Volunteer in our Parks Try out your green thumb or help clean up your neighborhood park. Sign up here to volunteer for the Glen Canyon Park cleanup August 21 (drop-ins also welcome) From Mission Dolores Park to Golden Gate Park, there’s a wealth of exciting volunteer opportunities in our parks. Volunteers participate in a variety […]
Volunteers, supporters and friends gather to celebrate Greenway milestone
Greenway Trail Improvement Project celebration, August 5
Photos: Bonnee Waldstein Hello Friend and Supporter of the Glen Park Greenway, Please join us on Thursday August 5 at 11 a.m. as we celebrate the completion of the Greenway Trail Improvement Project, a milestone of progress in the Greenway project. We’ll meet on the Greenway near the intersection of Brompton Avenue and Bosworth Street. […]
Greenway Work Party Saturday, August 7
Hello Friend and Supporter of the Greenway, I hope that you can come to our next Work Party on Saturday, August 7, from 9:00am to 12:00pm. If you’re planning to come to the work party please send me an email and let me know no later than Tuesday August 3. Here’s a description of the […]
Say Hello to the Trail!
Say “Hello” (from a distance) to the New Greenway Trail! ● The new Greenway trail surface is still hardening. ● Please do not use the trail until barriers are removed! The improvements to the Greenway trail are almost complete. The trail building team has been adding the finishing touches to their work this week. […]
Recent crime in Glen Park
Please note recent criminal activity in Glen Park: Saturday, June 26, 2021 Serious incidents: 08:00 a.m. 300 Block of Surrey St. Burglary Officers Johnson and Yu responded to a report of a residential burglary. The victim stated that he entered his garage in the morning and found that the garage door had a broken window, […]
An artistic and beautification project for Glen Park: The Burnside Mural+
Neighbors and friends had a congenial gathering at the Burnside Avenue cul-de-sac the evening of Friday, June 18. This one block street, along with its sister street to the east, Chilton Avenue, are known for their tight-knit family atmosphere and friendly vibe–like a little town within Glen Park. The occasion was the kick-off of an […]
The Greenway oak woodland is growing! Goodbye wire cages
The California oak woodland on the Glen Park Greenway is reaching new heights and the time has come for most of the young trees to be freed from their protective wire cages. Each year, mainly during the month of March, coast live oaks like the ones planted along the Greenway put on a growth spurt. […]
Ohlone Way mural draws viewers from near and wide
What a coincidence: On Sunday, May 16, some curious folks met by chance to see the new mural, “This is Ohlone Land,” on the 200 block of Surrey Street. Turned out they were all connected in some way to the Glen Park Association or the Glen Park News. Left to right: Rachel Gordon, editor, Glen […]
Our beautiful piece of San Francisco
I was walking up to Twin Peaks from Bernal Heights and came across The Little Red Hen Community Garden last Tuesday at 7pm. Their friendly set up really caught my attention, the flowers were so bright and beautiful, and the sense of community was really warming. Then the fog was rolling quite fast that evening […]
Storyteller and activist bridges two communities
(Photos by Bonnee Waldstein except where noted.) “At 23, I was like, how do you get into the film business and make a living? So I asked a documentary filmmaker friend. She said, if you don’t have a trust fund, go get another job and you can make films if you want to.” Sophie Constantinou, […]
Muni 36/52 Special Route Starts May 15th
This notice will confirm the final route and details for the combined 36/52 loop that will start service on Saturday, May 15th. The loop will run in both directions with 30 minute headways between buses, between 10:00 – 6:00 pm. The buses will also run from 8:00 – 10:00 am and 6:00 – 8:30 pm […]
Glen Park Station bar reopens after 14 months
It was a celebratory atmosphere as Debbie Eller of Surrey Street placed her order for two dirty martinis for herself and a friend. There was outdoor seating plus indoors at 25% capacity, which was quickly achieved.
Christopher Park Playground Opens After Remodel
Playground photos courtesy of SF Rec & Park George Christopher Playground in Diamond Heights has reopened after a near two-year, $5.2 million renovation and park improvement project. The 6.8 acre park is tucked between the Diamond Heights Shopping Center and the northeastern rim of Glen Canyon. The park improvements include a new playground, resurfaced pathways, […]
Diamond Heights stairway walk
When the planners designed Diamond Heights back in the 1950s and 1960s, they went for a suburban feel, with winding, curvilinear streets and plenty of parking. They also included stairways to connect hill dwellers with shopping and parks. The stairways received names. Some, like the streets they connected, were named after semiprecious stones. Others, in […]
More information on donations to Urban Angels
The Glen Park News found a web page that gives a lot of good detail on donations to Urban Angels: what’s needed, what isn’t (and makes more work for the volunteers), how to find the drop-off point in the Diamond Heights shopping center, and how to check in advance before donating. https://www.urbanangelssf.org/clothing-drive Thank you, Urban […]
This is Ohlone Land
Among the many charming features of Glen Park are the unpaved lanes that welcome the wanderer from the city concrete–it’s instant nature, although with reminders of civilization: backyards, fences, garages, tire tracks. Walking through, one can see how the people living just beyond have lovingly tended (or neglected) these borderlands. One does not expect to […]
Virtual Community Coyote Talk on March 30
Join the Recreation and Park Department, Animal Care and Control, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Project Coyote on Tuesday, March 30 for a presentation on coexisting with San Francisco’s resident coyotes beginning at 6 p.m . Keli Hendricks, the ranching and wildlife coordinator with Project Coyote, will present virtually and host a question […]
Calling all wannabe Glen Park News carriers
The Glen Park News needs volunteers to deliver its quarterly newspaper, which resumes hard copy publication with the Spring issue. The effort involves delivery to a specified route four times a year and no more than 45-60 minutes to deliver the Glen Park News to the stoops of Glen Park neighbors. The next issue is scheduled […]
Neighbors still say Hi in Village of Glen Park
If you think this headline was written today, think again. Think about over twenty years ago, May 26, 2000, when this was the headline in SF Gate, followed by a rundown of the people and places that make our neighborhood cozy and warm. After you read the SF Gate story, look at the “footnotes” that […]
Specific Donations for the Unhoused Accepted on Saturday, March 20, 1:00 3:00 pm at the Diamond Heights Shopping Center Parking Lot
Message from Nelson Barry, Founder & President, Urban Angels SF, Diamond Heights Shopping Center: WILL YOU HELP??? Support a new and wonderful joint program between the Buddhist Church of San Francisco and Urban Angels SF to collect supplies for the unhoused. PLEASE COME AND DONATE ALSO SPREAD THE WORD TO YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITIES (FAITH-BASED AND […]
Welcome, new Ingleside Station captain
As we transition into March, we find ourselves in a state of change here at Ingleside Station as well. As many of our readers are aware, district station captains are rotated throughout different assignments in our department, with both newly-promoted and tenured captains being transferred to new assignments. With that said, please join us in […]
Have you always wanted to write for a newspaper?
The Glen Park News has been publishing in various forms since 1977. It’s now a quarterly newspaper, and has been delivered to your door in Glen Park until last year when the pandemic made it go online temporarily. Read our current and past newspapers on the Glen Park Association website here: https://www.glenparkassociation.org/glen-park-news/ Historic issues are […]
Notes from the Glen Park/Diamond Heights Public Safety Town Hall
Several crimes involving firearms have rocked our two neighborhoods in recent months. In response, a town hall public meeting was held on February 17. The latest incident was a drive by shooting on Sunday, January 24 at 3:00 p.m., at the intersection of Chenery Street and Brompton Avenue. A young man had dropped his mother […]
Zoanne touched many lives in many different ways
Jeff DeMark, a longtime friend of Zoanne, wrote this poem in tribute to her. Gum Tree Girls For Zoe Nordstrom Walking through Glen Park Canyon Cold December afternoon Eucalyptus trees towering Swaying and dancing Tended paths meander through bushes And a fairy altar in the rocks: “An old gnome home” Couples and families strolling […]
Fire along San Jose Avenue
At around 10:00 a.m. this morning, a tree was in flames on the east side of San Jose Avenue going north. It was near the J-Church streetcar line stop for Glen Park. SFFD responded with multiple fire engines, trucks and an ambulance. By 11:30, the fire was extinguished, and crews were mopping up among the […]
“Twin Peaks for All” proposal and public meeting
The proposal includes opening the Portola Drive gate to vehicle traffic at all times and keeping the Burnett Avenue gate closed to vehicle traffic at all times. People walking, biking and rolling would be able to access Twin Peaks Boulevard and Christmas Tree Point Road through both gates. This option (also called Option 2) provides […]
Mrs. Abby Fisher, Freed Woman of Color, Cookbook Author, & Culinary Entrepreneur: What We Now Know.”
As part of Black History Month, don’t miss this virtual presentation at the SF Public Library this coming Wednesday, February 24, when Director Evelyn Rose presents, “Mrs. Abby Fisher, Freed Woman of Color, Cookbook Author, & Culinary Entrepreneur: What We Now Know.”. Rediscovered at auction in 1984 and authored by Mrs. Abby Fisher, “What Mrs. […]
Zoanne Nordstrom, 12/21/1933 – 2/15/2021
ZOANNE NORDSTROM, 12/21/1933 – 2/15/2021 Glen Park has just lost one of its all-time champions. Zoanne Nordstrom, of Surrey Street for over sixty years, passed away Monday morning, February 15, at age 87, of the Covid-19 virus. Anyone out and about in the neighborhood would run into Zoanne, whether in earlier days when she was […]
Zoanne Nordstrom, neighborhood icon, has passed away
Zoanne Nordstrom spoke in favor of the Rec Center renovation. She was one of the Gumtree Ladies in the 1970s who stopped the City from building a freeway through Glen Canyon. Glen Park News, 1/14/2013. Photo by Michael Waldstein. Zoanne Nordstrom, known to all in Glen Park for her warmth, humor, good deeds and activism, […]
District 8 Liaison gives update on Leo Hainzl murder case
For details on the murder of Glen Park resident Leo Hainzl last Memorial Day morning, see: Glen Park Mourns Lost Neighborhood Fixture Follow up on murder of Leo Hainzl The Glen Park Association has received a further update on this case from Assistant District Attorney Brian Bringardner. In addition to being a prosecutor, Bringardner has […]
Two (2) golden opportunities for beautification!
Let’s get the Greenway ready for Spring! Join us to set up our trees and shrubs for a successful spring and summer by pulling up and cutting back the plants that would otherwise overwhelm them and compete for the sunlight and water that they need to thrive. The Work Party will have two sessions: 9:00am […]
San Francisco Supervisor Proposes More Housing, Fewer Monster Homes in Residential Neighborhoods
San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman announces legislation to allow fourplexes on corner lots and near major transit stations and curb luxury home conversions SAN FRANCISCO — Today District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman announced a pair of legislative efforts to allow fourplexes in residential neighborhoods near transit stations and on corner lots throughout the […]
Two days after election, new Glen Park Association president hits front page of SF Chronicle
Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and SF Chronicle columnist Heather Knight recently paid an unscheduled visit to Hilary and Mike Schiraldi. Hilary is the new president of the Glen Park Association and Mike is a longtime housing activist. Supervisor Mandelman is sponsoring legislation to limit the size of “monster homes” and allow fourplex housing close to transit […]
Art Work Exhibition by Glen Park Artist Jean Conner and Bruce Conner
AZTEC WARRIOR by Jean Conner, 1990 150 works, some from the private collection of Sussex Street resident Jean Conner and many never exhibited before, illustrate the artists’ intertwined interests in mysticism, religion, social and cultural norms, the natural world and the human body. This exhibition surveys the practices of two remarkable late 20th […]
GPA Quarterly Meeting Jan. 28
You’re invited to the virtual Glen Park Association Winter Meeting! Thursday, January 28, 2021, 7:00 pm Participation via Zoom – Register here for the link. Agenda Glen Park Association officer election You must be a Glen Park Association member to vote. Candidate slate: President: Hilary Schiraldi Vice President: Heather World Treasurer: Dennis Mullen Communications secretary: […]
SFMTA annual report 2020
Unsurprisingly, the year-in-SF-transit, 2020, has been a bleak one. Ridership has fallen off the cliff, and service cuts and mass layoffs are anticipated. Steep budget cuts will hobble the agency’s ability to recover from the effects wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Benchmarks such as the City Chartered mandate for 85% on time Muni performance have […]
All politics begin locally: A tutorial
How does California actually get candidates who run for elections and who, when elected, will affect our daily lives in profound ways? It’s both a democratic and a sausage-making process. But there’s a way we can impact the election process at the local level. Here is an example of how both major parties, Democrats […]
Follow up on murder of Leo Hainzl
As 2020 draws to a close, and none too soon, you will remember another horrible event of the year–the murder of 94-year old Glen Park resident, Leo Hainzl, as he walked his dog outside Glen Canyon Park on Memorial Day morning. The alleged perpetrator is Peter Rocha, a homeless man who frequented the neighborhood and […]
Update: SF Assessor announces resources on Prop. 19
Today the SF Assessor’s office held a virtual informational session to inform San Franciscans about resources to help in understanding the implications of California Prop. 19, commonly known as the “Realtor’s Measure.” Prop. 19 will replace and bring changes to two statewide property tax saving programs: the parent-child transfer exclusion (effective February 16, 2021) and […]
Assessor Carmen Chu to announce Prop. 19 outreach effort
Launching one-stop shop resource page and webinar series to help families be prepared (multilingual resources available) WHAT: In November, California voters passed Proposition 19 which makes changes to property tax benefits for families, seniors, severely disabled persons, and victims of natural disaster in our state. In response, the San Francisco Assessor’s […]
Hoodline: Alemany Farmers’ Market has become free COVID-19 testing site
Editor’s note: With the spike in COVID-19 cases in San Francisco and California statewide, and a rollback to more restrictive public health measures, it’s welcome news for Glen Park that, as of today, we have free coronavirus testing nearby. Read the details here.
Detroit Steps Project virtual art competition and fundraiser
Change Will Happen One Drawing and Step At A Time! The Detroit steps are a two-block stairway comprising 186 steps in total that run south from Detroit Street to Hearst Avenue and north from Detroit Street to Joost Avenue, bisected by Monterey Boulevard. The Detroit Steps Project (DSP) is a multi-phased community-led beautification project to […]
Glen Park businesses profiled coping with pandemic
SF Gate has done a then-and-now appraisal of Glen Park businesses to gauge the impact on them of COVID-19. For us residents, it highlights the continuing need for us to support our local merchants—those featured in this story—and all our others. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf-neighborhoods/article/We-interviewed-5-SF-businesses-2-weeks-before-the-15689709.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result
Twin Peaks for all
With the election of a lifetime looming, this survey might not be top of mind when the deadline for submission, as announced today in the SF Park and Rec newsletter, is November 3. However, you might want to take the time to respond to SF Park and Rec’s survey on access to Twin Peaks. There […]
Glen Park Police Blotter
Note: Ingleside Station, by direction of Captain Woon, has compiled recent incidents reported by Glen Park residents. This is one reason it’s so important to report ALL incidents to SFPD. The more they hear from us, the more police resources are dispatched to keep Glen Park safe. The Ingleside non-emergency phone number is (415) 404-4000. […]
NYTimes catches up with SOTA students on cross-country bike trip
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/16/sports/cycling/coronavirus-protests-masks-biking.html?smid=em-share Ross Mantle for the New York Times Back in the early days of the pandemic, it still seemed possible to carry out plans for activities and travels that had taken months of meticulous planning and eager anticipation. That was the case in a story in the Glen Park News of Spring 2020, p.11. A […]
Captain Woon addresses sideshows
There has been a lot of concern expressed online about recent sideshow activity in San Francisco. Oftentimes residents are aware of the noise coming from somewhere but are not sure of the location. The Glen Park Association safety committee reached out to Captain Woon about this after an event over the weekend. He also addressed […]
Crime Update in Diamond Heights and Glen Park
Gunfire Tuesday, August 11, at around 11:20 pm, gunfire coming from cars was heard in two locations. Ingleside Capt. Chris Woon has requested videos that may have captured the gunfire and cars. Call Capt. Woon at 415-404-4040 with any information and/or videos.The locations: Diamond Heights Blvd. at the intersection of Addison/Gold Mine Elk at the […]
Local gym ready to open — but when will it?
In a pandemic, when it comes to working out in a gym to stay fit or practicing yoga in a studio, we’re on our own. Glen Park has been lucky to have had several options close by. For example, there’s Synced Pilates on Chenery Street; Sunrise Health and Fitness, also on Chenery Street; and Sol […]