Native Plant Garden Tour, Sunday April 15th, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. In addition to Jeanne Halpern’s hillside native garden on Valletta Court, the tours will feature other gardens in Noe Valley, Sunnyside and nearby neighborhoods. The California Native Plant Society tours are self-guided. Registration is not required. For a map, garden list and more […]
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For our friends in Sunnyside
The Sunnyside Neighborhood Association is having a membership drive. They are looking for volunteers to hang SNA door hangers in the neighborhood. It’s a great way to contribute, get some walking in the hood, and meet a neighbor or two. Door hanging will occur 4/16 – 4/22. The more, the merrier. No experience necessary. They […]
Do you live/own business on Wilder, Diamond or Kern Streets?
Dear Wilder, Diamond or Kern Street resident/business owner, You are invited to a neighborhood social and information session, sponsored by the Glen Park Festival. Wednesday, April 18th 6:30-7:45 pm at the Glen Park Library Community Room The Glen Park Festival Committee is hosting this event to provide an opportunity for input and questions from neighbors who […]
Park Bond planning meeting April 18
2012 Park Bond Community Meeting Schedule Please join us at one of our upcoming meetings to discuss the 2012 Parks Bond Program. After three months of community outreach with numerous stakeholders, we incorporated your feedback and developed the 2012 bond program. We will be discussing the proposed neighborhood parks for 2012 bond inclusion and our list […]
Crime Report March 23 – April 4
Friday March 23 8:03pm 2900 Blk Diamond St Stolen Property Officers Hurwitz and Tam were on patrol in plainclothes when they spotted a suspect they knew was wanted for a possession of stolen property charge. The officers were unable to stop in front of the residence where the suspect was standing with two other subjects. […]
Movie filmed at Bird & Beckett screened at Balboa
By Murray Schneider In mid-March, Bird and Beckett bookseller Eric Whittington stage-managed a four-day Indian film festival of Bengali movies at the Richmond District’s Balboa Theater. Whittington bookended “Indian Cinema – Beyond Bollywood,” with Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury “Aparajita Tumi,” a two-hour movie filmed last summer entirely on location in the Bay Area and “Nagmoti,” directed […]
Sup. Wiener’s newsletter for March
March 2012 Newsletter Office Phone: 415-554-6968 Email: scott.wiener@sfgov.org Website: www.scottwiener.com For more regular updates, follow me on Facebook and Twitter: My New Legislative Aide: Andres Power I want to extend a warm welcome to my new legislative aide, Andres Power. Andres is replacing Gillian Gillett, who has moved on to the Mayor’s Office. […]
Parks meeting tonight at 7:00
The Diamond Heights Community Association has scheduled a Special Community Meeting for Diamond Heights and Glen Park residents to learn about the Park Bonds Measure on the November ballot. The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department will do a presentation on the measure. The meeting will provide an opportunity for us to learn the […]
Avant guard artist Bruce Conner’s work showing until March 31
By Murray Schneider Admirers of the photography of Bruce Conner gathered together on March 3 for an evening reception at the Gallery Paule Anglim, which premiered 13 color photographs edited and transferred to digital color format by the Glen Park avant-garde artist before his death in 2008. The exhibit, “Mabuhay Gardens: Punk Photography & Collage,” […]