March is Women’s History Month and the Glen Park News is pleased to reprint this piece of Glen Park women’s history from the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project newsletter by founder and director Evelyn Rose. Our jaws dropped upon making the discovery. Johanna Pinther, a resident of Glen Park over a century ago, is featured in an image […]
District 8 March 2024 Newsletter
WHAT WE’RE WORKING ON CELEBRATING LUNAR NEW YEAR! On February 10, we celebrated Lunar New Year in Chinatown, and on the 24th we rode in the ever-amazing Chinese New Year Parade! Happy Year of the Dragon to all! CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH! As part of the Board’s recognition of Black History Month, I had the […]
Mike Isaacs, a founder of the Glen Park Association, has passed away
Mike Isaacs was one of the founders of the Glen Park Association. The GPA was formed when some neighbors had concerns with the proposed larger scaled construction in downtown Glen Park. Many wanted to retain the character of the neighborhood whose homes went back to the early 1900s and some even to the late 1890s. […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–February recap
Here we are, knocking on the door of springtime with plenty of rain behind us. Another year without drought is here and we can look forward to some super blooms. Along with that we are starting to see the blossoming of inventory and the many buyers out there are hopeful that this influx continues. In […]
Arbor Day Fair Saturday! DPW Open House in April
We have our annual “Arbor Day Fair” happening on Saturday, March 9th from 9am-1pm. We’ll have fun activities for the whole family. Although this is happening in District 5 at New Tradition Elementary School at 2050 Hayes St., it is a city-wide event open for everyone. Also, we have our annual “Open House” at Public […]
Our Local Connections with African American History
For Black History Month, we’re reprinting a story from the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project by founder and director Evelyn Rose. The revisionist, understated, or forgotten aspects of Black history makes research in this area particularly challenging. In research to date, the rediscovered histories of Glen Park and its neighboring districts in the American period […]
Glen Park Merchants Assn. VP named Ingleside Station’s Citizen of the Month
Congratulations, Marian!
Refuse Refuse: Building Community One Piece of Trash at a Time
(Glen Park News staff note: This story is reprinted with the permission of Marcia Schneider from her newsletter, Social Correspondence, which she created ten years ago. Marcia retired as Chief of Communications and Outreach for the San Francisco Public Library. You might know Marcia as the spouse of the late Murray Schneider, who for […]
Glen Park Greenway Work Party–Saturday, March 2
Please put Saturday March 2 on your calendar for our next Work Party. The pace of life on the Greenway picks up as the days lengthen into spring. So the pace of our work picks up too! Protecting the Native Meadow from weeds and preparing the Oak Woodland for the summer will give us plenty […]
Supervisor Mandelman office hours at Higher Grounds Saturday
Join us on Saturday, Feb 24th at Higher Grounds Coffee in Glen Park for office hours! Secure your slot at mandelmanstaff@sfgov.org!
The World Came to Him: On the Bridge Beat with CHP Officer Jack Symons
Since it opened in 1937, at least 2,100 people have jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge, according to the Bridge Rail Foundation. Glen Park resident and CHP officer Jack Symons was assigned to the bridge beat from 1953 to 1956. During that time at least four people died by suicide from the bridge while Symons was […]
Glen Park gets spiffied up on District 8 cleanup day
“Weeding, digging, hauling, shoveling, planting–so awesome!” That’s how Carolyn White of Arlington Street described her experience in the February 10 D8 cleanup day. It was a spectacular day in the midst of soaking rainstorms. TLC was doled out at the Bosworth Street median by a crew from the Geo Re-entry program, a nonprofit that helps […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–January recap
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 […]