San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman announces legislation to allow fourplexes on corner lots and near major transit stations and curb luxury home conversions SAN FRANCISCO — Today District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman announced a pair of legislative efforts to allow fourplexes in residential neighborhoods near transit stations and on corner lots throughout the […]
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Two days after election, new Glen Park Association president hits front page of SF Chronicle
Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and SF Chronicle columnist Heather Knight recently paid an unscheduled visit to Hilary and Mike Schiraldi. Hilary is the new president of the Glen Park Association and Mike is a longtime housing activist. Supervisor Mandelman is sponsoring legislation to limit the size of “monster homes” and allow fourplex housing close to transit […]
Amos Goldbaum Mural in GP
One of San Francisco muralist Amos Goldbaum’s signature line drawings may soon grace the exterior of Pebbles Cafe, thanks to the efforts of Bernal Glen resident Amanda Martin. “This is a project that I have been dreaming about for a very long time,” Martin said. “After many false starts, it looks like we have a […]
Art Work Exhibition by Glen Park Artist Jean Conner and Bruce Conner
AZTEC WARRIOR by Jean Conner, 1990 150 works, some from the private collection of Sussex Street resident Jean Conner and many never exhibited before, illustrate the artists’ intertwined interests in mysticism, religion, social and cultural norms, the natural world and the human body. This exhibition surveys the practices of two remarkable late 20th […]
GPA Quarterly Meeting Jan. 28
You’re invited to the virtual Glen Park Association Winter Meeting! Thursday, January 28, 2021, 7:00 pm Participation via Zoom – Register here for the link. Agenda Glen Park Association officer election You must be a Glen Park Association member to vote. Candidate slate: President: Hilary Schiraldi Vice President: Heather World Treasurer: Dennis Mullen Communications secretary: […]
SFMTA annual report 2020
Unsurprisingly, the year-in-SF-transit, 2020, has been a bleak one. Ridership has fallen off the cliff, and service cuts and mass layoffs are anticipated. Steep budget cuts will hobble the agency’s ability to recover from the effects wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Benchmarks such as the City Chartered mandate for 85% on time Muni performance have […]
All politics begin locally: A tutorial
How does California actually get candidates who run for elections and who, when elected, will affect our daily lives in profound ways? It’s both a democratic and a sausage-making process. But there’s a way we can impact the election process at the local level. Here is an example of how both major parties, Democrats […]
Follow up on murder of Leo Hainzl
As 2020 draws to a close, and none too soon, you will remember another horrible event of the year–the murder of 94-year old Glen Park resident, Leo Hainzl, as he walked his dog outside Glen Canyon Park on Memorial Day morning. The alleged perpetrator is Peter Rocha, a homeless man who frequented the neighborhood and […]
GPA Quarterly Mtg Jan 28
Glen Park Association Winter Meeting January 28, 2021, 7 to 9 p.m. Location: Zoom Meeting ID: 842 4961 2175 Passcode: 843562 Proposed Agenda: Officer elections (slate to come in January meeting reminder — please renew to vote!) Update from District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman Department of Public Health to discuss vaccine rollout in SF (unconfirmed) […]
Update: SF Assessor announces resources on Prop. 19
Today the SF Assessor’s office held a virtual informational session to inform San Franciscans about resources to help in understanding the implications of California Prop. 19, commonly known as the “Realtor’s Measure.” Prop. 19 will replace and bring changes to two statewide property tax saving programs: the parent-child transfer exclusion (effective February 16, 2021) and […]
Assessor Carmen Chu to announce Prop. 19 outreach effort
Launching one-stop shop resource page and webinar series to help families be prepared (multilingual resources available) WHAT: In November, California voters passed Proposition 19 which makes changes to property tax benefits for families, seniors, severely disabled persons, and victims of natural disaster in our state. In response, the San Francisco Assessor’s […]
Bird & Beckett is open despite the pandemic — stop in and safely say hi
With dire warnings from City public health officials that the coronavirus will continue through a dark winter and with California beginning a statewide curfew, Eric Whittington, owner of Bird and Beckett Books and Records continues keeping Glen Park supplied the latest in best seller releases and used titles. “As long as the COVID numbers stay […]
Hoodline: Alemany Farmers’ Market has become free COVID-19 testing site
Editor’s note: With the spike in COVID-19 cases in San Francisco and California statewide, and a rollback to more restrictive public health measures, it’s welcome news for Glen Park that, as of today, we have free coronavirus testing nearby. Read the details here.
Detroit Steps Project virtual art competition and fundraiser
Change Will Happen One Drawing and Step At A Time! The Detroit steps are a two-block stairway comprising 186 steps in total that run south from Detroit Street to Hearst Avenue and north from Detroit Street to Joost Avenue, bisected by Monterey Boulevard. The Detroit Steps Project (DSP) is a multi-phased community-led beautification project to […]
Glen Park businesses profiled coping with pandemic
SF Gate has done a then-and-now appraisal of Glen Park businesses to gauge the impact on them of COVID-19. For us residents, it highlights the continuing need for us to support our local merchants—those featured in this story—and all our others. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf-neighborhoods/article/We-interviewed-5-SF-businesses-2-weeks-before-the-15689709.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result
Twin Peaks for all
With the election of a lifetime looming, this survey might not be top of mind when the deadline for submission, as announced today in the SF Park and Rec newsletter, is November 3. However, you might want to take the time to respond to SF Park and Rec’s survey on access to Twin Peaks. There […]
Pandemic or no, the Detroit Street steps are getting the love they deserve
In the midst of the COIVID-19 pandemic, San Francisco needs more inviting outdoor spaces to pause and enjoy being outdoors. Which is why Sunnyside neighbors aren’t stopping in their efforts to beautify one of the City’s lesser-known stairways. “We are continuing to clean up the Detroit Steps,” Suna Mullins emailed the Glen Park News on […]
Glen Park Police Blotter
Note: Ingleside Station, by direction of Captain Woon, has compiled recent incidents reported by Glen Park residents. This is one reason it’s so important to report ALL incidents to SFPD. The more they hear from us, the more police resources are dispatched to keep Glen Park safe. The Ingleside non-emergency phone number is (415) 404-4000. […]
Join in the Hunt for Acorns!
Want to collect acorns in real life and not just on Animal Crossing? Join Glen Park neighbors in gathering acorns to be sown in the Glen Park Greenway later this year. Some details: Most of the oak trees grow on rough ground – sometimes steeply sloping which makes this is a job for people […]
Fire skies over Glen Park – September 9, 2020
Smoke from distant wildfires layered on top of fog produced reddish-orange skies over San Francisco on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, giving the day a surreal feel that was compared online to variously Mars, the movie Blade Runner and the Apocalypse. Even at midday the city remained darkened. Many street lights stayed on all day and […]
Mask up, Glen Park! Local seamstresses make it easy
“We’re in a major health emergency and neighbors looked around and asked, ‘how can I get involved, how can I help my community?’” Joan Lasselle told the Glen Park News on August 13. Lasselle, who has lived on Laidley Street since 1987, is a charter member of It Takes a Village, a nonprofit that credits […]
NYTimes catches up with SOTA students on cross-country bike trip
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/16/sports/cycling/coronavirus-protests-masks-biking.html?smid=em-share Ross Mantle for the New York Times Back in the early days of the pandemic, it still seemed possible to carry out plans for activities and travels that had taken months of meticulous planning and eager anticipation. That was the case in a story in the Glen Park News of Spring 2020, p.11. A […]
Captain Woon addresses sideshows
There has been a lot of concern expressed online about recent sideshow activity in San Francisco. Oftentimes residents are aware of the noise coming from somewhere but are not sure of the location. The Glen Park Association safety committee reached out to Captain Woon about this after an event over the weekend. He also addressed […]
Congestion Pricing Survey
Could Congestion Pricing Improve SF’s Transportation Future? The Transportation Authority is exploring how a fee to drive downtown during busy hours could help get traffic moving, increase safety, clean the air, and advance equity once the economy recovers. We invite you to learn more and provide feedback: → Play Unclog Fog City, a digital game […]
Geoffrey Gallegos: Glen Park’s 7 o’clock trumpet serenader
If you’ve stopped in Glen Park at 7 pm and heard the haunting strains of a trumpet and wondered where they came from, it’s Geoffrey Gallegos playing on his front steps over on Congo Street. He’s been playing almost every night since early April to honor essential workers — teachers, grocery clerks, public transit […]
Crime Update in Diamond Heights and Glen Park
Gunfire Tuesday, August 11, at around 11:20 pm, gunfire coming from cars was heard in two locations. Ingleside Capt. Chris Woon has requested videos that may have captured the gunfire and cars. Call Capt. Woon at 415-404-4040 with any information and/or videos.The locations: Diamond Heights Blvd. at the intersection of Addison/Gold Mine Elk at the […]
Local gym ready to open — but when will it?
In a pandemic, when it comes to working out in a gym to stay fit or practicing yoga in a studio, we’re on our own. Glen Park has been lucky to have had several options close by. For example, there’s Synced Pilates on Chenery Street; Sunrise Health and Fitness, also on Chenery Street; and Sol […]
Scavenger Hunt
First Noe Valley Scavenger Hunt! Resilient Noe Valley has a special treat for you – Noe Valley resident Andrew Keeler has created a magical Scavenger Hunt sure to keep the family busy for hours! His clues will send you hunting throughout the neighborhood for statues, fairies, murals and more.The instructions are featured on our brand-new Resilient […]
Documentary film nourishes heart and soul
Here in Glen Park, artists and creative types of all kinds have found welcoming arms and an environment that nurtures their spirit. One of them is Anne Flatté, 51, a documentary filmmaker and, for the past fifteen years, a resident of Chenery Street with her husband and two sons. Describing herself as “not really a […]
Hams, Quads, Glutes get a workout in Glen Park
If you need a reason to be grateful to live in Glen Park during a pandemic, just think of all the opportunities you have to get in shape, or keep in shape, at absolutely no cost. Just put your mask on, go out your front door and walk up a hill, or climb one of […]
With COVID, cones are a no-no, but Mitchell’s Ice Cream is still dishing the good stuff
Photos by Linda Mitchell Many things have changed about the legendary Mitchell’s Ice Cream in its years at 688 San Jose Avenue, but never the quality. In 1860 Edward and Margaret Mitchell ran a dairy on 29th and grazed their cows on Red Rock Hill just above what’s now Glen Canyon Park. In 1953 their […]
Bus-only lanes coming to Glen Park
Shots fired in Glen Park village on Thursday night
Thursday evening at 6:15 p.m., San Francisco police officers responded to the area of Wilder and Diamond on a report of shots being fired. As a result of their investigation, they determined two males had an altercation that eventually led to gunfire. No one was struck or injured by the bullets but several cars and […]
A man and his dog, lifelong residents of Glen Park
With an average life span of 83.7 years and the most centenarians per capita on the planet, Okinawans are touted and envied for their longevity. Not only for humans, but maybe even dogs, as evidenced by 18-year old, aptly named Okie. She’s the equivalent of 88 human years, according to WebMD. That would undoubtedly make […]
Bus-only lanes may be coming to O’Shaughnessy, Bosworth — MTA wants your comments
Editor’s Note: Many people are leaving messages in the Comments section below. If you want to tell readers of the Glen Park News how you feel, that’s the right thing to do. But if you want to tell the SF Metropolitan Transportation Agency or District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, you need to email them directly. […]
Chenery Slow Street a little shorter than originally planned, still quite popular
Fifteen swaths of street in San Francisco have so far been blocked off to create Slow Streets where people on foot and bicycles can more easily share the space. It’s part of the city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic but life on the streets doesn’t always play out exactly as it’s depicted on the City’s […]
Bernal Cut Bretheren
The most recent Bernal Cut newsletter is here! This month’s work party on the east side is June 20. Work party planned soon for the west side.
Silent Vigil for George Floyd
Please join Glen Park neighbors at a silent vigil this Monday, June 8 from 5 – 6pm in the ballpark of Glen Canyon (Elk Street & Chenery). Monday marks the two week anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. We will gather at 5pm, standing six feet apart; at 5:30pm we will kneel and hold silence for […]
Could there be turkeys on Turquoise?
Watch a video from May 20 by Roz Romney here: IMG_9554 On May 23, Glen Park Association president Scott Stawicki was walking his dog on Amber Street near the top of Glen Canyon Park when he encountered something he’d never expected to see in San Francisco — a wild turkey. “We saw it walking from […]
Bernal Cut Survey
The Bernal Cut is a unique dividing line between Bernal Heights and Glen Park. Once a single-track railway line, today’s Cut is San Jose Avenue, a large crevasse both real and figurative. In an effort to connect the two sides of the Cut, the Bernal Cut Restoration Project is bringing art, safety measures and neighbors […]
Bikeshare Dock Hearing June 12
According to Lyft, the Arlington at Roanoke bikeshare station will be considered at a virtual public hearing of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Friday, June 12, 2020, at 10 am. Go to meet.sfmta.com/meetings/FH53HNDW or call 888-398-2342 and enter the code 8647385 to join the meeting. For those who cannot tune in virtually, all feedback […]
“Slow Streets” program rolls out on Chenery Street
As of this morning, and for the duration of the pandemic, Chenery Street from Elk Street to Brompton Avenue is closed to through traffic, in order to facilitate walking with social distancing. Through traffic by local residents needing access is permitted. Below is the statement by SFMTA: “The SFMTA announced the Slow Streets Program back […]
Glen Park Mourns Lost Neighborhood Fixture
Glen Park is still reeling from the murder of 94-year-old Leo Hainzl, whose friendly face was seen throughout the neighborhood daily. One after another, neighbors recounted stories of Hainzl who, undaunted by age, walked miles every day, repaired his own home, and lent a hand to others. “This was a man who felt like he […]
Glen Park is open for business — Update May 26, 2020
San Francisco is taking a cautious approach to opening our local economy. While California counties are entering Phase 2 of the shutdown in full force, in which barbershops and hair salons may open, San Francisco has opted out of reopening certain businesses, and is going much more slowly. However, a new Shared Spaces Program, brought […]
Two months in: Reminiscing about Glen Park during the lock down
Two months ago, on March 17, San Francisco went on lockdown when the City ordered residents to shelter in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. Long-time Glen Park News writer Murray Schneider spent some time over the past few weeks using the time to revisit sites he’s written about over the past decade. There’s […]
Where’s Glen Park Elementary? That’s easy
Like many San Franciscans, I’ve been taking the *golden opportunity* presented by the pandemic to do some exploring close to home. A good place to start was Bernal Heights park, which is nearby and which I’d surprisingly never visited before. Armed with a map and walking tour directions (details below), my husband and I made […]
GP Documentary Filmmaker Benefits The Roxie
Dan Goldes has lived in Glen Park since 1998, but his documentary 5 Blocks focuses on changes to mid-Market Street during tech boom. Stream it through Roxie Virtual Cinema from May 8 – 21 and benefit the theater! Filmed from 2011 to 2019 as the tech boom transformed the area, the film explores how the […]
Let your voice be heard on the 2020 Parks Bond
Take Our Bond Survey As we continue to shelter in place, we are planning for better days ahead. If you have a moment, we would like to ask for your feedback and insight into our parks. Your input will help us prioritize park improvements for the future as we are scheduled for the upcoming November […]
Town Hall on COVID-19 resources with Supervisor Mandelman and Assemblymember Chiu
The Glen Park Association is proud to co-host the upcoming joint town hall with Assemblymember David Chiu and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman! They’ll be discussing K-12 education, navigating childcare, support for workers & small businesses, and Q&A! Please RSVP here and submit your questions here. The details for the town hall are as follows: Virtual Town Hall […]
Local designer creates “We’ve got you covered!” sign for businesses
As of Friday night midnight, San Franciscans are required to wear face coverings when they go into grocery stores, medical offices and other essential businesses — including hardware stores. Madee Hatfield, who’s been working at Glen Park Hardware for the last nine months, realized there was a need and quickly worked up a sign for […]