The Canary Island pines on the Blvd. have been trimmed thanks to Paul Matalucci and Tom Osborne who volunteered on the medians during their recent vacation from their apple farm in Oregon. Paul created the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project in 2014 in order to improve the appearance of our neighborhood. Thank you to all […]
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Do you want Diamond Heights to remain in District 8?
Virtual Redistricting District 8 Town Hall, Wednesday, Feb 9, 5:30 pm Let Your Voice be Heard! District 8 will be the topic of the virtual meeting of the San Francisco Redistricting Task Force on Feb 9 at 5:30 pm. The meeting agenda and instructions for joining the Feb 9 meeting online will be posted at […]
Exciting times for Glen Park restaurateur
Higher Grounds turns 40 Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of Higher Grounds, where Manhal Jweinat is the owner, manager and chef de cuisine. Manhal is a modest man, so he didn’t have a celebration. But devoted regulars gave him a heartfelt round of applause, and the Glen Park Merchants Association brought him a card and […]
Update to Special Use District (SUD) post: New time
The Glen Park News was just informed by Supervisor Mandelman’s office (thank you Jacob Bintliff!) that, due to notification issues, this item will be taken up on Feb. 14 rather than Feb. 7. Further information: People can still send in written comment any time before then, but the opportunity to call in will now be […]
Supervisor Mandelman proposes Special Use District (SUD) to include Glen Park–Committee Hearing Feb. 7
Member, Board of Supervisors District 8 City and County of San Francisco RAFAEL MANDELMAN January 25, 2022 The Land Use Committee is tentatively scheduled for Feb 7. There will be an opportunity for public comment. You can send written comment to the clerk for that committee, erica.major@sfgov.org, any time before the beginning of the hearing, which […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–The library reopens! What’s new in February
We’re so incredibly thrilled to welcome patrons back in, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.—6 p.m.! This has been quite a period of transition, but one thing stays the same—the need and love for good books, good reading and good community, and we are proud to offer that to Glen Park. During the pandemic, the Library […]
Supervisor Mandelman shares 21 District 8 Wins in 2021
Hello Glen Park Neighbors! I hope your 2022 is off to a great start! For this month’s column, I wanted to share our 21 District 8 Wins in 2021. These are some of the highlights of the work my office did to support Glen Park neighbors and residents, and small businesses across District 8 and […]
Owner of Glen Park business named Ingleside Citizen of the Month
Debra Carvalho, owner of Pono Skincare and Waxing Boutique at 2860 Diamond Street, has been named SFPD Ingleside Station’s Citizen of the Month, January 2022. The Ingleside District covers a sprawling part of the city, encompassing the area south of Cesar Chavez Street to the San Mateo County line and west from Highway 101 to […]
Greenway Flag Garden? Not exactly …
It may look like a garden of colored flags but in fact it’s a meadow-in-the-making. On Saturday, January 15, about 20 volunteers planted more than 400 native grass plants on the Glen Park Greenway between Brompton and Lippard Avenues. These are the backbone of what will grow to become Glen Park’s Native Meadow. We built […]
Calling Non-Profits: GPA Opens Grant Applications to Support Local Projects
We’re very pleased to announce that this year the Glen Park Association will offer up to $10,000 in grants to the community, with a maximum grant size of $2,500. The application deadline is February 28, 2022, and grantees will be announced by the end of April. For complete details on the grant, guidelines and requirements […]