(from SF Rec and Park Department) Join us and Healthy Parks, Healthy People (HPHP) as we kick off the new year in a brand new location at Glen Park on Saturday, January 12 from 10 a.m. to noon! Meet us at Elk and Chenery streets as we explore this unique geological and biological destination that […]
Using artificial intelligence to map every tree in SF
(Note: Glen Parkers have a keen interest in the state of greening in Glen Park and the City. The following is a reprint from Curbed San Francisco) Machine learning might be able to tally trees that human labor simply can’t By Adam Brinklow Lands End.Photo by M. Ali Khan In 2017 the San Francisco Planning Department […]
Dear Glen Park, Happy New Year
It was a clear chilly night in Glen Park on New Year’s eve. A number of people chose to ring in the new year close to home. Manzoni was open for dinner until midnight. Over at Bird and Beckett, Darren Johnston & Friends gave 2018 a jazzy push to the exits. The Glen Park News […]
SF’s first city-run high ropes course slated for John McLaren Park
(Editor’s note: Because this will be a unique recreational facility in the City, we are reprinting this story from Hoodline by Teresa Hammerl.) San Francisco is getting its first city-run ropes challenge course, the Recreation and Park Department announced this week. The plan, which will transform parts of John McLaren Park in Visitacion Valley, was approved by […]
Good things from Glen Park Parents
I have a granddaughter born Sept. 25, and I just wanted to say how helpful the Glen Park Parents listserv has been in equipping her and her parents and helping them all feel cared for! My San Francisco-born-and-bred son and his wife (and baby) live in Wisconsin, and don’t have a baby network yet, but […]
Drop-In Rock Climbing at Glen Canyon Rec Center
From SF Rec and Park eNews: Drop-in rock climbing is back at the Glen Canyon Recreation Center rock wall from now until March! We have hour-long sessions that will go from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to noon/1:30 to 4:30 p.m.on Saturdays! Limit six climbers […]
StreetTreeSF Update from Friends of the Urban Forest
So, how’s the tree trimming going now that the City has taken back responsibility for maintaining SF street trees? How long will it take to get to all of them? What does the future hold? These and other questions are addressed in the media news summary put out by Friends of the Urban Forest. Your […]
10 Things to Know about Bike Theft in San Francisco
Listen to this 11-minute podcast and read the accompanying story by KQED’s Bay Curious.
“Christmas in Venice” at St. Aidan’s Church
Join Music on the Hill for its 20th Anniversary celebration concert! “Christmas in Venice” with Nash Baroque Sunday, December 2, 7 pm St. Aidan’s Church 101 Gold Mine Drive Free champagne, prosecco, and cake will be served. In this glittering program, Nash Baroque joins countertenor Justin Montigne and violoncellist Farley Pearce to perform sacred and […]
Time change: Bikeshare Program Randall/Chenery walk through
Hello again Randall and Chenery Bikeshare station stakeholders, The SFMTA Bikeshare Program staff plans to conduct collective traffic observations. You are invited to participate. This exercise will allow us to collectively observe traffic conditions at the proposed location. While previous fieldwork has been conducted here by the GoBike operator and SFMTA staff, this […]