=== As some of you may know, all public capital projects like the upcoming renovation of the Glen Canyon Recreation center, include a public art component. We have been working with the San Francisco Arts Commission and the Department of Public Works work with their artists to develop an artwork that will highlight […]
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Diamond Heights Median Project funded
Hello All, I’m pleased to share that our Diamond Heights Blvd. Median project has received funding from a District 8 Greening grant made possible by the office of Supervisor Scott Wiener. With support from Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF), we have scheduled our first work day on Saturday, June 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]
San Jose Avenue Lane Changes Pilot Project – work on June 2-6
Dear San Jose Avenue / I-280 Pilot Project Neighbors, Thank you for your interest and involvement in the SFMTA’s San Jose Avenue and I-280 Pilot Project. Construction is scheduled to start on the restriping of northbound San Jose Avenue from the I-280 off-ramp to Randall St beginning Monday, June 2. During construction several roadways entering […]
Invitation to SFMTA’s District 8 Transportation 2030 Open House
Dear members of the Glen Park Association, The SFMTA invites you to attend a District 8 Open House to learn about Transportation 2030 – the proposed infrastructure investment program proposed for the November 2014 ballot. Through three ballot measures and two funding sources, Transportation 2030 will provide $1.5 billion to complete hundreds of transportation […]
In front of Glen Park Station, Wednesday morning
How the Garden Grows at the Sunnyside Conservatory
Story and photos by Murray Schneider Sun smiled on rows of succulents hugging the soil in front of the Sunnyside Conservatory last Saturday morning, but frowned on weeds that a squad of neighborhood volunteers removed from the array of agave, aloe and aeonium. Supervised by two City Recreation and Parks gardeners, a dozen men and […]
Crime report April 12 – 21, 2014
Saturday, April 12th, 2014 8:30pm Arlington/Bosworth Stolen Vehicle Sunday, April 13th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Monday, April 14th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 8:00pm Kern/Brompton Theft from Vehicle 8:35pm 2800 Blk Diamond Burglary Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Thursday, April 17th, […]
More poisoned meatballs found
(05-06) 13:00 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Someone appears to be continuing a long and increasingly strange campaign to hurt or kill dogs in San Francisco with poisoned meatballs. Around 9 a.m. Monday, dog trainer Shura Kelly and her friend were walking their dogs near 24th Avenue and Ortega Street in the Sunset District when they found a plate of […]
Glen Park History Project launches
Could music heal international conflicts? Glen Park musician thinks so
By Murray Schneider Jonathan Dimmock once performed before the Prince of Wales at Westminster Abbey. Thirty years later the 56-year old church organist lives in a 1905-built Diamond Street house, shops at the Canyon Market and rides BART, and he’s planning a presentation for the President of the United States. Sitting at his kitchen table, […]