Dear Ingleside Community, The entire Ingleside Station team wishes you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We are grateful for your support and proud to serve this remarkable community. Enjoy the time with your loved ones and stay safe. As we welcome November, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on the activities and achievements of […]
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GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–November recap
Happy Holidays! I’m so excited about all of the great things going on in Glen Park right now. The Burnside Steps were finally finished and they look AMAZING, and now Sirron Norris is working on a mural for Elk St. in front of Glen Canyon Park that will represent all of the great things in […]
What Glen Park eyesore is more-or-less 200 feet long and 42 inches high?
Photo: Suzanne Ginsburg (All other photos and images courtesy of Sirron Norris.) If you guessed that the “eyesore” is the very low, extremely unattractive and blotchy cement wall bordering the ball field on Elk Street—the one with the very tall chain link fence hovering above it—you are correct. And it is on that quite low […]
Glen Park – November 2024 Incidents
Note: We publish these posts three to four days after the month’s close to balance the completeness of information and timeliness of reporting. Incident Time Intersection Incident Description 2024/11/01 22:26 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD \ GOLD MINE DR Firearm, Discharging Within City Limits 2024/11/03 12:30 FARNUM ST \ MOFFITT ST Miscellaneous Investigation 2024/11/05 09:30 DIAMOND HEIGHTS […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–Free Museums, Parks Passes, and Events Galore!
Happy Thanksgiving from the Glen Park Library staff! Looking for a way to entertain family or friends? Don’t forget to take advantage of access to California State Parks passes, entry to area museums and attractions, and more movies and books than you can possibly consume in a single month, all free with your library card. […]
Greenway Work Party – Saturday, December 7
Please put Saturday December 7 on your calendar for our next Work Party. This will be our big, annual planting party! We have many new plants for the Native Meadow (including the pictured Red Ribbons) and more acorns for the Oak Woodland too. As a special bonus, SF Public Works will deliver a pile of […]
Parking Rule Change
You’ve probably heard about Assembly Bill 413, the “Daylighting Law” passed by the California legislature last year. It prohibits parking within 20 feet (about one car length) of any crosswalk in the direction of approaching traffic. The law was passed to improve safety at intersections, especially for pedestrians. I’m writing, because starting Monday, Nov. 11, […]
Get rain ready
The rains are coming! The Glen Park Association recommends– Click here for helpful preparation tips. Pay special attention to the Learn What to Do When a Sewer Backup or Flooding Occurs. (Lots of helpful stuff–Click the “+” drop-down) Consider Adopting a Drain–it’s so easy to help prevent sewer backups!
New French restaurant to take the place of Modern Past on Chenery
La Cigale, a new French restaurant, is quietly taking shape at 679 Chenery Street, a storefront that formerly held Modern Past. Owners Joseph Magidow and Daisy Linden plan to open by mid 2025. The restaurant will feature cuisine of Occitanie, the region spanning southwest France and the Spanish Pyrenees. La cigale means the […]
KQED Radio’s Bay Curious features Glen Canyon Park, site of first dynamite factory in US
Glen Park historian Evelyn Rose, founder of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project (GPNHP), recently was interviewed on KQED’s program about surprising facts about the Bay Area, this time focusing on Glen Canyon’s status as the location of the first dynamite factory in the US. Thanks to the efforts of Rose and the late Jean […]