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From our friends at the History Project: GPNHP TO RECEIVE AWARD FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO HISTORY ASSOCIATION!  We are very proud to announce that the GPNHP is to be the recipient of the Walter G. Jebe, Sr. Neighborhood Award from the San Francisco History Association, “… presented each year to a person or organization for focusing on local neighborhood […]

  Stories and photos by Bonnee Waldstein The trail connecting Billy Goat Hill with Walter Haas Playground opened as planned, sometime this week – and just in time for the Memorial Day weekend.  The trail was a project of San Francisco Department of Recreation and Parks. (See Glen Park News, Summer 2015, p. 14 for […]

Tuesday, April 26th, 2016 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Wednesday, April 27th, 2016 11:08am O’Shaughnessy/Malta Traffic Collision Thursday, April 28th, 2016 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Friday, April 29th, 2016 10:00pm Unit Blk Conrad Hot Prowl Burglary A painting project turned out to be an unintended invitation for a burglar. The victim told […]

By Murray Schneider The death of one of Glen Canyon’s great horned owls throws into stark relief the conundrum faced by areas working to both protect wildlife while also minimizing rodent infestations in homes and retail areas. Each spring hundreds of Glen Park residents go to see an owl pair and their yearly broods of […]

By Bonnee Waldstein The trail connecting Walter Haas Park with Billy Goat Hill will open the week of May 22, according to Joey Kahn of San Francisco’s Rec and Park department.  The exact date has not been set, and there will be no ceremonial ribbon cutting.  Folks will just need to wander up there and see for […]

Jerry Ferraz is throwing a rent party at his place for Bird & Beckett Books  to help the proprietor pull the bookshop out of the hole.     This is a benefit, so bring your checkbook! Saturday, May 21st – 1 pm to 7 pm in Jerry’s backyard at 3639 Mission Street – 2 blocks […]

Sunday, March 27th, 2016 02:00am 2800 Blk Diamond Attempted Burglary Monday, March 28th, 2016 6:30pm Unit Blk Lyell Burglary A man returned home to find his DJ equipment missing from his garage. The victim told Ingleside Officers Snadow and Smith that he left his home around 6:30pm in the evening and returned home around 1:30am […]

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Held April 21, 2016 at St. John School. By Bonnee Waldstein The Spring meeting of the Glen Park Association was dominated by two issues affecting the entire City as well as […]

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A memorial for Eric Hanson, a much-loved resident of Brompton Street, will be held on Sunday, April 17 at St. Johns School. “We’ll have an open time for anyone who’d like to, to say a few words about Eric,” his sister Lori Goldman said. “I’m going to have my daughter sing.” See previous stories about Eric […]

Story and photos by Murray Schneider They came to the Sunnyside, to Dorothy W. Erskine Park. They came to remember Jane Bresnick, who died seven years ago, at 45, after a prolonged struggle with breast cancer. They came to remember her on her Yahrzeit, the annual Jewish remembrance of a loved one or a friend. […]

We don’t know who posted this notice on the empty Chenery Park restaurant space on April 1st, but kudos to them for a good April Fool’s prank. As you can tell from the amusement park story posted earlier, we’re clearing out some of the April 1st stories that built up in our mail box here at the Glen Park […]

  By Bonnee Waldstein With the collapse of the farmers’ market this year, the BART parking lot has been empty on weekends.  In addition to providing fresh produce, baked goods, etc. it used to be a great gathering place for the neighborhood. That could soon change with the preliminary plan for a weekend amusement park […]

Monday, March 14th, 2016 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 04:40pm 200 Blk Randall Stolen Motorcycle Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Thursday, March 17th, 2016 10:30am Unit Blk Chenery Burglary Friday, March 18th, 2016 08:29am Randall/Chenery Traffic Collision 12:00pm Unit Blk Mateo Stolen Vehicle Saturday, March […]

Glen Park Association president Michael Rice recently attended the Minnesota Project (as in Street) to see the galleries in the newly renovated space. One gallery featured works from the SFartsEd program in  the public schools, which he pronounced “some of best in the building.” Chief among them, these from the 3rd grade at Glen Park Elementary. […]

The Shared Schoolyard Project. Join neighbors, families, Supervisor Mark Farrell, and the Shared Schoolyard Project on Saturday, April 9 from 11am-1pm for an exciting event at Fairmount Elementary School to celebrate the opening of the schoolyard for the public to use on the weekends. This event will feature a variety of community organizations, activities for all […]

March 31, 2016 Hi everyone, Last week, crews began construction on the northeast (former Citibank building) corner and removed the part of the sidewalk that will be rebuilt.  Landscapers have continued to plant between Elk and Diamond. They should be done by the end of this week (4/1). This week, we have been addressing a […]

This sinkhole is on Swiss St. at Surrey. No word yet on when it appeared or what the cause was – or what’s under it.

  by Rachel Gordon The Glen Park Village Farmers’ Market, a fixture of Sunday mornings in the neighborhood since 2011, will not be returning this year and could be shuttered for good. The farmers’ market had operated on the BART parking lot across from the Glen Park station. But BART alerted market organizers that the […]

********Ingleside Criminal Nonsense of the Week******** Tuesday, March 8th, 2016 8:55am Unit Blk Leese Disturbing the Peace A confrontation between a DPT officer and a vehicle owner led to an arrest. Among some owners there’s a myth that putting a note on a disabled vehicle will prevent a citation. If your disabled vehicle is parked […]

Heads up: you have only 20 more days to turn in your proposal to the Glen Park Association grant-making committee! The GPA’s grant-making program will do one round of funding in 2016. The key dates for this are: Deadline for submission of applications: Thursday, March 31 Announcement of grantees mid-May The Grant Guidelines and the […]

Forwarded from Lisa Wayne, Open Space Manager, SF Recreation and Park Dept. Dear Interested Stakeholders and Neighbors Later this month construction of the Walter Haas Connector Trail [between Billy Goat Hill and Walter Haas Park] is scheduled to begin. The estimated construction duration is 90 days, weather permitting. During that time, construction crews will be on site […]

Story and photos by Murray Schneider The long awaited completion of the SFUSD section of the Creeks to Peaks Trail began on February 22 and is scheduled to take two months to finish. The project will end when natural surface box steps, particularly in steep areas at both ends of switchbacks, are constructed atop the […]

Forwarded from Molly M. Burke BART Government & Community Relations (510) 464-6172 BART will be tree trimming in the Glen Park and Balboa Park area near the trackway in anticipation of El Nino storms that could cause trackway issues. The crew will work Sunday, March 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be some noise and train […]

A memorial for Eric Hanson, a much-loved resident of Brompton Street, will be held on Sunday, April 17 at St. Johns School. “We’ll have an open time for anyone who’d like to, to say a few words about Eric,” his sister Lori Goldman said. “I’m going to have my daughter sing.” See previous stories about Eric […]

Greetings to All! We hope you’ll be able to attend our First Annual Meeting this Saturday at the beautiful: Sunnyside Conservatory 236 Monterey Blvd, between Baden and Congo 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm Help us elect our first officers, learn how the Sunnyside Conservatory was saved, hear an update on research of the Giant Powder […]

Story by Bonnee Waldstein & Elizabeth Weise Eric Hanson’s family in Sonoma has been “overwhelmed” by the outpouring of emotion in Glen Park over his death, his brother-in-law Avram Goldman told the Glen Park News. Goldman came by Hanson’s house on Brompton Street Friday around mid-day and found a makeshift memorial and a crowd of […]

    By Bonnee Waldstein & Elizabeth Weise Glen Park has lost one of its characters. Eric Hanson, who was known in part for the elaborate Grateful Dead Halloween decorations he festooned his house on Brompton with each year, died of natural causes on Wednesday, Feb. 10. “He just seemed a big, goofy guy. His […]

Thursday, January 7th, 2016 Nothing to report from Glen Park. Friday, January 8th, 2016 09:15am 100 Blk Laidley Recovered Vehicle Saturday, January 9th, 2016 2:37pm 2900 Blk Diamond Hot Prowl Burglary A woman lying in bed heard a rustling sound outside her bedroom. She turned over and noticed an unknown male staring at her through […]