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By Murray Schneider Canyon Correspondent By November 9th, pumpkin spiders had spun their final webs and sparrows hadn’t yet erected their new nests, so Rec and Parks gardeners and Friends of Glen Canyon Park volunteers took the opportunity to nip sprouting willow sprouts, roll back ivy and clip blackberry above the boardwalk adjacent to Islais […]

Plumes of black smoke billowed up from behind Glen Park Elementary School just after 4:00 on Thursday. A van appeared to have caught fire on the off ramp. The driver and passengers appear to have been un injured and were transferred to another van by 4:20. The type of van was unknown. Glen Park News […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Sunday, November 13 – Nothing in the report from Glen Park Monday, November 14 4:12pm 5200 Blk Diamond Burglary Civilian Police Service Aides Navarro and Der were dispatched to a call of a burglary that had occurred the day before. They spoke with the […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Tuesday, November 8 12:29pm 200 blk Monterey Recovered Vehicle Wednesday, November 9 9:00pm 300 Blk Miguel Theft A victim responded to Ingleside station and told PSA Zabarte that he parked and locked his vehicle in front of his residence and when he returned found […]

If you care about what’s happening in Glen Canyon, this is a very important meeting to attend. This may be your last chance to voice your opinion about changes and “upgrades” to the canyon and trails. It’s been said that at previous meetings  families with small children have been under-represented. But for all, for  anyone […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Monday, November 3 – Nothing in the report from Glen Park Friday, November 4 – Nothing in the report from Glen Park Saturday, November 5 – Nothing in the report from Glen Park Sunday, November 6 1– Nothing in the report from Glen Park […]

From the Mayor’s office: Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test When: Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 11:00 AM, approximately 30 seconds The first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) is scheduled for Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 11:00 am PST. The test will interrupt regularly scheduled television, radio, cable, and satellite programming, lasting approximately […]

Photos by Susan Levy It was a chance to break out of the confines of Monterey Boulevard and Diamond Street, Sunnyside, Glen Park, and beyond, and go on a musical tour to distant continents. On Friday, November 4, the Friends of Sunnyside Conservatory presented an evening of world music that spanned Australia, the Middle East, […]

Too busy herding the kids to really get a look at the highly creative decorations our neighbors came up with? Photographer Ellen Rosenthal spent a spooky evening taking in the sights — walk along with her and see what you missed..

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside station newsletter Tuesday October 25 – Nothing in the report from Glen Park Wednesday October 26 – Nothing in the report from Glen Park Thursday October 27 – Nothing in the report from Glen Park Friday October 28 – Nothing in the report from Glen Park […]

Glen Park Village Farmers’ Market November 2011 Ode to OnionsJulia Child once said, “It’s hard to imagine civilization without onions.” She was right. These hard-working, ever-present root vegetables are the staple of every cook’s kitchen. Versatile, easy to prepare, and full of healthy vitamin C and fiber, they add layers of flavor and texture to a variety of dishes […]

Eliyahu Sills + Jason Ranjit Parmar Live in Concert @ Sunnyside Conservatory this Friday! Eliyahu and Jason appear as a duo to bring their inspiring musical talents for an intimate evening of the ney,  (reed flute of the Middle East), Bansuri (bamboo flute from India), oud, Indian tablas and various percussion, for a contemplative evening […]

By Murray Schneider On October 19th, two Friends of Glen Canyon Park volunteers, Mary Huizinga and Jean Conner, watched a pumpkin spider lying at the center of its geometrically designed web. It looked as if it hadn’t skipped a meal in at least an hour, suspended from a silken guy-wire, rigged taut between willow branches […]

Greetings Glen Park Neighbors, We’re about to reach a major milestone for Glen Park.  The Planning Commission will consider adoption of the Glen Park Community Plan in two weeks! After years of community planning, we’re almost there.  Thank you for your continued participation and involvement.  We’re happy to report the Plan is enjoying broad support […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station newsletter: Wednesday October 12 10:00am     200 blk Fairmont                   Theft/Trick Officer Lee prepared a report regarding a theft by trick. The victim was contacted by phone and told that the caller was a representative of her bank. The caller told her that they were watching […]

Tomorrow, Tuesday, is the day! We open at the ungodly early hour of 11 a.m. so that you can be the second on your block to have your own copy of the English translation of Haruki Murakami’s magnum opus, entitled 1Q84. (If you can’t wait ’til then, some bookshops are putting them on sale 11 hours earlier, at midnight.) […]

By Ashley Hathaway UPDATE: Glen Park band Cradle Duende will play at The Red Poppy Arthouse at 2698 Folsom this Saturday at 8:00. Musicians Morgan Nilsen and Justin Ancheta live in Glen Park and created a sustainable movement they coined “A Call To Localize.” The motivation for its creation grew from a desire they both […]

The Native Plant Sale is a chance to find local plant species that aren’t readily available at garden centers. Our focus and offerings, as always, will be native plants local to San Francisco and northern San Mateo County. These species are adapted to the local climate, soils, and habitats–and are also important to local fauna. This […]

October 2011 Newsletter Office Phone: 415-554-6968 Email:  scott.wiener@sfgov.org Website:  www.scottwiener.com For more regular updates, follow me on Facebook and Twitter:                  My Policy Work   Dogwalker Legislation This week, I introduced legislation to regulate and create a permitting system for commercial dogwalkers who use city property, including parks. The legislation would require commercial dogwalkers […]

Our beloved annual tradition is back! Saturday, October 29, 2011. 12 pm-3 pm, FREE, Rain or Shine! Sunnyside Conservatory  236 Monterey Blvd between Baden and Congo Bring-Your-Own-Pumpkin. Pumpkin carving kits and tools, including tools for older children, will be provided.  Parents must supervise and accept responsibility for pumpkin carving with children. Co-sponsored by Friends of Sunnyside […]

By Bonnee Waldstein San Francisco Beautiful is an organization in its 64th year of working “to assure that the city retains and enhances its unique and memorable sense of place, balance and diversity as a beautiful, livable, green and vibrant urban center.” This year, in a gala masquerade soiree at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco Beautiful […]

By Murray Schneider Last week world class strummers had laid down their fiddles on the Banjo Stage at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park. But you’d hardly know it from the foot stomping and side slapping that accompanied the Black Crown Stringband at Bird and Beckett Books and Records on Sunday, October […]

The condos that languished so long at Bosworth and Rousseau are finally finished and for sale. As their website says, they are Village Terrace Townhomes Offering a wide variety of floor plans, Village Terrace is a new contemporary enclave of 12 stylish townhomes designed and located to satisfy any urban lifestyle. Select a smaller one-bedroom […]

By Murray Schneider, Glen Canyon correspondent As the summer ended on August 24th, the Feds moved on Glen Canyon at 9 A.M. in the morning. Eight volunteers from the Environmental Protection Agency, wielding loppers and hand saws and camouflaged in work clothes, began combating willow encroaching above a seep adjacent to a boardwalk on the […]

By Murray Schneider Lori B. peered from Bird and Beckett’s stage on September 11th, looking a lot like Raggedy Ann. Dressed in a patch-worked-quilt of jerry rigged-patterned layers of squares and polka dots, she ran several fingers through a mop of red hair, which looked as if it were coiffed while fleeing a hurricane. Not […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Monday, October 3, 2011: Nothing in the report from GP Tuesday, October 4, 2011 6:08pm 100 blk Bosworth Battery Officers Dilag and Abucay were sent to investigate a call of two subjects holding down a third person. The officers separated all parties and were […]

The Glen Park Association invites you to our quarterly meeting. We have a packed agenda. Thursday, October 13 7 pm Glen Park Recreation Center Elk and Chenery Streets (past the tennis courts) The agenda will include speakers from: • Props C & D, Pension Reform • Glen Park Plan update from the planning department • […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Monday, September 26, 2011: Nothing in the report from Glen Park Tuesday, September 27, 2011: Nothing in the report from Glen Park Wednesday, September 28, 2011: Nothing in the report from Glen Park Thursday, September 29, 2011 9:00pm San Jose & Randall D.U.I. Officer […]

A Eucalyptus on Chenery in front of St. Johns School lost a big limb overnight. According to the school’s gardener, there wasn’t a car parked in the parking space where the limb fell so no one and nothing was harmed.

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station Newsletter Monday, September 19th, 2011: Nothing in the report from Glen Park Tuesday, September 20th, 2011: Nothing in the report from Glen Park Wednesday, September 21st, 2011: Nothing in the report from Glen Park Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 10:59pm, 100 Blk Monterey Blvd, Recovered stolen […]

To celebrate the Glen Park Association Website turning ten years old, we are reposting some of our favorite stories from the last ten years. Glen Park School, a century strong, celebrated its 100th birthday on September 24th, putting on public display $5.5 million worth of building improvements. Children, parents and SFUSD officials circled the festivities, […]

By Gail Bensinger An as-yet-unnamed Japanese sushi bar and restaurant will be the new tenant in the space on Chenery Street vacated by Sel & Vin wine bar. The owners are Ken Lui, Kenny Zhu and Raymond Ho, who already operate two popular sushi and sake places –  Tataki at California at Divisadero, and Tataki […]

  WHAT: Glen Park School’s Grand Re-Opening Celebration WHEN: Saturday, September 24th, 11:00am-3:00pm WHERE: Glen Park School, 151 Lippard Avenue in the Brompton Street Yard     See Glen Park Elementary’s beautifully renewed building, meet the amazing teachers and staff, talk to current parents and hear about the exciting plans for the schoolyard. There will be children’s […]

By Murray Schneider It was a reason to stop dead in the street and stare in wonder and longing. Just before supper on the 12th the cars began to arrive, 57 vintage sports cars that traced their pedigrees back to the 1950s and ’60s and beyond, including a ’55 T-Bird, a ’65 Mustang, a ’68 […]

What:     Free Electronic Recycling Event Where:  St. John’s School, 925 Chenery Street When:    Saturday, September 17th   9:00am – 2:00pm Drop off free of charge any of the following items: ï‚· TVs and Monitors            ï‚· Computers and Laptops            ï‚· Scanners and Printers ï‚· Cell Phones […]

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Hello Glen Park Community, We are excited to announce the Glen Park Community Plan is moving forward. Since 2002, the Planning Department has worked with residents, merchants and public agencies to develop a community vision for Glen Park.  We’re now entering the public hearing phase of the project.  Over the next few months the Planning […]

When a gang of hooligans posing as protesters got to the Glen Park BART station Thursday night, destruction and economic ruin seemed more on their minds than actually affecting whatever change it was they imagined they might be creating. They used hammers to smash all the ticket readers into the station except the one for […]

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — BART police are investigating an attack by vandals at the Glen Park station in San Francisco. A group of about 10 to 20 vandals damaged turnstiles and spray-painted graffiti at the Glen Park station Thursday night. They swung hammers and destroyed the Clipper Card readers at the station’s entrance. Some of the […]

Musicians Morgan Nilsen and Justin Ancheta live in Glen Park and created a sustainable movement they coined “A Call To Localize.” The motivation for its creation grew from a desire they both have to bring community together while creating sustainable ways to maintain culture, opportunity, health, transportation, and many of the other elements that fuel […]

By Murray Schneider Glen Park News Canyon Correspondent San Francisco high school chemistry students are back in school and hitting the books, but if any had hiked Glen Canyon Park trails on September 8th they’d have been surprised to see a City Park and Rec truck parked with a hulking 500-gallon tank wedged on its […]

Get some great ideas this Sunday September  11th! The Event will be… Cookin’ the Market Culinary Demonstrations Join Market Chef Mario Hernandez for a free cooking demonstration He will create simple, delicious dishes featuring the best of the market Recipes, tips, techniques and tastings will be shared Demos will run at 11:00am and 1:00p! m […]

Miraloma Fall Fiesta Saturday September 10 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Miraloma Clubhouse 350 Oshaughnessy Blvd. at Del Vale The Miraloma Park Improvement Club invites you to come out and join your neighbors for an afternoon of food and fun! A taco truck will be serving burritos and tacos; beer, soda, and juice boxes will […]

Thank you for joining the Glen Park – Diamond Heights – Sunnyside mayoral forum on September 14, 2011. We would like to start promptly at 700 pm at St John School on Chenery Street. Here is the format: Rachel Gordon of the Chronicle will be the moderator. 700 pm: Introductions – 1 minute each. Rachel […]

By Murray Schneider While it will be some time before the 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond money is used for Glen Canyon trail improvements, San Francisco Recreation and Park’s Natural Areas employees didn’t let any dust collect beneath their feet on August 24th. Joe Grey and Jon Campo removed a step to a […]

It’s the annual St. Nicholas Middle Eastern Food Festival this weekend at the Orthodox church up by Safeway in Diamond Heights (5200 Diamond Heights Blvd.) It runs from 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Saturday and Sunday. They’ll have food, art, music, dancing, prizes and a raffle. You also get the chance to tour the church, […]

By Murray Schneider This Mother’s Day witnessed the groundbreaking of The Little Red Hen Community Garden on Police Academy property. Now, a little over three months later, a granite monument is mounted in front of it, witness that the Little Red Hen Community Garden not only could, but did. On August 17th, Betty Louis surveyed […]

The following are Glen Park crimes from the Ingleside Station newsletter: Friday, August 5: Nothing in the report from Glen Park Saturday, August 6: Nothing in the report from Glen Park Sunday, August 7: Nothing in the report from Glen Park Monday, August 8: 12:15am    Sussex/Diamond      Aggravated Assault                        Officer Archilla was dispatched to the residence regarding an assault.  The victim […]

by Ashley Hathaway The Glen Canyon Park Improvement Plan continues to move forward and Karen Mauney-Brodek,
Deputy Director, Park
Planning for San Francisco Recreation and Parks will present the proposed plans at the second Recreation and  Park Commission hearing.  The hearing takes place at 10 am on Thursday August 18, City Hall, Room 416 and is open […]