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Haunted Halloween

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There’s no denying that Halloween is quite the event in Glen Park — from the day-of parades at both Glen Park Montessori and Glen Park Elementary, to the nighttime festivities along and around Chenery street — Glen Park celebrates with enthusiasm and abandon. For the first time, San Francisco’s Ingleside Police station, with the guidance […]

Glen Park Association Quarterly Meeting Roundup

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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. […]

Arlington Clean-Up Nov. 10!

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Join your neighbors as the city’s Fix-It Team leads another cleanup of the Arlington Cut November 10 from 9 a.m. to noon. Since April 2018, Glen Park neighbors and the city have trimmed vegetation, laid mulch, and picked up litter twice in an effort to make the walkway connecting San Jose Ave to Arlington Street cleaner […]

Haunting Chenery Street on October 31!

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Thanks to the Glen Park Association, SFPD Captain Jack Hart and Liveable Streets, this year Chenery Street between Diamond and Elk will be officially closed on Halloween so the mob of trick-or-treating tykes can rove safely through the neighborhood. Click on the picture of the map below to get a PDF version you can actually […]

Come to the GPA quarterly meeting! Thursday, October 18

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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 […]

24th Annual Fall Native Plant Sale

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Yerba Buena Chapter of the California Native Plant Society presents: 24th Annual Fall Native Plant Sale 11am – 4pm, Saturday, October 27, 2018 Generously hosted by the Miraloma Park Improvement Club 350 O’Shaughnessy Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94127 Fall is the BEST time to introduce native plants into your gardens Celebrate Bay Area Biodiversity Go […]

Tree trimming trials and tribulations

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(Editor’s note: The SF Chronicle has hit the stands with another story that’s close to the hearts of Glen Parkers — the last one being about BART parking lots. We’re now linking you to this story, even though, well, it’s the Chron and is widely available for all to read…but now you can also read […]

City Agency Hearings + Mandelman Legislation

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The Board of Supervisor meetings for next week are cancelled in celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day/Italian American Heritage Day. The SFMTA Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday, October 9, 6 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. No agenda at this point. The Board of Appeals will meet Wednesday, October 10, 5 p.m., in City Hall, room […]

Ring out 2018 and start 2019 with events in our neighborhoods

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Thanks to Sally Ross, Friends of Sunnyside Conservatory, for keeping us up to speed on so many wonderful happenings. For half a day, help keep Sunnyside Conservatory beautiful– Saturday, 10/13, 9 a.m. to Noon The Christopher Playground group has invited us to come to their playground for a hot dog after working in the Conservatory. […]

City Agency Hearings + Mandelman Legislation

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The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee will meet Monday, October 1, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. The Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, October 2, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. The BOS Government Audit and Oversight Committee will meet Wednesday, October 3, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. […]

City Agency Hearings + Mandelman Legislation

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The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee will meet Monday, September 24, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. The Public Works tree removal hearing will happen Monday, September 24, 5:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 416. See agenda here. Order No. 188422 To consider the removal of one (1) significant tree on private […]

Mom Writes an Ode to Glen Park Before Moving

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Lauren Tilston wrote a post on the Glen Park Parents’ online forum that attracted the attention of a lot of readers. She wasn’t looking for a high chair or asking about an after- school program or seeking a nanny share. The mother of two, ages 6 and 8, was leav- ing the neighborhood and wrote […]

City Agency Hearings + Mandelman Legislation

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The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee meets Monday, September 17, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. The SFMTA Board of Directors meets Tuesday, September 18, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See agenda and supporting documents here. For all those interested in bikeshare, MTA is issuing its “mid-pilot analysis.” The slide deck was […]

10th Anniversary Retrospective: Tikkun Olam, on Diamond Street

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To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. I’ve been seeing him for months now. But the first time he really registered was this summer. He stands outside Canyon Market, a white Styrofoam cup in his hand. Sometimes it’s […]

Free Stop the Bleed Training, Sept. 27th at St. Aidan’s

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Nan Slavin, an ER nurse and trainer for the national program called Stop the Bleed,  http://www.stopthebleedingcoalition.org, will conduct free training on Sept. 27th. This program is intended to cultivate grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives.   Stop the Bleed Training Thursday Sept. 27, 6:30 to […]

Taco With A Cop 9/19 at La Corneta

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Join Ingleside Station police officers at La Corneta Wednesday, September 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. and ask that burning question: What’s the fastest speed you’ve gone in a high-speed chase? Or just chit chat. Click here for the flyer. What: Taco with a Cop Where: La Corneta, 2834 Diamond Street When: Wednesday, Sept. 19, […]

DHB Median Clean-Up Sept. 8

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Forwarded from Paul Matalucci: Hello friends and supporters of the Diamond Heights Blvd. Median Project, You may have heard about Love our City! a City-wide clean up event focused on sweeping sidewalks and picking up trash (including median curbs and drains). To capitalize on their momentum and additional volunteers, we’re moving our next volunteer work day from this Saturday, […]

City Agency Hearings + Mandelman Legislation

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The Board of Supervisors is out until September 4. Public Works will hold a tree removal hearing Monday, August 27, 5:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 416. See agenda here. To consider the removal one (1) significant tree without replacement adjacent to 42 Lippard St. The SFMTA Policy and Governance Committee meets Tuesday, August 28, 10 a.m., at 1 […]

Citywide Cleanup Sept. 8

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Forwarded from SF Public Works: We’re excited to let you know that Public Works is organizing LOVE YOUR CITY, a citywide cleanup for September 8 from 9am to 12pm. San Francisco is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and it takes teamwork to keep it looking good. On September 8, we’ll make a […]

City Agency Hearings + Mandelman Legislation

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Your faithful reporter cheated last week and didn’t post. I don’t think we missed anything GP-related, however. The Board of Supervisors is out until September 4, so nothing missed there. This week we’re the Party Neighborhood! The SFMTA Board of Directors meets Tuesday, August 21, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See links to […]

Camp Mather workers, shut down by fires, come to Glen Canyon to work in the park

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As wildfires continued taking their toll near Yosemite National Park in the fourth week of July, San Francisco Rec & Park officials closed Camp Mather, its City-run summer camp. As a result, McLaren Lodge administrators offered seasonal Mather employees an opportunity to come to Glen Park and work with its Natural Resource Division. Six young […]

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

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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 […]

City Agency Hearings + Mandelman Legislation

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The Board of Supervisors will be in recess through September 3, 2018. There are no regularly scheduled meetings during this time. The next regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting after recess, will be held on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. The Park, Recreation and Open Space Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday, August 7, 6:30 p.m. at McClaren […]

Mayor Breed honors Fix-It Team volunteers and throws more money into the program

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Since last year, the Fix-It Team, initiated by Mayor Lee, has been busy in Glen Park, beautifying neglected open spaces.  With the help of neighborhood volunteers and seven city agencies, the team has worked on clearing the Greenway and, more recently, made a big effort to clear trash and vegetation from the pathway along Arlington […]

Meet our new Supervisor Rafael Mandelman at the next GPA meeting

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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 […]

A San Francisco original gone: Nancy Keane, Glen Park resident and long-time owner of the 3300 Club on Mission Street

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Glen Park lost a Mission High School old girl on June 12. Nancy Mifflin Keane, who lived in the heart of the village, graduated from Mission, Class of 1954. On June 22, Keane’s daughter, Theresa Keane-Lama, sat in her Diamond Street home and reminisced about her mother, who was born in Noe Valley on July […]

Left turn signal being installed at Diamond and Bosworth

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Photos by Michael Rice SFMTA installed a protected left-turn signal on southbound Diamond for vehicles turning left on to Bosworth on Wednesday July 18. This from SFMTA spokesperson Lolita Sweet: Just a heads up, to increase pedestrian safety, the project team is moving forward with Glen Park Association suggestions on signal strategy on Bosworth and […]

10th Anniversary Retrospective: Rollicking Frolicking Pups Celebrate their New Play Area

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To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years.   The scene was one of unabashed fun as canine guardians watched their dogs enjoy their inaugural romp in the newly renovated dog park at Walter Haas Playground in Diamond Heights. […]

Sunday: Reopening of the Walter Haas dog play area

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    From Rec & Park: We are delighted to invite you to the reopening of the Walter Haas Dog Play Area on Sunday, July 1st at 1:00 p.m.   DATE                    Sunday, July 1st EVENT                 Reopening Celebration of the Walter Haas Playground Dog Play Area LOCATION       […]

City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation

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The BOS Budget and Finance Committee meets Monday, June 18, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. Public Comment for the Annual Budget for FY2018-2019 and FY2019-2020 for all Departments The SF County Transportation Authority (Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency) meets Tuesday, June 19, 10:30 a.m., in City Hall, room 263. See agenda here. […]

Heads Up: MUNI Service Changes Are Coming

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SFMTA is improving transit service throughout San Francisco by providing bigger buses, more capacity, and increased service! On June 16 we’re rolling out another round of Muni Forward service improvements to a number of routes throughout the city. These service improvements include: Larger buses for more elbow room Increased number of buses to decrease bus […]

City Agency Hearings + Sheehy Legislation

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The SFMTA Operations & Customer Service Committee will meet Tuesday, June 12, 3:30 p.m., at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, Noe Valley conference room. See agenda here. The Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, June 12, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here. The SFMTA Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday, June 12, 6 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. […]

Diamond Heights Improvements Project Continues….

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Forwarded from Betsy Eddy of the Diamond Heights Neighborhood Association A Ruiz Construction, Co. under contract with San Francisco Public Works is scheduled to repave Diamond Heights Blvd between Clipper Street and Portola Drive. You may recall this segment was under construction last fall 2017 as part of the Diamond Heights Improvements Project. This small […]