To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Long ago, when I was 12-years old, I delivered the San Francisco Call Bulletin to Bobo Olson, the world middleweight boxing champion. After school, I’d bicycle along 34th Avenue between Judah […]
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Assemblyman David Chiu Comes to Town
California Assemblyman David Chiu and Supervisor John Avalos will host a community forum this month. From Chiu’s newsletter: Upcoming District 11 Neighborhood Forum I look forward to teaming up with Supervisor John Avalos for a District 11 community forum. Please join us to talk about the work I have been doing in Sacramento and how […]
GP Greenway Workshop #2 materials available for comment PLEASE REVIEW
In case you were unable to come to the second Greenway Concept Planning Workshop in September, the materials provided at the Workshop are now available for you at the Glen Park Greenway website. There are plan concepts, cross sections and general ideas for how the Glen Park neighborhood may wish to use different areas of […]
Diamond/Bosworth intersection update
Members of the GPA Transportation Committee met with representatives from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency at the redesigned Diamond and Bosworth intersection on October 22. The SFMTA acknowledged the design was based on an incorrect assumption about turning radii, and they are taking that error into account for other future projects throughout the city. […]
The Glen Park News get around – this time to Binic, France
Christophe Pouchard is a native of Binic, France but now lives in Glen Park. Here he’s catching up on his reading while visiting his hometown. Where else does the Glen Park News turn up?
Glen Park Association Meeting Oct. 22, 2
Glen Park Association Quarterly Meeting Date: October 22nd, 2015 Time: 7:00 PM Place: St. John School** Agenda Capt. McFadden from Ingleside Station will review current issues. Supervisor Scott Weiner will address recent area developments. Karen Mauney-Brodeck will report on progress on the Glen Park Recreation Center reconstruction. Election forum on Proposition F, the “Short Term Residential […]
Crime Report: Oct. 2 – 5, 2015
Friday, October 2nd, 2015 07:00pm 100 Blk Monterey Battery Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 6:12am 30th/San Jose Att. Homicide w/gun A night on the town for two men almost turned deadly as they returned home. The two had just parked when an unknown assailant walked up to the truck holding a hand gun demanding their money. […]
Pumpkin carving at Sunnyside Conservatory Oct. 25
Halloween Greetings to All. The time has come to consider pumpkins. To that end, the Friends of Sunnyside Conservatory would like to invite you to a free Pumpkin Carving at the Sunnyside Conservatory, on October 25th, from 2:00 PM till 5:00 PM. Come and create a master piece! Please bring your own pumpkin(s). We will provide […]
Changes to Mission Street
Changes to the 14R bus line, including a dedicated transit lane along Mission Street, will be publicly vetted Friday, October 16, at 10 a.m. in City Hall, room 416. A stoplight at Randall and Mission streets had also been proposed, but that element needs further study and will not be implemented immediately, said Matt Brill, […]
Glen Park BART escalator to be out until January
BART riders may have noticed the barrier being installed around thedown escalator at Glen Park Station. According to BART’s website, therepair is expected to take until January:http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2015/news20151007The Glen Park Association’s Transportation Committee has been in touchwith BART’s communications department. They tell us that the escalator” experienced a significant mechanical failure in the drive system.This requires […]