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What’s up with the parking lot on Kern Alley?

June 18, 2018 by Heather World

Glen Park Association Meeting Roundup: April 19, 2018 By Heather World Neighbors peppered politicians and a public utility wonk with questions about everything from parking lots to poop at the Glen Park Association spring quarterly meeting April 19. Kern Alley More than a few neighbors asked about the unofficial parking lot on Kern Alley, which […]

Filed Under: BART, Glen Park Association Tagged With: Housing

Cheese Boutique honored as exceptional San Francisco business

May 27, 2018 by Elizabeth Weise

Rick and Nada Malouf, owners of the Cheese Boutique at 660 Chenery St., were honored in a ceremony at San Francisco City Hall on May 15, 2018. Each year, the San Francisco Small Business Commission teams up with the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to honor and recognize an exceptional small business from each of San […]

Filed Under: Businesses, Sheehy, Stories

10th Anniversary Retrospective: Do you know the name of Glen Park’s baseball diamond? Read this and you’ll never forget it.

May 11, 2018 by Murray Schneider

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Two Little League teams faced off on the Thelma Williams Baseball Diamond in Glen Canyon Park on a warm Saturday afternoon in April. The players were six years old, maybe seven. […]

Filed Under: Anniversary, Baseball, Glen Canyon Park, Glen Park History, Little League, SF Recreation and Parks Department

Yes – a tree falling in Glen Park DOES make a sound

April 24, 2018 by Elizabeth Weise

A Glen Park family walking their dog in Glen Canyon on Sunday morning caught amazing footage of a tree splitting apart and falling across the path just up from the rec center. The family was on the path when they heard a short crack in the trees and some rustling. After a few seconds they heard […]

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10th Anniversary Retrospective: Why are there SFMTA traffic control officers at Diamond & Bosworth every night? Hint: the $2 million redesign of the intersection doesn’t seem to have done the job

March 29, 2018 by Elizabeth Weise

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. By Elizabeth Weise It took nine years of planning, three years of waiting, almost $2 million to fund, a major design snafu and 16 months of soul-destroying disruption to build the […]

Filed Under: Anniversary, Uncategorized

Saturday: Greyhounds, West Campus, and Waterless Basins: History of the Balboa Reservoir, 1894-1984​!”

February 8, 2018 by Elizabeth Weise

Meeting of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project Saturday, February 10, 2018 NOTE EARLIER MEETING TIME: 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center 70 Elk Street (just north of Chenery Street) Multi-Purpose Room 1 (Just off the plaza at the building entrance) Join us as we kick-off our first meeting of 2018 […]

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Manzoni is the “Best of the Bay” Italian winner

December 26, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

Anyone in the neighborhood who steps in knows that Manzoni is a fantastic restaurant serving authentic Italian food. Clearly, we’re not the only ones. Thanks to Kathleen McCormac for the tip.

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Glen Park’s Bernie Kelly has passed away

December 16, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

Bernard Patrick KellyPassed away peacefully on December 6, 2017 at the age of 84. Bernard was born on August 2, 1933, the second of seven children of Irish immigrants Bernard and Mary Kelly. He is survived by his son John Kelly, his step-daughters Marsha Heckman, Cathy Obiedo, and Claudia Allin, his 13 Grand and Great- […]

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Ed Lee, San Francisco mayor and Glen Park neighbor, dead at 65

December 12, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

by Elizabeth Weise Ed Lee, the first Asian American to be mayor of San Francisco, died early Tuesday morning. Lee and his wife Anita were grocery shopping at the Safeway on Monterey when he suffered a heart attack at about 10:30 p.m. Monday evening. He was taken to General Hospital, where he died. In a statement, […]

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Glen Park public safety meeting Dec. 14

December 6, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

Thursday, December 14, 2017, 7:00 – 8:00 PM at the Glen Park Recreation Center Confirmed attendees: SFPD Ingleside Captain Hart District Attorney’s office – Vietnam Nguyen SF SAFE – Adam Cuadra District 8 supervisor Jeff Sheehy

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Mayor Lee and Sup. Sheehy visit Glen Park

December 2, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

Mayor Ed Lee and District 8 Supervisor Jeff Sheehy did a walk through of Glen Park on Thursday, Nov. 30, chatting with local business owners and promoting the “Shop Local” program. Marian Dalere of Dalere’s Beauty Salon got these photos. Zoel from the gift store Perch told her that the mayor bought two ornaments.

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Halloween in Glen Park – 3,000 visitors, say police

November 1, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

This year Halloween in Glen Park was bigger and better than ever. The San Francisco Police Department blocked off much of Chenery Street west of Diamond Street, making for a much safer evening. Police estimated that more than 3,000 people visited the neighborhood. Officers stationed at Chenery and Lippard said the department had decided to […]

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O’Shaughnessy to be closed this weekend for hillside stabilization

October 19, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

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Need your animal blessed? Sunday is St. Francis day.

October 5, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

Blessing of the Animals Oct. 8th Please join St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church for its 3rd Annual Blessing of the Animals in honor of St. Francis, the patron saint of San Francisco. October 8, 2017, Upper Douglass Dog Dog Park, Douglass @ 27th Street, 12:00 – 1:00 pm All are welcome! For more information please contact Reverend Margaret Dyer-Chamberlain,mdyerc@stanford.edu, 650-619-0781. […]

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The First Friday Walkers take on Glen Park

August 31, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

Story and photos by Murray Schneider In 1967, as a freshly minted and struggling high school teacher only a few years older than my oldest student, I thought about leaving the classroom and becoming a tour guide. Instead, I stayed put and didn’t turn in my U.S. History textbook. Fifty years later I finally got […]

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Crags Court Community Garden: A hidden gem in Glen Park

August 10, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

By Murray Schneider The Crags Court Community Garden may be the best kept secret in Bay Area urban gardening. Perched high above the floor of Glen Canyon, the terraced garden boasts 18 garden beds served by 25 gardeners who grow winter crops such as lettuce, kale, spinach, beans, beets, chard, celery, red potatoes and carrots. […]

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Bruce Bonacker passed away on August 3, 2017

August 7, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

By Michael Rice, past president, Glen Park Association Bruce Bonacker, architect, community activist, historic preservation advocate, and long-time Glen Park resident, passed away on August 3, 2017, at age 69. Bruce had been in treatment for over a year for a rare form of cancer, but he was engaged in Glen Park Association work, in […]

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Noted peace activist and Sunnyside resident Charles Liteky’s life remembered

August 6, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

By Dwight Smith Sunnyside resident Charles Liteky, a decorated war hero, former Catholic priest and later an outspoken and honored peace activist, died on January 20. However, a significant memorial date for Liteky could be September 1 because it was on that date in 1986 that he renounced his medal of honor and the pension […]

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UPS driver Mike Lefiti remembered by his teacher

June 18, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

by Murray Schneider Mike Lefiti was a bear of a man and a cub of a boy. Tragically killed on June 14, a victim of a senseless and inexplicable shooting at the UPS Distribution Center on Potrero Hill, Big Mike, as I called him when he was a 46-year old-adult and a 16-year-old teenager, was […]

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10th Anniversary Retrospective: 75 years on, locals remember the Japanese internment.

June 16, 2017 by Murray Schneider

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Howie Dudune, Ko Takemoto and Chuck Peterson. Ko Takemoto was a SFSU classmate of the late Dudune, a jazz saxophone player. He’d come to the Glen Park bookstore to listen to […]

Filed Under: Anniversary, Uncategorized

10th Anniversary Retrospective: Glen Park’s Leo Parker describes horror at UPS shooting

June 15, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. from the San Francisco Chronicle Witness recounts UPS rampage in San Francisco: ‘He could have easily shot me’ By Evan Sernoffsky Updated 7:13 pm, Thursday, June 15, 2017 A UPS worker’s deadly […]

Filed Under: Anniversary, Uncategorized

Diamond Height’s UPS driver Mike Lefiti was murdered in Wednesday’s shooting

June 15, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

from The Chronicle:   Slain UPS driver Mike Lefiti ‘was always there for you’ By Sarah Ravani, Evan Sernoffsky and Erin Allday Updated 10:11 pm, Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Mike Lefiti was a longtime UPS driver who took pride in his work and was widely respected by his colleagues and adored by his large family, friends […]

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Silver Tree campers get sneak-peek of new Glen Park Rec Center

June 5, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

By Susan Sutton After years of planning and $14 million, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department led elected officials, community leaders, the media, and many who had a hand in revitalizing the Glen Park Recreation Center on a tour Monday morning. This New Deal building, built in 1937, looks a great deal better. In […]

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Glenda the cow welcomes neighbors to Glen Park’s history, and the new rec center

May 31, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

Story and photos by Murray Schneider On June 10, the public will be invited to the general opening of the refurbished Glen Park Recreation Center from 11:00 – 3:00. After two years of work, the fully renovated space will open to what’s expected to be a big crowd. On their way in, they’ll hopefully noticed […]

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Glen Park Hardware closes for remodel

May 30, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

Glen Park Hardware closed on May 29 for renovation and the new owners hope to have it reopened by mid-June. Aaron and Simar Esquivel had originally hoped to be able to buy additional shelves to add to the shelving units already in the store. However when Aaron went looking for them, he found the company that made […]

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Ugly duckling substation gets a facelift

April 28, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

By  Murray Schneider The PG&E substation at Rousseau at Bosworth Streets is undergoing a facelift. Originally constructed in 1935 and until recently situated adjacent to the defunct Ray Oil Burner Company at 1301 San Jose Avenue, Substation M is undergoing a significant upgrade. The safety and reliability makeover, which begins in mid-April and is scheduled […]

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Crime report April 5 – April 11, 2017m,

April 19, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

Wednesday, April 5, 2017 12:20pm     1300 Blk Bosworth                          Robbery Officers Peralta and Williams responded to a report of a robbery.  Sergeants Anderson and Dalton also responded.  The victim sustained an injury during the incident and was bleeding from the left eye.  Medics were summoned to the scene.  The victim told the officers that she was walking on a trail with two […]

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The baby owls are back in Glen Canyon

April 12, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

Although one of Glen Park’s great horned owl died last year, this year a new family has taken up residence in the Canyon and has hatched at least one owlet. Due to the construction on the Rec Center, the owls appear to have moved their nest away from the one they’ve been using for several years along […]

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Glen Park Crime roundup: March 14 – April 4, 2017

April 11, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

The next Ingleside Community meeting will be held in the Ingleside Police Station Community room on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 7p.m.  There will be light refreshments available to those who come to the meeting.  All are welcome to attend. Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Nothing in the report from Glen Park   Monday, April 3, […]

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“Junior Five’s’ on Melrose in Sunnyside

April 8, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

Essay and photos by Jemison Beshears One of the joys of walking through the streets of Glen Park is seeing all the houses in their wild variety and wondering what stories they might disclose if you only had a guide to tell them. Here, Jemison Beshears, a 32-year resident of Melrose Avenue, which runs just a few short […]

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2 alarm fire on Randall street

April 6, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

A two alarm fire broke out on the 100 block of Randall Street Thursday morning. All the humans and pets got out and thankfully no one was seriously injured, but there was heavy smoke and fire billowing from the upstairs window as fire trucks arrived, said neighbor Jan Bender. Fire fighters quickly put out the […]

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Crime in Glen Park reported in the Ingleside Newsletter

March 26, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

Crime in Glen Park reported in the Ingleside Newsletter   Monday, March 13, 2017 06:00pm           200 Blk Baden        Stolen Vehicle   Sunday, March 12, 2017 04:51pm           100 Blk Laidley          Burglary   Saturday, March 11, 2017 12:44am     600 Blk. Chenery         Malicious Mischief Vandalism A […]

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New GP Supe holds office hours at Higher Grounds March 24

March 24, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

District 8 Supervisor Jeff Sheehy will hold neighborhood office hours on Friday, March 24, at Higher Grounds coffee house, 691 Chenery St., 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Come meet with our neighborhood supervisor to discuss ideas and concerns.

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Red-tailed hawks putting on remarkable territorial displays in Glen Canyon

March 10, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

By Murray Schneider Catherine Symon and her daughter, Natalie, experienced a unique event on January 24, as they left Glen Canyon’s Glenridge Nursery School. After school was dismissed, Symon accompanied four-year old Natalie along a path paralleling Alms Road, a path they’ve taken eight times a week for two years. “I heard a rustling of […]

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Huge boulder plummets down side of Glen Canyon into path

February 24, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

By Murray Schneider A huge chunk of Franciscan chert rock plummeted from the eastern slopes of Glen Canyon to Alms Road sometime between February 15 and February 22. The ominous-looking boulder greeted a group of volunteers from Friends of Glen Canyon Park as they made their way along the fire road, destined for thickets of […]

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Rainbow over Glen Park

February 23, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

Marion Dalere, of Dalere’s Beauty Salon at 660 Chenery Street, caught this photo of a rainbow over Glen Park during her lunch break on Tuesday.

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Glen Park’s up for a $100,000 grant to make our Greenway even greener.

February 21, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

By Murray Schneider As we walk through our neighborhood, the inordinate amount of work necessary to keep our streets and bits of greenery as lovely as they are isn’t always apparent. Take, for example, the Greenway that runs parallel to Bosworth Street. Casual strollers don’t see the many hours of work, both physical labor as […]

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See a thief work his way down all the cars on Chenery Street.

February 18, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

A Glen Park neighbor caught this on their camera this past week. It shows a thief calmly walking past all the cars on the block and using a flashlight to see if anything was visible to steal. This occurred at 3:33 am. One of the cars in the block got broken by the thief, though it happens […]

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Islais Creek tries to daylight itself

January 22, 2017 by Elizabeth Weise

Friday, January 20, 2017 Harvey Steiman was talking through Glen Canyon Park on Friday when he saw this in the ball field facing Elk St. When he asked one of the workers what was going on, he was told “they had discovered a leak in ‘the sewer.’” Further questioning revealed that the culvert that Islais […]

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10th Anniversary Retrospective: Hank Greenwald, long-time Giants announcer and Diamond Heights resident, discusses life, baseball and his connection to Glen Park

January 18, 2017 by Murray Schneider

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Hank Greenwald sat at Destination Bakery, nursing a cup of hot chocolate, reminiscing about a broadcast career that witnessed him announce 2,798 consecutive San Francisco Giants games before he retired in […]

Filed Under: Anniversary, Uncategorized

Come cleanup the Greenway January 14

December 28, 2016 by Elizabeth Weise

The Greenway between Lippard and Chilton,  9 am to 12 pm. Meet on the Greenway between Lippard and Chilton streets (last time, we did the stretch between Brompton and Lippard). We’ll celebrate and get to know each other over a lunch time community potluck. You should bring: * A salad, dessert, casserole or finger food […]

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Glen Park Hardware reopens under new ownership

December 12, 2016 by Elizabeth Weise

Dec. 12, 2016. By Gail Bensinger After several weeks of cleaning, building and rearranging, Glen Park Hardware is once again open for business. New owner Aaron Esquivel and his hard-working crew are holding a “soft” opening as they wait for new stocks to arrive. They have opened up the back room, used as a storeroom by […]

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Woolly Bear caterpillars in Glen Canyon

December 11, 2016 by Elizabeth Weise

Story and photos by Murray Schneider Want to know if the winter will be mild or severe, or if the December rains will continue into April. You need go no farther then Glen Canyon’s boardwalk, which transverses a natural seep only a few yards north of Glenridge Nursery School. That’s what four Friends of Glen […]

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Tree down on Bosworth

November 27, 2016 by Elizabeth Weise

Saturday night’s rainstorm appears to have snapped the trunk of a tree on Bosworth between Chilton & Burnside, on the right going toward the canyon. Neighbor Susan Sutton got these photos.

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Wolf event for kids in Glen Park Sunday

November 12, 2016 by Elizabeth Weise

Sunday, November 13th – 11 a.m.Kids’ Book & Craft Event! Bring your kids to Bird & Beckett for a wolf-themed craft and story time. Emma Bland Smith (author of San Francisco’s Glen Park and Diamond Heights, Arcadia Publishing, 2007) will read her new picture book, Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the […]

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Meet the new owners of Glen Park hardware

November 11, 2016 by Elizabeth Weise

Story and photo by Gail Bensinger Aaron and Simar Esquivel, the new owners of the Glen Park Hardware Store, hope to get the shop reopened in time for Christmas. Aaron, who grew up in Pacifica and Stockton, and Simar, originally from India, met when they were both studying at Humphreys College in Stockton. They are […]

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Good-bye Osha Thai, hello One Waan

November 9, 2016 by Elizabeth Weise

By Gail Bensinger   Glen Park’s newest restaurant, One Waan, is opening Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Diamond Street location where Osha Thai closed in mid-October. The new owner is Alex Prasertsith, a native of Bangkok who has worked in Thai restaurants since coming to San Francisco eight years ago to study industrial design at […]

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Shoveling muck to keep the rare damselfly alive

November 6, 2016 by Elizabeth Weise

By Murray Schneider The lovely, iridescent and exceedingly rare San Francisco forktailed damselfly once thrived in Glen Canyon before going extinct due to the buildup of Diamond Heights and the loss of much of the clear flowing water in Islais creek that the damsels require. Reintroduced in 2006, the graceful, endangered dragonfly-like creatures are clinging […]

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10th Anniversary Retrospective: Capt. McFadden’s take on crime and safety in the Ingleside Station

November 3, 2016 by Elizabeth Weise

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Story and photos by Bonnee Waldstein The monthly Ingleside Station Community Meeting found its way into St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in October.  The two-dozen or so attendees seemed to […]

Filed Under: Anniversary, Uncategorized

Despite the rain, a great Glen Park Halloween

November 1, 2016 by Elizabeth Weise

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