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Hello ‘Friends of the Urban Forest’ organizers and tree planters – Organizing for tree planting is going extraordinarily well throughout the city! In the next few months OMI, SOMA, Castro, Central + Outer Sunset, North Bernal, Crocker Amazon, and Glen Park are in contention for a coveted community planting date in their neighborhood. Can you help organize […]

At least two weeks behind schedule, a correction is made to the concrete apron connecting the new ramp to the street asphalt at Chenery and Brompton. There seems to have been a dispute between different sub departments of Department of Public Works about the design of this particular ramp. There’s hope, said the Dept. of […]

July & August 2011 Newsletter   Office Phone: 415-554-6968 Email: scott.wiener@sfgov.org   For more regular updates, follow me on Facebook and Twitter:                  Community Updates   Open House and Art Show In My Office Thursday, July 21st  5:30PM-7:00 PM San Francisco City Hall, Room 274 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place Since I was sworn […]

Apparently no one told us that National Poetry Month was last April. We appear to believe it starts this coming Monday and runs through August. And in fact, it seems unlikely to stop even then. If you’ve got no use for poetry, well… there are other rewards. If that’s you, skip this email and go […]

Great event happening right here, at the rim of Glen Canyon, at The School Farm, School of the Arts (SOTA) 555 Portola Drive: http://roots-to-fruits.com/events. Pam Peirce, Author of Golden Gate Gardening, is the keynote speaker at this event (http://www.pampeirce.com). If you’ve never been to the SOTA Farm, you are in for a real treat. A hidden gem […]

More than 30 alumni who attended Silver Tree Day Camp in the 1980s and 1990s returned to the canyon on July 7 for the weekly campfire program to reminisce about their days as campers, JCs and counselors. There are plans for another reunion, probably next summer, and a donation drive is in the works.  The […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter July 3rd 2011 – Nothing in the report from Glen Park July 4th 2011 – Nothing in the report from Glen Park July 5th, 2011 – Nothing in the report from Glen Park July 6th, 2011 – 4:20 pm    500 blk Chenery        Recovered Stolen Vehicle July 7th, 2011 – Nothing in the report from […]

GLEN PARK VILLAGE WELCOMES  CUP a coffee and pastry spot located at 6 Monterey Blvd. (Monterey Blvd. and Diamond St.) This new member of our Merchants Corridor will be  having  A Village Friends and Family Party this coming Sunday July 17th 12:00 – 4:00pm Coffee, Tea, Pastries and a live Band! CUP will commence business with […]

What’s not to like?   Glen Park Association Pot-luck Appetizer and Dessert Social, (also known as the  Quarterly Meeting) Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 6:30pm Sunnyside Conservatory (Monterey Boulevard between Baden and Congo) The Conservatory fronts on Monterey Boulevard between Baden and Congo Streets. There is also a back entry from Joost, where parking may be easier. […]

Here’s a picture of the fallen tree’s root stump and the hole that it came out of. The lightened area shows the extra piece of concrete that was just underground and further crowding the tree’s roots. The question is: Who is making these choices when planting our street trees? If you thought you heard chain […]