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Very bad accident at 280 offramp/Monterey this morning

July 23, 2023 by Dan Goldes

(The Glen Park News will update as we get more information.) About 6:40 this morning, the car in this photo rear ended a car out of frame at a high rate of speed. There was an SFPD police car right there, and I may have heard its siren just before the impact. I took these […]

Filed Under: SFFD, SFPD, traffic, Uncategorized

Recap of Ingleside Station Community Meeting June 20

June 28, 2023 by Carolyn Deacy

Ingleside Station holds monthly in-person community meetings the third Tuesday of the month at 6pm at the station, 1 Sgt. John V. Young Lane. Acting Captain Kevin Knoble conducted this month’s meeting. The next monthly meeting will be Tuesday, July 18 at 6 pm, with Captain Derrick Lew. San Francisco Police Department: Acting Capt. Knoble […]

Filed Under: Animal Care & Control, SFFD, SFPD, Uncategorized

Dramatic fire at Glen Park Cleaners thankfully causes no serious injuries

June 4, 2022 by Bonnee Waldstein

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 […]

Filed Under: Fire, SFFD, Uncategorized

Freeway encampment fire–Supervisor’s take and further details

March 1, 2022 by Bonnee Waldstein

(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 […]

Filed Under: Fire, Homelessness, SFFD, Uncategorized

There’s more to the story of the fatal fire in a Glen Park encampment

February 24, 2022 by Bonnee Waldstein

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 […]

Filed Under: BART, Fire, Homelessness, SFFD, Uncategorized

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

Don’t miss the Annual Night Out with the SF police!

July 27, 2018 by Bonnee Waldstein

Tuesday, August 7 at the Police Academy, 350 Amber Drive, 6:00 – 8:00 PM Come out to meet your neighbors and law enforcement in your neighborhood during national night out at the Police Academy on 350 Amber drive for a night of fun! There will be free activities, arts and crafts, games, food and more! […]

Filed Under: Diamond Heights, Events, Safety, SFFD

Summer Brings New Concern about Fire in the Canyon – Here’s What You Can Do

June 19, 2018 by BETSY EDDY

Resilient Diamond Heights Neighborhood Fire Evacuation Planning Meeting June 28th The Diamond Heights Community Association and Resilient Diamond Heights are continuing advocacy to the SFFD and City officials for help mitigating the potential for fire storms in Glen Canyon Park and on Billy Goat Hill. Sparks from a fire igniting brush and eucalyptus trees could possibly reach […]

Filed Under: Diamond Heights, Glen Canyon Park, Neighborhood, SFFD

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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

Upper Noe Neighbors Community Meeting Wednesday, May 21, 7 p.m.
Upper Noe Recreation Center auditorium
295 Day Street
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District 8 Cleanup Day
Saturday, June 7, 9 a.m. to afternoon
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The Center for Creative Exploration
Explore all the Colors of the Rainbow
one-day workshop
Saturday, June 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Weeding Party
June 21, 10 a.m. to noon
100 block of Arlington at Charles
Join neighbors on the North end of the Cut to keep down the weeds and beautify top to bottom. Tools, lunch and good company provided.


Monthly cleanup on the Greenway
First Saturday of the Month (usually)
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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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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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