San Francisco is taking a cautious approach to opening our local economy. While California counties are entering Phase 2 of the shutdown in full force, in which barbershops and hair salons may open, San Francisco has opted out of reopening certain businesses, and is going much more slowly. However, a new Shared Spaces Program, brought […]
COVID-19
Two months in: Reminiscing about Glen Park during the lock down
Two months ago, on March 17, San Francisco went on lockdown when the City ordered residents to shelter in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. Long-time Glen Park News writer Murray Schneider spent some time over the past few weeks using the time to revisit sites he’s written about over the past decade. There’s […]
Pedestrians Prioritized on Chenery
Chenery Street from Brompton to Elk will be closed to outside traffic starting as soon as this week, though the true timeline is still unknown. The partial closure is part of a second wave of Slow Streets, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s effort to give pedestrians and bicyclists more room at the expense of […]
Where’s Glen Park Elementary? That’s easy
Like many San Franciscans, I’ve been taking the *golden opportunity* presented by the pandemic to do some exploring close to home. A good place to start was Bernal Heights park, which is nearby and which I’d surprisingly never visited before. Armed with a map and walking tour directions (details below), my husband and I made […]
SFMTA Slow Streets Initiative
Tired of the sidewalk dance required for six feet of distance between you and your neighbors? SFMTA is rolling out a Slow Streets initiative, which is meant to limit traffic on a handful of streets so pedestrians and bicyclists can pass each other more freely and safely using the road. This is not a destination […]
Bears in GP
Thanks to Marian Dalere for the photo and the street artist fnnch for the reminder that life is sweet even when it’s hard. (Check out the fnnch bird on 30th Street as well)
Shopping in the Age of a Public Health Emergency
The morning chill was still upon Glen Park on the morning of March 24, when the line started forming outside of Canyon Market. By 6:50 a.m. shoppers over age 65 began queueing up outside, in the second week of the market’s 7–8 a.m. senior citizen shopping hour. Wearing a French beret, a puffy coat and […]
Glen Park Responds to COVID Crisis
Dear Readers, This story is from the front page of the Spring 2020 Glen Park News. Due to COVID-19, there will not be a printed edition of the Spring 2020 News. We will be highlighting articles from the paper over the coming weeks, and you can read the full paper online here. -Glen Park News Editors […]
From the Editors of the Print Edition of the Glen Park News
Unprecedented. We hear that word a lot in this era of the COVID-19 pandemic. The unprecedented shutdown of businesses. The unprecedented closure of schools. The unprecedented forced distancing of neighbors, co-workers, friends, family members and other loved ones. The unprecedented quick spike in unemployment and free-fall of the stock market. The unprecedented run on toilet […]
Resource list for help during COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place
Here are resources to help in our current world-wide crisis. The resources are gathered from various sources including information from Senator Scott Wiener, Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, the City of San Francisco and other sources. There is a section entitled – Businesses and Services in Diamond Heights open during Shelter-in-place. Click the following link for Resource […]