SFMTA will consider two requested street closures in Glen Park at an August 24 hearing: Both items are on the Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation for Temporary Street Closures (ISCOTT) hearing agenda. The hearing will be held online August 24, 9 a.m., and can be attended either through Microsoft Teams or by dialing […]
What’s the Arlington Triangle? You decide!
Big appreciation for the amazing work completed on the Arlington Triangle Saturday, July 15: 60 Cubic yards of mulch spread & 4 Coast Live Oaks planted. We couldn’t have done it without the amazing site prep from the neighbors, the support of Public Works and San Francisco Environment. Many people asked what’s next for the […]
District 8 Beautification Day Saturday, 7/15
Join your district neighbors in the annual Neighborhood Beautification Day. Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/sanfrancisco/ The Arlington Path/Bernal Cut community will be focused on the 500 Block of Arlington, turning the Arlington Triangle into a beautiful and more dog friendly place. The foxtails have been meticulously cleared so now it’s time to mulch and plant. On Arlington from […]
Garbage Fees to Rise? Give Feedback
Did you know that San Franciscans have a say in setting their rates for recycling, landfill, and compost disposal? Recology — the company the City contracts with to handle the disposal of waste, recycling, and compost — is requesting higher rates from residents that would go into effect in October 2023. The Refuse Rate Board […]
Bernal Cut/Arlington Path Newsletter
D8-wide cleanup with SFMTA July 15! See newsletter for QR code to sign up
Chenery Slow Street before SFMTA Board 5/16
The SFMTA Board will consider re-adding Chenery west of Diamond to the Slow Streets network. To find out more about the May 16, 2023, SFMTA Board meeting, including how to participate, visit https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/board-directors-meeting-may-16-2023. Members of the public may submit a comment in advance of the meeting to MTABoard@sfmta.com or call 415.646.4470 by 5pm the day before the […]
Greenway – Bernal Cut Native Plant Tour Sunday, 4/30
Join the California Native Plant Society’s walking tour of Glen Park/Bernal Glen on Sunday, April 30, from 1 to 3 p.m. and explore the hidden treasure trove of urban open spaces filled with California native plants and see the ever evolving super bloom. We will travel along the Glen Park Greenway and tour the native grass […]
GPA Quarterly Mtg 4/20
A reminder to please join us Thursday, April 20, for the Glen Park Association spring quarterly meeting, which will be held on Zoom from 7 to 8:30 PM. Register for the meeting by clicking here. AGENDA Discussion of traffic enforcement, plus a precinct update and safety tips from Ingleside Station Precinct Lt. Kevin Noble Discussion of […]
Fire displaces Glen Park merchant from his home
Critter Fritters Manager Tony Jerez was tuning into the TV news last Friday at 11 p.m. when the fire alarm in his Tenderloin apartment building went off, but he didn’t realize the situation was serious until he heard neighbors yelling. “It’s a real fire,” they called, and the Balboa Hotel’s 25 residents and their pets […]
Glen Park Gets Greener
Glen Park is about to get greener, thanks to a grant that will buy 30 California native trees, 50 drought-resistant shrubs and numerous native grasses to beautify a stretch of land running between Arlington Street and San Jose Avenue. The pedestrian portion of the land is known as the Arlington Path, which runs parallel to […]
No Drain on Your Time
What takes ten minutes and potentially saves you and your neighbors thousands of dollars? Adopt a Drain, San Francisco’s program that charges volunteers with clearing storm drains so they won’t clog and flood! Perks beyond earning the good will of your neighbors: you get to name your drain, and the name shows up on the […]
Nightmare on Elk Street: Carnevil 10/29
Nightmare on Elk Street: Carnevil on October 29 Carnival games, haunted house, entertainment, food vendors and more from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center (70 Elk Street) on Saturday, October 29. For more information, call the recreation center at (415) 239-4007.
Future of Islais Creek
San Francisco* is undertaking a study to deliver flood resilience and quality-of-life benefits to San Franciscans in the Upper Islais Creek Watershed. Quality-of-life benefits could include pedestrian and bicyclist safety, neighborhood connectivity, urban greening, and other environmental benefits. Increasing flood resilience may involve strategies to (1) adapt streets and the public realm to manage larger […]
Bernal Cut/Arlington Path Newsletter
9/10 Cleanup
August Action on the Bernal (Arlington) Cut
Read about the August 27 Arlington Path/Bernal Cut cleanup, grant activity and more in the beautiful Bernal Cut newsletter!
Reminder: GPA Quarterly Meeting July 21
Summer 2022 Quarterly Meeting Keeping Glen Park Beautiful The Glen Park Association Summer Quarterly Meeting Thursday, July 21, 2022 7 p.m. Register via Zoom here Agenda Vincent Yuen, RefuseRefuse: trash pickups in Glen Park Daniel Homsey, Neighborhood Empowerment Network: Neighborfest Representative from DPW: Streets and Sanitation to discuss everything clean streets, plus Q&A PLUS Representative from […]
GPA Mtg 7/21
Summer 2022 Quarterly Meeting Keeping Glen Park Beautiful The Glen Park Association Summer Quarterly Meeting Thursday, July 21, 2022 7 p.m. Register via Zoom here Agenda Vincent Yuen, RefuseRefuse: trash pickups in Glen Park Daniel Homsey, Neighborhood Empowerment Network: Neighborfest Representative from DPW: Streets and Sanitation to discuss everything clean streets, plus Q&A Representative from District […]
Bird & Beckett Bash Celebrates Tony 6/16!
This month’s Neighborhood Bash honors Tony from Critter Fritters! The ongoing third Thursday celebration is free and open to all. Great tunes provided by the Larry Vann Trio, with groove merchant Larry Van on drums, Michael Warren on bass and Tim Landis on guitar. No cover charge, though donations for the band always gladly accepted. […]
Clean with Pride 6/25
Start Pride weekend with a local bang by joining the Glen Park Association, the Glen Park Merchants and Refuse Refuse for our monthly neighborhood cleaning, June 25, 10 a.m. to noon. We’re meeting again at Critter Fritters, 670 Chenery Street, where we’ll grab bags and get picking! All cleaning supplies supplied. Just bring your neighborhood […]
Local Author Reads: The Witches of Glen Park
Book Reading! Hear it straight from the cat’s mouth: Mark Shoffner reads from his latest book, The Witches of Glen Park, the sequel to Miriam, Witch of GP. Sunday, May 15, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books 653 Chenery Street Free!
Refuse Refuse in GP 5/15
Refuse Refuse in Glen Park Let’s keep the green alive! Join the Glen Park Association and the Glen Park Merchants Association to refuse refuse in Glen Park. Sunday May 15, 2022 10am to 12pm Meet at Critter Fritters (670 Chenery) Post cleanup refreshments at Critter Fritter Sign Up Here Teams will fan out to […]
GPA Mtg 4/21
Spring 2022 Quarterly Meeting Meet Our New Ingleside Police Captain and Hear from Supervisor Mandelman The Glen Park Association Spring Quarterly Meeting Thursday, April 21, 2022 7 p.m. Register via Zoom here (but we have hope for an in-person meeting this summer!) Agenda Announcement of 2022 GPA Grant recipients Michael Rice to speak in memory […]
Celebration 2/26 – Arlington Path/Bernal Cut Path
It’s time to celebrate! Join us in recognizing the amazing work of our city partners, our art partners, our gardeners and our refuse reclaimers who are turning the two sides of San Jose Avenue into a clean greenbelt. When: Saturday February 26, 2022 1-2pm Where: Richland Ave Bridge @ the Bernal Cut Path (across […]
DHB Median Cleanup 2/12
The Canary Island pines on the Blvd. have been trimmed thanks to Paul Matalucci and Tom Osborne who volunteered on the medians during their recent vacation from their apple farm in Oregon. Paul created the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project in 2014 in order to improve the appearance of our neighborhood. Thank you to all […]
Arlington Path Workday 1/15
Join your cross-cut neighbors Saturday, January 15, from 10 a.m. for the first monthly work party of 2022! Where: Roanoke and Arlington by the bike station, with a focus on the green areas on the block between Roanoke and Natick When: Saturday, January 15, 10 a.m. What: garbage pick up, graffiti removal, weeding and pruning especially adjacent to […]
AD17 Candidates 1/13
Meet the candidates vying to replace David Chiu to represent Assembly District 17 on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at a virtual meeting hosted by the Diamond Heights Community Association, the Glen Park Association and Upper Noe Neighbors. At 7:15 p.m. you’ll meet: David Campos, chief of staff for District Attorney Chesa Boudin, former SF […]
DHB Median Cleanup 12/11
Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project Workday Saturday, December 11, 9-12 noon Please join us for even an hour or two! The median islands look lovely with the new green grass. Unfortunately many weeds are growing as well. The Median Project approach is to keep the block in front of the shopping center and the median […]
FUF Zoom 12/7
FUF COMING TO DISTRICT 8 FOR SIDEWALK GARDENS + EXPANDED TREE BASINS Friends of the Urban Forest has confirmed a Zoom meeting on Tuesday December 7, 6:30-7:30pm to answer your questions about adding a sidewalk garden. If you haven’t already, sign up here or email your information. (FUF will send the Zoom link) There are […]
Arlington Path/Bernal Cut Planting 11/13
Join the Arlington/Bernal Cut gang to plant and clean this weekend! GREENING DAY along the San Jose Avenue Cut ~ SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 13 from 10am-12pm Meet up at the corner of St Mary’s Ave and San Jose Ave next Saturday for the Bernal Cut planting day. Start the morning with a quick meeting at 10am […]
UNN Mtg 10/20
Dear Neighbors, Save the date: UNN virtual community meeting: October 20 at 7 pm Do you have concerns about neighborhood issues? Are you curious about what’s going on and how you can become involved and learn more? UNN committees will fill us in on their progress and the latest news about the J-streetcar line, Slow […]
Phoenix Day 10/17!
One City. One Day. Rising Together. October 17th, 2021 will mark the return of San Francisco’s beloved Sunday Streets with a bigger than ever program taking place across the City, featuring historic routes and pop-ups, The Cross City Connector Bike Ride, and dozens of neighbor-hosted block parties citywide. LOCAL BLOCK PARTIES on SUNDAY, OCT 17 […]
DHB Median Cleanup 10/9
Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project Volunteer Workday Saturday, October 9, 9-12 noon Please join us for even an hour or two! Date: Saturday, October 9 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon – helping us even one hour would be terrific! Location: Meet at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church on DH Blvd. at Gold Mine Dr. Work: […]
GPA Quarterly Mtg 10/21
Join the Glen Park Association for our fall quarterly meeting Thursday, October 21, 7pm on Zoom (registration details below) Agenda Fire Safety The San Francisco Fire Marshal will talk about fire safety, both in Glen Canyon and in the home. Neighborhood Beautification From murals to greenways, featuring Bernal Glen’s own Sophie Constantinou, whose tireless work […]
Arlington Path/BC Cleanup 9/19
SAVE THE DATES September 19th: 10-12pm the Clean-Up Spectacular: Arlington Path & Bernal Cut October 17th: 12-5pm Phoenix Day Street Parties November 13th: 10-12pm CA Native Planting extravaganza SUNDAY, SEPT 19TH 10-12PM Join RefuseRefuseSF, Shine On and TogetherSF for a friendly neighborhood cleanup! Sign Up Here. We will meet at New College Hill Market (3798 […]
DHB Median Cleanup Sept 11
Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project Volunteer Workday Saturday, September 11, 9-12 noon Please join us for even an hour or two! We will start off with a moment of silence to remember all those who died in the September 11, 2001 Attack. For those not fond of weeding and gardening, we will have supplies to […]
GP Loses A Great: Janice Mirikitani, 1941-2021
The city lost a great leader July 29: Glen Park’s very own Janice Mirikitani, co-founder of Glide Memorial Church and the city’s poet laureate from 2000 to 2002. Mirikatani and her husband the Rev. Cecil Williams built Glide Memorial Church into the soul of San Francisco. There’s a wonderful tribute video here, and you can […]
D8 Boundaries to Change?
I’m a volunteer with the League of Women Voters of San Francisco, a nonpartisan nonprofit. You or one of your colleagues might have heard from another LWVSF volunteer a few months ago about local redistristricting. I’d like to invite you to LWVSF’s next event on Thursday, August 19 at 6:00 pm. It’s about what a community of […]
DHB Median Cleanup Aug 14
Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project Volunteer Workday Saturday, August 14, 9-12 noon Please join us for even an hour or two! Volunteer Workday Details Date: Saturday, August 14 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon – helping us even one hour would be terrific! Location: Meet at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church on DH Blvd. at Gold […]
UNN Meeting 8/18
Dear Neighbors, UNN virtual community meeting: August 18 at 7 pm Email info@uppernoeneighbors.com for the Zoom link for this meeting. The link will be sent to members on the morning of the meeting. On the agenda: 1. What’s the latest on the J-streetcar line? Did you know that the J stops at Market Street and you must transfer to get […]
DIGGING THE DIRT – Gardening the Soil in a Season of Drought
In early June, Pam Peirce and I sat under a cherry tree in my wildly blooming garden and discussed life and plants. Pam*, noted author and columnist, is now preparing the fourth edition of Golden Gate Gardening, writing gardening columns for the Chronicle, and embarking on a biography of one of her interesting Indiana relatives. […]
Natick Triangle Clean-up
Sometime in the middle of shelter-in-place the small triangle along San Jose Ave – where Arlington meets Wilder and Natick Street – began to transform. Shopping carts and tires became orderly piles. Great big mounds of cut fennel and diced ivy vines replaced the garbage. Our roadside eyesore started to have order and then mulch. Now it looks like a […]
(Hi)stories of Our Neighborhoods
The intersection of Diamond and Chenery Streets today is in the very heart of Glen Park. While it may seem no different than most intersections throughout San Francisco, if we peel back the years, we can discover its fascinating history. Before European, Russian, and possibly Asian explorers landed at San Francisco Bay, the prehistory of […]
Ingleside Precinct Newsletter
Hello, Ingleside Community! We are knee deep in summer, and wading into July. Fireworks continue to be on the forefront of the community’s mind. To piggyback off last month’s message, please call 311 if you see someone lighting off fireworks, can give an exact location of occurrence, and can describe the suspect. Please call 911 […]
GPA Quarterly Mtg July 22
Please Join us at the (Virtual) Glen Park Association Summer Meeting July 22, 2021, 7pm Agenda Introduction, update on Glen Park, Q&A Captain Nicole Jones of Ingleside Station Report from City Hall, Q&A District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman Got questions for the speakers? Send them to us at info@glenparkassociation.org Register in advance for this meeting: […]
Arlington Path Cleanup June 26 / Bernal Cut Newsletter
Join your neighbors Saturday, June 26, from 10 a.m. to noon for the monthly work party to clean and weed along the east and west sides of the Bernal Cut. DPW’s Covid workday policy asks volunteers to sign waivers: fill out the Event Waiver here. Stay abreast of work days by subscribing to the Bernal Cut Newsletter […]
UNN Mtg June 16
UNN virtual community meeting: June 16 at 7 pm Email info@uppernoeneighbors.com for the Zoom link for this meeting. The link will be sent to members on the morning of the meeting. On the agenda: * Supervisor Mandelman on the budget, mental health services, and small business recovery * Local merchant status report * Slow Sanchez […]
Greenway Trail Work Starts June 14
Delayed for two months due to supply chain issues, work on the Glen Park Greenway trail is finally scheduled to begin Monday, June 14. The trail will be improved between Brompton and Chilton avenues, which means the Greenway for those two blocks will be closed for approximately 4 to 6 weeks. Trail access from Burnside Avenue […]
Bernal Cut Cleanup May 15
SATURDAY May 15 WORKDAY May 15th 10am-12pm Bernal Cut Workday West Side Meetup at Natick and Arlington East Side Meetup at Mission and Park with Ross leading the clean up DPW has a new Covid workday policy asking volunteers to sign waivers: At least 1 volunteer per household must fill out the Event Waiver here. THE […]
Greenway Closure Delayed to May
Edit on May 16, 2021: The project to improve the surface of the Glen Park Greenway trail has been delayed pending delivery of required materials. Read more about that work here. Originally scheduled to start in April, the Glen Park Greenway trail improvements are now scheduled to start around May 1. During construction, the first […]