Spring 2007

GLEN PARK NEWS

Volume 25, No. 1 Official Newspaper of the Glen Park Association Published Quarterly
www.glenparkassociation.org

Don’t Miss This Year’s Glen Park Festival

Diamond Street in Glen Park
Sunday, April 29, 10 – 4:30
Music. Dancing. Food. Beverages. Arts. Crafts. Plants.
Honeybees. Fire engine. Kids’ section.

Volunteers are Needed — See Page 17.

Firefighters battle a blaze in an upper story on Diamond Street Feb. 20. The fire displaced three
local residents and one business but no one was injured.
Quick Action by Neighbors
Photo by Michael Waldstein
clientsʼ artwork into the bookstore to
save it. They were “hoping, but not cer-
tain the fire wouldnʼt get that far,” said
Whittington. “Eventually the firemen
just told us to get out of the way.”
The fire was contained quickly,
though Diamond Street remained closed
until well after 7 p.m. As the firefighters
worked, dozens of residents and curi-
ous passers-by crowded the streets,
watching the hook-and-ladder crew
and other firefighters tame the blaze
“It could have been a lot worse;
Iʼm very grateful,” he said. “After we
moved all of the clientsʼ work to safety,
a lot of my own personal artwork was
still in there. But the firemen covered
everything so completely that there was
virtually no damage; they even built a
little damn so that water running from
the burned-out roof ran out into the street
and didnʼt fill the floor of the shop.
“The firefighters were really great,”
Frederick added.

and Firefighters Limits that sent flames shooting through the

buildingʼs roof. People were pretty cool
A San Francisco Fire Department
representative said the fire was con-

Damage in Rush-Hour
Fire on Diamond Street
A chimney fire on Diamond Street
during the evening rush hour last
month brought five fire trucks and a
pump truck to downtown
by Glen Park, blocking cars,
Joanna buses and pedestrian traf-
Pearlstein fic and bringing dozens of
neighbors to the edges of
the police tape to see what was hap-
pening. Three local residents and one
business were displaced but no one
was injured.
The blaze was discovered just before
6 p.m. on February 20. Working in his
frame shop, Art for Art, Walter Frederick
said he wasnʼt aware of the fire upstairs
until passers-by began commenting on
the smoke. On the second floor, build-
ing owner Frank Walsh and friends were
sitting in the living room chatting while
about staying out of the way of the fire clusively determined to be an accident.
department, and the level of concern for Structural damage is estimated at
the guys in the flat and for Walter and between $300,000 and $350,000.
his shop was high.
Because of damage caused by fire,
Although neighbors pitched in to
save artwork and warn residents, not
a fire burned in the fireplace. smoke and water, Walshʼs home is now everyone was helpful. The next day
“We didnʼt know anything was uninhabitable. “We pretty much lost the Ingleside Police Station received
wrong until a policeman and neighbor everything,” he said. A 25-year Glen a report that the home upstairs had
rang the doorbell,” said Walsh. “We Park resident, he plans to rebuild and been burglarized after the fire. n
grabbed papers and cats and got out.” return to the neighborhood, perhaps
Eric Whittington, owner of Bird & within six months.
Beckett books next door, was returning Walter Frederick is still in busi- IN THIS ISSUE:
from the taqueria down the street when ness, now working out of his Glen Park
he noticed the smoke and a number of home. Clients can reach him at the Art Canyon Market prices compare
people on the street looking up at the for Art telephone number, 333-3344. It well. Report crime suspicions!
top of the building. He, Frederick and will probably be months, rather than Local bees brought to their
another helpful soul ran into the frame weeks, before he can move back into
knees. Community garden.
shop and started carrying Frederickʼs the shop.
New Japanese restaurant in
Diamond Heights. Entrepreneur
Glen Park Association Meeting Notice forced to Bug out. Tiny streets
Tuesday, April 10, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
and byways. Students bake
St. John’s School, 925 Chenery St. pies. Street trees proliferate.
Meeting topics are: Planning Department staff update on Pizzeria’s a hit.
the community plan and neighborhood improvement ideas.
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From the Editors Newspaper Racks,

ʻSpillover ʼ Crime and
Just when it seems that things are pick- our teeth cleaned. Thereʼs acupuncture,
ing up in “downtownʼʼ Glen Park—the
market is up and running, a new pizzeria
massage therapy and places to mail
packages or deposit checks. Most are
Soap Plants: Your Glen
and smoothie shop opened, the Depart-
ment of Public Works assigned a regular
independently run enterprises, creating
a flavor all our own in San Francisco.
Park Association at Work
street sweeper to the corridor—a dose It is incumbent on us to support
of bad news comes along. Bug, the our local businesses and to pitch in Thirty-six neighbors braved a slightly Digby. It injured two men and sent the
childrenʼs clothing consignment shop on when and where we can to make Glen frosty evening to attend the January 11-year-old to the hospital.
Chenery Street, no longer could make Park the best neighborhood it can be. 9 meeting of the Glen Then Chignell talked about the job
a go of it and shuttered its doors, and If you see suspected criminal activity, by Park Association at that Ingleside faces. There are 140,000
the Art for Art frame shop on Diamond call the police. If you see litter, pick Elizabeth St. Johnʼs School on people living within the Ingleside
Street, was forced out—perhaps just it up, or call the city hotline, “28- Weise Chenery Street. The stationʼs jurisdiction, including Upper
temporarily—because of a fire. CLEAN,” to report problems with meeting began at 7 Noe Valley, Bernal Heights, the Outer
A robust commercial district helps trash and graffiti. And of course take p.m. with bread, cheese Mission, Crocker Amazon, Crocker
a neighborhood feel alive and evokes a time to get to know your neighbors. and cookies from local shops and the Heights, Glen Park and Sunnyside.
sense of pride. We are fortunate to live in That goes a long way to foster a sense chance to chat with neighbors (or the One problem Chignell deals with
a place where we can walk to grab a cup of community. chance for the kids in attendance to take daily is a lack of officers. The station
of coffee, attend a book-reading, buy a The upcoming Glen Park Festival, advantage of St. Johnʼs nice long halls had 126 officers in January, with seven
box of nails, a chair, a can of dog food, on April 29, also will provide locals for a good run). new recruits due to arrive in February.
a t-shirt by a local designer or imported and visitors alike a chance to meet Crime and Punishment Thatʼs down from the 150 the station
cheese. We can pick up a loaf of bread, neighbors and merchants and find Capt. Paul Chignell of Ingleside once had, he said.
a carton of eggs or a lottery ticket. We out whatʼs happening in the neigh- Station spoke to the Association, The stationʼs biggest problem is
can get our nails done, our hair cut or borhood. accompanied by Lt. Donna Meixner, “extreme violence” in public housing
Representatives from clubs and the stationʼs Night Commander. in the Sunnydale and Alemany projects.
associations involved in Glen Park Chignell first told residents that An example is a series of robberies by
activities will be on hand to answer the young boy who was shot May 30 young African-American men targeting
questions and to welcome volunteers. is home and doing well. This was the elderly Chinese women in the Sunny-
Glen Park News Staffers from the Glen Park News also triple-shooting at 5 oʼclock in the after- dale and Excelsior neighborhoods.
2912 Diamond St. #407 be there, and weʼd love to get feedback noon that shocked the neighborhood. There were more than 90 such crimes
San Francisco, CA 94131 from our readers, and, of course, will The attack, which Chignell character- last summer and fall, Chignell said.
(415) 908-6728 welcome any news tips. n ized as gang-related, was on Addison at When crime comes to Glen Park,
news@glenparkassociation.org “itʼs mostly spillover,” Chignell said.
“Overall this is a very safe neighbor-
hood.” The absolutely safest neighbor-
The mission of the Glen Park Association is to promote the collective hoods in the Ingleside stationʼs district
interests of all persons living in Glen Park, to inform and educate about are St. Francis Wood, followed by
Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Weise neighborhood and citywide issues, to promote sociability and friend- Miraloma Park, Westwood Park, then
Deputy Editor Rachel Gordon ships and to support beneficial neighborhood projects. Glen Park, Diamond Heights and Upper
Photo Editor Liz Mangelsdorf Noe Valley, he said.
Design Editor Mary Mottola GPA Board of Directors and Officers for 2007 A map of neighborhood crimes
Copy Editor Denis Wade printed out by Meixner and passed
Advertising Nora Dowley President Michael Rice 337-9894 around showed problem areas, which
president@glenparkassociation.org donʼt include us. Some other neighbor-
Reporters Dolan Eargle Vice-President Jeff Britt 239-4347 hoods experience routine problems, but
Ashley Hathaway vicepresident@glenparkassociation.org crime in Glen Park is sporadic and rela-
Rebecca Kassekert Treasurer Dennis Mullen 239-8337 tively rare.
Miriam Moss
Recording Secretary Kim Watts 902-4767 CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
Joanna Pearlstein
Corresponding Secretary Tiffany Farr 215-2320
Karen Peteros
Jennie Rose
Membership Secretary Heather World
membership@glenparkassociation.org
Emma Bland Smith
Vanessa Viray Health & Environment Michael Ames Glen Park News
Bonnie Wach health@glenparkassociation.org
The Glen Park News is pub-
Bonnee Waldstein Neighborhood Improvement John Walmsley 452-0277
Glen Park News Elizabeth Weise 908-6728
lished quarterly by the Glen
Columnists Vince Beaudet news@glenparkassociation.org Park Association. Signed
Jean Conner Public Safety Kincy Clark articles are the opinions of
Sharon Dezurick safety@glenparkassociation.org the authors and not neces-
Susan Evans Recreation & Park Richard Craib 648-0862 sarily those of the Glen Park
Ric López Association. To advertise in
Traffic, Parking & Transportation Dan Lanir
Michael Walsh
transportation@glenparkassociation.org the Glen Park News call 908-
Zoning & Planning D. Valentine 6728 or e-mail advertising@
Photographers Ellen Rosenthal
Michael Waldstein
dk_valentine@yahoo.com glenparkassociation.org.
Program Volunteer needed
Spring 2007
When are they going to...
...open a business in the long-closed
storefront with whitewashed windows
at 678 Chenery St.?
Building owner Tiffany Farr said
in February that the tenant of the space
planned to be open in five weeks. A
sushi restaurant has been rumored for
the location. Sushi lovers need not
wait, however—Yakiniku has filled
the void with a full selection of sushi,
Japanese entrees, American burgers and
sandwiches, and traditional breakfasts.
Yakiniku is at the back of the Diamond
Heights shopping center in the former
Burger King/Taylorʼs Taqueria space.
Emma Smith likes it—see Page 6.
...remove the old wooden light poles on
Laidley and Surrey streets now that the
classy new light standards are opera-
tional?
The new lights were turned on
January 5, and overhead phone lines
were removed March 2, but PG&E
canʼt remove the old poles till a couple
of “holdout” property owners finish
undergrounding their electricity (a pro-
cess that most completed in 2004); only
then can the remaining overhead wires
finally be taken down. So for now, the
blocks from Thor to Roanoke are among
the best-lit in the city, with both old and
new streetlights shining brightly.
...take down the construction barricade
that obstructs the Diamond Street side-
walk in front of the new library?
No time soon, says the contractorʼs
Project Manager David LeClair. Until
interior construction is finished, hope-
fully by summerʼs end, the wooden
fence will stay up to protect the already
completed facade from vandalism.
Mindy Linetzky of the Cityʼs Branch
Library Improvement Program says the
contractor told her he needs to be able
to safely leave the library doors open
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while moving things in and out; and,
she adds, the building permit allows the
barricade (the City building inspector
didnʼt return our call). Could the barrier
at least be moved a foot or so closer to
the building to allow two people to pass
on the sidewalk? Maybe, if enough pass-
ersby complain to LeClair (205-9744) or
Linetzky (557-4354).
...reinstall parking meters on Diamond
and Wilder by Canyon Market?
Our reporter Denis Wade didnʼt
ask. If you can score one of the
unmetered spaces, enjoy it while it
lasts! n I understand your point about the many
Letter to
the Editor
I am writing in regard to the “Purchasing
a Pooch...” article (by Ashley Hathaway)
[in] the Fall issue.
It is really disappointing to hear about
peopleʼs planʼs to buy “purebred” dogs from
breeders. Not only is this genetically some-
what of a risk (depending on the breeder),
it also is depriving many needy dogs in the
pound and shelters of homes.
Pure breeding, in a sense, can be
inbreeding. Many breeders do this to
make money. When I worked in a vetʼs
office, breeders would often lose a few
puppies in a litter or even as many as
half to birth defects. This is because they
were inbreeding dogs so they could sell
“purebred” dogs to people. They stayed
in business because many people believe
that the more a dog costs, the better his/
her quality will be.
What a bunch of baloney! Every dog
that I have grown up with was a mutt from
the pound. Cross-breeding makes genetic
sense. Pooches from the pound usually
have an understanding with you—a bond.
You saved them.
Glen Park News
People often think that pooches in the
pound are there because of some defect.
Usually the defect is with their owners
who ditch them as soon as they have to
move. Or they expect their dog to be per-
fect from the beginning (could we live up
to such standards?).
One last rant: If you really want a
dog, go to the pound. Dogs are really
more spiritually evolved than humans in
many ways. They can love unconditionally
with ease. Isnʼt that worth giving up your
apartment with the great view or finding
new roommates?
Ben Wanicur
Ashley Hathaway responds:
dogs who desperately need homes. I spent
many weeks researching dog adoption,
rescue groups, then full-fledged breeders.
I have nothing against pound or shelter
dogs. I know many people with these
dogs who have a wonderful pet in their
lives. Not all breeders are irresponsible;
reputable breeders take care to ensure that
their dogs grow up to be wonderful, loving
companions. And not all shelter or pound
dogs make great pets, nor do all purebreds.
The reality is that no matter where or how
a person acquires a pet there are never
any guarantees.
Editorʼs note: The second part of Hath-
awayʼs article appears on Page 18. n
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Friends of the Urban

Forest Helps the
Greening of Glen Park
Take 30 or so Glen Park residents and those hurdles were cleared, a planting
volunteers from Friends of the Urban date was set and an FUF planting man-
Forest (FUF). Mix with ager coordinated the logistics. The
by a neighborhood leader residents chose the type of tree they
Bonnee and an FUF planting wanted from a list of species that FUF
Waldstein manager. Add 28 sap- says meet the criteria for good growth
lings. The result: proud in urban settings. The cost is currently
stewards of fledgling $150. FUF is available for help with
trees and a greener neighborhood. tree problems and maintenance issues
Glen Park was the first of seven for the first five years of the treeʼs
FUF tree-planting sites in the first life.
quarter of 2007. (FUFʼs packed cal- Residents chose their trees based
endar also includes tree care, prun- on what would work best in their little
ing workshops and sidewalk garden environment. Some popular choices
planting in neighborhoods throughout were the strawberry tree, English haw-
the City.) “Green” is now a verb: The thorn, and Tristania laurina. Susanna
Livable City Initiative, launched in Russo of Chenery Street was fascinated
2005 after the signing of the U.N. by the history of the Southern magnolia
World Environmen- that she and her hus-
tal Accords, intends Popular choices for band, Dwight Smith,
to make San Fran- would plant in front
cisco a world leader re-greening the streets of their house. The
in “greening.” The magnolia is part of
plan is to dramati- were the strawberry a family of trees that
cally improve the has been in existence
beauty and safety tree, the English haw- for 58 million years.
of city streets. FUF The earth had a
is partnering with thorn and Tristania lau- tropical climate and
City government to the magnolia existed
help achieve Mayor rina, or the Water Gum. from north to south.
Gavin Newsomʼs With the Ice Age, the
goal of planting 25,000 street trees tree retreated southward; the Chinese
in San Francisco by 2010. Other fea- cultivated the Asian species. It was
tures of the program, which will invest welcomed in Europe in 1688. It is
$11 million by 2008, include planting pollinated by beetles, rather than fly-
schoolyard gardens and creating green ing insects like more modern trees.
spaces from unused public rights-of- Planting this particular tree, Susanna
way. feels, gives her a connection with the
The tree-planting event is not continuity of nature over the vastness A row of new trees on Surrey Street, thanks to Friends of the Urban Forest
a casual get-together for tree hug- of time. Photo by Michael Waldstein
gers. It came to fruition in Glen Park In the month before the planting
thanks to the perseverance and orga- date, there was the final approval of
nizational know-how of resident Tom tree locations; ordering of and payment bagels, everyone discovered the right yelled someone. Thus educated,
Ramirez. Ramirez earned his stripes for the trees; scoring, cutting and lifting way and the wrong way to execute the group was dispatched in several
at a huge tree-planting effort in his the concrete to create the tree basins; every procedure, and the reasons why. pick-up trucks to begin the greening
former neighborhood, the Mission, and auguring the soil in preparation for There is a knack to removing the tree of Glen Park.
where he took part in a brigade of planting. The planting manager also from the container, holding it in a cer- By noontime, Glen Park was 28
150 volunteers. Now living in Glen drew up a map of the tree locations and tain position and fraying out the root trees greener, and it was time for
Park, communicating largely through clustered them in groups. On plant- ball. There is a correct moment to stop the weary planters to celebrate their
e-mail, he got together around 20 ing day, the volunteers were divided digging the hole. The fabric arbor ties achievement and thank the FUF vol-
interested residents. There were two up and assigned to work in a location that help support the tree are loosely unteers with a potluck lunch. Ramirez,
application processes, one to FUF, that included planting four or so trees, tied to the stakes to promote exercis- the organizer, expressed the sentiments
which had PG&E assess the wires including their own. ing, rather than restraining, the tree, of many in saying that the group was
and cables above and below ground; On January 20, the eager plant- in order to build the trunkʼs strength planting more than trees—they were
the other, to the Department of Public ing party assembled at a garage on and girth. Buckets of water poured also sowing the seeds of community
Works, which evaluated such issues as Beacon Street, where the trees had on a certain schedule, in a specified organization, pride and friendship.
whether sidewalks were wide enough, been delivered, along with tools and amount, help the tree establish itself.
whether the trees would obstruct stop supplies. Christian Drake, the FUF Putting any competing plantings at
signs or bus stops, etc. Inevitably, planting manager, demonstrated Tree the base of the tree would take nutri- Bonnee Waldstein has lived with her
some sites were disqualified. After Planting 101. Fortified by coffee and ents away—“Let your tree be a tree!” family in Glen Park for over 20 years.
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Glen Park Association
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Ingleside has focused strongly on
gang houses in the neighborhood and
by working together with various city
agencies has been able to deal with some
known problem houses, Chignell said.
342 Arlington has been a problem, with
prison gang members living there.
But he is concerned about street
robberies. “Communicate with us!”
he told the assembled neighbors. For
example, on December 4 a woman
leaving La Corneta was robbed at gun-
point at about 11 p.m. on Chenery St. a
few blocks off Diamond as she walked
home. Chignell said that witnesses
later told police theyʼd seen a young
man “hanging around that corner and
acting suspicious” for more than 30
minutes before the crime took place.
The neighbors knew something wasnʼt
right but didnʼt call police.
“Weʼre asking you to call about
what you see—we need you to be our
eyes and ears. We need to get that phone
call,” Meixner said.
Chignell said Ingleside officers
have also been working hard to tow
cars with expired registration, to clear
derelict vehicles off the streets.
Officers have also been working to
cut down on unsafe driving that endan-
gers pedestrians. There have been 9,300
moving violations issued by station offi-
cers in the last quarter.
“Residents are tired of people
blowing past traffic stops,” Meixner
said. Injury accidents have gone down
substantially since the push began.
District 8 Supervisor Bevan Duftyʼs
office is investigating the possibility of
installing surveillance cameras on Chen-
ery Street. People with thoughts about
this are urged to contact him at 554-6968
or e-mail bevan.dufty@sfgov.org.
Neighborhood Notes
The GPA is looking into the news-
paper rack situation at the BART sta-
tion. There are 37 newspaper vending
boxes currently in place there. Weʼre
looking in to what it would take to
have them moved into the new, nicely-
designed consolidated boxes that are
being installed at selected sites around
the city. Glen Park is currently not slated
to receive the new boxes.
Thereʼs lots going on at the park.
Richard Craib of Friends of Glen
Canyon Park reports that they had an
excellent Pancakes in the Park event in
November. Friendsʼ work groups have
relocated 100 soap plants, moving
them closer to park trails. Theyʼve also
planted over 200 native plants grown by
the Recreation and Park Department in
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its greenhouses.
Lovely forest-green Friends of
Glen Canyon Park t-shirts can be pur-
chased at Glen Park Hardware for $12
to benefit the Friends. The work Friends
volunteers do is important because Rec
and Park gardeners allocate only about
10 hours a month to our park, Craib told
the crowd.
GPA is looking into various projects
in the neighborhood. If thereʼs some-
thing you think GPA should be doing,
drop a line or give a call!
Current possibilities include:
-Getting buckled sidewalks fixed.
-Installing lighting at the underpass
under San Jose Avenue and 280, and
possibly fixing up the murals there.
-Landscaping around BART.
-Cleaning up the west side of Elk
street, where storms and insect damage
have taken out at least 12 pine trees.
Friends of Glen Canyon Park volun-
teers will try to schedule a work day
there soon.
The Association
Membership coordinator Heather
World reported that GPA currently
has 85 members, a number that should
rise significantly April 29 at the annual
Glen Park Festival, if past years are any
guide. Our head count is slightly low
just now, in part because there wasnʼt a
festival last year and thatʼs when many
people renew their memberships.
The Glen Park Association is a
nonprofit, volunteer-based community
group representing the interests of Glen
Park residents. Weʼve been around for
nearly 30 years. Membership is a paltry
$10 a year. Find out more at www.glen
parkassociation.org or call 908-6728.
The next GPA meeting is Tuesday,
April 10, 7 p.m., at St. Johnʼs School,
925 Chenery St.. Parking is available.
Bring your kids, meet your neighbors
and get involved. n wall-sculpture by local artists Reddy
In just a few short months this will be a welcoming, book-filled space. Really.
Photo courtesy of San Francisco Public Library
New Library Interior is
Now Taking Shape
Construction workers are hard at work
upstairs in the space that will become
our new 8,500 square-foot Glen Park
branch library, above
Canyon Market, with
by
generous windows
Bonnie
overlooking Diamond
Wach
and Wilder streets. The
library is now scheduled
to open by the end of the summer, about
a year later than the initial target date.
When completed, what is now the
cityʼs smallest branch library (on Chen-
ery Street) will have grown by 7,000
square feet and will include an expanded
childrenʼs area, a designated teen zone,
a community program room and nearly
14,000 more books, CDs and videos.
The lobby, an additional 700-
square-foot, street-level space on Dia-
mond Street, will feature a two-story
Glen Park News
Lieb and Linda Raynsford.
Glen Park is one of five brand-
new library buildings scheduled to
open in the next two years, with 18
other branches undergoing renovation.
According to the City, this is the larg-
est building campaign in San Francisco
Public Library history.
Funds to build the new library came
from a bond measure approved by vot-
ers in November 2000, but that money
doesnʼt cover furnishing the interior. A
separate fund-raising campaign is under
way to provide amenities ranging from
chairs and tables to workstations, as well
as additions to the branchʼs collection of
books, periodicals, DVDs, etc.
Friends of the San Francisco Pub-
lic Library has established “naming
opportunities” for donors that range
from individual pieces of furniture for
a few hundred dollars to collections and
library areas for several thousand. But
Marian Chatfield-Taylor of the Friendsʼ
Neighborhood Library Campaign,
stresses that individual donations of
any amount are welcome. n
To learn more about the Neighborhood
Library Campaign and how you can
contribute to the new Glen Park branch,
e-mail marian.ctaylor@friendssfpl.org,
or call 626-7512, ext. 103.
Bonnie Wach lives in Glen Park. Her
most recent book is San Francisco As
You Like It: 23 Tailor-Made Tours for
Culture Vultures, Shopaholics, Neo-
Bohemians, Famished Foodies, Savvy
Natives & Everyone Else.
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Bi Bim Bop? Yum Yum Yum!
Bi bim bop. Those are the words that
kept running through my head as I
headed home after studying the menu
posted on the window of Choice Yaki-
niku, a new take-out-or-sit-down res-
taurant in the Diamond Heights shop-
ping center. My favorite
by Korean dish, a delectable
Emma rice bowl with stir-fried
Bland veggies and meat and a
Smith fried egg on top, wasnʼt
listed as such on the
menu, but I recognized it
in the description under the House Spe-
cial section. I used to have to run down
to Hahnʼs Hibachi on West Portal; how
nice to have my Korean favorite right
near Safeway and the post office!
Of course, Choice Yakiniku,
which opened in November, replac-
ing Taylorʼs Taqueria, predominantly
serves Japanese offerings. As it turns
out, the owners, Marilyn and Edward
Lee, are from Hawaii but of Korean
descent. The macaroni salad is pure
Hawaii, Marilyn said with a laugh, as
we sat down to talk during the after-
lunch lull, but the majority of the menu
reflects the strong Japanese culture in
Hawaii. (Sixty percent of the islandsʼ
population is Japanese, according to
Marilyn.) She described the food as
“American Japanese”: teriyaki, sushi,
udon and tempura, in American-sized
portions (big!).
The husband-wife team have a
strong culinary background. Edwardʼs
family was in the business back in
Hawaii, and Marilyn studied nutrition
in college. They moved to San Francisco
in 1987 and worked at family membersʼ
restaurants before opening their own
place—a teriyaki house on San Bruno
Avenue—in 1996. Just a year later, Mari-
lyn and Edward had a daughter, and soon
after, Marilyn dropped out of the daily
grind to raise baby Janice. In 2006, with
Janice in school at West Portal Lutheran
Spring 2007
on Sloat Boulevard, she was ready to
rejoin the workforce. The Lees rented the
space in Diamond Heights and opened a
restaurant that drew from their combined
heritages and experience.
It is truly a family affair. On the
day I visited, Marilyn pointed out her
sister, nephew and husband working in
the kitchen. Hours are long: Monday
through Saturday 9 to 9, Sunday 10 to
6. (Whatʼs for breakfast? Pancakes and
omelets, of course! Thatʼs the classic
American part.) Her nephew and oth-
ers also help with childcare, picking up
Janice from school and bringing her to
the Lee home in Ingleside Terraces
(across from Junipero Serra Boulevard).
It sounds grueling, but this is what they
do, and they do it well.
There are a dozen or so tables in
the restaurant, and every time Iʼve
been there (to pick up my coveted rice
bowl) about half of them have been full.
Thatʼs not terrible, considering that the
shopping center is not exactly where
one goes for an atmospheric night out.
Choice Yakiniku will probably depend
largely on take-out service (delivery
isnʼt available).
Itʼs hard to choose from the cul-
turally varied menu. Philly cheese
steak and fries (made with vegetable
oil, Marilyn notes)? Beef bento box
with tuna sashimi? A crab, unagi and
avocado San Francisco roll? I turn to
the chef for guidance. Yakiniku means
“broiled meat,” and savory barbecued
teriyaki and ribs are the restaurantʼs
specialty. But Marilyn also points out
the yakisoba, stir-fried vegetables, meat
and noodles with curry seasoning. Itʼs
in the same category as the bi bim bop.
Iʼll take it.
Choice Yakiniku is at the west
end of the Diamond Heights shopping
center, between the hair salon and the
playground. Beer and wine are avail-
able. For take-out orders, call 206-9755.
To help you choose, stop in and ask for
a take-out menu in advance. n
Spring 2007
Mission Pie is a project of Glen Parkʼs Destination Bakery, Pie Ranch and Mission High School students. The students bake
in Glen Park and sell their wares at the shop at 2901 Mission St.
Mission Pie Nourishes the Body, Mind and Soul
Mission Pie, with its focus on education,
consciousness and sustainable local
food, opened its doors for business on
January 3. Located at
2901 Mission St., Mis-
by
Rebecca
sion Pie hopes to create
Kassekert a community filled with
“conscious and powerful
food consumers,” says
Karen Heisler, co-owner of Mission Pie.
The caféʼs goal is to foster a relationship
between the urban community and local
agriculture, so that citizens discover the
connection between farming and whole-
some eating.
Mission Pie is the collective effort
of Pie Ranch, located north of Santa
Cruz, Destination Baking Company,
located on Chenery Street in Glen
Park, and students of Mission High
School. In 2005, Pie Ranch—whose
name derives in part from its pie-shaped
piece of land in Davenport—partnered
with Mission High School to educate
students on local, sustainable food
systems and how to become active,
strong participants within the com-
munity. Juniors and seniors at Mission
Page 7 Glen Park News
tion co-owner Joe Schuver to gauge
his interest in collaborating with Pie
Ranch to create a local café specializ-
ing in pies. Schuver was immediately
interested and was particularly excited
to return to his childhood farming roots.
Personally, Schuver was excited at the
chance to work with the Mission High
students to teach them the art of bak-
ing as well as consuming healthy food
choices. Schuver said “it is huge” when
students state that they no longer eat at
McDonalds because they know fast
food is not a healthy choice.
Mission Pie serves savory pies
made with organic fruit, vegetables and
meat, along with various pastries and
Taylor Maid coffee. The pies are freshly
baked at Destination Baking Company
and delivered to the café each day. On
a recent afternoon, Mission Pie served
apple, walnut, sweet potato, banana
cream and pear-raspberry pies. The
long-term goal for Mission Pie is to
expand its current location so that bak-
ing occurs on site, eventually offering
baking classes and producing fully
organic pies created from Pie Ranch
crops.
In its work to “support healthy
food, work and conversation in the San
Francisco Mission District community,”
Mission Pie is making a difference in
Photo by Michael Waldstein the community, particularly with the
Mission High youth who study and
work with Pie Ranch and Mission Pie.
Five Mission High students involved
in the Pie Ranch curriculum are now
employees at Mission Pie. Melissa
High began learning and working at prepared by the students with the help Oseguera, a senior and “peer leader”
Pie Ranch as a part of their school cur- of their Mission High and Pie Ranch in the Pie Ranch curriculum, enjoys
riculum, gathering at the Ranch once a teachers. Student response to the pro- learning and working both at Pie
month. A typical Pie Ranch day for the gram is overwhelmingly positive, with Ranch and at Mission Pie. “It is fun
students begins with at least one student to get away from school” to work with
observing the land Students learn and commenting that she the land, says Oseguera. “It makes me
and reflecting on the is “more conscious of relax.” Oseguera especially enjoyed
changes that took
place over the prior
work on the land… eating healthy foods”
since her involvement
serving pumpkin pie at Mission Pie,
which recently featured pumpkins she
month. Following in the program. harvested at Pie Ranch. The pies are
the observation planting, harvesting Shortly after com- “fresh and good,” comments Oseguera,
period, the students mencement of the who is proud that her work is helping
learn and work on or tending pumpkins, program, one student the community understand “where the
the land for one to reminded Heisler food comes from.” Destination Baking
two hours, often apples, beans, corn, and her Pie Ranch Companyʼs Schuver, who taught high
planting, harvesting partners that most school for four years, is thrilled to work
or tending to the of the students did with kids again: “The kids are pretty
“fruits of the land,” squash, wheat and not have cars and it amazing. Hopefully weʼre making a
including pumpkins, was a challenge to difference.”
apples, beans, corn, berries. commute from San Located at 2901 Mission St., with
squash, wheat and Francisco to the Dav- its entrance on 25th Street, Mission Pie
various berries. The students then take a enport. At that time, Pie Ranch decided is open seven days a week.. The café
half hour of reflection by finding “their it needed a local presence and a forum is open various hours. Mission High
piece of the pie”—the personal space of to fully teach the art and craft of farm- youth who work weekdays after 4p.m.
their choice on the land where they can ing and baking to its students and the and all day on weekends proudly serve
write journal entries on their experience. community. Heisler, a former Glen Park coffee and pies and share their knowl-
The day ends with a shared meal, ide- resident who frequented Destination edge of farming and sustainable food
ally food harvested from Pie Ranch and Baking Company, contacted Destina- systems. n
Glen Park News
Glen Canyon Park, 60 acres of urban forest, grasslands, creek thickets and native
plant and animal species in the middle of the city.
Pilgrims at Islais Creek
Glen Canyon shares its name with
a mystical canyon land in southern
Utah. Both have can-
yon walls as steep as a
by cathedral. Both attract
Jennie
hikers and climbers.
Rose
Our own Glen Canyon
is all the more riveting
for the fact that the nearly 60 acres of
urban forest, grasslands, creek thick-
ets and native plant and animal species
seem to thrive while flanked by the
usual trappings of a city.
Buttressing the floor of our can-
yon are some of the cityʼs largest and
most impressive rock outcrops. A
variety of resident and migratory bird
species, like the great horned owl and
red-tailed hawk, find nesting habitat
here. The extensive grasslands pro-
vide habitat for butterflies and other
insects. Dense willow thickets offer
protection for resident and migratory
birds.
The acres host native plants as
well as populations of sensitive plant
and animal species such as the brush
rabbit and California meadow vole,
important prey items for the red-tailed
hawks. Through the canyon floor
trickles one of the last free-flowing
creeks in the city, Islais Creek.
Islais Creek is the hub for the
wheel of life in the canyon. Thatʼs
both the good news and the bad news.
To persevere is written in the coded
cells of all life no matter what we do
or do not do. From time immemorial
the creek has been fed by rainfall from
the eastern slope of Mt. Davidson, and
other water sources.
But the fact is that through the
years, Islais Creekʼs watershed has
been reduced by as much as 80 per-
Page 8 Spring 2007
Photo by Ellen Rosenthal
cent. Islais has become a delicate
system, and if mismanaged, the
diversity of life in the canyon could
be suffocated.
“If we were to discontinue our
restoration process [of the creek], the
invasive species would quickly domi-
nate this diverse community, becom-
ing a monoculture, thereby negatively
impacting much-needed habitat,” says
Christopher Campbell, supervisor of
the Recreation and Park Departmentʼs
Natural Areas Program, which has had
a presence in the canyon since 1997.
For the past 11 years, the Natural
Areas Program has been develop-
ing the Draft Management Plan, a
meticulous outline for restoring San
Franciscoʼs natural areas over the
next 20 years. A document of unprec-
edented scope and detail for a city of
our size, the plan outlines an inventory
of species, and makes recommenda-
tions for preserving the habitats of San
Franciscoʼs natural areas.
Islais Creek is home to salaman- system. Mindful of the long view of 20 is expected to take about 18 months.
ders and damselflies; itʼs a water years, the Management Plan calls for During the review, public input will be
source for the hawks and owls; the creating an area with an open-water welcome.
thickets around it provide nesting habitat to improve the water flow of For more information, view the
places. The creek can support a the creek, open the canopy and help Draft Management Plan section 6.3
diversity of life that nearby natural mitigate sediment accumulation. at http://www.parks.sfgov.org/site/
areas without water sources, such as The Natural Areas Programʼs work recpark_index.asp?id=1896.
Twin Peaks, cannot. It provides the aims to restore as much native habitat For information about volunteer
canyon with the necessary qualities as possible. Revegetating specific areas work parties in the Canyon, contact San
to support an island oasis within an with native plants is ongoing. For Francisco Recreation and Parks Depart-
urban matrix. To continue to support instance, in 2004, the Natural Areas ment at 831-6332, or participate in the
this life, the open-water habitat of the Program removed over 21 invasive Friends of Glen Canyon Parkʼs regularly
creek must be restored. eucalyptus trees from along banks and scheduled work sessions, listed in the
Invasive species like cape ivy, replanted the area with plants native to Community Calendar on Page 23. n
Algerian ivy, water cress and poison the creek sides.
hemlock encroach on this open water Now, after 11 years, the Draft Man-
and create monocultures, areas where agement Plan is just weeks away from As the mother of two small children,
only a few plants grow rather than the approving a contract with a consultant Jennie Rose finds the Canyon a life-
plethora necessary for a healthy bio- for the environmental review, which saver.
Spring 2007 Page 9 Glen Park News

Market Moving Forward

Where can you get fresh fish and interest to the bulk of their customers, to parallel park in the storeʼs delivery produced items at Safeway. But for
grass-fed beef, refill your printer ink and the staff is being educated and curb cut on Wilder Street, when deliv- consumers looking for a mix of organic
cartridges, recycle trained to be knowledgeable about it eries to the market are finished for the and conventional products—as many
used batteries and for this reason. day. “Thereʼs room for two cars there” San Franciscans do—the good news is
by make-your-own salad The neighborhood is still checking without blocking the sidewalk, Richard that Canyon Market isnʼt likely to be
Ashley all under one roof? the store out, says Richard: “People are notes. And two-hour parking is also any more expensive than other, com-
Hathaway Well, at Glen Parkʼs still coming in for the first time.” almost always available on Wilder and parable destinations. In fact, in some
own Canyon Market There has been quite a lot of buzz in Arlington streets during the day. n cases shopping in downtown Glen Park
of course! the neighborhood about the market and could save you some money, especially
Yes, itʼs true, all these things—and
much more—are available at our very
longtime Glen Park resident Maureen
Cronin, who lives two blocks from the Buying when you factor in the ever-climb-
ing price of gas. n

Locally
own full-service grocery store right on store, says, “I love the new market,
Diamond Street. But this long-awaited especially the already-prepared foods.
market didnʼt come without a price (or A few things do concern me a little—the Shopping Hint: If your household uses
two) to pay.
Richard and Janet Tarlov, who own
prices are a bit high for everyday shop-
ping and I fear that they are going to
Could Save a lot of milk, compare Canyon Marketʼs
price with Safewayʼs!
and manage the market, have had to pay
the price in some ways just with the
put Rick at the cheese shop out of
business, which would devastate me!”
Cash
countless hours required to put it all Other neighbors seem to have similar
together, all the while trying to maintain concerns about prices and the beloved When the Canyon Market opened in
their own family life. Cheese Boutique. In addition, many November, neighbors were thrilled
The neighborhood has paid a price have expressed frustration with the to once again have a full-service
too, with many of the items in the store lack of parking. supermarket within walking distance.
being priced too high by mistake. Richard emphasizes that “Nothing But many complained that the items
Most of this is cleared up now, helps us more than the suggestions seemed pricey.
although Janet says they have missed we get from our customers—and the To test whether this was true, the
some things and rely on customer positive feedback weʼve received is Glen Park Newsʼ Joanna Pearlstein
feedback to fix pricing and other heartwarming.” recently compared prices at four local
issues. She also says they are “making The market is still struggling to deal markets: Canyon Market, Safeway ���������������

progress every day with the staff and with the crush of customers in the store. at Diamond Heights, Mollie Stoneʼs
customer service, operating systems, So far there havenʼt been requests for Tower Market and the Whole Foods
and day-to-day management.” There delivery, but the Tarlovs say they hope store South of Market.
is a suggestion box in the store; every eventually to have a delivery service. Her market basket consisted of 14
suggestion is read, and many are posted If youʼre interested, please let them conventional and organically produced
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successes of the market is the meat ping they bring their car around to the than Mollie Stoneʼs.
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to highlight sustainable fish. Natural groceries out to them,” says Richard. vated by price may find it cheapest to �������������� ��������
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Glen Park Honeybee Colony
Has had a Tough Winter
When I last wrote about the honeybee If she has sufficient stored sperm, she
colony in my Glen Park backyard, will regulate the population of her hive
everything was going well. However, so that it is approximately 88 percent
as seems to be the rule in workers during spring and through sum-
beekeeping, things can mer, to 100 percent workers by late fall
by
take a turn very quickly. and through winter.
Karen
During the summer, my The problem with a new queen
Peteros
honeybee colony had hatching in winter is that there is
taken a quick turn for virtually no drone population from
the better by providing me with almost other colonies available to mate with
100 pounds of excess honey. On a virgin queen. And even if there were
December 30, my colony took a quick a few, honeybees will not go outside
turn for the worse. their hive during rain or if the tem-
That day I found the dead body of perature is colder than 55° F.
the colonyʼs queen outside the hive. I So while I was pleased to see queen
had looked for her during every hive cells, I also knew it was unlikely that
inspection but was never able to spot her any new queen that hatched during
among the mass of bees. Nonetheless, January would successfully mate. A
I recognized her right colony is doomed if it
away—she was clearly The queen was has no fertile eggs to
longer and bigger than become worker bees,
any of her worker or
drone offspring.
dead. Would the or with which young
worker bees could
The next day was create a new queen
warmer so I opened the hive survive? that would hatch
hive to see if the colony when successful mat-
had anticipated her death. They appar- ing flights were likely.
ently had, because on one of the frames As of late February, there was no
within the hive I saw three “queen sign of any new worker bees and the
cells.” population of my backyard colony had
Like the descriptions I had read and dwindled to only a few hundred bees, and
pictures I had seen, they look like half of I could not see any queen. The only way
a peanut, still in its shell, protruding on to save the remaining bees is to merge
the lower part of the frame. Two of the them with another colony. So I moved my
queen cells were still open and I could other honeybee colony from the Mission
see a larva in each; the third queen cell Dolores neighborhood to my backyard.
was closed with the resident already in That colony appears to be doing OK but
her pupal stage of development. not great.
One of the many fascinating attri- The true test will come as the
butes of honeybees is that the worker weather warms up later in March.
daughters know when their queen The queen of that colony, if she has
mother is injured or sick, not laying well, survived the winter, will be entering
becoming infertile or otherwise faltering. her third and likely last year of life.
Young worker bees will select a number She will need to be replaced so I have
of new larvae and will feed them royal ordered an already-mated replacement
jelly throughout their larval stage. queen bee from a breeder.
If all goes well, a queen bee will If my bees can hold out until
hatch about 16 days later and, during mid-April I will be able to get them
the first week after hatching, she will a new, fertile queen and the colony
take several nuptial flights. During these will continue another cycle of the
flights, she will mate with up to 15 dif- seasons. n
ferent drone bees and receive a lifetime
supply of genetically diverse sperm.
These flights are critical because
she will never mate again. Depending Say hello to Karen Peteros at the April
on the success of her nuptial flights, she 29 Glen Park Festival—look for her
can expect to reign as the queen of the booth on Wilder Street near the fire
hive for as short as a few months to as engine. She will have an observation
long as 3 years. hive on display with two frames of bees,
During her lifetime, she will use her including a queen. Come by and see the
stored sperm to fertilize eggs to become Glen Park bees! For beekeeping infor-
worker bees, and withhold stored sperm mation, see the Community Calendar
when laying eggs to become drone bees. on Page 23.
Spring 2007
Tony Vaccarezza, master gardener of Arlington Community Garden, and his
tamarillo tree.
Arlington Community Garden
Glen Park has a back-to-nature
haven for city dwellers who yearn to
till the land to yield natureʼs bounty.
Arlington Community
Garden, located on the
by south side of the 200
Bonnee block of Arlington
Waldstein Street, is a wonderful
example of reclaimed
land that was in disuse
for many years. Itʼs a wedge between
Arlington Street and the San Jose
Avenue thoroughfare, a site where
houses were torn down in the 1950s.
It lay vacant, attracting trash, parked
cars and all manner of urban detritus.
Finally, the surrounding neighbors
got the City to fence off the land and
organize a community garden in 1988,
under the Agnos administration. The
land is owned by the Department of
Public Works and managed by the
Recreation and Park Department.
The City provides water, major main-
tenance on the fences, replaces plots,
and prunes the larger trees. Informa-
tion and workshops for community
gardeners are available through the
San Francisco Garden Resource
Organization (SFGRO).
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Photo by Michael Waldstein
Mike Jacob has been involved
with the garden since 1999 and is
the current coordinator. Having just
retired after 32 years working in food
programs for the Agriculture Depart-
ment of the federal government, heʼs
looking forward to devoting more free
time to the garden. Jacob explained
how the garden works. Itʼs an orga-
nization in which the members rent a
plot for $35 a year. The dues cover
the cost of shared materials—chips,
soil, fertilizer and tools.
There are 20 plots that are tended
by individuals, families, friends or
other partnerships. Members can live
in any part of the city; indeed, thereʼs
no requirement that they even live in
San Francisco, although city residents
are given preference. As it happens,
most live near the garden, four or five
on Arlington Street itself. Thereʼs a
waiting list with about a dozen names
posted on the bulletin board. Itʼs a
fluid situation; two years ago there
was no waiting list. Members leave
for a variety of reasons: They move,
take on child- or eldercare responsi-
bilities, a demanding job. Or, per-
haps they liked the idea of tending
their personal garden, but the reality
doesnʼt match their romantic notions.
If a member neglects his plot, he can
be asked to give it up to another.
Members work their roughly hun-
dred-square-foot plots as either vegetable
or decorative gardens. (Backyard gar-
deners take note: In Glen Park, the most
successful vegetables are peas, beans,
Swiss chard, carrots and cabbages.
Some tomatoes grow okay—the smaller
varieties—but others are terrible.) Each
gardener has a key to come and go and is
responsible for maintaining the plot and
the path and fence around it. There are
also two or three general clean-up days
in the spring and fall.
Although the garden is not regi-
mented in its organization, there is an
annual business meeting to set policy,
sign agreements, pay dues and decide
upon future projects. There are sev-
eral common areas in which members
are supposed to volunteer, like the
herb garden, and the new addition:
In 2005, the City fenced off a wedge
of adjoining land to incorporate into
Telegraph
Hill, Meet
Glen Park
In a city as compact as San Francisco,
there are six degrees of separation, or
fewer, between places that on the sur-
face seem unrelated. In
by reporting on the Feb. 27
Bonnee landslide on Telegraph
Waldstein Hill, the San Francisco
Chronicleʼs David
Perlman recapped the
history of geologic instability of that
area—one major cause being the blast-
ing of rock and undermining in what
was once a quarry there, owned by the
two Gray Brothers.
After the 1906 quake, the Gray
Brothers also owned a quarry on 29th
Street and Noe, near Laidley Street. In
the days before OSHA, flying rocks
were a constant hazard in the area.
A Mr. LeCoco worked there, but the
work was too hard on his heart so
he resigned—but the Gray Brothers
wouldnʼt pay him for time worked.
LeCoco shot George Gray dead and
beat the rap: it was deemed justifiable
homicide.
The other Gray brother, Harry, is
undeservedly immortalized by the street
named after him, at the 100 block of
Laidley: the 250 stairs which ascend
to Beacon Street. n
Glen Park News
the garden, which is being developed
for common use as a natural shade
garden with native plants.
Every organization has an icon,
and in the Arlington Community
Garden itʼs Tony Vaccarezza, master
gardener. Jacob has installed a bench
with a plaque dedicated to Tony. Tony
has lived on Chenery Street, a block
away from the garden, since 1951 and
has been active in establishing and
maintaining many of its features, such
as its kiwi garden and tamarillo tree.
This idyllic spot is not without
occasional urban problems. A couple
of hostile neighbors have deposited
trash inside; a person committed an act
of vandalism; someone jumped the fence
and stole berries and fruit and, incredibly,
bags of dirt. Then there are feral cats.
“All in all,” says Jacob, “these incidents
are on a manageable scale.”
In the winter, weeds take over
parts of the garden and will be
attended to come April. Very soon
Arlington Community Garden will be
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Glen Park News
Tiny Streets and Byways
One of a series of unusual things about Glen Park
As I walk the streets of Glen Park, I have
come upon several little alleys, about
which Iʼve wondered:
how many are there?
by what kind? are there
Dolan any oddities connected
Eargle with them worth writ-
ing about?
Some of you may have
read the Glen Park News story about
Ohlone Way, its history, and how it
came about. It is one of a few narrow
streets laid out in subdivision maps in
the early days of the spread of sprawl,
in the section named Glen Park.
There arenʼt very many of these
alleys, and they are mostly unpaved.
They were designed as alleys behind
homes, to provide access to the rear of
the lots—useful now in case of emer-
gency or simply convenient access to
back yards, but originally they served
horses, too.
The City has said these are still
City streets that are maintained by
their adjacent owners. Why? Mainly
because underneath these access lanes
lie one or more City services—like tran-
sept sewers, to say nothing of above-
ground access to fire or emergency
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vehicles. It was to help those vehicles
respond to potential emergencies that
the City began naming our formerly
anonymous lanes in the 1990s; abutting
property owners selected the names. The
Excelsior neighborhood, on the south
side of I-280, has numerous named and
unnamed alleys, but none like Glen
Parkʼs.
Ohlone Way, between Surrey
and Sussex streets, was originally
designed as a carriageway—its north
end deemed impassable owing to its
steepness. Poppy Laneʼs second block,
off Diamond Street, has the same prob-
lem—an exit to the south was too steep
for vehicles of any type; eventually its
south exit was blocked off, fenced off,
or simply cut off by extension of proper-
ties upward from Sussex Street.
Penny Lane, also off Diamond,
terminates at a “wye,” where neighbors
have graciously beautified a footpath
up to Sussex and some green work has
been done to improve the path down to
Surrey; the entire lane is a pleasant and
scenic throughpath.
Southwest of the first block of Lip-
pard, we find a stub that looks like one
of the tiny streets. It is. The cottage just
one lot west has a Lippard address, but
the lane actually continues some 10 lots
westward, according to the Cityʼs 1975
microfiche maps in the Main Library.
Evidently no one wishes clear access,
so Lippardʼs Stub remains clogged with
green growth.
Quickie: Thor Street was once
named Cliff Avenue and appears to
have had access to Diamond. Then the
little Glen Park garden across from there
would have been a Cliff Mote?
The older City maps show other
interesting features. Today, two streets
running south of Chenery appear to end
as they cross Islais Creek (alas, under-
ground) below Bosworth, but they donʼt
really end there: Burnside, on the west
side of St. Johnʼs Elementary School,
presents concrete stairs to and from Bos-
worth; after a forested gap, the name
continues above Bosworth. Chilton
has a ramp suitable for disabled access
to Glen Park School. Hamerton (now
part of the schoolyard at its Chenery
Street end) has stairs up to Bosworth
from the back of the schoolyard, then
extends south from Bosworth up a series
of attractive steps and landings with
benches, up one block to a real street.
This is a good footpath access to upper
Sunnyside. These access structures
were given to us when Bosworth was
widened in 1964.
Another superb set of steps at the
edge of Glen Park is scenic Harry Street,
a staircase with residences between
Laidley and Beacon streets (see “Tele-
graph Hill, Meet Glen Park” on Page
11. Anyone can find several more sets
of public stairs in GP, but I think none
designated as streets.
Poppy Lane has a history too.
Originally, it stretched (on an old map)
from an unbuilt section of Castro Street,
along the flat land above Sussex, across
Diamond, then westward to Conrad (as
it still does).
Beyond there it was about two
feet wide, on over to the park. West
of Conrad the former cow path from
the grassy heights of Diamond to the
green pastures of the canyonʼs glen no
longer exists, taken over by structures
and green things. n attempts will be hotly contested.
Thanks to John Rohosky, Roberta Guise,
Bruce Bonaker and the SF City Library
for their historic input.
Dolan Eargle is a long-time Glen Park
resident.
GlenSpring
Park News
2007
Pillaging
Poppy Lane
Poppy Laneʼs recent history is fraught
with controversy. In the 1960s, some
property owners uphill
on Moffitt Street were
by convinced to sell off
Dolan the “excess” rear por-
Eargle tions of their lots creat-
ing five substandard lots
along the alley. In later
manipulations, these were merged into
one. Neighbors challenged the merger,
but the City was persuaded to waive
any previous subdivision “errors,” and
declared the parcel legal and buildable.
Five architects and 28 years later, the cur-
rent developer has a building permit and
as of this writing is ready to break ground,
even though 14-foot-wide Poppy Lane
does not qualify as a legal street (16 feet).
Opening up a bucolic country lane to
development is not proper for this neigh-
borhood. One design scheme attempted
to install a grand mansion of 3,900 sq.ft.
with in-law provision and a 4-car garage
on Poppy Lane; the architect called it the
“beacon of the neighborhood.” Abutting
neighbors, led by Architect John Rohosky
and Roberta Guise, among others, rose up
no fewer than five times to “Save Poppy
Lane” in great protest concerning this assault
on the quietude and simplicity of the area.
Their cause: To protest the permit-
ting of building on an illegal lot; the
narrowness of the 14-foot-wide Poppy
Lane in terms of fire access/safety;
permanent destruction of what the City
should have designated as open space in
the first place; the paving over of Poppy
Lane with wall-to-wall concrete; and
finally a precedent-setting development
which may in the future cause the rest of
the Lane to be sold off and developed.
After these years of protest and
reluctant resolution, a somewhat scaled-
down structure has been approved for
construction. The steep portion of the
lane between Diamond Street and the
ersatz lot is to be surfaced with two
strips of interlocking pavers and three
strips of landscaping, permanently
protected by the Bureau of Urban For-
estry. The City has promised no fur-
ther development will take place along
Poppy Lane. Any further development
Incidentally, look for the green
National Wildlife Federationʼs “Certi-
fied Wildlife Habitat” plaque awarded
to Roberta and Johnʼs rear garden—itʼs
on the wooden gate about 100 feet up
the lane from Diamond Street. More
of these will be seen soon around
Glen Park. n
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Pizza, Salad and Wine:

Just What We Needed
From the first day Gialina opened for crack for me,” she said.
business on Jan. 22, the pizzeria in the Right now, Gialina is open only
heart of Glen Park village has been for dinner. Ardiana said sheʼs think-
packed. ing about adding lunch service but
“I knew that Glen has yet to figure out all the details Renée Gonsalves & Peggy McIntyre
Park was a great neigh- and how it would pencil out finan-
by The Glen Park Real Estate Team
borhood and that the cially.
Rachel
restaurant was prob- Not only is Gialina bringing new
Gordon
ably going to be busy,” night-time life to the neighborhood—it
said owner/chef Sharon also is filling a need for locals hankering
Ardiana. for good pizza and Italian fare. It took
Thatʼs an understatement. over the space last occupied by Sunset
Most nights around suppertime the Pizza, which never drew much walk-in
cozy, 38-seat restaurant is jammed, with business.
a spillover crowd often gathered on the Adriana, who lives in the area
street out front, or down the block at bordering the Mission and the Cas-
the Glen Park Station tro, has been working
tavern, waiting for a Shortly after Gialina in the restaurant busi-
table. On the busiest ness for 23 years, most
nights, Ardiana said, recently as general
the small kitchen turns
opened, Ardiana manager and execu-
out more than 100 of tive chef at Lime, on
its Neapolitan-style added another deck Market Street. Her new
thin-crust pizzas, the endeavor is close to her
house specialty. to the pizza oven heart. Gialina is named
Shortly after after her grandmother,
Gialina opened, Ardi- “Nonni Lina.” T h e
to keep up with
ana added another menu—pizzas, salads,
“deck”—restaurant antipasti, roasted meat,
industry parlance for demand. fish and desserts pre- In today’s market, expertise and reputation count.
shelf—to the pizza pared with fresh, simple
oven to help keep up with demand. ingredients—is inspired by the food of Peggy and Renee bring over 32 years of combined real estate
The restaurant, on Diamond her family roots in the Emilia-Romagna experience and always look after our clients’ best interest first. We
Street at the corner of Kern alley, region of Italy. don’t just sell homes, we sell your neighborhood.
is still trying to get its footing. At Anne Stevens, who lives four
times, when the kitchen gets backed blocks away, popped in one recent If you’re thinking of making a move, call us! We would be happy to
up, phone-in takeout orders are cut night with her boyfriend in what, give you a free evaluation of your home’s value, share our effective
off. The reason, said Ardiana, is to she said, is becoming a weekly marketing strategies and answer your real estate questions.
make sure patrons eating in-house ritual.
are not neglected. “Salad. Pizza. Wine,” said Stevens. We assisted Glen Park buyers/sellers in the following homes:
“Takeout has been a tough nut to “Itʼs just what Glen Park needed.” n
353 Arlington St 128 Laidley St 201 Sussex St
319 Bosworth St 554 Laidley St 1713 Sanchez St
1313 Bosworth St 51 Lippard St 166 Stillings St
357-359 Chenery St 130 Monterey Bl 21 Whitney St
948 Chenery St 249 Randall St 35 Whitney St
1749 Dolores St 253 Randall St #2 61 Whitney St
5122 Diamond St 10 Roanoke St 126 Whitney St
25 Elk St 16 Roanoke St 159-161 Whitney St
49 Elk St 114 Rousseau St 218 Whitney St
123 Laidley St 267 Surrey St 53 Wilder St #304

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Patrons keep the ovens busy all evening long. Photo by Liz Mangelsdorf
Glen Park News Page 14
Check It Out at the Library!
Jess Taclas and members of the Glen
Park Capital Campaign—a group raising
money for the new Glen
by Park branch library—
Sharon will host a family event
Dezurick at the Glen Park Recre-
ation Center on Sunday,
April 15 (income taxes
are due April 17 this year) from 1:30 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. There will be a story time,
a clown, music, craft activities, light
snacks, drinks and family fun.
This column gives me a chance to
say goodbye to the Glen Park library
users. It has been a pleasure to be the
librarian in this community. I have often
said that Glen Park has a “mild, rather
than wild” clientele. With the support
of the administration, I am now going
to work half-time at the Mission branch
in the childrenʼs room. My training was
as a childrenʼs librarian, although I have
not been able to focus primarily on this
aspect of my work during my time at
Glen Park. I am happy to be returning
to childrenʼs work.
I also am happy that my half-time
schedule will give me the time to unearth
and pursue a range of interests, and time
to slow down and enjoy the neighbor-
hood, while still having the structure that
working provides.
Denise Sanderson is the interim
manager for the Glen Park branch,
while the process of reassigning or hir-
ing a new manager takes place. Please
give Denise your full support. There
will be familiar faces: Precy, Carol,
Tess, Sarah, Ileana and Claire will still
be working at Glen Park. When the new
branch opens in late summer you will
be able to welcome Spencer, Gia and a
new half-time adult librarian.
For those of you wondering about
our new library, the latest date for us to
vacate the current branch is Aug. 30.
I am confident that the administration
will work to minimize the length of
the transition from the current branch
to the new branch, around the corner
on Diamond Street. I certainly intend
to be there for the opening party.
At the new location there will be
many new books and materials—more
CDs and DVDs, much larger Chinese
Spring 2007
and Spanish sections, more seating
and more computers, including cata-
log-only computers. In addition, there
will be views from the north- and west-
facing windows, better bathrooms, and
a comfortable space for teens, widely
separated from a comfortable space for
children. Adults will have the pride of
place at the well-lit corner of Diamond
and Wilder.
The concept for the art installation
by the team of Reddy Lieb and Linda
Raysnford has been approved by the San
Francisco Arts Commission. Quoting
from the information board displayed in
the window of the branch, “The overall
feel of the work plays tribute to many
natural elements. Several glass circles
will be fused with copper cut into vari-
ous plant forms indigenous to the Glen
Park area. Two steel plates have cutouts
of eucalyptus leaves and branches and
there are hand-painted steel cutouts in
the shape of foliage and leaf forms. A
bat house element references the bat-
abatement program in the park, and
painted water images are inspired by
Islais Creek. Honored are the ʻGum
Tree Girls,ʼ three women who stood
firm and saved the park from the intru-
sion of a proposed freeway. We chose
the circle as our predominant geometric
element, a form that denotes commu-
nity, oneness and the earth.”
Thank you for making my time here
such a pleasure and so rewarding. I will
continue to see many of you in the neigh-
borhood, during my period of semi-retire-
ment. n
Glen Park Branch
653 Chenery Street
San Francisco, CA 94131
(415) 337-4740
Editorʼs note: The Glen Park News
would like to thank Sharon Dezurick
for being a faithful contributor to the
newspaper. We also want to thank
her for making the Glen Park branch
library a great neighborhood asset. We
wish her well in her next adventures.
Spring 2007
On Patrol in Glen Park
Itʼs only March, and already 2007
has proven to be a particularly curi-
ous time for the San Francisco Police
Department.
We have seen a rise in the homi-
cide rate, a political debate among law
enforcement amateurs as to how to com-
bat it, a Police Commission that fails to
acknowledge the neces-
by sity to engage in proac-
Officer tive police work, and a
Michael recruitment effort that
Walsh becomes exponentially
more difficult as our city
competes for candidates with other com-
munities in less political environments.
Nevertheless, I wouldnʼt choose to do
this job in any other city.
The real question is: how does the
political circus in which the department
operates affect the people who live in
the city, specifically Glen Park? With-
out question, the shortage of almost 300
officers in the department impacts all
neighborhoods.
Although I am assigned to the “2-
car sector,ʼʼ which includes Glen Park,
I respond to calls for service in other
beats regularly. As such, my assign-
ment is not “dedicated,” as are those
units whose assignments are located in
public housing developments and who
may not leave their area of responsibil-
ity absent an emergency or some other
exigent circumstance.
The more we dedicate officers
for specific enforcement projects and
legislatively mandated foot beats, the
fewer officers are available to service
the needs of the remaining neighbor-
hoods. Until such time that we reach
sufficient—if not full—staffing, the
longer the potential wait times for non-
emergency calls will be, and the greater
the risk to the public and the officers
responding to emergency calls
The recent debate at City Hall
over foot beats is a prime example
of political perception vs. practical
reality. In an election year, members
of the Board of Supervisors decided
that mandatory foot beats, no matter
the staffing constraints, were the most
effective way to address the homicide
rate. While I wonʼt debate in this space
the curious logic that brings them to that
conclusion, I will tell you that having to
dedicate eight full-time officers a week
to the beats, without staffing flexibil-
ity, due to mandated legal compliance,
makes meeting the needs of neighbor-
hoods such as Glen Park extremely
difficult for the lieutenants who are
responsible for deploying the officers
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in the district.
Nevertheless, the officers at Ingle-
side Station have maintained an excel-
lent level of response. More of us are
working solo to maintain district cover-
age, which is not ideal but for which we
are all trained. All the officers agree that
removing the authority to deploy officers
where needed from the chief and district
captains and remanding it to the Board of
Supervisors is, to those of us who must
respond, well… frightening.
Recent Police Academy classes that
have graduated and entered patrol only
artificially increase staffing counts. Those
officers must complete 17 weeks of train-
ing with a field training officer (such as
myself), and then must work with a senior
officer a following year of probation. This
increases the gross number of officers on
the street, but it does not increase the net
number of patrol units working and, by
extension, the coverage and enforcement
they provide. These increased numbers
were cited by the Board as evidence of
more available officers, but that is not
practically accurate.
As Iʼve written previously, Glen Park
is not on the “beats” list (apologies to Fer-
linghetti, Ginsburg, Kerouac, et al…) but
will continue to have an assigned sector
car most shifts. Historically, when staffing
allowed, Glen Park shared a bicycle beat
officer with Upper Noe Valley. Perhaps
some day we will reach the City Char-
ter-mandated staffing level and be able
to staff that beat again.
In the meantime, for those who live
and work in Glen park, continue to be
the Police Departmentʼs eyes and ears.
Last month a concerned citizen on
the 300 block of Arlington Street called
in a suspicious vehicle and person near
a notorious problem house. The result
was the arrest of a parolee-at-large
with a fully loaded .45 caliber semi-
automatic handgun. In another case,
our plainclothes officers have been
observing a house in the neighborhood
(canʼt tell you where yet) about which
I received an e-mail from a concerned
neighbor. The officers are attempting to
establish probable cause to support the
neighborʼs suspicions that drug deal-
ing is taking place in the house. This
takes time and patience, but we are a
step ahead simply because of an alert
resident.
Keep watching, keep calling and keep
those porch lights burning. Iʼve seen a
marked increase of lights since my sug-
gestion in the last edition of the Glen
Park News. Iʼll say it again—thieves hate
light! n 598 Bosworth St
A Bugʼs Life
Why Kidsʼ Store Has Closed
It seems like just yesterday when an
energetic, bright-eyed woman came
to my store announcing the arrival of
BUG, a childrenʼs consignment shop
offering “hip clothing
for the urban child.”
by I was excited; it was
Vanessa just what we needed
Viray to make Glen Park
more of a shopping
destination and maybe
generate more foot traffic on Chenery
Street.
I watched as the proprietor, Kort-
ney Eichenberger, transformed a long,
narrow, nondescript room into a clean,
airy, cheerful childrenʼs store, and saw
moms park their strollers and with
young ones in tow, enjoy the chock-
full-of-goodies shop.
It became a daily ritual seeing
Eichenberger and her daughter, Zoe,
walk our block of Chenery. They were
fast becoming neighborhood fixtures.
Her visits to our store were comfort-
ing—it was good to talk to someone
about the travails of having a small
business; we mirrored each otherʼs
challenges and issues.
We did some cross-marketing and
planned events together. During bad
days, we assured each other that there
would be more business in the days
to follow. On good days, high-fives
were exchanged and a renewed sense
of optimism encouraged us to hang in
there and keep doing what we were
doing.
Other businesses later opened
Merchants Forum
Because we are all sometimes on
“automatic pilot” and not so mindful
of our surroundings, I
would like to re-intro-
by duce some of the busi-
Ric nesses that are known as
López “upper floor.” These are
small businesses located
above street level, also
adding to the tapestry of Merchants in
Glen Park.
Here are some:
Diamond Dental, General and Cos-
metic Dentistry, 2790 Diamond St.
Martin C. Leung, M.D., Civil Surgeon,
Glen Park News
and continue to open—restaurants, an
architectural firm, a massage therapy
office. Then, almost a year after sign-
ing her lease, Eichenberger informed
me that BUG was closing. How sad,
so heartfelt. I asked her some questions
and she answered candidly.
Vanessa Viray: When did you open
BUG?
Kortney Eichenberger: I opened in
May [2006], after signing my lease
March 1.
VV: What are the challenges of running
a small business?
KE: I found the biggest challenges to
running a small business were both the
ridiculous fees associated with having
a storefront, including but not limited
to: rent, insurance, resale license, spe-
cial City resale permit, business phone
lines and utilities, permits, licenses,
taxes and build-out fees.
I think that laws governing busi-
ness donʼt allow room for small
businesses to grow, which in turn
promotes cheating on taxes, etc. But
perhaps the most challenging thing
was balancing being a mom, partner
and business owner. When it came
time to renew my lease, I evaluated
my situation closely.
The store needed more of me. My
partner needed more of me. My daugh-
ter needed more of me. My dog and my
house needed more of me. Without a
live-in au pair and at least two employ-
ees at the store, it was impossible to
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Share Foundation, Solidarity work
with El Salvador, 598 Bosworth St.
Michael Kreutzer, M.D., Pyschiatrist,
676 Chenery St., #2
Jennifer Chien, Massage Therapist,
676 Chenery St., #6
Many artist studios will be avail-
able for visitors during this yearʼs Open
Studios event.
Please visit the Merchantsʼ Asso-
ciation web site, www.gpmasf.com, for
more information and event dates. n
Ric López is president of the Glen Park
Merchants Association.
Glen Park News Page 16 Spring 2007

In Glen Canyon Park

Volunteers planted many native plants of a long hike, the campers discovered
in the Canyon on Wednesday and Sat- their food was still in the parking lot.
urday workdays during December and Roasted soap plant bulbs were served
January. One of the noteworthy plants for supper and breakfast.
is a member of the lily The leader of the group was expe-
family, the soap plant rienced in eating wild plants and knew
by (Chlorogalum pom- that cooking the bulbs deactivated
Jean eridianum). The bulbs whatever stupefied the fish; the cooked
Conner of the soap plant were bulbs could be eaten. Though they were
removed from one area filling, none of the campers found them
of the Canyon where it was very abun- to be a dining treat.
dant and planted in areas were there When many items were scarce dur-
were none. ing the gold rush, soap plant bulbs were
Historically, the soap plant has dug up by the cartload. The hairy fibers
had many uses. It was used by Cali- were used as stuffing in a mattress-mak-
forniaʼs Native Americans, by Span- ing business.
ish settlers, and by merchants during The soap plant bulb sends up
the early years of the gold rush. Any- green leaves after the first winter
one interested in how to survive in rains. The new shoots in the canyon
the wilderness should were 3 or 4 inches
learn about this plant. The soap plant, a high by the middle
It has a many-layered of January this year.
bulb similar to an
onion. The outer layer
member of the lily California Native
Americans gathered
of the bulb is densely these tender shoots
covered with brown family, could be and cooked them as
fibers. greens.
These fibers were used to make The plant is easily
used by Native Ameri- distinguished from
cans to make brushes.
brushes, salve, glue the iris by the wavy
The brushes were margins of its long,
used when cooking thin leaves. These
to clean baskets and and , of course, leaves were used by
mortars. These types California Native
Soap Plant Image courtesy of Jean Conner
of brushes are still soap. Americans to wrap up
being made and used acorn dough before it
today. Richard Craib, president of was baked into bread.
the Friends of Glen Canyon Park, has A spreading flower stalk one to
a soap plant brush he uses to clean two feet tall grows up from the bulb in
mushrooms. early summer. Although I heard that
If it isnʼt already obvious from the the small white flowers were quite
name of the plant, the soap plant was beautiful, for many years I saw many
used as soap. A crushed bulb could soap plants stalks with buds but never
be worked up into a lather with the saw a flower.
addition of a bit of water. It made a I found out that I was looking for
good shampoo and laundry soap. The the flowers at the wrong time of day,
Spanish named it “Amole.” The bulb since I usually take walks early in the
was also used to make a salve to cure morning. The soap plant flowers open
poison oak, and was used to make about four oʼclock in the afternoon and
glue. they are closed by dawn.
California Native Americans used The little white six-petaled, star-
the bulb to capture fish during the sum- shaped flowers attract the night-flying
mer when streams were low and the fish moths and insect pollinators. Tiny
would remain in the shallow pools. The round three-part seedpods form after
women would take soap plant to the the flowers are gone. They pop open
pools. According to different sources, when they are ripe and scatter the seeds.
they would either throw crushed bulbs The soap plant leaves die down by late
into the water or whip up a lot of lather. summer. Only a dried seed stalk may
The fish became stupefied and could mark the spot where a bulb remains
easily be picked up as they floated to dormant until the winter rains.
the surface. When walking through the canyon, I
A friend of mine told me about an hope you will take time to get to know and
overnight camping trip he took. Upon appreciate this California native plant
arriving at the camping spot at the end with its many uses. n
Spring 2007 Page 17
Fun Fest in May, Rec Center Digging the Dirt:
Summer Programs to Come News from the Garden Club
Mark your calendar: The Family Fun Glen Park visitor sitting on the benches With spring on its way, itʼs time to once
Fest is set to go. The date is Saturday, to read a book or just rest their feet. again get serious about gardening, and
May 19, from 11 a.m.–3 Graffiti continues to be a problem one of the best ways to get started is to
by p.m. We look forward to in the park. Our new mural was hit have the right tools on
Miriam creating an atmosphere over Presidentsʼ Day weekend but was by hand. Everyone has their
Moss of fun and friendships. cleaned up thanks to the protective Susan favorites.
Meet your neighbors, coat of anti-graffiti paint that had been Evans For Glen Park neigh-
share some food, have applied over it. But the walls surround- bor Mary Betlach, the
fun and make future friendships. ing the mural had to be painted over. foot-long, swan-neck, sharp-edge hoe is
The Glen Park Advisory Board can The cement wall along OʼShaughnessy just the right size to work a small garden.
always use donations of and the foundation from So is a small broom rake. Both are good
food, money and enter- Come to the Family the house at the corner for reaching under shrubs.
tainment for this popular of Elk and Bosworth is For pruners, there are the Felco and
day in the park. We also another favorite Fiskars brands. Each has its cheerlead-
intend to make this the
Fun Fest spot of vandals. ers. The Fiskars are light—and made in
best one ever. This is The next round of the USA. The company makes small
our seventh event and at the park – programming for the snippers, light loppers and a 4-inch long
perhaps our last one. Recreation Center will light pruner.
The Advisory Board Saturday, May 19, begin in June for the To divide perennials, some of Glen
did not get the grant for summer months. If you Parkʼs most serious gardeners use the very
the tree guards we had want to see new and sharp Japanese hori hori knives, which are
from 11-3.
hoped for, but we will different types of pro- good for digging, cutting and weeding.
try again. We still wish gramming at our park Neighborhood gardener Terri Campbell
to get planted the trees in the “Plaza” call the Glen Park Recreation Supervisor, swears by a pick-ax to dig in clay soil.
picnic area. This area is heavily used Gil Rocha, at 337-4747; Neighborhood A foldable saw also comes in handy
by everyone using the picnic tables for Service Manager Marianne Bertuccelli for yard work. Cutting takes less energy
parties, field trips by schools as the at 831-6818; or Scott Reese, Superin- because itʼs a pull-type saw.
place to meet, doing homework, meet- tendent of Neighborhood Services at Many gardeners wear tool belts to
ing a friend for lunch and just the casual 831-2745. n haul around their equipment. And for
gloves, many prefer flexible nitrile gloves,
which are waterproof and easy to wash.
Some of our tools are generations
old, and while they may not incorporate
todayʼs ergonomic designs, some just
feel right. Gardening tools are available
at nurseries and hardware stores—includ-
ing Glen Park Hardware—and also can
be found online. Good deals often can
be found at www.gemplers.com, but for
first-timers, itʼs often best to handle the
tool in person to make sure the fit and
feel are right.
Be a Part of the Beating
Heart of Glen Park —
Volunteer at the Festival!
After a year hiatus, organizers are put-
ting the finishing touches on the 2007
Glen Park festival. The festival will
take place Sunday, April 29 from 10 am
–4:30 pm. Over 50 food, craft, art and
nonprofit vendors plan to be in atten-
dance, along with local acts, DJ, and a
rockinʼ band (Mestizo). There will be
plenty of fun for children and adults but...
Volunteers are needed to get this show
on the road! Organizers need at least 25
volunteers. Your minimum time commit-
ment is 2 hours. The need for volunteers
begins at 7 a.m., and ends at 5 p.m. This is
Glen Park News
But tools alone donʼt transform land
into a garden. It takes work—and vision.
Local gardening educator and author Pam
Pierce brought her expertise to Glen Park
recently when she made a presentation to
the Glen Park Garden Club on “learning
to grow what you can eat, and learning
to eat what you can grow.”
Her message: With our neighbor-
hoodʼs cool Mediterranean climate,
greens do great year-round. Finding
the perfect way to cook them can be
both a challenge and an adventure, add-
ing flavor and nutrition to recipes from
around the globe.
Looking for edible crops to plant in
March? Consider leeks, chard, lettuce,
potatoes, carrots, beets, peas, cilantro,
arugula, mizuna, choys, broccoli, cab-
bage, cauliflower, collards (gai lan), or
kale. Flowers also can be eaten, adding
color and an interesting taste to salads.
Among such flowers are Johnny-jump-
ups, calendula, nasturtium and borage.
And remember, when planting
your spring garden during the upcom-
ing month, make sure to leave room so
you can plant more later.
The Glen Park Garden Club is a
great place to share the joys of gar-
dening. Please visit our booth at the
upcoming Glen Park Festival—the
proceeds from plant sales will go, as
always, to local causes such as the Glen
Park branch library or Friends of Glen
Canyon Park. n
Susan Evans is a member of the Glen
Park Garden Club and the new garden-
ing columnist for the Glen Park News.
E-mail her at Ske1@pacbell.net.
a great way to show your support for our
community and have fun too. Volunteers
are needed for set-up and break-down, and
to staff the raffle, beer and wine booths. A
volunteer coordinator is needed to work
with Kathleen Tracey to coordinate with
volunteers prior to and during the festival. In
addition to that warm, fuzzy feeling you get
for doing something for your community,
all volunteers will receive a thank-you gift.
Interested volunteers should contact
Kathleen at kathleen.tracey@sbcglobal.net
or 269-6571. We look forward to seeing
you at the festival. n
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or deck, shelves, sheetrock or
some electrical.
I do good work for a reasonable price.
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Responsibility on a leash: Bodie, Hathawayʼs Labrador Retriever puppy.
Purchasing a Pooch:
Puppies, Puddles and Bliss
Mother Nature made puppies cute and
irresistible for a reason.
by She also made puppies
Ashley with razor-sharp teeth—I
Hathaway have proof of that on
every inch of my fingers,
hands and arms!
After just three days of having
our puppy home, he peed, pooped and
piddled inside our house more times than
I can count—but somehow it was all OK.
You canʼt get mad at something so lovable,
innocent and cute! Their cuteness is like a
built-in suit of armor, protecting them from
the frustrations of their new “parents.”
But itʼs taken awhile even to get
to this point. Last fall my husband and
I got word that the female dog weʼd
hoped to get a puppy from had not got-
ten pregnant. Weʼd been hoping to bring
a puppy home at the end of October.
After weeks of research and waiting
(and many years of wanting a dog)
this was sad news from the breeder we
selected to produce our pup. But what
can you do? Mother Nature doesnʼt
always give us what we want.
We then were put on the list for
a pup from the next available mom-
and-pop pair. Everything worked as
planned and we brought our 8-week
old pup Bodie home the second week
of December.
Bodie is a “good” puppy… a really
good puppy, but he is a lot of work, all
the time—as most puppies are. Heʼs
now almost 5 months old. A quiet house
and sleeping more than 6 hours in any
given night are things of the past now,
Spring 2007
Photo by Ashley Hathaway
but he is fast becoming the best part
of every day for us. This little creature
can touch places in our hearts we never
knew were there.
I liken this responsibility factor to
that of having a toddler running around
the house—you just canʼt imagine the
extent of it until you are actually doing
it. I believe this is one reason there are so
many dogs in shelters—given up by their
parents who really didnʼt know what they
were in for when they got a puppy.
I prepared myself fairly well by
reading books, doing lots of research,
asking friends about their experiences
with puppies and by really wanting
this in my life. Okay, the warm and
fuzzy puppy bliss is one thing, but the
naughtiness this little guy can dish out
is a lot to manage. Our little Labrador
puppy has a pretty strong sense of self
and seems to think that sometimes weʼre
not as smart as he is. When is he going
to understand that shoes and the sofa are
for people only? Maybe never.
They say it is the highest compli-
ment when your dog takes your shoes
since it means he loves your smell.
Everything is about smell with this
pup. In fact, a dogʼs ability to detect
scent is hundreds of times stronger than
a humanʼs. So our little Bodie is not only
in puppy obedience school, heʼs now in
training to be a Search and Rescue dog.
I felt we had to do something positive
with all that puppy-chewing-smelling
energy!
CONTINUED ON PAGE 20
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Muni: Better Late than Never, But Must
it Always be Late? Glen Park Lines are
On Time Only 60 Percent of the Time
Not one of the Municipal Railway lines
serving Glen Park comes close to meet-
ing the 85 percent on-time performance
goal mandated by San Francisco voters,
but there may be hope
by for people who ride the
Rachel J-Church.
Gordon Mayor Gavin New-
som announced that the
J Church will be subject
to a 120-day pilot project during which
Muni will make a concerted effort to
make the streetcar line run on time.
Currently, it adheres to schedule just
61.9 percent of the time, the worst in
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the Metro system.
“This is long overdue,ʼʼ said New-
som, who is running for re-election this
year and said that improving Muni will
be a top priority for 2007. The J-Church
project will be modeled after a similar
undertaking on the 1-California line,
whose on-time performance improved
from 81 percent to 88 percent over a
three-month period that ended in Febru-
ary.
To accomplish that, Muni made sure
the line was fully staffed—whether that
meant borrowing drivers from other
routes or using overtime—and that no
runs were missed because a bus was
taken out of service. In addition, extra
parking control officers were deployed
to make sure double-parkers werenʼt
blocking traffic lanes, and inspectors
were out in force on the streets to moni-
tor the situation and make adjustments
as needed.
Newsom said the same will be done
during the J-Church experiment, which
began March 5 with a top-to-bottom
assessment of the problems. One area
that officials are studying is whether
parking spaces at the intersections
where the streetcars make turns should
be removed to make passage quicker.
The J-Church, which carries nearly
19,000 passengers on an average week-
day, runs between Balboa Park and the
Embarcadero. Thereʼs a stop serving
Glen Park in the median of San Jose
Avenue, accessed by a pedestrian bridge
and stairs at the junction of Diamond
Street and Monterey Boulevard.
Gloria Morales, who lives in Glen
Park and works at a Church Street res-
taurant, said the dismal on-time per-
formance of the J-Church often puts
her in a bad mood before she starts her
workday: “Iʼve waited a half-hour, 45
minutes for one to show up. It drives
me crazy.” During the morning and
evening commute hours, the J-Church
is supposed to arrive at least once every
10 minutes.
The Municipal Transportation
Agency, which operates San Franciscoʼs
public transit system, is in the midst of a
comprehensive 18-month review that is
looking at ways to improve service and
efficiencies in the operation. The pilot
projects on the J-Church and 1-Califor-
nia are putting some of the initial theo-
ries to an early test. The 1-California
experiment cost $168,000 to implement;
MTA officials could not attach a price
to the J-Church scheme yet.
Meanwhile, other bus lines serving
Glen Park residents and visitors also fall
short of the service standards created
under Proposition E, a 1999 ballot
measure that was intended to reform
the troubled Muni system. One provi-
sion called for an 85 percent on-time
performance rate.
The 23-Monterey, which car-
ries an average of 4,733 passengers
a day, shows up on time 73.4 percent
of the time, City records show. The
44-OʼShaughnessy meets its schedule
69.1 percent of the time. That line has an
average daily ridership of 13,136. The
26-Valencia, with 3,290 daily board-
ings, has a 66.8 percent on-time rate.
The 48-Quintara, with an average
of 8,857 daily riders, has a 61.7 per-
cent on-time record. And the worst in
the neighborhood is the 52-Excelsior.
With 2,189 daily riders, it has an on-
time rate of 60 percent.
Citywide, only four of Muniʼs lines
exceed the 85 percent mark for on-time
performance. The top-rated line is the
108-Treasure Island, at 94.7 percent.
The worst is the 80-Gateway Express,
which shuttles passengers up and down
the hill between Forest Hill station and
Laguna Honda Hospital. It shows up on
time just 33.3 percent of the time. It also
has the fewest riders, with 69 a day.
Pooch
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18
Many dogs like to have a “job,” but
most Labrador Retrievers need a job!
They were bred to serve as working
hunt dogs and are happiest when they
have something to do.
A lot of training, patience and
responsibility is involved with having
a puppy—search and rescue aside—and
since Bodie is so young he has a long
way to go with just the basics. Itʼs going
to be two or three years until we know
whether heʼll be able to find lost people
in the woods, so for now itʼs all about
love, walks in the park, “sit-down-stay”
and wondering which part of our hearts
heʼll get to next! n advocate for working moms!
Part 1 of Hathawayʼs saga of puppy love
ran in the Fall 2006 issue of the Glen
Park News. Itʼs available at www.glenp
arkassociation.org if you donʼt happen to
keep bound copies by your bedside.
Spring 2007
A Bugʼs Life
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15
continue BUG without sacrificing my
family.
The last straw was the landlord at
my building. I believe property own-
ers have a right to do what they want,
but her tough business tactics made
continuing business in the location too
difficult.
VV: What is your outlook on the
Glen Park neighborhood?
KE: The neighborhood, commu-
nity and merchants were the best
part of my year in Glen Park. I
will be around, and hope to keep
in touch with many of the people
Iʼve met.
I think that the vacancies on
Chenery have hurt the merchants,
and itʼs a shame that it took the
grocery store so long to be able to
open. Once everything is filled with
interesting businesses, I hope Glen
Park becomes a vibrant merchant
community that serves its community
better.
Although I was well received
in Glen Park, there was not enough
walking traffic to sustain my retail
store. I wish the next business in
that location luck, and encourage
the remaining merchants to support
each other!
I want to send out special thanks
to the Glen Park News, which was
always helpful, informative, support-
ive and flexible. I also want to wish
Canyon Market and the new restau-
rants best of luck. Iʼll be frequenting
your places.
Thank you, Glen Park Hardware,
Critter Fritters, Cheese Boutique and
Higher Grounds for your emotional,
as well as hands-on, support. You
people rule!
And finally, Vanessa and the
Paragraph family: We were like sister
stores. You gave me so much support
that I would never have made it even
one year with out you. I wish you best
of luck and promise to shop at your
store often!
VV: What are your future plans?
KE: I donʼt know what my plans are
yet. Iʼm going to recover from pneu-
monia, close the store, and then go
to Hawaii. My next venture remains
to be planned. I do know that Iʼll
n
Vanessa Viray is an active memeber of
the Glen Park Merchants Association.
She owns Paragraph, a retail shop at
654 Chenery St., near Bugʼs former
location.
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Real Estate in Glen Park

San Francisco Services
After taking time off to enjoy the holidays in November and December, buyers
have flocked back to the market, wanting to purchase homes in
San Francisco, especially in our magical neighborhood. Abandoned Cars 553-9817
by
Vince Building Inspection Info 558-6088
Since January, we have seen unprecedented demand from buyers
Beaudet wanting to call Glen Park home, and with the shortage of homes Bus Shelters (repair/clean) 882-4949
for sale we are once again seeing multiple offers from buyers.
District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty 554-6968
Still, many of the properties are selling at or slightly below asking price.
Garbage (oversized item pickup) 330-1300
Following is the list of the 16 single-family homes sold during the past three
months.
Graffiti Hotline 28-CLEAN
Mobile Assistant Patrol (MAP) 431-7400
Address List Price Sold Price (Homeless Outreach/Transportation)
Mobile Crisis Team 355-8300
174 Arbor $699,000 $699,000
156 Arlington $829,000 $840,000
(Mental Health)
139 Brompton $799,000 $785,000 Muni Information 673-6864
807 Bosworth $649,000 $505,000 Muni Complaint/Compliment 923-6164
763 Chenery $1,295,000 $1,300,000
Parking Enforcement 553-1200
108 Farnum $759,000 $759,000
155 Fairmount $910,000 $905,000
Police (non emergency) 553-0123
334 Laidley $769,000 $720,000 Potholes 695-2100
84 Lippard $849,000 $910,000 Rent Stabilization Board 252-4600
465 Laidley $1,188,000 $1,168,000
Street Construction Complaints 554-7222
116 Moffitt $795,000 $775,000
130 Roanoke $475,000 $559,625
Street Lighting 554-0730
99 Surrey $499,000 $499,000 Tree Problems 695-2165
1720 Sanchez $1,195,000 $1,080,000 Towed Cars 553-1235
248 Whitney $958,000 $970,000
Mayorʼs Office of
118 Whitney $1,375,000 $1,400,000
Neighborhood Services www.sfgov.org/mons

Realtor Vince Beaudet works for Herth Real Estate. He can be reached at 861-
5222 x333 or vincebeaudet@herth.com. Stay in Touch
With Your Neighbors
The Glen Park Association hosts a free electronic mail list open to all Glen
Park residents. It is moderated by membership coordinator Heather World
and consists of a weekly calendar and news update, with very occasional
late-breaking news stories and police updates. To subscribe, send e-mail to
glenparkassociation-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Also, donʼt forget the Glen Park Association website, which is updated
periodically: www.glenparkassociation.com

Other neighborhood lists include:

Ingleside Police Station Crime Report

Straight from the desk of Capt. Paul Chignell
Send e-mail to Paul.Chignell@sfgov.org to subscribe.

Glen Park Parents

A medium-traffic list with over 350 families in Glen Park and envi-
rons. Moderated and spam-free. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/
glenparkparents/

The boardwalk over Islais Creek in Glen Canyon. Photo by Ellen Rosenthal Gay Glen Park
A low-traffic list for gay and lesbian residents, their friends and families.
Moderated and spam-free. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gayglenpark/
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Glen Park Association
Quarterly meetings are held on the
second Tuesday in January, April, July
and October at 7:30 pm. Everyone is
welcome, members and non-members
alike. Annual membership dues of just
$10 support the Associationʼs important
work on behalf of the neighborhood..
Next meeting: Tue, Apr. 10, 7:30 pm,
St. Johnʼs School, 925 Chenery St.
Friends of Glen Canyon Park
Nature Walks in Glen Canyon:
Sun., Apr. 1, 10 am: Spiderman
Returns - Darrell Ubrich, arachnolo-
gist at the California Academy of Sci-
ences, leads a spider and insect walk in
the canyon. Meet behind the Rec Center
for this popular walk.
Sun., May 6, 9 am: Birds of the
Springtime - With David Armstrongʼs
help we will see some of the many birds
that can be found in this urban oasis.
Meet behind the Rec Center.
Pancakes in the Park: Sun., May
6, 10:30 am, Silvertree building picnic
tables. Following the Bird Walk, enjoy
an outdoor breakfast of pancakes, bacon,
orange juice, coffee and tea. Please
RSVP to Richard Craib, 648-0862. Sug-
gested donation for breakfast is $5.00.
Meetings and Plant Restoration
Work Parties: Third Saturday of each
month, 9 am–noon. Next dates: March
17, April 21, May 19, June 16. Meet
behind the Recreation Center. Tools,
gloves and instruction provided. Learn
about botany and ecology, exercise
your green thumb, enjoy entertaining
camaraderie or examine public-lands
management issues.
Weekly Work Parties: Every
Wednesday, 9 am–noon. For the current
weekʼs meeting place contact Richard
Craib, 648-0862.
To join Friends of Glen Canyon
Park or learn more about their activi-
ties, contact Richard Craib at 648-0862
or Jean Conner at 584-8576.
Glen Park Advisory Board
Family Fun Fest: Sat., May 19, 11
am–3 pm, in the park. Meet your neigh-
bors, share some food and fun, and make
new friendships at the seventh annual
event. The hard-working, all-volunteer
Advisory Board can use donations of
food, money and entertainment to help
make this the best one ever. To par-
ticipate, please contact Miriam Moss at
moss3x@eathlink.net.
Glen Park Library Campaign
Kidsʼ Day in the Park: Sunday,
Apr. 15, 1:30–3:30 pm, Glen Park Rec-
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Community Calendar
reation Center. Bring the family for
entertainment, story times, giveaways,
raffles and refreshments! Admission
is free and snacks will be provided
for children. Proceeds raised from
the raffle and from donated goodies
for adults will benefit the Glen Park
Library Campaign, to furnish and
equip the new Glen Park Library on
Diamond Street. For more informa-
tion, or to donate items for the event,
contact Marian Chatfield-Taylor, capi-
tal campaign manager for Friends of
the San Francisco Public Library, at
626-7512, ext. 103 or marian.ctaylor
@friendssfpl.org.
Friends of the Urban Forest
Art Auction and Soiree:
Mon., Apr. 23, 6–9 pm, California
Modern Gallery, 1035 Market St.:
Annual Arcadia event features art
from more than 100 talented local
artists. Cocktail reception, hors
dʼoeuvres, silent auction, stellar
art and fabulous company. Tickets
start at $125, sponsorship begins at
$350. Free preview Sun. April 22.
For tickets and info contact Hanni
Chehak, 821-9693 or Arcadia@cbc
sanfrancisco.com.
SFPD Community Forums
Third Tuesday of each month, 7
pm, Ingleside Police Station, John
Young Way off San Jose Avenue. All
residents are encouraged to participate
in the informative monthly Community
Relations Forum hosted by Capt. Paul
Chignell. There are refreshments, guest
speakers, and the opportunity to ask
questions and air your concerns. Drop
in and get acquainted with some of the
dedicated people whose job is keeping
our neighborhood safe. The main station
number is 404-4000, or send e-mail to
Paul.Chignell@sfgov.org.
Next dates: Mar. 20, Apr. 17, May
15, Jun. 19.
Neighborhood Walking Tours
San Francisco City Guides
gives free walking tours (dona-
tions welcome) of Glen Park and
the Fairmont district each May and
October. Learn the colorful history
of the neighborhood and experience
it as a tourist!
Glen Park Tour: Sat., May 13, 1 pm
Fairmont District Tour: Sun., May
21, 10 am
Both tours meet at the Glen Park
Library, 653 Chenery St. No reserva-
tion is necessary. For more information:
www.sfcityguides.org
Glen Park News
Beginning Beekeeping Class war march, but by all means march!
Sat., March 31, 9 am–3 pm., $35. Mon., March 19, 7:30 pm: Poets
Morning session at the Seventh Ave- Jack Trainor and Jack Pantaleo fol-
nue Presbyterian Church, afternoon lowed by an open mic.
session examining nearby honeybee Fri., March 23, 5:30–8 pm: Guitarist
colonies. The morning session will Henry Irvinʼs Jazz Sextet, featuring
provide an introductory understand- vocalist Dorothy Lefkovits, Bishop
ing of honeybee biology, the history Norman Williams and Barbara Hunter
of beekeeping and how to obtain, set on reeds, Albert Yamanoha on bass and
up and get started managing a colony Jimmy Ryan on drums.
of honeybees. Emphasis is on basic Sun., March 25, 4:30 pm: Walker
beekeeping equipment, techniques and Brents III plumbs “The Tao of Anar-
responsible urban beekeeping practices. chy,” another in his edifying monthly
Contact Paul Koski, 990-5358 or e-mail talks on topics literary, mythological
Pkoski7@netscape.net and diverse.
Fri., March 30, 5:30–8 pm: Jazz in
Emergency Response Training the Bookshop Founder Chuck Peter-
Wed, Mar. 28, 7–9 pm, Park son brings in a stellar quartet specially
Branch Library, 1833 Page St. between tooled for this event!
Cole and Shrader. Free 2-hour disaster Sun., April 1, 4:30 pm: Memoir-
preparedness training by the Neigh- ist, novelist and writing guru Alan
borhood Emergency Response Teams Kaufman presents a reading of works
organization. Essential information in progress by Venice Blue, Nathan-
covers risk awareness, disaster sup- iel Eaton, Kirsten Edwards, Teadora
plies, personal disaster planning, utili- Funicello, Claire Greensfelder, Kristen
ties overview, SF Safe orientation, and Kadner, Barry Oriunger, Terese Taylor
an overview of the NERT program. and William Wright.
RSVP to sffdnert@sfgov or call 970- Fri., Apr. 13, 8:30 pm, following
2024 to register. For more info visit our regular jazz party with The Jimmy
www.sfgov.org/sffdnert. Ryan Quartet: Bird & Beckett will
celebrate Samuel Beckettʼs 101st
Bird & Beckett birthday with a special, post-jazz per-
Bird & Beckett Books & Records, formance by Beckett interpreter extraor-
2788 Diamond St., presents a variety of dinaire (and regular neighborhood guy)
free literary and musical events every Scott Baker.
month. Check their web site for latest Sun., April 15, 4:30 pm: A program
information, or call owner Eric Whit- to honor, in equal parts, the victims of
tington at 586-3733. the Holocaust and the travails of the
Coming Events: Palestinian people, with a reading from
Thu., March 15, 7 pm: B&B Politi- the letters of student activist Rachel
cal Book Discussion Group considers Corrie and from the book Words to
Jimmy Carterʼs Palestine: Peace Not Outlive Us: Eyewitness Accounts from
Apartheid. the Warsaw Ghetto. This will be an
Fri., March 16, 5:30–8 pm: Bass occasion for reflection, not debate.
player Don Prellʼs SeaBop Ensemble, Fri., April 20, 5:30 pm: Vive la
featuring Mad & Eddie Duran on reeds France! A special performance by the
and guitar, with Chris Bjorkbom on SeaBop Ensemble to salute our French
drums. cousins and celebrate the paperback
Sun., March. 18, All Day: Stop in at release of Bernard Henry Levyʼs Ameri-
the store on your way to or from the anti- can Vertigo. n
The Festival’s Back!!!
Don’t Miss This Year’s Glen Park Festival
Sunday, April 29, 10 – 4:30
Diamond and Wilder streets in Glen Park
Music. Dancing. Food. Beverages. Crafts. Plants. Honeybees.
Kids’ section.
People from across the city and out of town are discovering Glen
Park’s low-key, high-energy, neighborhood-oriented street fair.
Mingle with your friends, make new ones. Meet our business people.
Learn more about our unique neighborhood. Have fun!
Glen Park News Page 24 Spring 2007