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Bonnee Waldstein

Glen Park neighbors tell harrowing stories of damage from recent storms

March 22, 2023 by Bonnee Waldstein

The first report of damage caused by Tuesday’s wild storm that the Glen Park News received was of a tree toppling down on the 500 block of Arlington Street, bringing down a power line. Residents on that block and others were without power for several hours. It was among the trees that have fallen from […]

Filed Under: storm, Trees, Uncategorized

Fallen tree knocks out power on Arlington Street

March 21, 2023 by Bonnee Waldstein

  A tree fell down on the 500 block of Arlington Street this afternoon, bringing down a power line. Residents on that block, the 400 block, and possibly others, are still without power. It was among the trees that have fallen from the latest atmospheric River to wallop the Bay Area and Southern California. Jodell […]

Filed Under: storm, Trees, Uncategorized

When Trees Attack: An Investigation into the Dorothy Erskine Park Tree-Tastrophes

March 16, 2023 by Bonnee Waldstein

(Note: The title of this post was generated by ChatGPT, AI chatbot, courtesy of Octavio Di Sciullo. The rest was generated by a human.) The Trust for Public Land says San Francisco is the first U.S. city where all residents live within a 10-minute walk to a public park. Most people would be thrilled to […]

Filed Under: Dorothy Erskine Park, Recreation and Parks Department, Trees, Uncategorized

GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–February recap

March 9, 2023 by Amanda Martin

We’ve made it past the shortest month of the year and are staring right into our busy spring real estate market. As expected, things are continuing to pick up with an increase of buyer interest and available inventory. That said, if we look at new inventory coming to market in February 2023 versus 2022, it’s […]

Filed Under: Real Estate

You won’t want to miss Glen Park’s cleanup days

February 27, 2023 by Marian Dalere, VP, Glen Park Merchants Association and Bonnee Waldstein

Once a month–usually the second Saturday morning–a merry group of volunteers meets up at Critter Fritters on Chenery Street to be dispatched for a cleanup of commercial corridors and public spaces in Glen Park. There are stalwart regulars as well as a changing tapestry of neighbors who can spare up to a couple of hours […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Greenway Work Party–Saturday, March 4

February 25, 2023 by Nicholas Dewar, Greenway Project

Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, We are making plans for our March Work Party. Please put it on your calendar: it’ll be on Saturday March 4. This will be our last Work Party before the start of spring, and the plants along the Greenway are really getting going now. There’s lots of growth […]

Filed Under: Greenway

CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–March is Women’s History Month

February 22, 2023 by Darren Heiber, Branch Manager, Glen Park Library

All year round, the Library champions women writers, artists, academics and professional leaders in their fields, and Glen Park Branch Library invites you to shine a light on HERstory with us during Women’s History Month this March. Glen Park as we know it wouldn’t exist without the tireless advocacy of some amazing women. We’re excited […]

Filed Under: Library, Uncategorized

GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–January Recap

February 20, 2023 by Amanda Martin

Hello Glen Park and Happy Mid-Wintertime! It sure has been rainy (needed) and cold (brrr). I even heard that next week it may snow! Would be fun to take another picture sitting at a picnic table in the backyard like I did in my childhood home in Noe Valley in 1976. Granted, I’ll look a […]

Filed Under: Real Estate, Uncategorized

Empty tree basin? Friends of the Urban Forest can help fill it

February 17, 2023 by Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF)

(Here’s an item from FUF’s current newsletter that the Glen Park News thinks will be of interest to our community.) Our rainstorms last month brought down hundreds of street trees in San Francisco — trees we can hardly afford to lose. Sadly, many were mature specimens with lots of foliage — real powerhouses that provide the greatest […]

Filed Under: Trees, Uncategorized

Glen Canyon Park gets high scores in annual report

February 12, 2023 by Bonnee Waldstein

Every three months the Recreation and Parks Department (RPD) and the Controller’s Office rate the city’s 166 parks, playgrounds and civic plazas on a wide array of criteria covering built facilities and natural areas. The findings are sliced and diced and published in an annual report covering the fiscal year– July 2021 through June 2022–and […]

Filed Under: Glen Canyon Park, Glen Park Rec Center, Uncategorized

New pilot program for instant, online electrical solar permits

February 9, 2023 by Department of Building Inspection

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 […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Neighbors recount wild night in upper Glen Park

January 29, 2023 by Sal Novoa and Bonnee Waldstein

    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 […]

Filed Under: Neighborhood, Uncategorized

Wet concrete vs. car on Elk Street conjures troubled history of achieving crosswalk

January 28, 2023 by Bonnee Waldstein

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 […]

Filed Under: Glen Canyon Park, Recreation and Parks Department, Road Construction, SFMTA, traffic, Uncategorized

CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–February events

January 27, 2023 by Lisa Hubbell, Youth Services Librarian

Filed Under: Library, Uncategorized

Book lovers have a home at the Rec Center

January 24, 2023 by Bonnee Waldstein

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 […]

Filed Under: Glen Park Rec Center, Rec Center, Uncategorized

Tuesday Night at the Movies–at the Glen Park Rec Center

January 18, 2023 by Glen Park Recreation 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 […]

Filed Under: Glen Park Rec Center, Uncategorized

GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–December Recap

January 13, 2023 by Amanda Martin

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 […]

Filed Under: Real Estate

Join the Oxalis Campaign–volunteers urgently needed!

January 11, 2023 by Nicholas Dewar, Greenway Project

Dear Greenway supporter, The Greenway’s Native Meadow is at a key moment in its development and it urgently needs us to protect it. You’ve probably noticed how well the native plants are doing, but the Oxalis that escaped our weed suppression methods is just getting going and, if we’re quick, it presents us with a […]

Filed Under: Greenway, Uncategorized

Rising Waters in and Around Glen Park is Nothing New: A Look Back

January 9, 2023 by Evelyn Rose, Founder & Director, Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project

The torrent of rain delivered by the Category 4 atmospheric river that careened into San Francisco on December 31, 2022, was nothing short of biblical. The 5.5 inches of rain recorded in those 24 hours (half of the expected total for all of December) exceeded any amount recorded for that date since record-keeping began in […]

Filed Under: floods, Glen Park History, rain, storm, Uncategorized

Find out all about project leader of Burnside Mural+

January 7, 2023 by Glen Park News staff

Renee Berger, driving force behind the Burnside Mural+, the mural now having been completed and the mosaic tile stairway underway, has had a fascinating life and career of public service. Read all about Renee here, on San Francisco Senior Beat.

Filed Under: Burnside mural, Uncategorized

Winter storms wreak havoc in Glen Park

January 5, 2023 by Bonnee Waldstein

Call it what you will–atmospheric river, pineapple express, or bomb cyclone–no words are too hyperbolic to describe the mighty power of the current wave of storms. Glen Park has had its share of destruction, from toppled saplings to crushed homes. Our hilly and meandering geography, so charming in the sunshine and fog, turns threatening as […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Deluge will continue over the next 10 days

January 3, 2023 by Bonnee Waldstein

The SF Chronicle has excellent coverage of the continued storms soaking Northern California. The Glen Park News encourages all residents to read up and be aware of how to stay safe. This link in particular is very helpful. And this, from DEM– SF Department of Emergency Management. In a time sensitive announcement, Glen Park resident […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Atmospheric river drenches Glen Park with more rain to come

December 31, 2022 by Elizabeth Weise

This week San Francisco is experiencing what’s known as either an atmospheric river or, the term more common years ago – a Pineapple Express. Both refer to the same meteorological phenomenon characterized, a storm with heavy rainfall that comes when a flow of warm, moist air flows from the Hawaiian Islands across the Pacific ocean […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–January events

December 29, 2022 by Lisa Hubbell, Youth Services Librarian

Filed Under: Library, Uncategorized

As 2022 draws to a close, the Greenway is still a work in progress

December 20, 2022 by Nicholas Dewar, Greenway Project

Have you walked along the Glen Park Greenway recently? Many who live in Glen Park use the trail through the Greenway to walk from the BART station and the shops on Diamond Street towards the Recreation Center in Glen Canyon Park; to stretch their legs, clear their mind or walk their dog. Visitors from other […]

Filed Under: Greenway, Uncategorized

GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE — November recap

December 13, 2022 by Amanda Martin

I just got back from my first real vacation since before the pandemic, and boy was that an adventure! I’ll spare you the details, but let me just say don’t get stuck taking a red-eye flight from an airport and town that closes down completely by 11pm. Any mishap will quickly become an epic disaster. Safe […]

Filed Under: Real Estate, Uncategorized

Selfies with Santa!

November 27, 2022 by Marian Dalere, VP Merchants Association

Filed Under: Christmas, Glen Park Merchants Association, Uncategorized

Greenway work party–Saturday, December 3

November 24, 2022 by Nicholas Dewar, Greenway Project

Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, I hope that your plans for Thanksgiving are coming together well. I also hope that, in the aftermath of that feast you’ll be longing to get your hands (and even perhaps your knees) a bit muddy on the Greenway! On Saturday December 3 – about a week after […]

Filed Under: Greenway

CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY—November-December programs

November 23, 2022 by Lisa Hubbell, Youth Services Librarian

Filed Under: Library

GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–October recap

November 11, 2022 by Amanda Martin

And just like that…it’s November! I often gauge the changing of the seasons going into the holidays by when eggnog arrives in the stores. Every year now it seems to be earlier and earlier. Last year it was Halloween. This year it was early October. Meanwhile, we are getting some rain and hoping that the […]

Filed Under: Real Estate

In case you missed it, see the 2022 Vella Halloween pumpkins

November 7, 2022 by Charlie Vella

2022 Vella Family Pumpkins on 354 Sussex St: This year we put out 143 pumpkins. Charlie and Maya Vella and James Richard carved 41 fresh pumpkins for 4 days (only 5 molded out). Charlie drilled 11 new foam pumpkins. The rest were foam pumpkins from recent years. We had at least 800 visitors with their […]

Filed Under: Halloween

CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–November 2022

November 4, 2022 by Lisa Hubbell, Youth Services Librarian

Filed Under: Library, Uncategorized

Halloween in Glen Park 2022

November 2, 2022 by Bonnee Waldstein

Photos by: Lindsey Scrase, Danh Trang, Charlie Vella, Bonnee Waldstein, Beth Weise  

Filed Under: Halloween, Uncategorized

Greenway work party–Saturday, November 5

October 28, 2022 by Nicholas Dewar, Greenway Project

Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, We are making plans for our last Work Party before (we sincerely hope) the rains arrive and we plant this year’s batch of meadow plants in the Native Meadow. So the focus of our work at this November Work Party will be the preparation the Native Meadow for […]

Filed Under: Greenway

Volunteers needed for Nightmare on Elk Street

October 26, 2022 by Tracy Phan, SF Recreation and Parks Department

🎃We are looking for volunteers for Glen Park‘s 2nd Annual “Nightmare on Elk St. – CARNEVIL” Sat. 10/29 3-9pm🎃   Please sign up for shifts using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0A4AA8AE2DABFA7-glen **Volunteer times can be flexible – we appreciate being able to commit to whole time slot, but please let us know what portion you are able to be make and we […]

Filed Under: Halloween, Uncategorized

Department of Public Health speaks to issues of rodent infestation in Glen Park

October 23, 2022 by Bonnee Waldstein

Because of the many issues surrounding the rodent infestation in Glen Park, on October 20th the Glen Park News interviewed Patrick Fosdahl, MS, REHS, Director of the Environmental Health Branch of the Department of Public Health (DPH). Statement by DPH: The Department is prohibited by privacy laws from confirming if a person is receiving services […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

At age 100, Harry Lew stays healthy and happy playing tennis at Glen Canyon Park

October 21, 2022 by Bonnee Waldstein

The Glen Park News got a tip recently about a group of seniors who play tennis three times a week at Glen Canyon Park. The team was organized many years ago by Harry Lew, who had lived on Monterey Boulevard since 1960 but moved to Oakland in 2017. Lew retired in 1982 from the San […]

Filed Under: Recreation and Parks Department, Uncategorized

Muni’s 10 Worst Delay Spots

October 17, 2022 by Bonnee Waldstein

  The 44-O’Shaughnessy has the dubious distinction of falling within MUNI’s top ten routes experiencing delays for various reasons. Muni will make three more improvements over the next few months at two locations along the 44 O’Shaughnessy route. Read this post from the San Francisco Standard to find out why and what is being done […]

Filed Under: Muni, Uncategorized

Halloween pumpkins, a 28-year tradition by the Vella family

October 16, 2022 by Bonnee Waldstein

This year, 100+ pumpkins will be on display outside the Vella family home at 354 Sussex. It’s a family tradition in its 28th year, and the Glen Park community is grateful for this unique event that we look forward to each year! The pumpkins will be on display starting at 5 pm on October 31. […]

Filed Under: Halloween, Uncategorized

Bank of America ATM burglarized

October 14, 2022 by Officer Niccole Pacchetti Public Information Officer SFPD

(Glen Park News note: A resident wanting to use the ATM was told by the repairman that it would be out of order for one month.) On 10/10/22 at approximately 2:08 a.m., San Francisco Police Officers from Ingleside Station responded to the 2800 block of Diamond Street regarding a report of a burglary. Officers arrived […]

Filed Under: Crime, SFPD

GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–September recap

October 12, 2022 by Amanda Martin

Happy October! Such a great month in San Francisco :). The weather is beautiful, Halloween is always fun (especially in Glen Park!). But what of the real estate market? Well, as I’m sure you’ve heard all over the news, and seen with your own eyes, interest rates are up and there are fears of a […]

Filed Under: Real Estate, Uncategorized

CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–“What I like about Glen Park”

October 8, 2022 by Lisa Hubbell, Youth Services Librarian

Glen Park Branch Library staff had a table at the Burnside Mural dedication, and quite a few neighbors wrote or drew on their “What I like about Glen Park” poster. If you’d like a closer look, feel free to stop by the library any day of the week. The new library hours, as of September, […]

Filed Under: Library

Completion of Burnside Mural is celebrated

October 3, 2022 by Bonnee Waldstein

Partners in TWMC, Elaine Chu and Marina Perez-Wong, have deep artistic roots. Both are San Francisco natives (Perez-Wong is third generation native) and women of color born to single-parent women from immigrant families. In the Burnside mural, the Gum Tree Girls and Mother Nature are represented. Water is another element the muralists have been exploring […]

Filed Under: Burnside mural, Uncategorized

CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–October programs

October 1, 2022 by Lisa Hubbell, Youth Services Librarian

In addition to Glen Park Branch Library’s weekly storytime on Thursdays at 11 a.m., there are a few more programs coming up in October. Thursday, October 13 4 – 5 p.m. Young Writers Group This is our first meeting! We’ll have snacks and icebreaker games, talk about what kinds of writing you’d like to work […]

Filed Under: Library, Uncategorized

BART to bring free outdoor music series to Glen Park station October 7

September 30, 2022 by BART

The sounds of rock, Latin music, and more will bring joy to BART riders in the months of September and October as the latest “welcome back” gesture by the agency to encourage riders to return to transit and reinforce the role public transit plays in fueling the Bay Area’s economy and culture. BART is relaunching […]

Filed Under: BART, Entertainment, Events, Uncategorized

Canyon Market reopens

September 29, 2022 by Bonnee Waldstein

A little over 24 hours after Canyon Market was shut down by the Department of Public Health (DPH), causing anger and distress among Glen Park residents and owners Richard and Janet Tarlov, the store has reopened. One patron had filed a complaint, precipitating the closure. Customer complaints carry a lot of power, such as a […]

Filed Under: Businesses, Canyon Market

Canyon Market shut down by health department

September 28, 2022 by Bonnee Waldstein

In a stunning move, the Department of Public Health (DPH) closed Canyon Market for remediation of a rodent infestation. While it was a surprise that it happened today (Wednesday around 4 pm), the situation has been building for well over two years. Owners Janet and Richard Tarlov have emails and exchanges struggling to push the […]

Filed Under: Businesses, Canyon Market

Greenway work party–Saturday, October 1

September 21, 2022 by Nicholas Dewar, Greenway Project

Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, We are making plans for our first Work Party of the fall. It will be on Saturday, October 1 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. We’ll have coffee at the start (many thanks to Canyon Market for providing this) and sandwiches at the end. I do hope that you can […]

Filed Under: Greenway

Art festival coming to Noe Valley

September 16, 2022 by Frank Schlier

After many years of dreaming and hoping and planning about sponsoring an Art Festival, celebrating the many talented artists living and working in Noe Valley and surrounding neighborhoods, the Friends of Noe Valley is going to make it happen!  Because the Noe Valley Town Square had been holding regular Sunday events, planning for an Art Festival […]

Filed Under: Arts, Events

Film by Glen Park director wins award at Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema

September 14, 2022 by Dan Goldes

(Dan Goldes has lived in Glen Park on Joost St. since 1998. His documentary films include 5 Blocks, Arrested (Again), ub2, and Keeper of the Creek. 5blocksproject.com) Oakland resident Paul Panish has been writing poetry for most of his 87 years and a new documentary film about him, directed by Glen Park resident Dan Goldes, […]

Filed Under: Arts, Events, Uncategorized

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Downed trees along Arlington
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I am assuming this is your Arlington!! Yikes!!

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Meet one of the Greenway’s most diligent volunteers -- A Townsend Warbler as far as Google knows. Progress in removing invasive oxalis is going well, but work remains! As the sun comes out, please join us at the Glen Park Greenway Native Meadow (between Lippard and Brompton Streets) to carefully remove invasive oxalis plants. Email our oxalis remediation lead, Kathy Keller at greenway@glenparkassociation.org if you can help! ... See MoreSee Less

Meet one of the Greenway’s most diligent volunteers -- A Townsend Warbler as far as Google knows. Progress in removing invasive oxalis is going well, but work remains! As the sun comes out, please join us at the Glen Park Greenway Native Meadow (between Lippard and Brompton Streets) to carefully remove invasive oxalis plants. Email our oxalis remediation lead, Kathy Keller at greenway@glenparkassociation.org if you can help!
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