Read about the GPA’s very own Zoanne Nordstrom and the other neighborhood women who saved Glen Canyon from becoming a freeway in the 1970s! U.C. Berkeley scholar Justin Germain has won the 2017 Charlene Conrad Liebau Library Prize for Undergraduate Research (upper division) for his research paper titled “Housewives Save the City from the ‘Cement Octopus’! […]
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City Agency Hearings
SFMTA Engineering hearing on Friday, June 16, 10 a.m., City Hall, Room 416 (See full agenda here). 9. ESTABLISH – STOP SIGN Miguel Street, northbound, at Beacon Street, stopping the stem of the “T” of the intersection 30th Street at San Jose Avenue – Bike Share Station ESTABLISH – NO PARKING EXCEPT BICYCLES ESTABLISH – […]
Silver Tree campers get sneak-peek of new Glen Park Rec Center
By Susan Sutton After years of planning and $14 million, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department led elected officials, community leaders, the media, and many who had a hand in revitalizing the Glen Park Recreation Center on a tour Monday morning. This New Deal building, built in 1937, looks a great deal better. In […]
Glenda the cow welcomes neighbors to Glen Park’s history, and the new rec center
Story and photos by Murray Schneider On June 10, the public will be invited to the general opening of the refurbished Glen Park Recreation Center from 11:00 – 3:00. After two years of work, the fully renovated space will open to what’s expected to be a big crowd. On their way in, they’ll hopefully noticed […]
Glen Park Hardware closes for remodel
Glen Park Hardware closed on May 29 for renovation and the new owners hope to have it reopened by mid-June. Aaron and Simar Esquivel had originally hoped to be able to buy additional shelves to add to the shelving units already in the store. However when Aaron went looking for them, he found the company that made […]
City Agency Hearings
SFMTA Color Curb Public Hearing on Friday, May 26, 10 a.m., City Hall, room 416. See agenda here. ESTABLISH – YELLOW ZONE, COMMERCIAL LOADING 8AM TO 6PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 2922 Diamond Street (D8, Glen Park), west side, from 6½ feet to 29½ feet south of the north property line (23-foot zone) I see nothing else […]
SFMTA Needs Your Help in Building Customer Information System
The SF Municipal Transportation Agency is seeking public input in its effort to build a new real-time customer information system from the ground up. It would substantially change or replace the current NextBus system. They’ve issued a press release on the project, along with links to a 10-minute survey. Feedback from the survey will help […]
City Agency Hearings
Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation for Temporary Street Closures, also known as ISCOTT, meets Thursday, May 25, 9 a.m., One South Van Ness Avenue, room 7080. See agenda here. Temporary Street Closure Laidley between Harper and Fairmont Tuesday, July 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Neighborhood Block Party I see nothing of […]
“Breaking” News: Water Main on Miguel Street
Photos by Bonnee Waldstein The lovely dry weather we’ve been experiencing over the last several days contrasted with a puzzling sight — muddy water cascading down and along several blocks of Glen Park Wednesday evening. Following the brown flow to its source led to Miguel Street, near the corner of Bemis Street. A water main […]
Crime in Glen Park (April 29 – May 5) and Notices from the Ingleside
Forwarded from Public Safety Program Chair Carolyn Deacy: Ingleside Community meeting Tuesday May 16 Gleneagles Golf Course at McLaren Park located at 2100 Sunnydale Avenue on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 7 p.m. There will be light refreshments available to those who come to the meeting. All are welcome to attend. Saturday, April 29, 2017 […]