebration for Jimmy Ryan, a Bird and Beckett musician, and his wife, Rory. As Ryan’s quintet’s first set ended, Ryan stepped to the stage […]

Native Plant Garden Tour, Sunday April 15th, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. In addition to Jeanne Halpern’s hillside native garden on Valletta Court, the tours will feature other gardens in Noe Valley, Sunnyside and nearby neighborhoods. The California Native Plant Society tours are self-guided. Registration is not required. For a map, garden list and more […]

The Sunnyside Neighborhood Association  is having a membership drive. They are looking for volunteers to hang SNA door hangers in the neighborhood. It’s a great way to contribute, get some walking in the hood, and meet a neighbor or two. 

Door hanging will occur 4/16 – 4/22. The more, the merrier. No experience necessary. They […]

Dear Wilder, Diamond or Kern Street resident/business owner, You are invited to a neighborhood social and information session, sponsored by the Glen Park Festival. Wednesday, April 18th 6:30-7:45 pm at the Glen Park Library Community Room The Glen Park Festival Committee is hosting this event to provide an opportunity for input and questions from neighbors who […]

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 […]

Friday March 23 8:03pm       2900 Blk Diamond St            Stolen Property Officers Hurwitz and Tam were on patrol in plainclothes when they spotted a suspect they knew was wanted for a possession of stolen property charge.  The officers were unable to stop in front of the residence where the suspect was standing with two other subjects.  […]