Now that we are a month into the new year the bump in activity is becoming evident. Open homes are getting busier. Shockingly, open homes on Sunday Feb. 4th during the torrential downpour were filled with steady traffic. Buyers are coming out and they are serious. They are seeing change in the wind and beginning […]
Glen Park Merchants Association President and former Canyon Market owner Janet Tarlov appointed to SFMTA Board
The Glen Park Association congratulates Janet Tarlov on her confirmation to the SFMTA Board of Directors! We’ve known Janet as an essential merchant in our neighborhood for 17 years; an active member of our community who spearheads and participates in neighborhood improvement projects; and a caring advocate for Glen Park. Below is the press release […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–Make a Date With Your Library This Month!
February is here, and Glen Park Library is buzzing with an array of new events to warm your heart. From informative sessions for adults to engaging activities for tweens, teens, and families, there’s something for everyone. Here are just a few new and notable February events we’d love to see you at! Visit our website […]
The Superbowl: Local traffic tips from the Ingleside Station
On Sunday, February 11, 2024, the San Francisco 49ers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl # 58, with kickoff scheduled for 3:30 PM. The Ingleside Police district is home to very enthusiastic 49ers fans. If the 49ers win, Ingleside Station anticipates post-game celebrations spilling out into the streets within the Ingleside Police District. […]
Last call: Limited number of legacy tiles available for Burnside tiled stairway
Burnside Mural+ is thrilled to report that the process for making the tiled stairway is underway! Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher, our wonderfully talented artists, spent the month of January creating a full-scale mockup of the stairway. It consists of six-foot-wide brown paper with lines for each of the 69 risers, the outlines of the […]
District 8 cleanup: Two great opportunities to beautify our neighborhoods
In a program called “Love Our City,” every month San Francisco Public Works sponsors neighborhood cleanups in one supervisorial district. Volunteers help keep San Francisco beautiful through landscaping and gardening projects, graffiti removal and litter cleanup. And Saturday, February 10 is our turn! There are two great projects to choose from. What to Expect The […]
Glen Park Greenway Work Party || February 3rd
Please put Saturday February 3 on your calendar for our next Work Party. The start of February marks the beginning of the end of winter when the Greenway turns the corner towards springtime. Every creature senses the days becoming longer and many of the plants start a heroic growth spurt. This, of course, becomes a […]
Need earthquake retrofit for your home? See if you qualify for Earthquake Brace + Bolt
Online registration for Earthquake Brace & Bolt (EBB) is now open, and it will remain open through February 21, 2024. Complete details on the EBB program can be found on their website. Earthquake Brace + Bolt provides grants up to $3,000 toward a seismic retrofit for qualifying homes. The program is now available in 815 […]
Shelter animals *say* thank you for the towels–food donations now being welcomed
Good afternoon everyone, Our Officer of the Month, Officer Johnny Vong, has done a tremendous job managing the Ingleside Towel Drive for San Francisco Animal Care and Control (S.F.A.C.C.), and he made yet another delivery of towels this week. S.F.A.C.C. informed us that because of the overwhelming and generous response from those in our community, […]
Glen Park Association announces grants program
The Glen Park Association is happy to announce that we will be awarding $5,000 in grants this year! The maximum for any one project is $1,500. The deadline to submit applications for beneficial neighborhood projects is February 29. Grantees will be announced at the end of April. Further details and an application form can […]
Come match wits with an opponent in the most strategic of board games: Chess!
The Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center and Glen Park Branch Library are teaming up to offer our first-ever co-located programming, a free all-ages chess club. You can drop in on the chess club any Thursday between 4 and 6 pm. 1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays will be hosted at the library. 2nd and 4th Thursdays […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–December recap
Happy New Year Glen Park, we’ve made it to 2024! The end of the year is always a time of reflection, cooking, cleaning and clearing out for me.With regard to reflection–I’ve looked at the sold stats for December in Glen Park going back to 2 years prior to pandemic, and here’s the data: 2018: 10 […]
Towel Donations for Shelter Animals
Hello, Ingleside Community! We hope the new year finds you safe, and doing well. San Francisco Animal Care and Control (S.F.A.C.C.) is in dire need of towels for the animals in their shelter. The members of Ingleside Station started a collection, and we already delivered our first box full of towels for use by the […]
Greenway Work Party—Saturday, January 6
Our featured image is from San Francisco Public Works’ current newsletter, In the Works. They’ve highlighted our planting day last month in a thank you letter to all the volunteers who worked on beautification projects in the city this year. Here’s what they said about the Greenway: In early December, 28 Glen Park neighbors […]
Glen Park Library features self defense class early January
Self-Defense for the People Wednesday, January 3, 6:00 – 7:00 Learn how to defend yourself in everyday situations. This class, taught by Legacy Filipino Martial Arts, is great for older adults and is developed to be simple, effective and adaptable.
Be careful out there—car tumbles down embankment into Glen Canyon Park
It was reported Wednesday that a car traveling south on O’Shaughnessy Boulevard tumbled down an embankment into Glen Canyon Park. Rainy weather might have contributed to the accident. Fortunately the occupants only sustained minor injuries. The car went down 150 feet and fire crews rappelled down to rescue them. Here is the report from the […]
Countdown begins for Burnside Tiled Stairway
San Franciscans are passionate about stairways. Other cities have them, but here we give them names, keep logs of walking them, and speak lovingly about our unique collection of dazzling tiled ones. Burnside Mural+ is excited to share the news that Glen Park will have a gorgeous tiled stairway in 2024! Here are some samples […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–December events!
As the new year approaches, many of us gird ourselves for the inevitable exhortations to follow through on our resolutions, remaking or making ourselves better. At the library, though, we like to take a more relaxed approach to personal betterment by making it as easy as possible for you to try something new, relearn something […]
Greenway work party—Saturday, December 2
Our annual Planting Party is coming up on the first Saturday in December: it’s just over one week away. I’m sure that you have a lot on your mind this week but I expect that your plans for that week-end are coming into focus now. Many thanks to those who have already contacted me to […]
Part 2: The water beneath our feet in Glen Park
Following up on our previous story about the July water main break affecting several homes on the unit block of Sussex Street, the Glen Park News was able to interview Joe Fong, a resident whose family has been displaced to Daly City since that time. Fong is a lifelong San Franciscan, having grown up in […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–October recap
Now that we are solidly in November, and the eggnog is on the shelves, we can take a look back at October and really have a feel for how things were this fall. In general, it’s been pretty weird. That’s the refrain I continue to hear from my colleagues and what I also feel in […]
ICYMI: 2023 Vella family pumpkins!
A big thank you to Charlie Vella and family for their fantastic Halloween pumpkin display every year! You help make Glen Park the special place that it is! Watch the YouTube below.
Burnside Mural+: The + is for tiled steps
Get out your calendars: Editor’s Note: This event was rescheduled from October due to illness. The new date is Nov. 8 at the Glen Park Library, 6 – 7:30 PM. Burnside Mural+ invites you to a presentation by the brilliant tile artists, Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher, designers of the Burnside Mural+ tiled steps, hosted […]
St. Aidan’s Church Presents Ranch Dressing, a Musical Comedy Nov. 10, 11 and 12th
St. Aidan’s Church will be presenting Ranch Dressing, its 17th original musical comedy on Nov. 10 and 11 at 7:30 pm and Nov. 12 at 2:00 pm. Enter St. Aidan’s at the church driveway at 101 Gold Mine Drive. The show is open to the public. Directors John Wilk, former City College Theatre Professor, directs and wrote Ranch […]
GPA sponsors Trick-or-Treat street closure
It is OK for cars to remain parked on Chenery during the Halloween street closure. Please disregard the No Stopping/Tow Away signs that went up this weekend. The Glen Park Association is pleased to sponsor this event. We thank Elena Di Muzio for shepherding the event through the city bureaucracy to make the closure possible. […]
The water beneath our feet in Glen Park
As you’ve no doubt been noticing, Glen Park streets are being torn up thither and yon. Workers from the San Francisco Department of Public Works (SFDPW) can be spotted in deep holes and trenches, replacing old water mains, as reported previously in the Glen Park News. In addition, waterwise, July and August also saw […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–November events!
When’s the last time you visited the Glen Park Branch Library? If it’s been a while, you’re definitely missing something! Try to stop by prior to the end of the month for your last chance to take in the over 90 individual pieces of artwork your neighbors and friends contributed to our first ever Tiny […]
Greenway Work Party–Saturday, November 4
Please put Saturday November 4 on your calendar for our next monthly Work Party. We hope that the rains will arrive on schedule, so we will spend most of our time at this Work Party preparing for a lot of planting in December when we expect the ground will be nice and damp. I hope […]
2023 pumpkin display is on the way
This year, 140+ pumpkins will be on display outside the Vella family home at 354 Sussex. It’s a family tradition in its 29th year.The pumpkins will be on display starting at 5 pm on October 31. Everyone invited! See the 2022 Vella Family Pumpkins. Here are some new 2023 pumpkins:
CA Earthquake Authority – Earthquake Brace and Bolt Program
Every October is International ShakeOut Day, when millions of people worldwide participate in earthquake drills at work, school, or home. The Great California ShakeOut provides an annual opportunity to practice how to be safer during big earthquakes. You may have only seconds to take action and protect yourself and practicing helps you be ready to […]
DISTRICT 8 UPDATE FROM SUPERVISOR MANDELMAN
Dear Glen Park Neighbors, The Board of Supervisors is back from August recess and we are busy! On October 7th, I joined Glen Park at the first-ever Glen Park Art Walk. Congratulations to Glen Park Merchants Association and all of the organizers on a successful event! I also joined Glen Park Association on October 12th […]
Autumn blooms on the Greenway
Come to the Greenway Native Meadow (between Brompton and Lippard Avenues) and see how many of these flowering plants you can find. The winter rains helped create a profusion of blooms. But hurry!
Four Glen Parkers lead tours of the City with San Francisco City Guides
Enjoy walking? Learning? Curious about your surroundings? San Francisco has a free resource for you: San Francisco City Guides, (SFCG) a 45-year-old nonprofit organization that offers walks throughout the City that take you on journeys through its endlessly colorful history. Each year about 30,000 people from the Bay Area and beyond walk with us. There […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–September recap
Happy October! This has got to be one of the best months in San Francisco. We’ve got our true summer, and then there’s Halloween, and everything fall related. Taking my son trick-or-treating on Chenery St. has always been so much fun. I love the energy and spirit in the neighborhood on Halloween, and how everyone […]
Volunteers still needed for Chenery Block Party Sunday October 8
Greenway Work Party–Saturday, October 7
Please put Saturday October 7 on your calendar for our next monthly Work Party. It is acorn season so our California Oak Woodland is producing acorns. Here’s a picture of some acorns on tree #128 that was, itself, sown as an acorn by volunteers in December 2017. Your work is bearing fruit! I hope that […]
Ingleside Station welcomes new captain
The Ingleside Station has a new Captain, Amy Hurwitz. Even though Captain Hurwitz is new to the rank of captain, she is a veteran of Ingleside Station, having worked here from 2005-2012 as a patrol officer and a plainclothes officer. Captain Hurwitz is very familiar with the Ingleside District and has an excellent understanding of […]
Harry Lew is still going strong at (VERY soon) 101
It’s been almost a year and time for an update! You may remember a feature last year on Harry Lew, the 100-year-old tennis player, who regularly played in Glen Canyon Park. Now he’s moved on to play at Balboa Park. At age 100, Harry Lew stays healthy and happy playing tennis at Glen Canyon Park […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–August recap
We are officially in the fall market! To add to the delay in bringing some properties on, we even had an unexpected real estate crisis earlier in August. The crisis we dealt with was not very widely reported, so you may not have heard about it, but the provider of our MLS (multiple listing service) […]
Glen Park author writes book about San Francisco’s “buried history”
On Sunday, September 17, at 3pm, prolific author and journalist Beth Winegarner will be discussing her new book, San Francisco’s Forgotten Cemeteries: A Buried History, just published by The History Press, at Bird & Beckett Bookstore. She’ll be in conversation with Courtney Minick, chronicler on her website of all things macabre in California, Here Lies […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–Exciting events coming up!
Have you heard that Glen Park is going to host our very own Art Walk October 7th on Diamond Street? Not only are local businesses inviting artists to display their creations, we’re excited to display your artwork in our first ever Tiny Art Show in the library debuting October 7th. Stop by to see the […]
Greenway Work Party–Saturday, September 9
California native iris (Iris douglasiana) Photo: Kathy Keller Please put Saturday September 9 on your calendar for our next monthly Work Party. The Native Meadow is growing beautifully with more flowers emerging as the plants mature. Month by month, we see the efforts of our volunteers paying off. I hope that you’ll come and enjoy […]
AT&T proposes new wireless communication facility in Glen Park
It’s a done deal! Two great events coming this Fall
With Fogust (almost) in the rearview mirror, the SF Entertainment Commission has approved street closures for two great events, so mark your calendar now! Art Walk SF–Saturday, October 7, 12pm-5pm Local merchants and artists will be partnering in the revitalization of our neighborhood! Glen Park’s many small businesses will have special promotions while showcasing local […]
Consider a block party this summer
D8 Residents – Warm Weather Is On Its Way, So Sign Up To Host A Neighborfest Block Party Today! As you know, in a few weeks the best weather of the year will be upon us – So get ready to enjoy it by signing up to host a Neighborfest Block Party today! Thanks to […]
Benefit for Bird & Beckett Thursday
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–July recap
Greetings Glen Park! We are nearing the end of the summer and there’s a lot of talk about what’s going to happen with inventory this coming fall. We have been stuck in a declining inventory pattern for quite some time, and this is primarily what is holding prices from falling further than they have during […]
Get used to the Laidley Street Water Main Replacement Project
If you’ve been in the area of Chenery and Castro Streets lately you’ve undoubtedly noticed an impressive scene like this: SFPUC is undertaking a massive project to replace worn out water and sewer lines in areas of Glen Park. Construction will extend to December 2024. As the project nears completion, road restoration work will begin. […]
New after school programs at Hawk Creek Farm
Hawk Creek Farm is a new non-profit organization that will be operating community programming for all ages at the Golden Bridges School Farm on Cotter Street. Programs will include family workshops, after school programs, school field trips, and more! Our intention is to create more learning opportunities on this wonderful farm for the greater community. […]
Greenway Work Party–Saturday, August 5
Please put Saturday August 5 on your calendar for our next monthly Work Party. The Native Meadow is growing beautifully and we just had our oak trees expertly trimmed. So all is looking good on the Greenway. I hope that you’ll come and enjoy it all with us. We’ll meet at 9am on Saturday August […]