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 […]
See the new changes to the Glen Park Association website
At first glance the Glen Park Association website might look like it always has–beautiful, thanks to the major talents of our webmaster, the tireless Mary Szczepanik. Perhaps you’ve noticed that many of the columns that were in the print edition are appearing on the website. The final print newspaper was Spring 2021. Since then we’ve […]
GLEN PARK REAL ESTATE–January Recap
(Glen Park News note: Be sure to play Sales Price Roulette by Feb. 18! Details below.) Happy February! After the wild ride that was 2021, 2022 has started out a bit more quietly, with only three total home sales in the month of January (See the table below). This new year slowdown is par for […]
Derrick Lew is Ingleside Station’s new captain
The Ingleside Station has a new Captain, Derrick Lew. He replaces Nicole Jones, the former captain who was promoted to Commander in December 2021. Captain Lew is expected to lead the Ingleside for at least the next two years. Read about him and other Ingleside news in the Ingleside Station weekly newsletter. You can also […]
Do you want Diamond Heights to remain in District 8?
Virtual Redistricting District 8 Town Hall, Wednesday, Feb 9, 5:30 pm Let Your Voice be Heard! District 8 will be the topic of the virtual meeting of the San Francisco Redistricting Task Force on Feb 9 at 5:30 pm. The meeting agenda and instructions for joining the Feb 9 meeting online will be posted at […]
Exciting times for Glen Park restaurateur
Higher Grounds turns 40 Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of Higher Grounds, where Manhal Jweinat is the owner, manager and chef de cuisine. Manhal is a modest man, so he didn’t have a celebration. But devoted regulars gave him a heartfelt round of applause, and the Glen Park Merchants Association brought him a card and […]
Update to Special Use District (SUD) post: New time
The Glen Park News was just informed by Supervisor Mandelman’s office (thank you Jacob Bintliff!) that, due to notification issues, this item will be taken up on Feb. 14 rather than Feb. 7. Further information: People can still send in written comment any time before then, but the opportunity to call in will now be […]
Supervisor Mandelman proposes Special Use District (SUD) to include Glen Park–Committee Hearing Feb. 7
Member, Board of Supervisors District 8 City and County of San Francisco RAFAEL MANDELMAN January 25, 2022 The Land Use Committee is tentatively scheduled for Feb 7. There will be an opportunity for public comment. You can send written comment to the clerk for that committee, erica.major@sfgov.org, any time before the beginning of the hearing, which […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–The library reopens! What’s new in February
We’re so incredibly thrilled to welcome patrons back in, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.—6 p.m.! This has been quite a period of transition, but one thing stays the same—the need and love for good books, good reading and good community, and we are proud to offer that to Glen Park. During the pandemic, the Library […]
Supervisor Mandelman shares 21 District 8 Wins in 2021
Hello Glen Park Neighbors! I hope your 2022 is off to a great start! For this month’s column, I wanted to share our 21 District 8 Wins in 2021. These are some of the highlights of the work my office did to support Glen Park neighbors and residents, and small businesses across District 8 and […]
Owner of Glen Park business named Ingleside Citizen of the Month
Debra Carvalho, owner of Pono Skincare and Waxing Boutique at 2860 Diamond Street, has been named SFPD Ingleside Station’s Citizen of the Month, January 2022. The Ingleside District covers a sprawling part of the city, encompassing the area south of Cesar Chavez Street to the San Mateo County line and west from Highway 101 to […]
Calling Non-Profits: GPA Opens Grant Applications to Support Local Projects
We’re very pleased to announce that this year the Glen Park Association will offer up to $10,000 in grants to the community, with a maximum grant size of $2,500. The application deadline is February 28, 2022, and grantees will be announced by the end of April. For complete details on the grant, guidelines and requirements […]
New owners for the Glen Park Station bar
It was Day #1 and Sean Kelly and Shane Ryan–yes, Sean and Shane– have just replaced the owners’ license on the wall of the Glen Park Station bar, four years shy of its 100th anniversary. So far that’s the only physical change in the premises. On January 5 the business partners became the new owners […]
43 Masonic and 44 O’Shaughnessy Temporary Emergency Transit Lanes
SFMTA Virtual Public Hearing Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 1PM If you would like to comment on our proposal to make the 43 Masonic-44-O’Shaughnessy transit improvements (described below) permanent, you may attend the SFMTA Public Hearing online or file your comments by 5 p.m. on January 17, 2022 as follows: Phone: 415.646.4470 Email: MTABoard@SFMTA.com with subject line “43-44 […]
Diamond/Bosworth planters put out of their misery
It seemed like a lovely idea at the time. Federal funds had been allocated to improve the Diamond/Bosworth intersection. Along with the street work that took place around 2015, SFPW installed four planter boxes on each of three corners of the intersection. This was consistent with beautification goals set forth in the Glen Park Community […]
Greenway work parties this month
Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, I hope that you had wonderful Holidays and that you are longing to get your hands (and even perhaps your knees) a bit muddy on the Greenway! On Saturday we begin the planting of the Native Meadow. There are three work parties in the next two weeks. Are […]
Say hello to Ingleside Acting Captain Knoble
Read more about our Acting Captain Kevin Knoble inside the weekly Ingleside Station Newsletter along with district crime details, safety tips and other items of interest.
Exceptional artists chosen for Burnside Mural+
(Photos and image courtesy of Twin Walls Mural Company.) It’s been around a year since the wall at the Burnside Avenue cul-de-sac beckoned to Glen Park resident Renee Berger. After a career in international consulting mainly in the philanthropic arena, and a side gig as a San Francisco City Guide leading group tours of the […]
Seminar: Where To, San Francisco?
(Staff note: See Perch’s Zoel Fages on this panel.) Where To San Francisco? A D8 Discussion about Innovation for Small Business by Cruise LLC REGISTER! Event Information Cruise + Six D8 Community Leaders discuss how innovation from Cruise will shape the future of small business About this event Join Cruise and six community leaders from San Francisco […]
J Church train to resume downtown subway service
Read the story here.
Ingleside Captain Nicole Jones promoted to Commander
Congratulations and good luck to Commander Nicole Jones!
BART invites input on redistricting
Help us celebrate 15 years in business in Glen Park!
IT’S OUR QUINCEAÑERA! This December, Canyon Market in Glen Park, SF is celebrating its 15th anniversary. To engage our customers, recognize our supplier partners and give back to the supportive city in which we operate, we’re inviting our special friends and supporters from the community, the City and the State of California to our weeklong […]
TEDx Event | Climate Action Plan | You’re invited
Dear Colleagues, Stakeholders, and Neighbors, I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. The City and County of San Francisco is hosting TEDxCityofSanFrancisco, a curation of TEDx talks and performances to inspire community action in the fight against climate change. This free, virtual celebration, happening on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. PST, will mark the launch of San Francisco’s […]
Glen Park Greenway: Join the Work Party Saturday Dec 4!
Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, I hope that you are enjoying the afterglow of Thanksgiving. We are making plans for December’s monthly work party. It will be next Saturday December 4 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. We’ll have coffee at the start (many thanks to Canyon Market for providing this) and sandwiches at the […]
(HI)STORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS – Hollywood – The Glen Park Connection, Part 5 – A former resident of Arlington Street becomes a 1960s television icon
Over the past several years, we have uncovered many impressive histories connected with Glen Park. One not yet discussed is the Glen Park connection to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood that began during the earliest days of Tinseltown. This is the last of 5 posts (see Part 1 , The Glen Park Glenodeon; Part 2, […]
What is Redistricting and Why Should You Care About Redistricting at BART?
BART Redistricting Ad Hoc Committee Meeting December 1, 2021 1:00 p.m. Tune into the meeting and hear what the Redistricting consultants have to say about the process. Below is the link to agenda materials for the meeting and the zoom link. We hope to see you there. For any questions, your can contact me on […]
FUF coming to our neighborhoods for sidewalk gardens + expended tree basins
SIDEWALK GARDENS¡JARDINES EN SU VECINDAD! Interested in adding a sidewalk garden? Sign up here or email your information.¡Friends of the Forest(FUF) y sus vecinos están organizando un proyecto de jardines en la acera en su vecindario y queremos incluirlo! There are several opportunties to remove concrete and improve our environment both ecologically and aesthetically. Sidewalk garden: remove concrete […]
(HI)STORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS – Hollywood – The Glen Park Connection, Part 4 – Gregg Palmer, Glen Park’s Hollywood Cowboy
Over the past several years, we have uncovered many impressive histories connected with Glen Park. One not yet discussed is the Glen Park connection to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood that began during the earliest days of Tinseltown. This post is Part 4 of 5 (see Part 1, The Glen Park Glenodeon, Part 2, […]
(HI)STORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS – Hollywood – The Glen Park Connection, Part 3 – Glen Park Aeronaut on the Big Screen
Over the past several years, we have uncovered many impressive histories connected with Glen Park. One not yet discussed is the Glen Park connection to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood that began during the earliest days of Tinseltown. This post is Part 3 of 5 (see Part 1, The Glen Park Glenodeon, and Part […]
In case you missed it: The Vella family Halloween pumpkins
Here are the 2021 Vella Family Pumpkins at 354 Sussex on Youtube. Please share and enjoy! https://youtu.be/b4DMxNVuQdA
(HI)STORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS – Hollywood – The Glen Park Connection, Part 2 – Bob Lippert, King of the B’s
Over the past several years, we have uncovered many impressive histories connected with Glen Park. One not yet discussed is the Glen Park connection to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood that began during the earliest days of Tinseltown. This post is Part 2 of 5. ……. In Part 1 of this series, we saw […]
Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project Volunteer Workday Saturday, November 13th, 9-12 noon
Please join us for even an hour or two! The plants on the median island are happy with the recent rains. The rains have also encouraged weeds to again thrive. Your help is needed to get a handle on the weeds before they get out of hand. Our approach is to keep the block in […]
One on one with Supervisor Mandelman in Glen Park
A concert at Glen Park BART? Yes indeed
We all know BART has tracks, lots of them — but on Thursday, October 28, a balmy early evening, pre-Halloween hoopla, there were sound tracks emanating from the Glen Park station plaza: the music of 510JAZZ (that’s “five-one-oh jazz”), an East Bay band. In a spot on the northwest corner of the plaza which seemed […]
News From City Hall
Hello Glen Park neighbors! Welcome to the first in a series of monthly updates on the work my office is doing, and how you can get involved to make a difference on the issues you’re passionate about. It’s been a busy month in the D8 office – the Board unanimously passed legislation I authored […]
(HI)STORIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS – Hollywood –The Glen Park Connection, Part 1 – The Glen Park Glenodeon
Over the past several years, we have uncovered many impressive histories connected with Glen Park. One not yet discussed is the Glen Park connection to the glamor and glitz of Hollywood that began during the earliest days of Tinseltown. This post is Part 1. … “Moving pictures” were all the rage during the opening […]
Halloween 2021–Glen Park makes a comeback
Photos by Marian Dalere Halloween was almost “normal” on Chenery Street this year. There was no official street closure due to the continuing Covid restrictions, but the Chenery Slow Street between Lippard and Burnside brought out significant crowds. One neighbor enthused, “Half the crowds as normal and waaay better–super fun!”
Greenway Work Party Saturday, Nov. 6
Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, I hope that you can come to our next Work Party on Saturday November 6 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. We’ll have coffee at the start (many thanks to Canyon Market for providing this) and sandwiches at the end. We haven’t shared coffee and sandwiches together since before Covid […]
Twin Peaks Trails Improvement Project
The San Francisco Recreation & Park Department is pleased to announce the Twin Peaks Trails and Promenade Project. The project has gone through extensive public engagement and we are nearing the point of implementing the remaining trail improvements and finalizing the promenade design. Please provide feedback so that we can incorporate it into the final […]
Spooky Halloween event in Glen Canyon Park Oct. 30
Nightmare on Elk Street: Haunted house, crafts, music, & face painting!
BART will bring musical joy to BART riders in the month of October….and Glen Park Station is next up!
We are excited to announce a fun promotion coming to Glen Park BART Station on Thursday, October 28 from 5 – 6:30pm. Note that the Glen Park BART station is one of only 4 stations chosen for this event and the only one in San Francisco! The sounds of Reggae, Jazz, and Folk music will bring […]
Come one come all to the Halloween extravaganza at St. John School!
Get full details and purchase tickets here. All information courtesy of St. John Elementary School.
J Church Transfer Project Open House & Public Hearing
This project is focused on accessibility improvements to assist J Church customers transferring at Market Street and Duboce Avenue. Learn more about the project and how to make your voice heard at the SFMTA J Church Transfer Improvements webpage.
Don’t miss a Glen Park Halloween tradition!
As usual for the last 25 years at 354 Sussex (at Mizpah), the Vella Family will put out 100+ carved pumpkins for everyone to enjoy. The Halloween carving tradition started as a bonding experience for now retired neuropsychologist Dr. Charles Vella with his then 10 year old daughter, now new UCSF radiologist, Dr. Maya Vella. […]
Supervisor Mandelman’s monthly newsletter
Web Version D8 Newsletter – October 2021 Had a great time at SCRAP-SF’s “RePurposeful” show. This partnership with our beloved Randall Museum highlighted the results of SCRAP’s work to provide affordable access to arts and crafts supplies. Learn more about SCRAP at www.scrap-sf.org STAYING CONNECTED City Hall, and my office, are open so stop by and […]