The April 28 spring quarterly meeting was a perfect example of what makes Glen Park great: SF PUC canceled its public power presentation at the last minute, and neighborhood historian Evelyn Rose stepped in to fill the gap. Announcements Upcoming events: Congressional District 11 candidate forum (May 6), Refuse Refuse cleanup (May 23), Boba with […]
Housing
Glen Park Grows Up?
City planners have proposed an updated zoning map, raising height limits in downtown Glen Park to 14 stories on BART property and 6- to 8-story buildings on streets surrounding the neighborhood’s core. And while height limits remain 40 feet for most of the neighborhood, the density restrictions would be lifted, paving the way for more […]
Upzoning SF?
The city is contemplating new zoning laws to meet state housing requirements, and next week is your opportunity to learn more! The Land Use Committee of Upper Noe Neighbors will host an informational meeting about rezoning Wednesday, April 2, from 7 to 8 p.m., featuring a land use lawyer and an architect. Get your questions […]
Senior Cohousing Dreams
They say from little acorns great oak trees grow, and few know that better than Glen Park’s Nicholas Dewar, who has spent the last 12 years plotting the future of the Greenway, oak by oak. Now the 17-year resident of Glen Park has his eye on a bigger project: nurturing the first senior cohousing network […]
8 Stories in GP? Talk to Planning at GPA Mtg 4/11
From The Frisc: 8-Story Apartments Could Come to One of SF’s Quaintest Neighborhoods, Thanks in Part to BART Sleepy Glen Park has missed out on San Francisco’s housing wars, and that seems to be the way many longtime residents like it. But the neighborhood’s idyllic recess could be coming to an end. The city’s new proposed […]
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 […]
Mtg: Proposed Development in Diamond Heights
Virtual Community Meeting on Proposed Development at Diamond Heights and Diamond Street, Thursday, March 4, 7:00 pm The Diamond Heights Community Association invites the public to join us on Thursday, March 4, 7:00 pm. The meeting will be an opportunity to learn about the proposed development at 5367 Diamond Heights Blvd. at Diamond for 24 […]
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 […]