Fireworks Safety Information for July 4th, 2026 The San Francisco Police, Sheriff, and Fire Departments are reminding residents and visitors that all fireworks (including those branded as “Safe and Sane”) are illegal in San Francisco. MUNICIPAL CODE SEC. 1290. DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITED. “No person or persons, firm, company, corporation or association shall fire […]
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Native Planting Day 12/9 at O’Shaughnessy Blvd. and Bosworth St.
In March 2024 the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission removed 11 trees from four acres on the north side of O’Shaughnessy, just beyond where the last block of Bosworth makes a right turn. The eucalyptus trees were planted more than 100 years ago and were at risk of falling. Furthermore, access is needed for firefighters […]
GP Welcomes Orphaned Cats
Thanks to the efforts of Glen Park and Bernal Heights neighbors, dozens of kittens affected by the Maui wildfires last August now call the Bay Area home. Bernal resident Alena Ja, the Managing Director of Andrea’s Dream Rescue, an animal rescue nonprofit, was personally affected by the fires because her family lives in Hawaii. Worried […]
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 […]
GoFundMe launched to help Glen Park Cleaners
(Glen Park News staff note: There’s been an outpouring of offers to help our local merchant Tommy Baik. Thank you Glen Park Merchants Association for stepping up.) A Go Fund Me campaign has been launched to help owner of Glen Park Cleaners Tommy Baik as he begins the long process of recovering from the fire […]
Dramatic fire at Glen Park Cleaners thankfully causes no serious injuries
Photos by Michael and Bonnee Waldstein A fire that broke out at Glen Park Cleaners at 701 Chenery Street around 7:00 pm on Saturday caused no serious injuries to workers at the business or tenants of the apartment above. Tommy Baik, who has owned the cleaners for nearly 35 years, said it somehow began in […]
Freeway encampment fire–Supervisor’s take and further details
(Photos: Bonnee Waldstein) At a neighborhood event this past weekend, the Glen Park News caught up with Supervisor Mandelman and asked for his reaction to the circumstances of the fire, whose cause is still under investigation. Here’s what he said. “The reality is there are people living along freeways up and down California. We have […]
There’s more to the story of the fatal fire in a Glen Park encampment
By now most Glen Parkers may have heard about the fire in a homeless encampment at the 280 South freeway overpass at Bosworth Street, at 1:17 a.m. on February 23. The fire took the life of one of the four persons who were sheltering there. The other three are being treated at a burn unit […]
Fire along San Jose Avenue
At around 10:00 a.m. this morning, a tree was in flames on the east side of San Jose Avenue going north. It was near the J-Church streetcar line stop for Glen Park. SFFD responded with multiple fire engines, trucks and an ambulance. By 11:30, the fire was extinguished, and crews were mopping up among the […]
“Warning” fire in Glen Canyon Park
This morning, close to 10:00 AM, amidst the gusty winds plaguing much of northern California with destructive fires and evacuations, a small fire was burning in Glen Canyon Park. Passersby noticed flames coming from a fire pit behind Glenridge Nursery School. It was a minor blaze that they were able to extinguish themselves by piling […]
Sept. 8: Supervisor Mandelman hosts meeting on fire mitigation and evacuation planning
To Resilient Diamond Heights Workgroup and Other Interested Persons, Resilient Diamond Heights is delighted that Supervisor Rafael Mandelman will host a meeting with City Officials concerning wildfire mitigation in our neighborhood parks and evacuation planning on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 2 pm at the SF Police Academy. Supervisor Mandelman has confirmed attendance by representatives of the […]