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Meeting Summaries

SFMTA Progress in GP

May 16, 2025 by Heather World

Shortly after hearing from Glen Park residents, city traffic engineers made significant safety improvements to Glen Park and have promised to follow up on others. City Traffic Engineer Ricardo Olea updated the Glen Park Association about a week after the April quarterly meeting: Some speed bumps on Diamond between Surrey to Chenery according to the […]

Filed Under: Meeting Summaries, SFMTA, traffic

4/30 Mtg Summary

May 2, 2025 by Heather World

  Thanks to everyone who came out to the Glen Park Association quarterly meeting last night, and we hope you can make our next quarterly meeting in July – stay tuned for more details. As promised, we wanted to share a quick recap of resources provided: 1. San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) The SFCTA […]

Filed Under: City Agency Hearings, Community Servce, dogs, Featured 2, Glen Park Association, Ingleside Station Newsletter, Internet, Meeting Summaries, Scott Wiener, SFCTA, SFMTA, SFPD, traffic, Volunteer

GPA Spring Meeting Summarized

April 12, 2024 by Heather World

2024 Glen Park Association Grant Recipients Congratulations to our four 2024 grant recipients: $1,200 went to fund a water meter to give life to the Arlington Path Pollinator Garden $1,000 went to the Glen Park School to fund its Kinder Yard, a special recreation space for the school’s youngest students.   $1,500 went to Sunnyside Elementary […]

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SFMTA unveils Active Communities Plan at GPA quarterly meeting

February 11, 2024 by Heather World

Thanks to all those who came out to the January Quarterly meeting! At our request, SFMTA sent us their presentation and survey. Click here to see it. Use the additional comments section for anything else you’d like the SFMTA project team to know and email your survey to ActiveCommunities@sfmta.com Sign up for project updates here. […]

Filed Under: Meeting Summaries, SFMTA

Notes from the Glen Park/Diamond Heights Public Safety Town Hall

February 28, 2021 by Carolyn White, GPA recording secretary

Several crimes involving firearms have rocked our two neighborhoods in recent months. In response, a town hall public meeting was held on February 17. The latest incident was a drive by shooting on Sunday, January 24 at 3:00 p.m., at the intersection of Chenery Street and Brompton Avenue. A young man had dropped his mother […]

Filed Under: Meeting Summaries, Safety, SFPD, Uncategorized

Update: SF Assessor announces resources on Prop. 19

December 14, 2020 by Bonnee Waldstein

Today the SF Assessor’s office held a virtual informational session to inform San Franciscans about resources to help in understanding the implications of California Prop. 19, commonly known as the “Realtor’s Measure.” Prop. 19 will replace and bring changes to two statewide property tax saving programs: the parent-child transfer exclusion (effective February 16, 2021) and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Meeting announcement, Meeting Summaries, Uncategorized Tagged With: Editor's Pick

Notes on the summer Glen Park Association meeting

August 4, 2019 by Bonnee Waldstein

  There seemed to be a lot of new faces at the meeting at the Rec Center on July 25.  Maybe they wanted to hear and speak to Supervisor Mandelman, or find out the latest in the Kern alley saga, or broaden their vision of the future with the presentation on autonomous vehicles in San […]

Filed Under: Kern Alley, Meeting Summaries, Rafael Mandelman, Safety, SFFD, SFMTA, Transit, Uncategorized

Glen Park Association spring meeting wrap-up

May 8, 2019 by Bonnee Waldstein

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 […]

Filed Under: Community Clean-Up, FixIt, FUF, Gardening, Glen Park Association, Greenway, Meeting Summaries, SFFD, SFPD, SFPW, Trees, Uncategorized

Glen Park Association winter meeting rundown

January 26, 2019 by Bonnee Waldstein

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 […]

Filed Under: Community Clean-Up, Community Servce, elections, Featured, Glen Park Association, Greenway, Meeting Summaries, Neighborhood, Rafael Mandelman, SFMTA, Uncategorized, Volunteer

Glen Park Association Quarterly Meeting Roundup

October 24, 2018 by Bonnee Waldstein

BIKE SHARE PROGRAM:   The hot button issue at the October 18 meeting was bike share in Glen Park.  SFMTA has engaged the organization, Motivate, to manage the bike share program in San Francisco and other cities, utilizing Ford GoBikes at docked stations.  Ford’s title sponsorship provides the bikes at no cost to the City. […]

Filed Under: Bike Share, David Chiu, Meeting Summaries, Neighborhood, SFMTA, Transit, Uncategorized

Notes on the Quarterly Glen Park Association Meeting, July 26, 2018

August 4, 2018 by Bonnee Waldstein

DIAMOND/BOSWORTH INTERSECTION UPDATE First up was Britt Tanner, senior engineer with the Sustainable Streets program of SFMTA. She came to speak about the recent Diamond and Bosworth signal update. “I’m going to try and stay clear of history,” she said lightheartedly – and preemptively. Changes to the troubled intersection began in 2015 and are focused […]

Filed Under: Arlington Community Garden, BART, Bike Share, Community Clean-Up, FixIt, Gardening, Greenway, Kern Alley, Meeting Summaries, Neighborhood, Parking, Rafael Mandelman, SFMTA, traffic, Uncategorized

Greenway Planning Meeting

July 2, 2018 by Heather World

Please join us Wednesday, July 11, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for a community meeting at the Glen Park Public Library to review and discuss the Greenway shrub planting plan. We are planning to plant some shrubs along the Greenway between Brompton and Chilton Avenues. These shrubs will accompany the new trees that we successfully […]

Filed Under: Greenway, Meeting Summaries

City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation

May 18, 2018 by Heather World

The Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation for Temporary Street Closures (ISCOTT) meets Thuesday, May 24, 9 a.m., at 1 South Van Ness, room 7080. See agenda here. B. Laidley Street between Harper and Fairmount streets. Wednesday, July 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Neighborhood Block Party. The Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday, May 22, 2 p.m., in […]

Filed Under: City Agency Hearings, Jeff Sheehy, Meeting announcement, Meeting Summaries, Uncategorized

City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation

May 11, 2018 by Heather World

The SFMTA Board of Directors meets Tuesday,  May 15, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See agenda here B. ESTABLISH – STOP SIGN − Malta Drive, southbound, at Stillings Avenue. Z. ESTABLISH – NO PARKING ANYTIME − Highland Avenue, north side, from Mission Street to 18 feet easterly; Highland Avenue, south side, from Mission […]

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City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation

May 4, 2018 by Heather World

The Transit Authority meets Tuesday, May 8, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. Not GP but of note is agenda item #9, which is an effort to create guidelines for e-scooters, shared bikes or whatever comes next. Link to presentation here. See Carolyn Said’s article in the SF Chronicle on May 4. The […]

Filed Under: City Agency Hearings, Jeff Sheehy, Meeting announcement, Meeting Summaries

City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation

April 27, 2018 by Heather World

Here’s a topic that’s sure to divide the neighborhood: Glen Park parking lot in the Planning Commission agenda! The SFMTA Board of Directors meets Tuesday, May 1, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See agenda here. More scooters! Link to staff report and slide show here. See the presentation on proposed transit options for the […]

Filed Under: City Agency Hearings, Jeff Sheehy, Meeting announcement, Meeting Summaries

New Leadership in District 8 and Glen Park

February 1, 2017 by Bonnee Waldstein

Photos by Michael Waldstein In a coincidence of timing, Mayor Lee appointed a new District 8 Supervisor to replace Scott Wiener, who has moved on to the State Senate; and, in the January 26 meeting, Michael Rice capped his 12-year long run as president of the Glen Park Association. MICHAEL RICE: In the last of […]

Filed Under: Meeting Summaries, Uncategorized Tagged With: Jeff Sheehy, Michael Rice

GPA Quarterly Meeting Notes

July 27, 2016 by Bonnee Waldstein

By Bonnee Waldstein The summer meeting covered a number of topics, new and old, that are of interest to Glen Park. GPA GRANTS GPA President Michael Rice presented a two thousand dollar grant from the GPA to the San Francisco Mime Troupe, who will perform in Glen Canyon Park in August. The grant will defray the […]

Filed Under: Meeting Summaries, Uncategorized Tagged With: CleanPowerSF, FUF, SFMTA

D8 Safety Meeting

January 15, 2016 by Heather World

Thanks to Chris Faust of Upper Noe Neighbors (and more) for writing up this summary of the D8 Safety Meeting held Thursday: District 8 Safety Meeting January 14, 2016  – 6 pm Saint Philip the Apostle community room 725 Diamond St. San Francisco Jean Elle of NBC Bay Area was there. The story is at […]

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Glen Park Association quarterly meeting

September 13, 2015 by Heather World

Join the Glen Park Association for its quarterly meeting on Thursday, October 22, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the St. John School Gym, 925 Chenery Street (enter from parking lot). Program Agenda: 1- Updates from Sup. Scott Wiener and Ingleside Cpt. Joseph McFadden 2- Sup. Mark Farrell will speak on the Shared Schoolyard Project. […]

Filed Under: Meeting Summaries Tagged With: quarterly meetings

Notes from the Glen Park Association meeting July 30

August 3, 2014 by BONNEE WALDSTEIN

Considering it’s the middle of summer, or what most people outside of San Francisco experience as summer, the recent meeting of the Glen Park Association in the Glen Canyon Rec Center offered up a well-attended, wide ranging community meeting. GPA president and meeting chair Michael Rice, periodically begins GPA gatherings by having each person introducing […]

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Upper Noe Neighbors Community Meeting Wednesday, May 21, 7 p.m.
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100 block of Arlington at Charles
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Glen Park Association is at San Francisco Public Library Glen Park Branch.
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Photos and Fun courtesy of the Glen Park Library!
It was a great turnout at the Glen Park Library Open House on Saturday May 17th!

Thank you to all who attended and a big thank you to Glen Park Branch Library Manager Darren Heiber and his staff for a fantastic day!! 🙌🏽

San Francisco Public Library Arion Press | Artist Books Museum of Craft and Design Rafael Mandelman 🏳️‍🌈 #glenparklibrary #arionpress #museumofcraftanddesign #glenparksf #sanfrancisco #InCommunity
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Photos and Fun courtesy of the Glen Park Library! 
It was a great turnout at the Glen Park Library Open House on Saturday May 17th!

Thank you to all who attended and a big thank you to Glen Park Branch Library Manager Darren Heiber and his staff for a fantastic day!! 🙌🏽

@sfpubliclibrary @arionpress @museumofcraftanddesign @rafaelmandelmand8 #glenparklibrary #arionpress #museumofcraftanddesign #glenparksf #sanfrancisco #incommunity
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Glen Park Association is at Glen Park Recreation Center.
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Qi Gong & Tai Chi Thursdays at the Glen Park Rec Center!

Thursdays 2:00PM - 2:45PM
Room #1
Led by led by Ashima Sarin

Beginners and All Levels of Mobility Are Welcome! It’s FREE and drop-in!

(There will be no class the second half of June and July)

📍Glen Park Rec Center, 70 Elk Street

QUESTIONS? CALL 415-239-4007
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Qi Gong & Tai Chi Thursdays at the Glen Park Rec Center!

Thursdays  2:00PM - 2:45PM 
Room #1
Led by led by Ashima Sarin

Beginners and All Levels of Mobility Are Welcome! It’s FREE and drop-in! 

(There will be no class the second half of June and July)

📍Glen Park Rec Center, 70 Elk Street 

QUESTIONS? CALL 415-239-4007
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