Seven miles, 5-ish hours and 494 steps–who would show up for such an arduous journey? Around 60 intrepid and sturdy people did, that’s who. October is SF Stairway Month, inaugurated this year by District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, in which the city is celebrating the 900+ public stairways across San Francisco. One of the events was […]
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Greenway Work Party – Saturday, November 2
Please put Saturday, November 2, on your calendar for our next Work Party. This will be the last one before our big planting party in December. We already have the harvested, sorted and sanitized acorns stored in the fridges of various volunteers and there’s much else to prepare before that planting. I hope that you’ll […]
A celebration of Glen Park’s gorgeous tiled steps!
You are invited to a celebration of Glen Park’s gobsmackingly gorgeous tiled steps! October 27th 1:30pm – 3:30pm Burnside Steps (between #s50 and 59 Burnside Avenue) We will be joined by Supervisor Mandelman and the brilliant artists, Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher and other special guests for a ribbon cutting. Please RSVP HERE The […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE – Sept recap
Wow! Heat wave in The City. This one has been a really long one it seems. I took advantage of this crazy hot weather in the middle of the day one Thursday and stole away for an hour of ocean swimming at China Beach. It really took me back – as a kid growing up […]
October 2024 SFPD Ingleside Station Newsletter
Hello Ingleside Community! I want to give a big shoutout to SFPD Sergeant Joelle Harrell for her heroic actions. Sgt. Harrell was the first to arrive on scene and may have saved the life of 49ers player Ricky Pearsall. Thanks to her quick thinking, remarkable skills, and nerves of steel, Ricky is on the road […]
Burnside Mural+ tiled steps are underway
It’s been a long gestation, but Burnside Mural+ is thrilled to share the great news that the installation of the tiles for the Burnside Steps has begun! We expect the installation to be completed toward the end of October. This will fulfill the vision of celebrating Glen Park’s history with a mural and tiled steps. […]
Glen Park – September 2024 Incidents
September 2024 – Incidents Note: Moving forward we’ll publish these posts three to four days after the month’s close to balance the completeness of information and timeliness of reporting. Incident Time Intersection Incident Description 2024/09/01 15:45 DIAMOND ST \ DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD Trespassing 15:45 DIAMOND ST \ DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD Miscellaneous Investigation 18:00 ARBOR ST […]
10/10 GPA Mtg reminder
Reminder: The Glen Park Association fall quarterly meeting will happen October 10, 7-9 pm, on Zoom. Advance registration required. >> Register Here << Agenda: Pedestrian Safety Discussion Election Special: Ballot measures presentation D (City Commissions and Mayoral Authority) E (Police Staffing and Deferred Retirement) K (Permanently Closing the Upper Great Highway to Private Vehicles to […]
Breathtaking! October is SF Stairway Month
October in San Francisco is already perfection but it’s going to be even better! On October 1st the SF Board of Supervisors, with the initiative of District 8 Supervisor Mandelman, unanimously passed a resolution announcing the first ever San Francisco Stairway Month! The proclamation kicks off a slew of great events, including the installation of […]
Glen Park Greenway Work Party–Saturday, October 5
Please put Saturday October 5 on your calendar for our next Work Party. This will be our first work party of fall, and you can already see that it’s arrived on the Greenway: ripe fruit, falling leaves and plump acorns. I expect that it will be a warm and sunny Work Party as we prepare […]