To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. As Silver Tree Day Camp prepares to conclude its seventy-third summer in Glen Canyon, visitors over the past few years have noticed that many things have changed . . .and yet […]
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Glen Canyon volunteer gardeners take a field trip
Story and Photos by Murray Schneider On June 26, five Friends of Glen Canyon Park volunteers played hooky and took a field trip. They put aside their familiar canyon tools and headed for Golden Gate Park. Welcomed to the Recreation and Park’s nursery on Martin Luther King Drive by Licia De Meo, a Rec and […]
Supervisor Yee puts his gloves on (to weed on Monterey Blvd.)
By Murray Schneider On July 13, District 7 Supervisor Norman Yee put aside his legislative pen and picked up a pair work gloves and assisted 20 Sunnyside volunteers collecting litter and pulling weeds along Monterey Boulevard’s thirteen street medians. “The idea is to let my interns experience first hand a successful City and neighborhood project,” […]
Crime Report July 15 – 22, 2013
Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Monday, July 15th, 2013 10:10am Unit Blk Lippard Suspicious device San Francisco Sheriffs Deputies Padilla and Raleta were driving through the Glen Park area when they were approached by a concerned citizen who advised them that there was a suspicious package on Lippard Street. The […]
Street Parks workshop
from the College Hill newsletter: 7/27: Street Parks Workshop & Tour From Julia Brashares at the SF Parks Alliance: I’m also pleased to invite you to the Street Parks Workshop & Tour, on Saturday, July 27th, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The workshop will be at the California College of the Arts. This workshop is presented by the SF […]
Coyote pupping season is here
From Janet Kessler <jannyck@aol.com> This is coyote pupping season — it might be helpful to know something about them. There have already been sightings of pups in Golden Gate Park. For a one-stop informational video presentation, please visit CoyoteCoexistence.Com‘s new video about Coyotes As Neighbors: Focus On Facts: http://youtu.be/euG7R11aXq0 . Let me know if you have any […]
Crime: June 27 – July 9
ALERT: There has been an increase in auto boosts in the area of O’Shaughnessy and Bosworth. The break ins are occurring around the hours of 9:00am to 12:00pm. Please report any suspicious activity to the police. Do not leave valuables in your cars. Thursday, June 27th, 2013 12:00pm 1000 Blk Bosworth Personation 2:32pm 5200 Blk […]
Caution: Poison meatballs targeting dogs
10th Anniversary Retrospective: Painters in the park
To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. It was one of those summer days in Glen Canyon when the temperatures tipped the low seventies and all was well with world. On scene to take in the canyon’s ambience, […]
Glen Park Association meeting July 18, 2013
Glen Park Association Quarterly Meeting July 18, 2013 at 7:00 PM Glen Park Recreation Center Agenda 700 PM: Call to Order · Committee / Treasurer Reports Program: · Evelyn Rose – illustrated talk on Glen Canyon history (www.trampsofsanfrancisco.com) · Briefing on Sunday Streets in San Francisco. Could it come to Glen Park? […]