For its summer quarterly meeting, the Glen Park Association has joined the Diamond Heights Community Association and Upper Noe Neighbors to present an area-wide meeting: Public Safety: Where We are Now and Where We are Going Featuring San Francisco Police Department Chief Bill Scott, Ingleside Station Captain Christopher Woon and District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman. […]
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Glen Park News Online
For the second issue in a row, the Glen Park News appears on-line only, due to the coronavirus. With many of our drop-off points (including the library) closed or open for take-out only, and out of concern for the volunteer delivery squad who usually leave copies on residents’ doorsteps, we decided to forego the paper […]
Hams, Quads, Glutes get a workout in Glen Park
If you need a reason to be grateful to live in Glen Park during a pandemic, just think of all the opportunities you have to get in shape, or keep in shape, at absolutely no cost. Just put your mask on, go out your front door and walk up a hill, or climb one of […]
With COVID, cones are a no-no, but Mitchell’s Ice Cream is still dishing the good stuff
Photos by Linda Mitchell Many things have changed about the legendary Mitchell’s Ice Cream in its years at 688 San Jose Avenue, but never the quality. In 1860 Edward and Margaret Mitchell ran a dairy on 29th and grazed their cows on Red Rock Hill just above what’s now Glen Canyon Park. In 1953 their […]
Bus-only lanes coming to Glen Park
J Church Change
MUNI rail service will resume in August, but the J Church will stop at Market Street, according to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. The shortened route is meant to speed service in the tunnel and above ground, as explained on the website and excerpted here: Our subway system moves our highest volumes of […]
Shots fired in Glen Park village on Thursday night
Thursday evening at 6:15 p.m., San Francisco police officers responded to the area of Wilder and Diamond on a report of shots being fired. As a result of their investigation, they determined two males had an altercation that eventually led to gunfire. No one was struck or injured by the bullets but several cars and […]
A man and his dog, lifelong residents of Glen Park
With an average life span of 83.7 years and the most centenarians per capita on the planet, Okinawans are touted and envied for their longevity. Not only for humans, but maybe even dogs, as evidenced by 18-year old, aptly named Okie. She’s the equivalent of 88 human years, according to WebMD. That would undoubtedly make […]
Bikeshare Dock Coming
A bikeshare dock on Arlington Street at Roanoke will appear as early as next Monday, after the city approved the permit at a June 12 engineering hearing of the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Committee. The 53-foot station will be on the south side of the street, adjacent to city-owned green space. According to Lyft spokeswoman […]
Bus-only lanes may be coming to O’Shaughnessy, Bosworth — MTA wants your comments
Editor’s Note: Many people are leaving messages in the Comments section below. If you want to tell readers of the Glen Park News how you feel, that’s the right thing to do. But if you want to tell the SF Metropolitan Transportation Agency or District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, you need to email them directly. […]