Secrets of Glen Canyon: Dynamite, bears and a freeway revolt! Glen Canyon is one of the most underrated parks in San Francisco, with a dramatic history that’s mostly unknown beyond the Glen Park neighborhood. Glen Park Neighborhood History Project founder Evelyn Rose joins Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight to talk about the […]
Murals are having a moment
The latest one to appear in Glen Park is on one side of the home of the Schiraldis—Hilary, Mike and daughter Zelda (age 7). The family has lived on Laidley Street since 2009. The mural can be viewed up close on the east side of Castro Street between Laidley and Bemis Streets. They thought the […]
Glen Park is on an improvement spree—you can join in
NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUPS MAKE GLEN PARK STREETS SPARKLE How often have you walked by trash on Glen Park streets and grumbled to yourself, “I wish someone would clean this stuff up?” That someone might be–you. Blessed as a transit hub with a BART station, freeway access and multiple MUNI bus lines, as well as a vibrant […]
YOU’RE INVITED: Burnside Mural+ Party
We’re having a party to share the love of the fabulous Burnside mural! Please join to celebrate its completion and be among the first to see the gorgeous preliminary design for tiling the stairway that rises above the mural. You’ll have a chance to meet the wonderfully talented artists! DATE/TIME: September 17th from 3pm-5pm WHERE: […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–July Recap
As we move into the dog days of summer, things are moving at a slower pace in the world of real estate as well. For those of you who are concerned about a huge crash like we had in 2008—look at this pictograph as a helpful reminder that we do not have the same forces […]
A Good Read: Profile of Bookstore Owner Eric Whittington
The Glen Park News is pleased to reprint this wonderful story about Eric Whittington, owner of neighborhood gem Bird & Beckett Books and Records, written by Bill Snyder of SF Senior Beat, an online newsletter. We’re also taking this opportunity to draw attention to the Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, the nonprofit that supports […]
Greenway Work Party Saturday, August 6
Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, Saturday August 6 is the day for our August Work Party on the Greenway. I hope that you will be able to join us. Please email me as soon as you can to tell me if you plan to be there on August 6th. Email: greenway@glenparkassociation.org Here are […]
Neighborfest – celebrate community on your block
After close to a three year hiatus, the Neighborfest program is back. In our District 8, thanks to funding provided by Supervisor Mandelman, the program has been updated and now provides participants with the largest suite of benefits and resources to date. Neighborfest Block Parties are a great opportunity to get us together and strengthen […]
Warning sign goes up on Lippard Avenue as Crosstown Trail traffic grows
July 23, 2022 UPDATE After complaints about pedestrian safety as more people walk the Crosstown Trail that crosses Lippard between Bosworth and Chenery Streets, a warning sign went up the week of July 18, 2022. A red zone has also been added to the crossing. Original story from June 14, 2022 The amount of foot […]
Let your voice be heard on SF trash cans
As was reported in a previous post SFPW will be testing a variety of trash cans in neighborhoods throughout the city to gain experience and feedback about which one fulfills the unique and specific needs of San Franciscans wishing to throw stuff away. A special website has been launched offering a survey and showing the […]
History + Fun = Gum Tree Girls Festival
Planets, stars–nay–entire galaxies were aligned on Sunday, July 10 to bring about super weather and enthusiastic neighbors and friends to the Gum Tree Girls Festival in Glen Canyon Park. Neighborhood historian Evelyn Rose, founder and director of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project, spearheaded the event. Safe to say, without Rose this wouldn’t have even […]
What do you want to throw your trash into? SFPW wants to know
This summer, San Francisco Public Works will place prototypes of our next generation public trash cans on the street for real-life testing at 52 locations in the city. Community members will have the opportunity to evaluate the cans and give input into the final selection. A special website has been launched offering a survey and […]
The saga of the Peter Rocha case comes full circle
A mentally ill homeless man who frequents Glen Park and spent a year in jail and a year in a locked psychiatric ward after an elderly resident died subsequent to an altercation with him, is back in the neighborhood. On June 10, Peter Rocha was acquitted of murder in the May 2020 death of Leo […]
Volunteers needed for Gum Tree Girls Festival
Dear Fans of the Gum Tree Girls, We are just days away from the Festival! Everything is coming together! We are, however, still in need of volunteers to staff the various activities we have in store. If you are attending and even if you’re not, please consider donating some of your time toward making the […]
Fireworks safety tips for people and pets & how and when to report to SFPD
The current Ingleside Station newsletter has a lot of valuable advice about fireworks issues on this July 4 weekend. Read the newsletter here.
Local bus routes are being restored
In a sign that things are slowly and carefully returning to normalcy during the Covid-19 pandemic, SFMTA has announced the restoration of pre-pandemic bus routes along major lines in the city as of July 9. Local bus lines 23 Monterey and 52 Excelsior are among those on the list: Details here.
Don’t miss it–Glen Park Gum Tree Girls Festival, July 10
Recent events make it crystal clear. The achievements and historic legacy of women’s activism during the 20th century in San Francisco’s Glen Park district have never been more important than they are now! That is why we are holding the Glen Park Gum Tree Girls Festival 2022 at San Francisco’s beautiful Glen Canyon Park, 70 Elk Street at […]
Two Greenway work parties in July
Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, The grass plants that we put in the Native Meadow in January are looking really good. One of the secrets to their success is the careful watering using their drip irrigation system that we installed on the south side of the trail in March. Now it’s time for […]
Notable Ingleside Arrest
Although every arrest and incident occurring in the Ingleside District isn’t mentioned in our weekly newsletter, our officers are out there every day, working to make the Ingleside District a safer place. In this section of our newsletter (subscribe here),we wish to highlight incidents that demonstrate the excellent work being done by our officers, as […]
Resilient Diamond Heights Safety Kits Video and Safety Brochures
(The Glen Park Association thanks Greg Carey for this valuable information and Betsy Eddy for spreading the word to our neighbors about safety and preparedness.) Resilient Diamond Heights (RDH) held an important virtual training session on June 8th to help households prepare safety kits for future emergencies. We recorded this event to allow you to […]
March with Supervisor Mandelman – Pride Parade on Sunday, June 26
This year’s Pride Parade is approaching quickly (Sunday, 6/26) and Supervisor Mandelman’s office invites you to march with us! If you, your family members, or community members are interested in joining us in the parade, please reach out to me at your earliest convenience so I can get everyone set up! Please feel free to […]
To celebrate remodel Safeway gives donation to Glen Park Association
Shoppers at the Diamond Heights Safeway on June 9 were treated to a store festooned with all manner of balloons and other celebratory decor not usually seen in a grocery store. The occasion was the “Grand Re-opening” capping a six-month total remodeling project. Safeway has 17 stores in San Francisco, two of which are Andronico’s […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–May Recap
Summer is upon us! Historically, summer tends to be a slower season in San Francisco in general for real estate sales. During the last couple of years of pandemic lockdown, we haven’t seen that pattern as much because people were not traveling, but rather, they were moving into larger or more accommodating living spaces. There […]
GoFundMe launched to help Glen Park Cleaners
(Glen Park News staff note: There’s been an outpouring of offers to help our local merchant Tommy Baik. Thank you Glen Park Merchants Association for stepping up.) A Go Fund Me campaign has been launched to help owner of Glen Park Cleaners Tommy Baik as he begins the long process of recovering from the fire […]
Dramatic fire at Glen Park Cleaners thankfully causes no serious injuries
Photos by Michael and Bonnee Waldstein A fire that broke out at Glen Park Cleaners at 701 Chenery Street around 7:00 pm on Saturday caused no serious injuries to workers at the business or tenants of the apartment above. Tommy Baik, who has owned the cleaners for nearly 35 years, said it somehow began in […]
IT’S A DISTRICT 8 WIDE WORK DAY-Saturday, June 4
Calling all stewards! Join your neighbors on Saturday June 4th, 9am at the corner of Roanoke and Arlington. Public Works, Bureau of Urban Forestry and our Clean Up crew will be there, showing our civic pride. Refreshments, tools and a lot of #loveourcity will welcome you and your neighbors. Please sign up at the mobilize […]
Greenway monthly work party-Saturday, June 4
Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, Saturday June 4 is a big day in Glen Park: as well as being the day of our Greenway’s June Work Party, it is the Neighborhood Beautification Day (“NBD”) for our supervisorial district. So it’s going to be a busy day in District 8 as well as on […]
Twin Peaks Promenade plan takes shape
Dear Community Member Interested in Twin Peaks: We are presenting a conceptual design plan for the Twin Peaks Promenade to the Rec and Park Commission Capital Committee next Wednesday, June 1. See a more detailed update that we posted on the project page of the Rec and Park website earlier this week. Click here to view […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–Wednesday Crafternoons
Every Wednesday in June there will be a fun craft activity for kids! Activity : Wednesday Crafternoons Date: June 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th Time: 3 pm – 4:30 pm For: Children ages 8-13. Registration is required. Please speak with a librarian to sign up. Contact: Glen Park Branch 415-355-2858
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE — April Recap
Happy May! I can’t believe another summer is almost upon us. Will things keep heating up, or will we see the lull that so many are anticipating due to it being the first summer in a long time where many people are planning on traveling? Personally, I’m not going anywhere this summer as I’ve got […]
Summer art classes at Miraloma Park Improvement Club
Photos courtesy of Marilee Hearn People who are interested in hands-on classes in drawing, painting and sculpture have an opportunity to learn and do close to home this summer. Fort Mason Artists is a recently formed non-profit organization with the goal of providing life sculpture and figure drawing and painting classes for beginning and advanced […]
Glen Park business achieves legacy status
In a sign of neighborhood support for our local businesses, Glen Park Chiropractic has been named a San Francisco Legacy Business. This designation means that a business has operated in San Francisco for 30 years or more, had no break in operations for more than two years, and has contributed to San Francisco’s history or […]
Glen Park Association awards $10k in grants to neighborhood projects
Thanks to your memberships and donations, the Glen Park Association is excited to announce that this year we have been able to budget and disburse $10k in grants to worthy neighborhood projects. We published a post about this program on January 13, 2022 on this website. Neighborhood organizations were able to apply for up to […]
Greenway work parties–May 2 and May 7
Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, I hope that you are enjoying the arrival of spring (and even a few spring showers) and that you are longing to get your hands (and even perhaps your knees) a bit muddy on the Greenway! We are taking another big step with our Native Meadow on Monday […]
Glen Park village will soon be lighter and brighter
…Beginning as soon as Monday. Last September the Glen Park Merchants Association (GPMA) was awarded a $50k grant by the Avenue Greenlight fund. It was one of 34 neighborhood merchant associations to receive funding for neighborhood improvement projects. The proposal was for banners and festive lighting, suggested by a […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–March Recap
Happy April! Spring has sprung all around us and, thanks to our recent unexpected rainstorms, lots of wildflowers are popping up all over. Speaking of beautiful things popping up–those who know me know that I am a big fan of new murals contributing to the beautification of Glen Park. I am thrilled to see that […]
Noe Valley Garden Tour, Saturday, May 7
After an absence of two years the Noe Valley Garden Tour is BACK! The Garden committee has finalized the gardens to be included on the Tour. You will be amazed at what the huge December rain has done for gardens this year. Come be inspired! The tour will be held on Saturday, May 7th from […]
Bill Foley is hanging up his Canyon Market jacket
Shoppers at Canyon Market had better take note of a familiar sight there, because it won’t be around much longer. That would be Bill Foley at the cash register. After fourteen years Bill, 69, is retiring. March 31 will be his last day. Bill, a native of Philadelphia, came to the city in 1976 soon […]
Greenway work party — Saturday, April 2
Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, I hope that you are enjoying the approach of spring and are ready for its arrival. We are making plans for April’s monthly work party. It will be on Saturday April 2 (two weeks from today) from 9:00am to 12:00pm. We’ll have coffee at the start (many thanks […]
Bird & Beckett bash celebrates our neighborhood–a new tradition
Photos by Marian Dalere Big fun this past Thursday when Bird & Beckett hosted a party for the neighborhood with free beer & snacks and live music (The Potrero Hillbillies with intermission piano by Eric Shifrin). At the center of the festivities was Soo Emens, a partner in the POD design studio across the street […]
Tense situation in Glen Park village ends peacefully
The usual morning rush hour crush in Glen Park village was further complicated around 8:30 am Thursday morning due to an incident at the Dignity Health Urgent Care clinic at the northeast corner of Diamond and Bosworth streets. A man, apparently in a mental health crisis, drew an extraordinary—for Glen Park—response from SFPD. According to […]
The tinkle of Mr. Softee chimes in Glen Park
For quite some time now, the Glen Park News has heard rumors of Mister Softee appearing in the neighborhood. Inquiries to the company as to a schedule were inconclusive. Then on Saturday, March 12, the Glen Park News spotted the truck in Glen Park village on Chenery Street. It stopped at various points heading east. […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–February Recap–Plus: Win a Canyon Market gift certificate (read on)!
Happy March, everybody! Best wishes as we forge ahead toward Spring, and more lovely weather. In times of relative chaos and hardship around the world, it makes one truly appreciate that we live in relative peace locally. Here’s to Glen Park remaining an oasis of calm and peaceful living. So, what can I say about […]
CalTrans seals up I-280 Freeway interior space
On Wednesday, March 9, the southbound entrance to Interstate 280 at Bosworth Street was closed while CalTrans worked to seal up the soffit (interior space) within the freeway where four people had been sheltering. A fire subsequently broke out and the cause is still under investigation. Three people were rescued and one person tragically perished. […]
(HIS)TORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS–The Gum Tree Girls had “Moxie”! Following in the footsteps of Glen Park suffragists
Celebrate Moxie! The Glen Park Gum Tree Girls Festival Sunday, July 10, 2022, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Glen Canyon Park The Glen Park Gum Tree Girls Festival is a nonprofit, noncommercial event graciously permitted by the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. Learn more about the Gum Tree Girls Festival! To donate directly to […]
Announcing: The Glen Park Gum Tree Girls Festival!
Sunday, July 10, 2022, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Glen Canyon Park This nonprofit event, being coordinated by the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project (GPNHP), will celebrate the tremendous legacy of the Glen Park Gum Tree Girls – Zoanne Theriault Nordstrom, Joan Seiwald, and Geri Arkush, as well as their predecessor in the 1950s to […]
San Francisco to rein in Monster Homes in Central Neighborhoods–including Glen Park
The Board of Supervisors voted in favor of legislation to curb luxury home conversions in central San Francisco neighborhoods like Noe Valley, Dolores Heights, and Glen Park. On March 1 the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted for an ordinance introduced by District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman to combat the ongoing trend of large, luxury single-family […]
Freeway encampment fire–Supervisor’s take and further details
(Photos: Bonnee Waldstein) At a neighborhood event this past weekend, the Glen Park News caught up with Supervisor Mandelman and asked for his reaction to the circumstances of the fire, whose cause is still under investigation. Here’s what he said. “The reality is there are people living along freeways up and down California. We have […]
There’s more to the story of the fatal fire in a Glen Park encampment
By now most Glen Parkers may have heard about the fire in a homeless encampment at the 280 South freeway overpass at Bosworth Street, at 1:17 a.m. on February 23. The fire took the life of one of the four persons who were sheltering there. The other three are being treated at a burn unit […]
Work Parties on Greenway Native Meadow grasslands
Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, The grass plants that we put in the Native Meadow in January are looking good, and now is our chance to prepare them for the summer by installing a temporary drip irrigation system. This is the most water-efficient way for us to care for the recently-planted grasses so […]