Story by Murray Schneider Photos by Chris Hardy “Citizens. Citizens, news from Philadelphia” shouted Brian Brosnahan, the Sage of Laidley Street. He stood on his front steps, preparing to list the abuses of King George III. “Down with the King,” sang a chorus of Fairmount Heights and Glen Park patriots, their clothes festooned with red, […]
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Crime report: June 26 – 29, 2011
Sunday, June 26th, 2011 Nothing reported in Glen Park Monday, June 27th, 2011 12:00pm Still/Lyell Robbery Officer Rand responded to the call of a robbery that had just occurred. Various other units from Ingleside Station also responded to the scene. Officer Rand made contact with the victim and received detailed suspect descriptions, the suspects having just […]
This week at Bird & Beckett
Ok, it’s the 30th… let’s start here… Tonight, June 30th, 7 pm, poet Neeli Cherkovski discusses zen buddhism, poetics & politics with Gary Gach, noted writer & practitioner of same… all in the course of a celebratory reading of Neeli’s new volume of poems called From the Middle Woods. Good detail on our website, http://www.birdbeckett.com. […]
Woman who attempted suicide at BART unharmed
From the Chronicle. (06-30) 12:52 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — BART’s morning delays were caused by a woman who jumped on the tracks at the Glen Park Station in San Francisco, lay between the rails as a train rolled over her and then somehow emerged and climbed to safety, an agency spokesman said. The woman, who […]
Update on the half-finished Bosworth Condos
By Jodell Scott Work appears to have slowed over the past few weeks on the Bosworth condos with the June 15th estimate for the demolition of the dilapidated Rousseau structure come and gone. A phone call was made to Encore Housing Opportunity Fund Representative Robert Huggins, who states that delays in obtaining PGE permits, as […]
10:00 am GP BART reopens, but expect delays
(06-30) 10:00 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — The Glen Park BART Station in San Francisco has reopened after a medical emergency involving a person under a train, an agency spokesman said. The person’s condition and the circumstances leading up to the incident were not immediately known. Service through San Francisco was restored as of 9:50 a.m., but […]
9:24 am: GP BART station closed, person under train
(06-30) 09:15 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — The Glen Park BART station in San Francisco is closed because of a medical emergency involving a person under a train, and service through the area has been disrupted, an agency spokesman said. The person’s condition and the circumstances leading up to the incident were not immediately known. BART trains […]
GP Community Plan: Our historic buildings
By Bonnee Waldstein Those who attended, and presented, at the most recent Glen Park Community Plan update on June 22 discovered that late June is not the best time to hold a meeting about anything. There were about a dozen or so regulars who came out to hear about how the Glen Park Community Plan […]
Some other dreadful streets
Michael Waldstein went looking, to see what else is bad out there. And Roanoke at Arlington ain’t nothing…
We have a Glen Canyon Improvement Plan
Dear Glen Canyon Park Community, Thank you for your committed participation in the Glen Canyon Park Improvement Plan process. After 9 community workshops, 8 focus group meetings with city agencies, officials, and community groups, and hundreds of correspondences with dedicated park-goers and experts, we have a Park Improvement Plan with associated costs and phasing. The intent of this […]