Here’s a summary of what you saw and heard, or missed, at the Glen Park Rec Center on October 17, 2019. Halloween Street Closure: Ingleside Station’s Tom Hauscarriague presented the plan for closure of part of Chenery Street on Halloween. Read about it in this separate post: https://www.glenparkassociation.org/get-ready-for-chenery-street-closure-on-halloween/ Fairmount Plaza: Word had recently gotten […]
Archives for October 2019
DHB Planting Nov 2
Hello friends and supporters of the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project, SFPW crews worked this week to continue planting, and we need to gather volunteers again this coming Saturday, November 2, for a second Planting Day. If you’re unable to join our volunteer work day in person but would like to show your support, please consider making […]
“Warning” fire in Glen Canyon Park
This morning, close to 10:00 AM, amidst the gusty winds plaguing much of northern California with destructive fires and evacuations, a small fire was burning in Glen Canyon Park. Passersby noticed flames coming from a fire pit behind Glenridge Nursery School. It was a minor blaze that they were able to extinguish themselves by piling […]
Get ready for Chenery Street closure on Halloween
Halloween is a huge event in the city, perhaps nowhere as huge as in Glen Park. Last year, with the permission of SFPD and support by the Glen Park Association, a section of Chenery Street was closed to vehicular traffic so kids could trick or treat in a safe environment. The event was so […]
Calling all Wranglers of Witches and Connoisseurs of Candy — The Glen Park Association Needs Your Help!
Please sign up for a quick volunteer shift for Halloween night. Exact volunteer needs are still being ironed out, but volunteer activities would include helping lead neighbors returning home by car through closed streets, staffing a street closure location, and other duties as assigned at the direction of SFPD. Sign up to volunteer here! Map […]
Don’t miss the Vella Family Pumpkins display
On Halloween night, there is the Chenery St. Halloween celebration, but there is also the 25th Vella Family Pumpkins at 354 Sussex at Elk. The Vellas have been carving pumpkins for 25 years and have gotten better at it. We will be putting out 100+ pumpkins on Halloween night. Come and see. Here are last […]
Trucks on the tracks (a BART service reminder)
Since February of this year, BART has been single-tracking its trains on some Sundays. That means trains need to take turns running in each direction on only one track between the Embarcadero and 24th Street Mission stations. This is to allow time for work in the tunnels that will ensure a reliable power supply by […]
Arlington Cut Cleanup Oct 26
Join your neighbors for a Fennel Funeral along the Arlington Cut Saturday, October 26, from 9 a.m. to noon! Lend a hand for an hour or all four, as we toast the city for mowing down the hillside fennel so we can clean up the trash that has accumulated over the years. Bring your kids, […]
DHB Median Cleanup Oct 26
[Editor’s note: Arlington Cleanup is the same day] Hello friends and supporters of the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project, With great delight, I’m happy to announce that our median landscape plan will be installed this coming week, with a huge assist from SF Public Works. We need as big a volunteer turn-out as possible. I will be […]
Le P’tit Laurent has been sold
Le P’tit Laurent, the popular bistro at the intersection of Chenery and Diamond streets, has been sold to an as-yet unnamed buyer who plans to keep it open as a French restaurant, with the same kitchen team. Laurent Legendre, the owner who started the restaurant in 2007, said the new owners didn’t want their identity […]
City Agency Hearings
Faithful readers: CAH has been incomplete the last few weeks and is again today because I’ve started working full time and cannot juggle in my volunteer responsibilities yet. I have high hopes I’ll eventually figure it all out, but for now you should know that it may not come, and when it does come, it […]
Arlington Cut Clean-Up Oct 26
What: Improve the Arlington/San Jose Cut When: Saturday, October 26, 9 a.m. to noon Where: Meet at Roanoke and Arlington Good news! The city mowed down the fennel along the Arlington Cut! Now we need to go in and clean up the trash that has accumulated. Please join your neighbors for a fall fennel funeral on October […]
Kern Street Parking Lot Legislation
The Planning Commission will consider parking legislation that will directly affect the Kern Street lot this Thursday, and in a reversal of course, the Planning Department is now urging the Commission to keep the lot permissible for parking. Supervisor Rafael Mandelman’s legislation broadly re-orients the Planning Code away from parking and toward people outside their […]
City Agency Hearings
Not too much activity because of the Monday holiday, but Upper Douglass Dog Park will be discussed before the RecPark Commission this week. The SFMTA Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, October 15, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See agenda and supporting documents here. Proposal to remove vehicular traffic (except MUNI) from Market. […]
Tennis Court Reservation System Expands Citywide
The tennis courts at Glen Canyon Park are part of an increasing citywide online reservation system. SF Rec and Park has posted details: Tennis, anyone? We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added 12 tennis complexes to our pilot tennis court online reservation system for tennis and pickleball play. The expansion allows people to reserve more […]
Join the Crowd — Come to the Fall Glen Park Association Meeting
Glen Park Association Fall Quarterly Meeting Thursday, October 17, 2019, 7pm Glen Park Recreation Center, Elk at Chenery, San Francisco AGENDA: 7pm Call to order Assemblymember David Chiu: Legislative update, Q&A Fairmount Plaza, open space at the foot of Everson: History of Fairmount Plaza site by Evelyn Rose, Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project Nathan Tinclair, […]
Oct 17 GPA Quarterly Meeting
Glen Park Association Fall Quarterly Meeting October 19, 2019, 7pm Glen Park Recreation Center, Elk at Chenery San Francisco AGENDA 7pm Call to order Assemblymember David Chiu legislative updates Fairmount Plaza, open space at the foot of Everson: Brief introduction to Fairmount Plaza by Evelyn Rose, neighborhood historian Nathan Tinclair, deputy director of partnerships at the […]
City Agency Hearings
Monday, October 14, is a holiday, so there are fewer meetings this week. The BOS Rules Committee will meet Monday, October 7, 10:00 a.m., in City Hall, room 263. Agenda The Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, October 8, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda The SFMTA Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee will […]
District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman’s October Newsletter
D8 Newsletter – October 2019 Speaking at the September General Members meeting of the Upper Noe Neighbors. WHAT’S NEW Homelessness update: Our office is working every day to address the crisis on our streets. Here’s what we’ve been up to lately. Treatment on Demand: Late last month, I held a hearing on the City’s progress implementing […]
Worth a trek to Noe Valley
What does this image have in common with local SF government? Senator Scott Wiener and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman will be presenting a legislative update — and pumpkin carving (at no taxpayer expense)! Learn about the 2019 California legislative agenda, ask questions and share your 2020 priorities. October 19, 2019, 1 – 4 pm […]