Archives for January 2013

Story and photos by Murray Schneider Saddle Trail, one of the main hiking trails in Glen Canyon park, is getting a long-needed makeover. Since Jan. 14 workers have been lugging 100 pound boxes up the steep hill along the eastern slope of the canyon to rebuild the trail. The eastern side is now open to […]

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 […]

By Murray Schneider The long-delayed and eagerly awaited Glen Canyon Renovation Project has begun. Large earthmovers and bulky debris containers now line a familiar walkway, which only a week or so ago paralleled tennis courts leading to the WPA-constructed Recreation Center. Several of the trees that dotted the slope heading up the hill toward Sussex […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Sunday, January 13th, 2013 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Monday, January 14th, 2013 4:35PM 200 Blk Chenery Robbery Officers Milton and Peregrina were dispatched to the 200 block of Randall Street to meet a citizen who said he was robbed while walking […]

From Michael Rice, Glen Park Association president. Here is an update on potential plans for the Glen Park BART parking lot. Bruno Peguese, with BART’s real estate department, reported to Sup. Scott Weiner that BART staff have heard back from their selected developer about moving forward with the process of evaluating the potential for development […]

On Saturday, January 26 at 7 P.M. Bird and Beckett Books and Records will feature two eminent authors, Herbert Gold and Lucille Lang Day. Both will read from their latest works, each a memoir of their lives. Herbert Gold began his writing career seventy-plus years ago, publishing poems in New York literary magazines at age […]

1/16/13 Report from GPA meeting   On Thursday, about 30 people from Glen Park made their way into the Auditorium at Glen Park Elementary for the quarterly meeting of the Glen Park Association.   Where else could you meet someone who has been living in Glen Park since 1958, pepper your Supervisor, Scott Wiener, with […]

S.F. police hunt assault suspect Vivian Ho Updated 9:17 pm, Monday, January 14, 2013 The man depicted in this police sketch attempted to sexually assault a woman in San Francisco’s Mission District on Jan. 6, 2013. Photo: Courtesy SFPD. San Francisco police asked for the public’s help Monday in identifying a suspect in an attempted sexual […]

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 […]

Irving Saraf dies – Oscar-winning filmmaker Nellie Bowles Updated 1:05 pm, Wednesday, January 9, 2013 Irving Saraf, a renowned figure in the Bay Area filmmaking community who won an Academy Award in 1991 for his documentary on the San Francisco Opera Chorus, died Dec. 26 after battling Lou Gehrig‘s disease for three years. He was 80. Mr. Saraf and […]

Mugging on Richland Avenue A young woman walking alone was mugged tonight (Wednesday, Jan 9) at 8:20 p.m. on the “unit block” of Richland Ave., the stretch between the Bernal Cut/Arlington and Mission. I witnessed the mugging from my second-floor porch at about mid-block. I heard hysterical screams and went out on my porch to […]

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, […]

This is just a friendly reminder that tonight, from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., Supervisor Scott Wiener and the Glen Park Association are co-sponsoring a meeting at the Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center’s Auditorium.  The Recreation and Park Department will be there to review the tree-related work included in the Glen Canyon Park renovation and to answer […]

The Glen Park Association   Please Plan to join us for our 1st quarterly meeting of 2013.  It will be held at 7:00 P.M on Wednesday, January 16th, at Glen Park Elementary School on 151 Lippard Street.   The agenda includes the annual election of GPA officers.  This is your official election notice.   Officer nominations may be made at the meeting. Voting […]