Friends of Glen Canyon park surveyed California native plants along Islais Creek on January 5th, preparatory to pruning a coffee berry tree that shaded columbine, Douglas iris and soap plant. Designated Pool 2 by the Wednesday crew, the volunteers’ goal was to “open up” the area that runs adjacent a cedar railing north of the […]
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Crime report, Dec. 23 – Jan. 3
The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Thursday, December 23, 2010 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Friday, December 24, 2010 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Saturday, December 25, 2010 09:50 am, Monterey/Edna, Unlicensed Driver Sunday, December 26, 2010 11:59 pm, 300 blk Bosworth, Driving Under Influence Monday, […]
Farmers Market meeting Monday – 6:30 @ St. John’s
Don’t forget Monday night’s Glen Park Farmers’ Market meeting, 6:30 at St. John School, 925 Chenery St. The Glen Park Merchants Association and the Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association will offer an update on where the market stands and what’s needed to make it happen come Spring. The current plan is for the market to […]
Glen Park connection offers shelter in NY’s storm
By Murray Schneider I was born in Brooklyn and raised in the Sunset District. All I knew about blizzards was my father’s description of the 1958 storm of confetti that rained down on the San Francisco Giants as they paraded along Montgomery Street, preparatory to usurping the San Francisco Seals as the city’s preeminent baseball […]
Neighbors, and seemingly nature, brood over Bosworth condos
Photographer Ellen Rosenthal captured a brooding sky over the moldering condos on Bosworth Street just after Christmas.
Crime report, Dec. 16 – 20, 2010
The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Thursday, December 16, 2010 Friday, December 17th, 2010 07:35 am, 5200 Diamond Heights, Theft, Shoplifting Officer Johnson responded to a theft call at a grocery store. The officer was told that an African American male, 40-50 years old, 6’0, 180 lbs, with a goatee, […]
Bird & Beckett – spiritual heart of Glen Park
From The SF Chronicle December 12, 2010|By Carl Nolte Fiona Carswell enjoys art books and graphic novels at Bird & Beckett. Credit: Michelle Gachet / The Chronicle It is an ordinary Friday night on the edge of winter in Glen Park, an out-of-the-way neighborhood on the BART line to Daly City, and Don Prell’s quartet […]
Police log Nov. 8 – Dec. 15
Monday, November 8, 2010 12:32 am, Circular/Baden, Suspended/False Info Officers Padilla and Seavey observed a vehicle with an equipment violation. The officers conducted a traffic stop and contacted the driver. The driver initially gave the officers a false name and stated that he had a license in another state. The officers attempted to locate the […]
Getting ready for the rain
In anticipation of this weekend’s rain, Randy Zebell, San Francisco Recreation and Parks natural habitat environmentalist, supervised five Friends of Glen Canyon Park volunteers who worked for three hours introducing California native plants to a slope adjacent to O’Shaughnessy Blvd. Altogether, 55 plants such as sticky monkey flower, coffee berry, Islais cherry, silk tassel bush […]
Tell Rec and Park what do to – Thursday
Share your ideas about Glen Canyon Park! The Trust for Public Land is partnering with SF Recreation and Parks Department to vision and design a park improvement plan for Glen Canyon. Come to the kickoff meeting this Thursday and share your ideas about the park. December 16, 2010, 6:30-8:30pm Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center (inside […]