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Photo by Carolyn Deacy 8:20 Update From Michael Rice I just went over to the park. What I saw was startling. One tree had broken off about  20 feet up the trunk, fallen to the south, and hit a second tree, also about 20 feet up. The second tree fell all over the the road. […]

An email by Sup. Scott Weiner about notices that have been circulating in the neighborhood of late. ======================== In the past week, I’ve received a number of emails from constituents concerned about tree removal in Glen Canyon in connection with the upcoming project to upgrade and make changes to recreational facilities in the area of […]

By Elizabeth Weise For a week now, an early-morning vandal has been attacking Glen Park businesses on Diamond Street, setting fires, smearing excrement on store fronts, smashing windows and doors and disabling locks. Both the police and fire department are investigating and they ask that all tips be called in to the police tips line […]

To GPA members – Support Prop B and help get out the vote  Proposition B – the Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bonds measure will support park improvements across San Francisco and fund the completion of the Glen Canyon Park Improvement Plan. The measure will complement the $6 million already committed to the Rec Center […]

By Murray Schneider The Glen Park volunteers had already spent two hours Wednesday morning using three-pronged rakes or unraveled by hand hundreds of invasive Cape ivy tendrils. Enthusiasm undiminished, Recreation and Parks Natural Areas Program manager Rachel Kesel checked her watch and told the group “I think we still have time to pull pokeweed.” Kesel […]

Ric Lopez, president of the Glen Park Merchants Association, reports “We have had fires in the Village Merchant District… GLEN PARK MAIL DEPOT, GLEN PARK MARKET AND CITIBANK have been involved in fires set in or in front of their business. If you see anything suspicious, please notify the police. THANK YOU “ Flaming newspapers rammed into […]

The drain in front of our house backed up last week and stuff straight out of our toilet began spewing onto the sidewalk. I called a plumber who told me it was the city’s issue because it was their side of the drain. I called 311 and (I am not kidding) ten minutes later the […]

By Murray Schneider If you liked the short-lived series Pan Am, we have a neighbor who lived it – one who  fought and won rights stewardesses in that  show could only dream of. Edith Lauterbach, who has lived on the corner of Diamond and Arbor Streets since 1975, spent her working life flying in airplanes. […]

from a Sunnyside neighbor: Bird found near City College tests positive for West Nile Virus Please see attached Press Release from SF Department of Public Health. DPH has identified a bird found near City College on September 11th that tested positive for West Nile Virus. The good news is that San Francisco has never had a […]

The space shuttle Endeavor flew over  San Francisco at just past 9:30 this morning. Several Glen Park residents got some shots as it flew over on its way to a museum in Los Angeles. Here’s the Chron’s story.

The  City and County of San Francisco is did a facebook poll on people’s favorite neighborhood festival, and Glen Park Festival was #1 at 37%! (next closest is the Asian Heritage festival at 19%).    https://www.facebook.com/SF?v=app_68682102181

By Murray Schneider A fallen limb from a eucalyptus tree greeted Friends of Glen Canyon volunteers and their supervising gardener, Rachel Kesel, Wednesday morning as they prepared to begin a round of weekly tasks. During the night the limb had separated from the trunk of a towering gum tree, one of its branches now lying […]

This year’s  2012 Moto Melee was again celebrated at Chenery Park restaurant on Monday night. Lots of older model and classic sports cars.  

  We weren’t the only ones who saw yesterday’s double rainbow. Here’s the Chronicle’s shot from AT&T. 

Greetings to All…. Please join us for our quarterly work day on Saturday, Sept, 22nd from 9 AM till 12 noon. We will pull weeds and do whatever our Fearless Leader, probably Gardener Bob, recommends. There will be a wedding at 2 PM that day, and you may be sure our efforts will be appreciated. […]

Celtic Night gala on September 29 St. Aidan’s Church (101 Gold Mine Drive @ Diamond Heights Boulevard) will host a Celtic Night fundraiser on Saturday, September 29 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Stand-up comic Marga Gomez will headline; additional entertainment includes Irish step dancing and vocal performances. Dinner and silent auction included. Tickets are […]

Two items of interest have been posted to the newsletter of the College Hill Neighborhood Association — Thanks to CHNA Secretary Erika Ehmsen: Neighborhood crime and safety updates From Bernalwood: Burglary Prevention Tip: Beware the Taped Front Door Are wannabe burglars waiting patiently to plunder your home when you’re out of town? A Bernal Heights […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Five people are in custody after a cellphone robbery led to a foot pursuit in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood in which a police officer shot at a suspect this morning, police Chief Greg Suhr said. The robbery was reported around 6:30 a.m. near 225 Minerva St. in the city’s Oceanview neighborhood. The […]

On Sunday at approximately 3:45, the City’s general alarm located on Glen Park Elementary School went off, telling neighbors in its loud, tinny voice “This is only a test.” As the alarm is only supposed to go off Tuesday at noon unless there’s a real emergency, calls flooded 911 and Ingleside Station. The only information […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside station newsletter Thursday July 26 – Saturday July 28 Nothing in the report from Glen Park Sunday July 29 8:00pm       50 blk Chenery             Vandalism Officer Morgante responded to the area regarding incidents of vandalism. Multiple cars had been vandalized with broken windshields and dents on the hoods. There were metal […]

A man who was struck by a BART train at the Glen Park station in San Francisco on Saturday has died, an agency spokesman said today. The man, whose name has not yet been released, was hit around 2:20 p.m. Saturday by a Richmond-bound train entering the station, BART spokesman Jim Allison said. Please read more here. […]

Michael Naimark was in Glen Canyon on Thursday, August 9 at 8:30 AM and caught one of the coyotes on his cell phone. Here’s the video he took [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6P4FABhlSI]

http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/San-Francisco-women-finally-gain-style-3779896.php “Now on the streets I see women wearing dresses, blazers, heels, trench coats. There are accessories, and they’re not even ironic – flattering sunglasses, bright belts, clutch handbags. Some women have always dressed well in the Union Square area, but now they’ve ventured further afield, into SoMa, Potrero Hill and Glen Park. We’re not […]

Those who love OSHA Thai on Diamond across from BART need not fear. Despite the Change of Ownership notice in the window, the restaurant isn’t closing or being sold. The family-run chain is simply transferring ownership to a younger brother in the family because he lives nearby. The hours and menu and everything else will […]

 SNA – Quarterly Membership Meeting: Monday August 6th Sunnyside Neighborhood Association Quarterly Membership Meeting Monday, August 6, 2012 St. Finn Barr Catholic Church – Community Room, 415 Edna Street (at Hearst) 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Nachos and Refreshments 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – General Meeting Free raffle will be held for SNA members […]

Tuesday Fall 2012 1.( No class # as of yet ) Wiggle Worms 10 am -10:45 Kids 1-3 years old (starting 9/18- 11/13 ) Auditorium 2.In Auditorium #27017 Shape Up Seniors 1:00pm – 2:00pm (starting 9/4-12/18 ) 3.In Auditorium #26987 Art Seniors 2:30pm – 5:00pm (starting 9/4-12/18) 4.In Auditorium Adult Tai Chi 7:00pm- 8:00pm session […]

Several of these thefts occurred near Glen Park BART OAKLAND, CA – BART is seeking help from cell phone owners who fell victim to a specific theft pattern. On July 18, 2012, two juveniles suspected of “grab and go” thefts from unsuspecting customers on BART trains were arrested by San Francisco Police officers (SFPD) and […]

                                                                   Please join us at the Sunnyside Conservatory on Wednesday, August 1st, for a concert by the Temescal String Quartet. We will hear Mozart’s Quartet “The Dissonant” and Brahms’ Quartet in A Minor The doors open at 6:30 PM, and the concert begins at 7:00 PM. Light refreshments will be provided at intermission. The requested […]

Remember that you can register your bicycles at:              http://www.inglesidepolicestation.com/bike-registration The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station newsletter Friday July 6 2:47pm       2800 blk Diamond      Robbery Officer Hornstein answered a call regarding a theft. As he arrived, other Ingleside units had also reported the scene.  The victim said that she […]

By Murray Schneider The 36-Teresita crawled along Myra Way, sandwiched between cars parked on both sides of the street in front of Miraloma School. The bus squeezed up Myra, eventually idling by the entrance to Mt. Davidson’s one-mile trail loop at Lansdale Avenue and Dalewood Way. Next to the stopped bus, naturalist Jake Sigg, 85, […]

One day a couple of decades ago, the owner of a small deli in the Inner Sunset neighborhood decided on a whim to take the Monterey Boulevard exit off Interstate 280, and discovered a neighborhood he had never been in before. A vacant storefront caught his eye, and he decided on the spot to open […]

Jeremy Anderson did an excellent presentation on how to find out information about your old house in San Francisco at last night’s Glen Park Association meeting. His PowerPoint is posted in the files section of the Glen Park Bulletin Board site. It’s called GlenPark.zip at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GlenParkBulletinBoard/files/ You might have to sign up for the group […]

Lyman the cat went missing on Monday evening, July 16th around 7pm If you’ve seen him, please contact us ASAP 415 517 0967

Story and photos by Murray Schneider On June 26, an Asplundh Tree Company truck maneuvered past the Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center, pulled adjacent to a eucalyptus tree that hosts owls each winter and stopped before a young woman taking notes. A mother, escorting her daughter to Silver Tree summer camp, gestured toward the familiar […]

Cafe Bello barista Madison Kaviyakoen has uploaded dramatic video from the cafe’s video surveillance system showing her altercation with a thief and assailant last week. You can read the full story about the event here. Here’s the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4S5CuuolAk

Glen Park Association   Quarterly Meeting   July 19, 2012   Glen Park Recreation Center – 700 pm   AGENDA   700 PM Call to Order Committee / Treasurer Reports 715 PM Glen Park Recreation Center Improvement Plan – update by Recreation and Park Department Proposed Glen Park Association resolution to endorse the 2012 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond for the November […]

Clearly there’s a disagreement between some folks on Charles St. This note was on the ground just off of Chenery. According to a comment below, it’s not from the pink garage door near the corner, so I’ve removed that photo.

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside station newsletter Monday June 25 2:00pm       300 Blk Addison          Vandalism Officer Preston responded to a call of damaged property at a church. Officer Preston met with the victim who showed him where the fence was damaged. The officer conducted an investigation that yielded no results as to determine […]

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Friday, July 6, while Cafe Bello customers quietly sipped coffee, a man in his twenties walked up to the counter and stole approximately $20 from the cafe’s […]

GPN summer2012H Click link above to see a PDF of the summer 2012 edition.

This one was a few weeks ago, but I’m just getting the photos now. It was on Paradise.

A large (20 foot?) branch broke off of one of the trees along St. John School’s playground, careful as you go by.

By Murray Schneider Jean Conner’s art once adorned the walls of Higher Grounds, Bird and Beckett Books and Records and the Glen Park branch library. Now until Labor Day three of her collages will grace a wall on the second floor at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Each collage has been purchased by SFMOMA […]

From the San Francisco Parks Alliance newsletter:   Dear Park Lover,  Last week the Board of Supervisors adopted a budget for the City that included about $120 million in operating funding for the Recreation and Parks Department. This includes roughly $30 million in funding from the City’s General Fund – less than 2% of that […]

Story by Bonnee Waldstein, photos by Michael Waldstein Glen Park and Diamond Heights residents recently had an opportunity to gain valuable information, get answers, and express varied opinions on many issues affecting Glen Canyon Park:  its flora, fauna, and the rights and responsibilities of local Homo sapiens in achieving and maintaining its natural wonders. On […]

Regarding the recent crime in the Glen Park community–we had one night last week where there were two separate robberies where women were the victims–their purses were taken and some injuries occurred.  One incident caused serious injury (as widely reported).  That case in under investigation by the Department’s Criminal Investigation Unit from the Hall of Justice.  […]

Captain’s Message: This month (June 2012), the Police Department is experiencing an unprecedented loss of experience as nine (9) Captains/Commanders take their retirement.  This is not counting the 10-12 Lieutenants who have/are retiring as well.  Many have worked in command positions at Ingleside and as one knows—once you are a part of the Ingleside family—you […]

From a Surrey Street resident: Neighborhood dog walkers are being hit by huge fines for walking their dogs off leash in the canyon. The ticketing has apparently intensified since a local dog was killed by coyotes a few weeks ago.Rumor as it that the head of the park police has ordered the increased ticketing campaign […]