San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio, the San Francisco Police Department and partnerships with local businesses are offering catalytic converter etching to deter theft for San Francisco residents. Residents can have their catalytic converter etched for free by going to a participating auto shop. This new program is being launched at this event below. Scheduling an appointment is […]
Three local bus routes might come to a full stop
(This has been updated to add a third endangered bus line) The San Francisco Chronicle reported today that, due to the extreme financial crisis precipitated by the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting decline in Muni ridership, up to 20 of the least-used bus lines might be scrapped as soon as this summer. Those include the 35-Eureka, […]
SFPD concludes virtual town hall for May 19th officer-involved shooting on Bosworth Street
Virtual event provided preliminary information gathered from ongoing investigations, which will continue to develop as multiple independent investigations continue. SAN FRANCISCO (May 26, 2023) — The San Francisco Police Department has concluded its virtual town hall on the May 19, 2023, officer-involved shooting incident that occurred between uniformed San Francisco Police officers and […]
Greenway Work Party–Saturday, June 3
We’re making plans for our June Work Party. Please put it on your calendar – Saturday June 3. The growing season is still going full-blast with long days and plenty of moisture still in the soil. The Native Meadow is growing beautifully and the oak trees are looking good. I hope that you’ll come and […]
Officer Involved Shooting Town Hall Meeting Scheduled for Friday
As part of the San Francisco Police Department’s commitment to accountability and transparency with our community, a virtual town hall meeting will be held on Friday, May 26, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. to provide the community with an update on the investigation of the officer-involved shooting that occurred on the 100 block of Bosworth Street […]
Armed suspect shot and killed by SFPD Friday
Yesterday afternoon news broke from many sources about an hours-long standoff at the New Bosworth Market at the 100 block of Bosworth Street between Milton and Marsily Streets. Variously described in reports as occurring “in” or “near” Glen Park, the Glen Park News would say the neighborhood would more accurately be Bernal Glen or St. […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY—Look at this exciting lineup of events!
It’s the middle of May already!? Where has the month gone? Don’t worry, though, as there’s still plenty for you to do at the Glen Park Branch Library including events for youth and families, tweens and teens, and grown-ups! Don’t forget, all San Francisco Public Library programs are free thanks to support from the Friends […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE — April Recap
Well, we continue on with our somewhat confusing market. But is it any real surprise? With everything that is going on in the world it seems that there is just a lot of uncertainty out there and as is human nature, that uncertainty makes people look around to see what other people make of it, […]
Greenway Work Party–Saturday, May 6
We’re making plans for our May Work Party. Please put it on your calendar – it’ll be on Saturday May 6. We’ll be deep into the growing season with long days and plenty of moisture still in the soil. The Native Meadow is growing beautifully and the oak trees are looking good. I hope that […]
Earth Day message–Glen Park needs your help to stay cleaned up
Photos by Marian Dalere It’s been a year since volunteers have been participating in monthly cleanups of the commercial and public spaces in Glen Park and, oh, what a difference! The first cleanup was in May 2022. Vince Yuen has built volunteer brigades all over the city through his RefuseRefuse organization, along with TogetherSF. Today, […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–March recap
Greetings Glen Park! As I’m writing this and looking out my window it doesn’t really look much like spring. It’s raining outside and I still haven’t put away my winter jacket. So happy to see that the drought is something we don’t have to worry about at least for this year, but I think we […]
Noe Valley Garden Tour–Saturday, May 6
You will be amazed at what the massive winter rains have done for gardens this year! Mark your calendar for this year’s Noe Valley Garden Tour, which is on Saturday, May 6, from 10am to 4pm. Come and be inspired! See 9 gardens bursting with greenery and color. Ticket prices are $20 for adults and […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–Open House Saturday, April 8
Stop by the Glen Park Library Open House for fun events all afternoon long including Drag Story Hour, a family-friendly sing-along led by our librarians, violin and flute music performed by local community members, crafts, face painting and light snacks. Starting at 11am, delight in stories shared by a drag queen, as she takes you on an enchanted tour that celebrates a rainbow of […]
Art installation in Glen Park sparks imagination of Greenway walkers
Using one’s imagination, a trip to a farm in England or a reminder of some personal memory, can be as close as the Greenway. Adam King, 71, a transplant from London to New York to Diamond Street 28 years ago, has been an activist on behalf of growing things and neighborhood beautification for the last […]
Join the Greenway Work Party, Saturday April 1 (no fooling)
Please put April 1 on your calendar – our first Work Party of the spring! The days are lengthening and the wet weather keeps coming. The Native Meadow is growing beautifully and the oak trees have put on their March growth spurt. I hope that you’ll come and enjoy it all with us. We’ll meet […]
Glen Park neighbors tell harrowing stories of damage from recent storms
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 […]
Fallen tree knocks out power on Arlington Street
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 […]
When Trees Attack: An Investigation into the Dorothy Erskine Park Tree-Tastrophes
(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 […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–February recap
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 […]
You won’t want to miss Glen Park’s cleanup days
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 […]
Greenway Work Party–Saturday, March 4
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 […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–March is Women’s History Month
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 […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–January Recap
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 […]
Empty tree basin? Friends of the Urban Forest can help fill it
(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 […]
Glen Canyon Park gets high scores in annual report
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 […]
New pilot program for instant, online electrical solar permits
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 […]
Neighbors recount wild night in upper Glen Park
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 […]
Wet concrete vs. car on Elk Street conjures troubled history of achieving crosswalk
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 […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–February events
Book lovers have a home at the Rec Center
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 […]
Tuesday Night at the Movies–at the Glen Park Rec 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 […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–December Recap
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 […]
Join the Oxalis Campaign–volunteers urgently needed!
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 […]
Rising Waters in and Around Glen Park is Nothing New: A Look Back
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 […]
Find out all about project leader of Burnside Mural+
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.
Winter storms wreak havoc in Glen Park
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 […]
Deluge will continue over the next 10 days
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 […]
Atmospheric river drenches Glen Park with more rain to come
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 […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–January events
As 2022 draws to a close, the Greenway is still a work in progress
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 […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE — November recap
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 […]
Selfies with Santa!
Greenway work party–Saturday, December 3
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 […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY—November-December programs
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–October recap
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 […]
In case you missed it, see the 2022 Vella Halloween pumpkins
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 […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–November 2022
Halloween in Glen Park 2022
Photos by: Lindsey Scrase, Danh Trang, Charlie Vella, Bonnee Waldstein, Beth Weise
Greenway work party–Saturday, November 5
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 […]
Volunteers needed for Nightmare on Elk Street
🎃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 […]