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Glen Park Association
Mayoral Forum 9/5
Join your District 8 neighbors at the District 8 Neighbors Mayoral Forum Thursday, September 5, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Randall Museum 199 Museum Way Reserve your spot here to hear directly from the top challengers for San Francisco Mayor on issues that really matter in the neighborhoods of District 8, which include the […]
7/25 Mtg Reminder
Join us for the Glen Park Association Summer Quarterly Meeting Thursday, July 25, 2024 6:30 to 7:50 p.m. at the Glen Park Rec Center 70 Elk Street PROGRAM Ingleside Police Captain Amy Hurwitz District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman Discussion of Home Insurance Cancellations
7/25 GPA Quarterly Meeting
Join us for the Glen Park Association Summer Quarterly Meeting Thursday, July 25, 2024 6:30 to 7:50 p.m. at the Glen Park Rec Center 70 Elk Street PROGRAM Ingleside Police Captain Amy Hurwitz District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman Discussion of Home Insurance Cancellations
Glen Park Association Fall Meeting
Join us for the Glen Park Association Fall meeting Oct 12, 2023, 7:00 PM via Zoom Agenda: District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman SF Animal Care and Control Information on urban wildlife including feral cats and dog adoptions Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvf-6tqDssGtIx_9b2EhPZvVGaF_qVsjN2
Art Walk Oct 7 in GP
Come see businesses become art galleries, crosswalks convert to concert venues and pavement recast as playground October 7, when Art Walk SF comes to Glen Park from noon to 5 p.m.! Subsidized by the City and organizations like Avenue Greenlight, the event sites visual artists in neighborhood shops and businesses, which in turn offer discounts […]
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 […]
Glen Park Association awards $10k in grants to neighborhood projects
Thanks to your memberships and donations, the Glen Park Association is excited to announce that this year we have been able to budget and disburse $10k in grants to worthy neighborhood projects. We published a post about this program on January 13, 2022 on this website. Neighborhood organizations were able to apply for up to […]
See the new changes to the Glen Park Association website
At first glance the Glen Park Association website might look like it always has–beautiful, thanks to the major talents of our webmaster, the tireless Mary Szczepanik. Perhaps you’ve noticed that many of the columns that were in the print edition are appearing on the website. The final print newspaper was Spring 2021. Since then we’ve […]
A sign of the times: The Glen Park News ends print run, shifts to all-digital
For more than 42 years, print editions of our neighborhood newspaper have landed on doorsteps and been put out at businesses, giving neighbors the ultimate in local news. In 1979 the Glen Park Perspective featured articles about the redesign of the corner of O’Shaughnessy, Bosworth, Congo and Elk and the naming of Dorothy Erskine Park. […]
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: […]
GPA Mtg April 29
Join the Glen Park Association Spring 2021 Quarterly Meeting Thursday, April 29, 7 p.m. ZOOM LINK HERE. Agenda Q&A with Jeffrey Tumlin, Executive Director, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency San Francisco County Transportation Agency to discuss Downtown Congestion Pricing Send your questions to info@glenparkassociation.org
Have you always wanted to write for a newspaper?
The Glen Park News has been publishing in various forms since 1977. It’s now a quarterly newspaper, and has been delivered to your door in Glen Park until last year when the pandemic made it go online temporarily. Read our current and past newspapers on the Glen Park Association website here: https://www.glenparkassociation.org/glen-park-news/ Historic issues are […]
Zoanne Nordstrom, 12/21/1933 – 2/15/2021
ZOANNE NORDSTROM, 12/21/1933 – 2/15/2021 Glen Park has just lost one of its all-time champions. Zoanne Nordstrom, of Surrey Street for over sixty years, passed away Monday morning, February 15, at age 87, of the Covid-19 virus. Anyone out and about in the neighborhood would run into Zoanne, whether in earlier days when she was […]
Two days after election, new Glen Park Association president hits front page of SF Chronicle
Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and SF Chronicle columnist Heather Knight recently paid an unscheduled visit to Hilary and Mike Schiraldi. Hilary is the new president of the Glen Park Association and Mike is a longtime housing activist. Supervisor Mandelman is sponsoring legislation to limit the size of “monster homes” and allow fourplex housing close to transit […]
GPA Quarterly Meeting Jan. 28
You’re invited to the virtual Glen Park Association Winter Meeting! Thursday, January 28, 2021, 7:00 pm Participation via Zoom – Register here for the link. Agenda Glen Park Association officer election You must be a Glen Park Association member to vote. Candidate slate: President: Hilary Schiraldi Vice President: Heather World Treasurer: Dennis Mullen Communications secretary: […]
GPA Spring Quarterly Mtg
Glen Park Association Spring Quarterly Meeting April 30, 7pm on Zoom! Agenda Supervisor Mandelman will update the neighborhood on news and legislation, followed by a Q&A session Pre-register for the meeting here or register here when the event starts All attendees will be required to provide a name. You will also be asked if you are a member […]
Town Hall on COVID-19 resources with Supervisor Mandelman and Assemblymember Chiu
The Glen Park Association is proud to co-host the upcoming joint town hall with Assemblymember David Chiu and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman! They’ll be discussing K-12 education, navigating childcare, support for workers & small businesses, and Q&A! Please RSVP here and submit your questions here. The details for the town hall are as follows: Virtual Town Hall […]
Notes on the winter meeting of the Glen Park Association
Photos by Michael Waldstein The quarterly meeting had a great turnout – folks were anxious to hear from several local leaders who came to give updates and hear about neighborhood concerns. First up– Introducing Ingleside Captain Christopher Woon: Captain Chris Woon made his first appearance since assuming his position at the Ingleside Station. Born and […]
Notes on the Fall Glen Park Association Meeting
Here’s a summary of what you saw and heard, or missed, at the Glen Park Rec Center on October 17, 2019. Halloween Street Closure: Ingleside Station’s Tom Hauscarriague presented the plan for closure of part of Chenery Street on Halloween. Read about it in this separate post: https://www.glenparkassociation.org/get-ready-for-chenery-street-closure-on-halloween/ Fairmount Plaza: Word had recently gotten […]
Join the Crowd — Come to the Fall Glen Park Association Meeting
Glen Park Association Fall Quarterly Meeting Thursday, October 17, 2019, 7pm Glen Park Recreation Center, Elk at Chenery, San Francisco AGENDA: 7pm Call to order Assemblymember David Chiu: Legislative update, Q&A Fairmount Plaza, open space at the foot of Everson: History of Fairmount Plaza site by Evelyn Rose, Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project Nathan Tinclair, […]
Glen Park Association spring meeting wrap-up
The quarterly meeting took place in the Recreation Center on April 25. Update on crime and other matters in Glen Park Captain Hart had just come from a fire safety meeting in Diamond Heights and had some helpful information to share. There are two separate access points to Glen Canyon Park. The official address is […]
10th Anniversary Retrospective: Scenes from the Glen Park Festival, April 28, 2019
To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Photos by Bonnee Waldstein The Glen Park Association meets, greets, and signs up lots of new members! Shameless plug! Join or renew your Glen Park Association membership here. The Glen Park […]
Join an elite group of volunteers
Enjoy the perks of being a Glen Park News paper carrier — get some exercise and fresh air, greet neighbors and passersby, get that dog walk done, etc. — you name it! The Glen Park News is printed four times a year and delivered to the doorsteps of neighborhood residents and merchants. There are 27 […]
Glen Park Association winter meeting rundown
The quarterly meeting of the Glen Park Association took place on Thursday, January 17, at the Glen Canyon Park recreation center. Here are some highlights. Supervisor Mandelman: Rafael Mandelman presented a legislative update and engaged in a Q & A for the first time since being sworn in as District 8 Supervisor. While declaring this […]
Come to the GPA quarterly meeting! Thursday, October 18
We have a great program lined up! Thursday, October 18, 7:00 pm, Glen Canyon Park Rec Center Here’s the agenda: Motivate/SFMTA – Bike share program in Glen Park Captain Hart – Chenery Street closure on Halloween/other items Assemblyman David Chiu legislative update and Q&A Glen Park Association – Amendments and changes to Bylaws We’ll have […]
Miguel St. Re-grade Mtg Sept. 11
The SFMTA and SF Public Works will host a community meeting regarding the re-grading of Miguel Street (at Chenery) on Tuesday, September 11, at 6:30 p.m., at the Glen Canyon Recreation Center in Room 2. The Glen Park Association Transportation Committee has been working with neighbors and the city to get information on this process, […]
Meet our new Supervisor Rafael Mandelman at the next GPA meeting
The Glen Park Association has a packed program for our upcoming quarterly meeting. In addition to Supervisor Mandelman, we have several other guests and topics. Here’s a chance to have your voice heard on issues affecting Glen Park! Thursday, July 26 7:00-9:00 PM Glen Park Recreation Center AGENDA: SFMTA – Diamond & Bosworth intersection update […]
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 […]