Great news! Today, the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) launched a pilot program for instant, online electrical permits for some residential rooftop solar panel projects! During the pilot program, California licensed contractors can use SolarAPP+, a web-based application, to bypass upfront plan review and obtain an instant, online electrical permit for qualifying rooftop solar installations of […]
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Glen Park – January 2023 Incidents
January 2023 – Incidents Incident Time Incident Description Intersection 2023/01/03 21:00 Theft, Shoplifting, >$950 GOLD MINE DR \ DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD 2023/01/05 9:00 Suspicious Occurrence ARLINGTON ST \ NATICK ST \ SAN JOSE AV OFF RAMP \ WILDER ST 2023/01/06 21:00 Theft, From Locked Vehicle, >$950 SWISS AVE \ ARBOR ST 23:00 License Plate, Found […]
Neighbors recount wild night in upper Glen Park
By Sal Novoa: Multiple high schools got together Saturday night for a big party in Glen Canyon Park at around 8 pm. I estimated the crowd size at 200-250. According to some of the kids I chatted with, it was a Wolf of Wall Street keg party–the largest keg event this year. SFPD […]
Wet concrete vs. car on Elk Street conjures troubled history of achieving crosswalk
Glen Park resident Sal Novoa was driving on Elk Street Tuesday afternoon, January 24, when he spotted a most peculiar scene. He tells it this way: “Sharing some photos of an unfortunate driving error. “An older gentleman weaved around the street closure barriers. We heard the workers trying to stop him from entering, their hands […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–February events
Book lovers have a home at the Rec Center
The weekly Book Discussion Group at the Glen Park Rec Center is gaining popularity since it was started in March 2022. There are now thirteen regulars and no one is turned away. They currently meet Tuesdays from 1 to 3 pm. (Check the new feature in the Glen Park News sidebar for classes and events […]
Glen Park Greenway News
Hello Friends and Supporters of the Greenway, We are making plans for our February Work Party. It’ll be on Saturday February 4; a few days after Imbolc. Imbolc is probably the Holiday that you never heard of, but it’s all about the sudden speed-up of the rate that days lengthen after we pass the mid-point […]
Tuesday Night at the Movies–at the Glen Park Rec Center
Glen Park Rec Center is hosting free screenings of classic movies on Tuesday nights at 5:30. On Tuesday, January 24, we will be showing the musical Swing High, Swing Low (1937), and on Tuesday, January 31, we will be showing the Buster Keaton classic Sherlock Jr. (1924), at which local filmmaker and film scholar Maia […]
No Drain on Your Time
What takes ten minutes and potentially saves you and your neighbors thousands of dollars? Adopt a Drain, San Francisco’s program that charges volunteers with clearing storm drains so they won’t clog and flood! Perks beyond earning the good will of your neighbors: you get to name your drain, and the name shows up on the […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–December Recap
Happy New Year lovers of Glen Park! What a wet and wild entry we are having into this new year. Though copious amounts of rain are so welcome to keep the drought at bay, I know it’s been a bit of a disruptive deluge for many Glen Park residents. Having lived in a house on […]