Thanks to everyone who attended the fall quarterly meeting and to Ren and his fellows at the library for hosting. Here’s the wrap-up for those who couldn’t make it. Find more information about upcoming events on the blog sidebar. Announcements: Celebrate the first anniversary of the beautiful Burnside Steps Saturday, October 25, 1 to 3 […]
Emergency preparedness
10/15 GPA Quarterly Mtg
September 22nd’s magnitude 4.3 earthquake rippled through the Bay Area, and 90 percent of us grimaced when remembering the last time we updated our earthquake kits. Come to the October 15 Glen Park Association quarterly meeting to find the answer to the perennial question: what’s the least amount of preparedness I can get away with […]
CHECK IT OUT AT THE LIBRARY–September Events Invite Serendipity
Do you have a Muni lover in your family or are you interested to learn more about how and when your young one can take public transit safely? Join us for a Ride and Read event at various library locations Saturdays in September, where you’ll get to engage with SFMTA staff, ride between libraries with […]
Stop the Bleed Training 6/26
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Tornado–in SF??
Glen Parkers, and indeed all of San Francisco, were awakened at 5:51am by a screeching emergency alert on their devices. We were being warned about a possible tornado, something we’re used to hearing about in Midwestern flyover country but not here. By 6:15am the shelter in place was called off, no tornado had materialized. But […]
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 […]
D8 Newsletter – COVID 19 Update
Supervisor Mandelman has put together helpful information for San Franciscans coping with the COVID-19 crisis. Read the Newsletter here.
Breaking News:
Oil spill on Elk Street
Traffic in Glen Park was snarled this morning due to an oil spill on Elk Street between Bosworth and Sussex Streets. A Recology truck traveling uphill from Bosworth dropped a load of hydraulic fluid as it made its way up Elk Street. The hydraulic fluid is needed to operate the lifts that dump trash from […]
Useful emergency preparedness brochures
Resilient Diamond Heights (RDH) has developed five brochures to train its volunteers and the public on how households can prepare for a wide variety of emergencies. This was undertaken when we found that very little of information scattered over the Internet is in a format that is easily understood. Some is written for the […]
Free Fire Safety & Emergency Preparedness Fair
WHAT The San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD), in collaboration with Community Youth Center, SF, Resilient Diamond Heights and St. Aidan’s Church, will hold a Community Safety Fair for members of the public. This fair will include Fire Prevention and Education materials, demonstrations, and answers to inspection questions. SFFD EMS members will teach hands-only CPR and […]