To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Fifty years ago, a lot was happening in the world and in San Francisco. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. The Beatles released the White Album […]
Mom Writes an Ode to Glen Park Before Moving
Lauren Tilston wrote a post on the Glen Park Parents’ online forum that attracted the attention of a lot of readers. She wasn’t looking for a high chair or asking about an after- school program or seeking a nanny share. The mother of two, ages 6 and 8, was leav- ing the neighborhood and wrote […]
10th Anniversary Retrospective: Tikkun Olam, on Diamond Street
To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. I’ve been seeing him for months now. But the first time he really registered was this summer. He stands outside Canyon Market, a white Styrofoam cup in his hand. Sometimes it’s […]
Camp Mather workers, shut down by fires, come to Glen Canyon to work in the park
As wildfires continued taking their toll near Yosemite National Park in the fourth week of July, San Francisco Rec & Park officials closed Camp Mather, its City-run summer camp. As a result, McLaren Lodge administrators offered seasonal Mather employees an opportunity to come to Glen Park and work with its Natural Resource Division. Six young […]
Assault and attempted phone theft near BART thwarted by victim’s screams, passersby
An attack and attempted phone theft last week in broad daylight by the BART station was thwarted by a screaming victim and multiple passersby who came to the victim’s aid. While it ended well, it’s a reminder to always pay attention as you walk and not carry your phone where it’s visible. The assault took […]
Hit and run crashes on Chenery Street
Two recent hit and run crashes on Chenery St. are reminders that the dangers of driving don’t end once you’re parked. Certainly cars in San Francisco are sideswiped all the time, whether from people losing control on tiny roadways or simply traveling too fast on surface streets. These usually result in a smashed sideview mirror or […]
A San Francisco original gone: Nancy Keane, Glen Park resident and long-time owner of the 3300 Club on Mission Street
Glen Park lost a Mission High School old girl on June 12. Nancy Mifflin Keane, who lived in the heart of the village, graduated from Mission, Class of 1954. On June 22, Keane’s daughter, Theresa Keane-Lama, sat in her Diamond Street home and reminisced about her mother, who was born in Noe Valley on July […]
Left turn signal being installed at Diamond and Bosworth
Photos by Michael Rice SFMTA installed a protected left-turn signal on southbound Diamond for vehicles turning left on to Bosworth on Wednesday July 18. This from SFMTA spokesperson Lolita Sweet: Just a heads up, to increase pedestrian safety, the project team is moving forward with Glen Park Association suggestions on signal strategy on Bosworth and […]
The call of the white-breasted nuthatch across Glen Canyon
By Murray Schneider Richard Craib raised his family on Turquoise Way, his backyard abutting the upper reaches of Glen Canyon. Now he’s overseeing a family of white-breasted nuthatches in the house he’s lived in since 1962. Craib sat recently in his living room, which overlooks a mini forest of pines, cypresses and redwoods. A barn […]
San Francisco Mayor-elect, Calif. Senator attend Laidley Street 4th of July parade
As they have for years now, the wonderful folks on Laidley street held their annual Fourth of July parade this year, featuring a stroll down the red-white-and-blue-festooned street, a reading of the Declaration of Independence by a costumed town crier, and a host of great food cooked up by neighbors. This year’s parade got two […]
What’s up with the parking lot on Kern Alley?
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 […]
Cheese Boutique honored as exceptional San Francisco business
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 […]
10th Anniversary Retrospective: Do you know the name of Glen Park’s baseball diamond? Read this and you’ll never forget it.
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. […]
Yes – a tree falling in Glen Park DOES make a sound
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 […]
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
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 […]
Saturday: Greyhounds, West Campus, and Waterless Basins: History of the Balboa Reservoir, 1894-1984!”
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 […]
Manzoni is the “Best of the Bay” Italian winner
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.
Glen Park’s Bernie Kelly has passed away
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- […]
Ed Lee, San Francisco mayor and Glen Park neighbor, dead at 65
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, […]
Glen Park public safety meeting Dec. 14
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
Mayor Lee and Sup. Sheehy visit Glen Park
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.
Halloween in Glen Park – 3,000 visitors, say police
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 […]
O’Shaughnessy to be closed this weekend for hillside stabilization
Need your animal blessed? Sunday is St. Francis day.
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. […]
The First Friday Walkers take on Glen Park
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 […]
Crags Court Community Garden: A hidden gem in Glen Park
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. […]
Bruce Bonacker passed away on August 3, 2017
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 […]
Noted peace activist and Sunnyside resident Charles Liteky’s life remembered
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 […]
UPS driver Mike Lefiti remembered by his teacher
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 […]
10th Anniversary Retrospective: 75 years on, locals remember the Japanese internment.
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 […]
10th Anniversary Retrospective: Glen Park’s Leo Parker describes horror at UPS shooting
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 […]
Diamond Height’s UPS driver Mike Lefiti was murdered in Wednesday’s shooting
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 […]
Silver Tree campers get sneak-peek of new Glen Park Rec Center
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 […]
Glenda the cow welcomes neighbors to Glen Park’s history, and the new rec center
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 […]
Glen Park Hardware closes for remodel
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 […]
Ugly duckling substation gets a facelift
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 […]
Crime report April 5 – April 11, 2017m,
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 […]
The baby owls are back in Glen Canyon
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 […]
Glen Park Crime roundup: March 14 – April 4, 2017
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, […]
“Junior Five’s’ on Melrose in Sunnyside
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 […]
2 alarm fire on Randall street
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 […]
Crime in Glen Park reported in the Ingleside Newsletter
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 […]
New GP Supe holds office hours at Higher Grounds March 24
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.
Red-tailed hawks putting on remarkable territorial displays in Glen Canyon
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 […]
Huge boulder plummets down side of Glen Canyon into path
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 […]
Rainbow over Glen Park
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.
Glen Park’s up for a $100,000 grant to make our Greenway even greener.
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 […]
See a thief work his way down all the cars on Chenery Street.
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 […]
Islais Creek tries to daylight itself
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 […]
10th Anniversary Retrospective: Hank Greenwald, long-time Giants announcer and Diamond Heights resident, discusses life, baseball and his connection to Glen Park
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 […]