Summer 2005

GLEN PARK NEWS

Volume 23, No. 2 Official Newspaper of the Glen Park Association Published Quarterly

Ninth Glen City Crews

Park Festival
Enlivens
Neighborhood
Sunday morning April 24 began gray
and dreary, preceded by 10 days of
warnings about rain on that day. The
Glen Park Festival organizers werenʼt
having any of it, having
by planned the event for
Bonnee more than eight months.
Waldstein So the weather got its act
together. The sun broke
through and the event went off without
a hitch. Except for running out of beer
late in the day. In that instance, Buddies
Market lived up to the name “conve-
nience store.”
Attendance this year surpassed all
previous years. Festival President Dan
Gustavson of Glen Park Dental esti-
mated a turnout of between 2,000 and
3,000 revelers. All 43 booths were sold
out (five years ago there were only 20
booths) and vendors reported brisk sales
and friendly interaction with Glen Park
residents and visitors from other neigh-
borhoods. Turnout was no doubt boosted
by a publicity effort that included
announcements in the Chronicle pink
section and sponsorship by radio station
KFOG.
Anyone taking time out from brows-
ing the booths, eating at the trendy food
Gourmet cooking at the Festival
court or grooving with the nonstop
music from 10–4:30 no doubt realized
the tremendous amount of work done
by volunteers from our community.
Many committees were responsible for
various aspects of behind-the-scenes
coordination: developing sponsors to
provide funding; soliciting donations
for the raffles; obtaining the necessary
permits; hiring the bands and securing
the sound equipment; providing park-
ing; and meeting health, safety and
security requirements.
In particular, the organizers were
grateful to Kieran Buckley, Glen Park
Marketplace developer, for his superb
cooperation in moving lumber, equip-
ment and debris boxes down Wilder to
Photo by Liz Mangelsdorf
help clear space for the vendors next to
the construction site.
Several nonprofits will benefit from
the proceeds of the Festival, including
Friends of the Library, Silver Tree
Day Camp and St. Paulʼs Elementary
School.
MORE FESTIVAL PICTURES, PAGE 5
are Busy
in Glen Park
The Cityʼs Public Works crews have
been spending a lot more time in Glen
Park this year—sweep-
ing sidewalks, painting
by out graffiti on bus stop
Rachel benches, emptying over-
Gordon flowing garbage cans,
hauling away broken news
racks outside the BART station, plant-
ing new trees along Bosworth Street and
weeding vacant public land.
“Weʼre out there at least five days a
week,ʼʼ said Mohammad Nuru, deputy
director of the Department of Public
Works.
The intersection of Diamond and
Bosworth streets also is in line for a
major overhaul this summer. Crews
will repave the street, repair the side-
walks, replace the guard rails and make
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Glen Park Association Meeting Notice

Tuesday, July 12, 2005
7:00 - 9:00
St. John’s School, 925 Chenery St.
Parking available

San Francisco Department of Planning staffers will offer a presentation on the

City’s residential project application and review process. Richard Tarlov of
Canyon Market will talk to residents about the grocery.
Diamond Street Dance Photo by Liz Mangelsdorf
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Mayorʼs Budget Would Glen Park Association News

Boost Some Funding,
But Muni Proposes Cuts
Mayor Gavin Newsomʼs $5.3 billion
budget proposal for the
new fiscal year would
by
provide money to put
Rachel
more beat cops on the
Gordon
streets, expand hours at
the recreation centers
during the summer months and add
crews to fill potholes.
Thatʼs the good news.
The bad news is that the Munici-
pal Railway has proposed service
reductions on two bus lines serving
Glen Park, the 52 Excelsior and the 26
Valencia. The cash price to ride a bus
also would go up 25 cents for a regular
adult fare, bringing the total to $1.50.
Parking meter fees and parking fines
are set to increase, too.
If approved by the Board of Super-
visors, the mayorʼs plan lays out sev-
eral funding boosts that would benefit
Glen Park, which like neighborhoods
throughout the city has been hit by
money-saving funding reductions over
the past several years. For example, he
ordered mid-year budget cuts in January
that forced the closure of the Glen Park
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Recreation Center and George Chris-
topher Playground one day a week to
save money. Now, however, he wants to
restore those hours while school is out
of session, meaning Glen Park Rec Cen-
ter would be open seven days a week
and Christopher Playground five. Come
fall, however, the cuts may be enacted
again.
Newsom has asked the Recreation
and Park Department to spend the next
couple of months reviewing the use of
each playground, pool, recreation cen-
ter and ball field to determine when
they get the most use, when they get
the least and whether there is demand
that is unmet. The information would
be used, he said, to determine hours
of operation. The mayor said itʼs pos-
sible that hours would expand at some
facilities and shrink at others: “We want
to use this opportunity to reassess our
system and put the resources where
theyʼre most needed,ʼʼ he said.
His proposed budget, the largest in
city history, also would provide fund-
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The mission of the Glen Park Association is to promote the collective
interests of all persons living in Glen Park, to inform and educate about
neighborhood and citywide issues, to promote sociability and friend-
ships and to support beneficial neighborhood projects.
About 20 years ago, my wife Jane and I
saw a house for sale at the corner of Sus-
sex Street and Diamond
Heights Boulevard. The
by
house was one-of-a-
Michael
kind solid brick, with
Rice
a quirky room layout,
questionable “handy-
man” improvements, red shag carpet-
ing and property lines moved around
by the San Francisco Redevelopment
Agency. It took us about 10 minutes to
decide to make an offer.
When we moved in, the neighbors
were friendly, and my then two young
sons found pals on the block. We loved
walking to the canyon, the library, Glen
Park Hardware and the butcher—called
A Cut Above—in the Diamond Super.
The Pickle Family Circus was a Memo-
rial Day tradition in the park. I took
BART downtown, and Jane had a short
commute to UC Extension on Laguna
Street.
Diamond Super, A Cut Above and
Terryʼs Meats are gone. UC Extension
is gone. But in 2005, Glen Park is still
a one-of-a-kind, quirky, friendly, walk-
ing neighborhood. There are plenty of
“handyman” projects waiting for
upgrades. The canyon and Islais Creek
are slowly being restored, the park is
full of families and sports teams, and
now we always take BART to SFO. The
new Canyon Market, the new library
and apartments are finally under way
after a very long process.
Iʼve been active with the Glen Park
Association for more than four years,
and ran for president because the asso-
ciationʼs leadership was always work-
ing to balance the changes that come to
every neighborhood in San Francisco,
while keeping our special neighborhood
character. The Associationʼs officers,
committee volunteers and members
are a tremendous resource to help the
neighborhood deal with our future.
The Association:
• Pushes the City to implement
parking and traffic changes needed in
“downtown” Glen Park.
• Helps review major projects and
zoning changes as they come before
government bodies.
• Ensures that Glen Park is treated
fairly and effectively by City Hall when
it comes to park maintenance, street
upgrades, Muni service, police and fire
protection. I can say with confidence
that the Association is a recognized
voice on these matters.
• Provides regular forums with
public officials, other neighborhood
groups and service organizations.
The larger our membership, to put it
simply, the stronger our voice when we
call or write our City officials. Please
join the over 130 families, households,
partners and individuals in the Associa-
tion, and become a member.

GPA Board of Directors and Officers for 2005

Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Weise
Deputy Editor Rachel Gordon Michael Rice is the Glen Park Associa-
Photo Editor Liz Mangelsdorf President Michael Rice 337-9894 tion president.
Design Editor Mary Mottola
Copy Editor Denis Wade mrice100@aol.com
Advertising Nora Dowley
Vice-President Jeff Britt 239-4347
Reporters Kevin Cutler
amesbritt@earthlink.net
Joanna Pearlstein
Kate Stoia
Denis Wade Treasurer Dennis Mullen 239-8337
Bonnee Waldstein Recording Secretary Kim Watts 902-4767
Columnists Bill Berry
Corresponding Secretary Tiffany Farr 215-2320
Lori Chaplin Membership Secretary Sharon Dezurick 584-4224
Jean Conner Health & Environment Meredith Miller 908-6728
Sharon Dezurick Neighborhood Improvement John Walmsley 452-0277
Bevan Dufty
Tiffany and Paul Farr
Glen Park News Elizabeth Weise 908-6728 Glen Park News
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Ellen Rosenthal Program Volunteer needed Association. To advertise in the
Michael Waldstein Glen Park News call 908-6728.
Summer 2005
Marketplace wrapped in Hipp-Wrap
Marketplace is Halfway There
Work on the new Glen Canyon Market
and Glen Park Branch Library has “hit
the 52 percent mark” in the words of
Chris Foley of the Polaris Group, which
represents developer Kieran Buckley.
After withstanding legal challenges
and lively neighborhood
by debate, the project is
Elizabeth going full-speed ahead.
Weise The white plastic that
recently covered the west-
ern part of the building in
the heart of the village at Diamond and
Wilder streets isnʼt the latest Christo
installation, but a necessary shroud so
workers can sandblast the concrete exte-
rior. A roughened exterior is needed so
the adhesive that will hold the veneers
that will cover the building will stick.
The plastic sheeting—called “Hipp-
Wrap”—keeps sand from destroying
the finish on cars parked below.
An Italian limestone veneer will
cover the front of the library façade on
Diamond and the adjoining south wall.
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ing to complete the Glen Park Plan, a
Planning Department document that
sets guidelines for future growth in the
neighborhood—residential, commercial
and open space—as well as maps out
plans for parking, public transit and
traffic management.
The Planʼs stated goal by City plan-
ners is to explore “ways of retaining
the beloved character of Glen Park into
the future.ʼʼ The Planning Department
endorsed the draft plan in April 2004,
but a lack of funding has stalled the
required environmental reviews. The
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Photo by Michael Waldstein and excellent opportunity. Itʼs a great
way to design things. My architect is
finishing her drawings of the basic plan
of the store and weʼre now moving into
more detailed specifications.”
Meanwhile, work on the third com-
A thin brick façade will delineate the ponent of the development—15 two-
Canyon Market on Diamond and around bedroom, two-bath units—continues.
to Wilder. The residential portion of the At press time it appears the units will
project will be covered in stucco. be rental apartments, although a final
Work on the libraryʼs shell should be decision hasnʼt been made. Each will
completed by December. The City then be provided with one parking place, as
must put the interior work out to bid, a the City required.
lengthy bureaucratic process expected The final stages of the project
to take months. It is projected that the will be to plant trees on Wilder Street
branch library, now tucked into a store- and repave the sidewalks around the
front nearby on Chenery Street, will be buildingʼs perimeter, said developerʼs
able to move into its spacious new digs representative Foley.
in June or July of 2006.
Work on the Glen Canyon Market
should be done by fall, and owner
Richard Tarlov says he hopes to be
open sometime in the final months of
this year. Tarlov says heʼs in the building
almost every day now with a measuring
tape, considering different floor arrange-
ments for the grocery store as he and the
architect work to design it.
“Iʼm able to chalk out where things
will be,” says Tarlov, who is planning a
full-service market. “Thatʼs such a rare
mayorʼs budget would put the project
back into gear.
The Board of Supervisors, which
is holding a series of hearings on the
budget, is aiming to adopt the Cityʼs new
revenue and spending plan by the end of
July. The supervisors traditionally make
small alterations to the mayorʼs recom-
mendation, usually by restoring services
the mayor targeted for cuts. The biggest
fights this year are expected to be over
plans to reduce funding for AIDS and
HIV services and to shift funding priori-
ties in drug treatment programs.
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View through the fence
Haas Park Gets a Long
Awaited Thorough Face Lift
After nearly a decade of planning, a
major renovation is under way at Walter
Haas Park on Diamond
by Heights Boulevard.
Joanna The $1.44 million
Pearlstein project, funded by the
Department of Recre-
ation and Parks and
by private donations, will create a new
childrenʼs play area and an off-leash dog
area, and will be more accessible to the
disabled. Construction is expected to be
completed in November.
The project began eight years ago
when park neighbor Robin Lee con-
tacted the City to ask if there were plans
to renovate the childrenʼs playground.
“The play structures had been built in
1968, and not much had been done since
that time,” says Lee. Her early efforts to
improve the area led to the formation
of the group Friends of Walter Haas
Park, which she chairs. “Although my
initial goal was to get the playground
renovated, when the community pro-
cess started, the project grew greatly
in scope because of the desires of the
community,” says Lee.
The group sought support from
the Diamond Heights Neighborhood
Association and held community meet-
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a tire swing, a log climber, belt swings,
and a large play structure. An off-leash
dog run will be located at the western
edge of the park, near Diamond Heights
Boulevard. The remodel will also create
a new basketball court, two lawn areas,
new landscaping, and new benches and
picnic tables.
Before the park was renovated,
it was divided into two distinct areas
separated by a staircase. As a result,
people in wheelchairs could not easily
travel from the one part of the park to
another. The new design includes ramps
to improve accessibility, and the con-
tractors are excavating the hillside to
expand the parkʼs usable space.
The park is named for Walter Haas,
who was president of Levi Strauss &
Co. for 27 years and died in 1979. The
University of California at Berkeleyʼs
school of business is also named for
him.
Photo by Candy Cantada
ings to approve a conceptual plan. The
project expanded from improving the
playground to a complete overhaul of
the four-acre space.
But the process wasnʼt easy. “I
was very surprised—to put it mildly—
about the process needed to improve
and update a park,” Lee says. “I had
no idea what I was about to embark
upon!” In 1998, the group applied for
its first grant and was denied. But in
2000, the Friends received its first grant Work under way at Haas Park Photo by Ellen Rosenthal
from the Open Space Fund. Over the
next two years, Friends of Walter Haas
Park raised a total of $330,000 from
grants and private donations. Contribu-
tors included the Walter & Elise Haas
Fund, the Mayorʼs Park Renaissance
grant program, and the San Francisco
Parks Trust, formerly known as Friends
of Recreation and Parks. The City pro-
vided the remaining $1.14 million for
the renovation, which was designed by
the Mill Valley architecture firm Studio
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Glen Park
Parents Group
Enjoys Picnic
The Glen Park Parents e-mail list con-
tinues to work its magic! The past three
months have seen the creation of many
different baby groups—
whether you have a
by newborn, an “active”
Kate baby, or an “almost big
Stoia kid,” thereʼs a group of
neighborhood parents in
the same boat getting together so kids
can play and parents can bond. And par-
ents arenʼt left out of the action: there
are Glen Park Parents reading groups
starting soon and Momʼs Nights out at
the Red Rock on the second Wednesday
of each month. (To get on the e-mail list,
go to www.yahoo.com and search the
“Groups” section for glenparkparents,
then follow the directions to sign up.)
On Saturday, April 16, the Glen Park
Parents group held its first group Picnic
in the Park. Organized by Surrey Street
resident Tristan Seifer, the group brought Glen Park Parents picnic Photo by Michael Waldstein
blankets, snacks to share and sand toys to
donate to the playground, then spent the was seeing there: “After joining Beth’s want a chance to meet everyone!’ The experience. Looking out over the sea
beautiful sunny afternoon hanging out listserv, I was very excited to see how idea for a picnic just popped into my of families getting to know each other
on the grass and meeting the neighbors. many families with young kids lived in head one day, I sent it out via e-mail, and and clearly enjoying the day was a very
Seifer organized the picnic after joining our neighborhood. Some of the names immediately received a tremendously satisfying experience for me!” A sunny
the Glen Park Parents e-mail list and popping up on e-mails were familiar, positive response.” day, a blanket on the grass, and lots of
wondering about all the new names she but most weren’t and I thought, ‘I really The Picnic was a big success. Says new neighbors to meet—what could be
Seifer, “We made wonderful connections better?
with several other families, and I’ve The picnic is now a regular event,
heard that other people had the same on the second Saturday of each month.

Leeyan Lars Laperal plays the drums Photo by Monique Reneé Laliberté

Pint-Size Dynamo Delights the Crowd

Your eyes did not deceive you at the Festival—that was four-year old Leeyan
Lars Laperal playing solo drums at 11:30 a.m. He made his debut at the Festival
with his interpretation of “The Reason” by Hoobastank. Lars has been drum-
ming since the age of two when his dad, Lowen, a registered dental assistant at
Glen Park Dental took up the drums himself. He got Lars his own little set and
as Lowen learned, he passed it on to Lars. Next in line is little sister Arryan, age
one-and-a-half, whoʼs already got her start on the “boom boom.”
Ice cream at the Festival Photo by Candy Cantada
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Neighborhood Impressions:
Lovelorn on Diamond Street
Those of us who live within a couple
of blocks of lower Dia-
by mond Street, or who have
Dolan taken a stroll through
Eargle this area, have no doubt
heard plaintive, insistent
birdsong coming from
all directions. It isnʼt the song of a bird
collective.
What you hear is only one bird,
a very persistent little mockingbird, a
very sad and pathetic case. Heʼs been
around every year. He has found a mate
in past years, but not this year; there
Way, but they went off somewhere else
to have a family.
Last year and the year before he
found a mate and built nests, but they
were raided by blue jays that destroyed
either the eggs or the little ones. I
guess the female got tired of this guyʼs
inability to have a well-protected home.
I know itʼs the same one, because he
sings phrases I taught him (“Over the
Rainbow” among them), plus a dozen
others—from cell phone rings to car
alarms to starling squeaks—even caw-
ing like a crow, for whatever good that Aztec Dancer Photo by Michael Waldstein

Successful Glen Park

just isnʼt a female around for him. He
finds the tops of trees, house ridges,
power poles—anything tall—and he
often sings almost throughout the night
as well as all day. (When does he eat?
Does he expect to find a mate at 3 a.m.?
Has he ever found a mate at 3 a.m.?)
He began has annual serenade in
March. Heʼs been expanding his terri-
tory by flying all around the Diamond
Street valley, but nobly sings his little
heart out for what appears to be no bird.
Normally, when a pair mates, the male
does sing a bit to defend his territory, but
is usually too busy feeding the brood to
do much singing. Earlier, I did see a pair
of mocks in a redwood tree on Ohlone
might do. Listen carefully: he even says
clearly, “Brigid, Brigid,” or is it “budget,
budget”?
Maybe sometime heʼll run out of
birdtosterone. It did occur to me that
with a paucity of other mocks around,
we are probably experiencing a lot of
bird incest. Wait till next yearʼs brood
is flying about.
“Neighborhood Impressions” is
a new feature in the Glen Park News.
Perhaps you have a story about living
in Glen Park that youʼd like to share.
Submit it to the Glen Park News and
weʼll consider it for publication.
Family Fun Fest
About 200 Glen Park neighbors and their
families and friends who
enjoyed the 2005 Family
by Fun Fest in Glen Canyon
Denis Park on Saturday, May
Wade 14 agreed that all the
efforts of the Glen Park
Advisory Board were well worth it.
“It was a wonderful event,”
enthused the Advisory Boardʼs Miriam
Moss. “We do this so the community can
come together and enjoy themselves and
the park. Itʼs a great way for families to
Park Department. The money the
Advisory Board raises pays for bikes,
trikes and other play equipment for the
childrenʼs playground.
Moss also thanked the Rec and Park
staff who helped plan and execute the
day. They provided the entertainment,
the Jumpy, the food and the workforce to
make this happen. A Jumpy, by the way,
is the big box-shaped structure filled
with balls that kids have fun jumping
around in.
The Advisory Board works hand in

Glen Park News asks:

connect with one another.”
Everyone who bought a raffle ticket
won a prize, thanks to the generous
Whatʼs your favorite donors whose financial support helped
pay for the prizes. They include the Glen
thing about Glen Park? Park Association, Friends of Glen Can-
yon Park, Zephyr Real Estate, Citibank
and the Bernal Heights and Glen Park
by Joanna Pearlstein gardening staff of the Recreation and
hand with the department to make our
park the best in the city. They want to
continue to improve the programming
and the maintenance. The Advisory
Board is always happy to have new
volunteers to help plan and carry out
its activities. If you have suggestions or
would like to help, contact Miriam Moss
at moss3x@earthlink.net.

Jenny, age 41,
Chenery Street
Its sense of community.
Walking down the street,
people are so friendly and
everyone looks out for one
another. We all know each
other by name.
Echi, age 15
Moreland Street
I have to say the diversity.
Itʼs really diverse around
here. I like the little cafes,
too.
Charlie, age 41
Chenery Street
The canyon, the park and the
trails. I like going for walks
in the park, taking my son
in my backpack. La Corneta
and BART get an honorable
mention.
Mary, age 34
Chenery Street
Especially since having a
child, I love the community
feel in the neighborhood. I
like getting to know other
moms, and the neighbor-
hood has a small-town feel.
I also enjoy the proximity to
the canyon and the ability to
take short urban hikes.
Jonathan, age 32
Alemany Boulevard
I like the ethnic diversity, the
restaurants and the small-town
feel. The whole neighborhood
feels friendly and nice. I also
like the convenience of the
video store and the transporta-
tion. Parking isnʼt bad, either.
Photos by Joanna Pearlstein
Summer 2005
CITY CREWS
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other fixes that officials hope will last
a while.a while.
But, Nuru conceded, the everyday
problems of grit and grime will not be
eliminated – at least not anytime soon.
Every time the neighborhood is cleaned
up, the graffiti vandals and litterbugs
arenʼt far behind, messing things up
again. On almost any given day, within
hours after a work crew has passed by,
itʼs easy to spot the wind-whipped
food wrappers and old newspapers
gathered in the tree wells and gutters,
the discarded wads of chewing gum
stuck to the sidewalk, the fresh scrawl
of a marker left by someone waiting
for a bus.
“Thereʼs still a lot of bad behavior
out there,ʼʼ Nuru said.
Mayor Newsom launched an anti-
litter campaign in February in which
City workers, usually in groups of 10
or more, go on “citation walksʼʼ in dif-
ferent neighborhoods around the city on
selected days. Their orders are to ticket
people—merchants and property own-
ers included—for littering and breaking
other laws intended to keep the side-
walks and streets tidy. Theyʼre also told
to “educateʼʼ folks on the finer points of
discarding trash and keeping the exte-
rior of their properties clean.
The litter cops passed through Glen
Park once, but it was raining and few
people were outside breaking the law.
The upshot: Only a handful of tickets
were issued.
Dr. Dan Gustavson, who runs a den-
tal practice on Bosworth near Diamond,
said heʼs seen a difference since the City
decided to pay closer attention to Glen
Park. Even though scofflaws are still
tagging property with graffiti and using
the sidewalks as dumping grounds for
broken television sets and old mat-
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tresses, the City responds quickly to
complaints. DPWʼs complaint hotline
number is 28-CLEAN.
Continued budget problems at City
Hall, however, have resulted in fewer
City workers to clean the streets, and
now officials are looking at expanding a
program in which property and business
owners in designated areas decide to tax
themselves extra to pay for additional
services—such as street and sidewalk
cleaning, business directories and new
trees and flower boxes—in their neigh-
borhoods.
So-called commercial benefits dis-
tricts are in the works in the Tenderloin,
Fishermanʼs Wharf and a small stretch
of Mission Street near 21st Street, and
business owners in Noe Valley and the
Castro are looking to establish special
assessment districts of their own. Union
Square has long been the only such
special district in San Francisco. The
amount of the assessment will vary by
district, depending on the scope of the
project.
Nuru said Glen Park could benefit
from a commercial benefits district, and
that he has broached the subject with a
few merchants in the neighborhood to
gauge their interest. The verdict is still
out. “When you have hot spots like Glen
Park and the Inner Sunset where thereʼs
a lot of activity, the extra money can
really help,ʼʼ he said.
Gustavson said he could be convinced
to dig deeper into his wallet to pay for
neighborhood improvements: “Iʼm not
a big fan of even more taxes than we
already pay,ʼʼ he said, “but I would
definitely pay more tax if it meant that
the tax funds went specifically to Glen
Park for (improving) lighting, roads,
sidewalks and (abatement of) litter and
graffiti.ʼʼ
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Notes From District Eight
Friday May 13 was a lucky day: We
had a “hard hat” tour of the Glen Park
library site with new
City Librarian Luis
by
Herrera, Neighbor-
Supervisor
hood Campaign
Bevan
Committee co-chairs
Dufty
Tiffany Farr and
Bonnie Willdorf,
developer Kieran Buckley and many
committed branch library supporters
and volunteers.
It was a fun, folksy, Glen Park
Village evening. Neighbor Steve Stein
played guitar beautifully, Destination
and Sweet Sueʼs bakeries tantalized us
with pastries, cookies and bread. Most
of all we could see the “bones” of the
evolving Glen Park Library: dramatic
views, large reading spaces and high
ceilings.
With the building coming to life, itʼs
time to address long-standing parking
concerns in the neighborhood. There
are nearly 200 unregulated parking
spaces in the heart of the village, which
represent a significant untapped park-
ing resource, according to a Planning
Department study called the Glen Park
Plan.
The plan found that these spaces
can be put to better use in the neighbor-
hood, and listed a set of priorities that
should be used in designating them.
They are: short-term customer parking
serving neighborhood businesses, resi-
dent and employee parking, and visitor
parking for nearby recreational facilities
and other attractions.
The Glen Park Plan recommends
that the 200 parking spaces should be
regulated as follows:
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• Spaces within 300 to 400 feet
of the commercial district should be
converted to short-term pay parking.
These include the spaces on the north
side of Bosworth between Brompton
and Arlington streets, and between
Lippard and Brompton streets.
• Spaces farthest from the com-
mercial district should be converted to
permitted residential parking.
• Spaces mid-distance from the
commercial district should be geared
to favor short-term parking.
It is important to better manage our
parking so that the much-needed new
marketplace development is accessible
to Glen Park customers and wonʼt cause
traffic congestion.
Iʼd like to hear your feedback, ideas
and suggestions about these elements
of the Glen Park Plan, which can be
found online at http://www.sfgov.org/
site/planning_index.asp?id=25091.
Contact me at Bevan.Dufty@sfgov.org.
You can also talk to my legislative aide,
Amanda Kahn, at 554-6986, or e-mail
Amanda.Kahn@sfgov.org.
The Department of Parking and
Traffic will facilitate a community
meeting with the Glen Park Association
and the Glen Park Merchants to discuss
the proposed changes, and weʼll make
sure you receive advance notice.
If youʼd like to receive my monthly
e-mail newsletter, please contact me or
Boe.Hayward@sfgov.org to be placed
on the list.
Bevan Dufty is the District 8 Represen-
tative on the San Francisco Board of
Supervisors.
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Beboppers & Existentialists

Are Helping Bird & Beckett
June 2005 marks the sixth anniversary
of Bird & Beckett Books and Records.
As proprietor Eric Whittington starts
his seventh year in the
by neighborhood, heʼs
Denis optimistic that better
Wade economic times may
be ahead for the often-
struggling store, which
has become something of a neighbor-
hood cultural gathering place.
“In May 2004 we inaugurated a
membership program which got us
through a seemingly impossible eco-
nomic situation,” he says. “The store
now has more than 100 members, with a
couple more joining every month. Busi-
ness is up and the outlook is promising.
Weʼre not exactly out of the woods, but
survival is pretty certain anyway. But
donʼt stop supporting us now!”
Ericʼs hope now is that his loyal
patrons who subscribed to one-year
memberships last year will chip in for
renewals. He is sending reminders.
Members get discounts, so if youʼre
one, check your expiration date.
If you havenʼt joined in the past,
please consider it, Eric says. Your
membership dollars go a long way to
underwriting the music, writing and
other programs we do, as well as just
providing a bit of a base that helps us
get through the many slow stretches that
are inevitable in a little neighborhood
like Glen Park.
A $35 Bebopper membership gets
you a 10 percent discount for a year plus
a poster; $50 Existentialists get a T-shirt
or a tote-bag too (new T-shirt & poster
designs are in the works). For $100,
Bohemian members get a 15 percent
discount plus the poster and T-shirt or
tote bag. The $500 Medici level gets the
15 percent discount for the life of the
store and free shipping, and $1,000 God
or Goddess members receive a discount
of 20 percent, likewise for the life of the
store.
Love for the shop is evident in these
numbers: there are a couple of Medici
members now, Eric reports, and four
Gods and Goddesses. But, heʼs quick
to add, the basic membership levels are
critically important to us!
This issueʼs Community Calendar
lists coming events at B&B. You can see
why we need your membership dollars to
support our effort to bring good stuff to
Glen Park, Eric notes. None of these are
money makers in any significant way.
We do it because we just canʼt help our-
selves, and because itʼs worth doing.
We appreciate everyone who sup-
ports Bird & Beckett by making it their
bookstore of choice, browsing often,
ordering through us, and becoming a
Merchantsʼ Corner
member!

The Glen Park Merchantsʼ Association massage and bodywork methods.

Good News for French Bread Lovers would like to thank all the participants
of the Glen Park Festi-
Readers have clued us in to a real neighborhood treat: Destination Bakery, Chen- by val for the great turnout
ery at Castro, is now baking French bread daily. Glen park residents can find Joe in April. Many of you
it both at the bakery and the Cheese Boutique, where owner Rick Malouf says, Schuver stopped by our booth
“Lots of our customers are saying they like Joeʼs bread better than the bread and picked up one of
we had before.” Itʼs available fresh and hot starting at 10:30 in the morning and our “goodie bags filled
new loaves come out of the oven throughout the day. with coupons and information about
your Glen Park merchants. We are
happy to spread the word about the
great businesses in the neighborhood
and we enjoyed meeting you all.
Our organization is continuing
our efforts to eradicate graffiti from
the neighborhood, and we are in the
process of applying for permits for
planter boxes throughout the business
district. Watch for an update in the next
Glen Park News.
The Merchantsʼ Association wel-
comes Irv Kirschbaum, a longtime
Glen Park resident, and his business
Surging Spring—Peaceful Heart.
Irv has branded a unique approach
to massage and bodywork called
“integrative therapeutic bodywork,”
encompassing a wide variety of
Irv sees clients by appointment at
Breath of the Dao Holistic Medi-
cine, 650 Chenery St., founded by
Dr. Suzanne Friedman, licensed
acupuncturist, nationally certified
herbalist and doctor of medical
qigong therapy. For more informa-
tion, visit Irvʼs web site at www.
surgingspringmassage.com or call
412-8570. Stop by and welcome Irv to
the neighborhood!
Mancor Computer Technology
has opened up shop next door at 648
Chenery St. Joel Igtanloc is the man-
ager. His business offers direct training
and hiring, sales, repairs, upgrades and
many other services, including Western
Union and metroPCS. Contact Joel at
586-1227 or just stop in and say hi.
Joe Schuver is president of the Glen
Park Merchantsʼ Association and owns
destination bakery on Chenery Street
at Castro.
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Check It Out at the Library!
There have been many interesting
events in the usually
by staid library world: A
Sharon new City Librarian, Luis
Dezurick Herrera, has arrived
from Pasadena. Reno-
vation of the Excelsior
Branch is nearing completion—and that
branch may have reopened by the time
youʼre reading this in mid-June. Closer
to home, the new Glen Park branch is
taking shape.
Despite the ominous date, on
Friday, May 13, Friends of the San
Francisco Public Library sponsored
a “hard-hatʼʼ tour of the new library
space. Those who attended trod up ply-
wood stairs to the gray concrete space
with high ceilings that will house the
new branch. Through the cut-outs that
one day will be filled with windows,
the views we took in showed the trees
in Glen Canyon Park and the hills
leading to Diamond Heights. The tour
made clear the advantage of being on
the second floor of the new building,
instead of at the street level.
When I imagine working in the new
space I realize that it will be like having
a new job with the advantage of seeing
many of the same people who use the
local branch. Moving from our current
storefront location on Chenery Street
that—in a kind mood—could best be
described as a compact, cozy space, to
a place where we can spread out into
8,500 square feet, will be a welcome
and challenging change.
Some people attending the tour
asked about the possibility of expand-
ing hours and enhancing services once
the new branch is open. I made no
promises. Much of what happens in
the future depends on the availability
of staff and the patterns of use at the
branch. In the short term, while other
branches are being renovated, Glen
Park will be able to “borrow” staff.
But what is possible over the long
haul depends on several factors, chief
among them money. Specifically, will
local and state funding keep pace with
demand?
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Setting the future aside for now,
letʼs concentrate on the here and now: a
summer reading program that runs from
June 11 to August 6. I urge parents to
have their kids sign up for the program,
in which children are rewarded for read-
ing (or, for the very young, listening).
Participants will be asked to put in
eight hours of reading, to keep track of
what they read and to visit the library
three times during the summer. There
are small incentives for every two hours
completed. Kids who complete the pro-
gram will receive a grand prize—either
a book, or tickets to local venues such
as the zoo, Zeum, the Academy of Sci-
ences or the Discovery Museum, or a
toy. We ask that families sign up at only
one branch, as the budget allows for
only one grand prize per child.
There also may be volunteer oppor-
tunities for 10- to 16-year-olds who
want to help with the summer reading
through the Kid Power program.
And for those of you who have
commented on wanting more books,
DVDs and CDs at the branch, youʼre
in luck. In anticipation of the opening
of the new branch, our budget for new
acquisitions grew. So check us out.
Glen Park Branch
653 Chenery Street
San Francisco, CA 94131
(415) 337-4740
Hours
Tuesday 10 – 6
Wednesday12 – 8
Thursday 1 – 7
Friday 1 – 6
Saturday 1 – 6
Sharon Dezurick is the Glen Park
Branch Librarian.
Summer 2005
Local filmmaker Jenni Olsen
Film Features Local Scenes
Working for years as the programmer
for the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian
Film Festival taught
local filmmaker Jenni
by Olsen what kind of
Kate
Stoia
movie she didnʼt want
to make: “I saw so many
movies, and so many of
them were the same—romantic com-
edies, coming-of-age dramas. I knew
that when I made a movie I would do
something different.” She has lived up
to that promise with her new feature
film The Joy of Life, which played
earlier this year at the Sundance Film
Festival, just finished a run at the Castro
Theatre and is moving on to other Bay
Area locations.
Star Wars 25 itʼs not, thankfully.
Says Jenni, “I decided early on that I
didnʼt want to have any actors, because
the downfall of so many films is bad
acting.” Thus, The Joy of Life has
no live actors on screen. It belongs
to a genre of filmmaking known as
“landscape filmmaking” which uses
shots of different landscapes—in this
case, a wide and varied look at San
Francisco—and voiceovers to tell you
its story. The story in this case is one
of promise and loss and hope, a fitting
San Francisco story as anyone who has
lived here for a while can attest.
Jenni knows her film is not for
everyone: “I expect that some people
will walk out of every screening
because itʼs not what they have come to
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funding source she applied to. So she
held fundraising events and got her Visa
card out and, eventually, completed the
film on her own.
The finished product has garnered
critical acclaim, been picked up for
distribution by Frameline, the only US
distributor solely dedicated to lesbian
and gay film; and provoked intense
personal reactions—all unusual enough
for an experimental art film. Even
more unusual perhaps is the fact that
the film features prominently in one of
San Franciscoʼs most intense ongoing
debates—whether to install a suicide
barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge.
One of Jenniʼs close friends commit-
ted suicide by jumping from the bridge
10 years ago and, as she shot various
scenes around San Francisco for The
Joy of Life, she found herself drawn to
the bridge and compelled to confront
her feelings about it. “In the course of
making the movie, I have to admit that
Photo courtesy of Jenni Olsen
The Joy of Life will play July 22-28 at the Rialto Lakeside Cinema
in Santa Rosa. For more information see www.joyoflife.com.
expect from a moviegoing experience.
But I would love to tell them that if they
will sit and watch the whole thing, they
are in for a great experience.” Sundance
audiences agreed; one woman came up
to Jenni after her Sundance screening
and grabbed her by the shoulders, say-
San Francisco Services
ing, “That was amazing, it was so beau-
tiful.” Notes Jenni: “The pacing is very Abandoned Cars
contemplative, very Buddhist. I hope Building Inspection Info
that people will walk out of the movie Bus Shelters (repair/clean)
and take some of that with them.”
District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty
Jenni grew up in Minneapolis. She
came out after reading the book The Garbage (oversized item pickup)
Celluloid Closet, about representations Graffiti Hotline
of gays and lesbians on film throughout Mobile Assistant Patrol (MAP)
history. That book, she says, made her (Homeless Outreach/Transportation)
realize “the power of lesbian and gay
film to validate, affirm and empower
Mobile Crisis Team
ourselves.” She immersed herself in (Mental Health)
all things film-related, becoming a Muni Information
film historian, archivist and reviewer, Muni Complaint/Compliment
and starting the Minneapolis Gay Film Parking Enforcement
Festival. In 1992 she moved to San
Francisco to work for the SF Gay and
Police (non emergency)
Lesbian Film Festival and eventually Potholes
moved on to creating her own film Rent Stabilization Board
projects. She now lives with her partner Street Construction Complaints
and two young daughters in St. Maryʼs Street Lighting
Park.
As for most artists, the hardest part
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is not creating the art, itʼs getting the Towed Cars
funding to do it. For The Joy of Life,
Jenniʼs first feature, a grant from the Mayorʼs Office of
San Francisco Arts Commission gave Neighborhood Services
her a great early start on the project; she
was then turned down by every other
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I developed an activist agenda,” says
Jenni, who works now with the Psychi-
atric Foundation of Northern California
as a strong proponent of a suicide bar-
rier.
How can a film with no actors
address topics like loneliness and the
human longing for connection? Can it
convince you that a suicide barrier is
not only a good idea but in fact a moral
imperative for this city? Perhaps most
importantly, will you see your house in
one of the landscape scenes in the film?
The answers to all these questions are
waiting for you at the next film screening
near you. In the meantime, filmmaker
Jenni Olsen—an artist who can alter our
perception of our city in such a unique
way and who eagerly confronts diffi-
cult and controversial issues, whether
of lesbian relationships or of what our
commitment is to each other as citizens
of this city and this planet—perfectly
embodies the spirit of San Francisco.
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558-6088
882-4949
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Glen Park News
On Patrol in Glen Park
Greetings from Glen Park! My name
is Mike Walsh. My wife, Flo, and I are
San Francisco natives
and have been Glen
by Park homeowners for
SFPD 21 years. Weʼve raised
Officer four children here (ages
Michael 15 to 21) and we share
Walsh the same joys, concerns,
optimism and frustra-
tions that most of you feel who have
made a commitment to our neighbor-
hood and our city.
I also am an eight-year veteran of
the San Francisco Police Department
assigned to Ingleside Station. I am one
of the few police officers who enjoy
the privilege of working in the district
in which I live. I hope to be a frequent
contributor to the Glen Park News,
bringing you updates on safety issues
and enforcement action in the neighbor-
hood. A caveat: The opinions I express
are my own.
Leash Enforcement
The enforcement objective du jour
in the district recently is the order from
Deputy Chief Greg Suhr for officers to
cite dog walkers who are in violation
of the current leash laws. Until now,
officers have tried to use a balanced,
common-sense approach to this very
contentious issue. We have relied
on warnings whenever possible, cit-
ing only those whose recalcitrant or
unreasonable response has left us little
alternative. Iʼm well aware that the
extremist activists on both sides of this
issue are seldom satisfied, seeking only
to trounce those whose views they do
not share. Nevertheless, we have tried
to establish reasonable middle ground
and provide enforcement where needed
and mediation where possible — spirit
of the law vs. letter of the law.
As the laws apply to pooper-scoo-
per violations, I, and most other offi-
cers, take a zero tolerance approach
to violations we witness, or for which
weʼve received a complaint witnessed
by a reporting party who is willing to
sign a private personʼs arrest form. The
bail amount for a leash law violation is
$31.99, and not picking up after your
dog will cost you $319.90. No, that is
not a typo.
Glen Canyon Park and Christopher
Park are the parks in our neighborhood
which will be most affected by this
order. Ingleside Station is fortunate
to have two fine, committed officers
patrolling the parks full time: Officer
Sophal Chea and Officer Will McCar-
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thy. Their primary enforcement objec-
tive will be preserving the playgrounds
and ball fields for people, not pooches.
Signs are clearly posted in these areas
and dogs must be kept on leash and
owners must clean up after them. In
addition, your friendly mutt may strike
terror in the heart of a pre-schooler who
comes eyeball to eyeball with him at
the Glenridge Cooperative Nursery
School deep in the canyon at the Silver
Tree building. So whether or not you
observe the leash law elsewhere in the
park, make sure to leash up whenever
you see kids at play.
Also, be cognizant of the clearly
marked restoration areas in the canyon.
Even if your dog is voice controlled,
it is especially important to keep it on
leash near these areas. I was chagrined
to learn this lesson myself when my
own dog, an otherwise very obedient
retriever, slipped away and went bound-
ing through a group of hard-working
volunteers to roll in Islais Creek. As a
result, our family is particularly careful
to keep her on leash in sensative areas
of the canyon. Although theyʼre mostly
concerned with the recreation and play-
ground areas of the parks, officers patrol
the canyon as well.
Joggers Targeted
On a different note, joggers recently
have been the victims of armed robbery
in the Mt. Davidson area. The young
assailants show a handgun, then demand
money and the victimʼs cell phone. Glen
Park has no shortage of joggers, and
would be a natural extension for these
creeps to expand their area of operation.
Try to jog in pairs or larger groups, and
report any suspicious activity you see
to 911. Donʼt try to fight them. Carry
as little money as you must and do
your best to get a good description of
the muggers if youʼre robbed so you
can recognize them later. These guys
eventually get caught and the more help
in identifying them we get from victims,
the more we increase the chances that
our district attorney will prosecute the
cases.
Also, be aware that dialing 911 on
your cell phone may only get you to
the CHP dispatch center in Sacramento,
depending on your carrier and/or the
proximity of a cell in your location
when calling. Do yourself a favor and
program your cell phone to dial 553-
8090 in an emergency—the direct dial
to San Francisco Emergency Services,
but just remember that the number can
be used only in the city.
Glen Park Dog Owners on Poop Patrol
Glen Park Dog Owners Group
On May 14, the Glen Park Dog Own-
ers Group (GPDOG) met up for one of
our frequent Park Poop Patrols. We
chose the morning of
by the Family Fun Fest
Kate to make sure that no
Stoia oneʼs day would be
ruined by a pile of dog
poop hiding on the field
or one of the trails. As usual, however,
we were able to find hardly any mess
left behind by dogs and their owners,
so we just filled our bags with LOTS
of garbage.
GPDOG members also brought
playground toys to donate to the kidsʼ
sand area and, at the suggestion of
John, the Glen Park gardener, cleared
the fields of balls and sticks so that he
could maintain them more easily.
Glen Park DOG is a group of
neighborhood dog owners; we consider
ourselves responsible and active mem-
bers of the park community. We hold
frequent park clean-ups and pick up all
the dog mess or other garbage that we
see on our rounds. We also help keep
the park safe for all park users, as we can
generally be found out there morning
and night, rain or shine. As any police
officer will tell you, such consistent use
If you have questions or topics you
would like me to address in future issues,
feel free to e-mail me at mwalsh4719@
sbcglobal.net. Remember, I donʼt make
policy, but I will comment on it. Also,
if you would like to receive the daily
crime report for the Ingleside Police
District, e-mail Captain Paul Chignell
at Paul_Chignell@ci.sf.ca.us. If you
see me on patrol, feel free to stop and
say hello. My partner, Officer Jennifer
Summer 2005
Photo by Kate Stoia
of the park by neighborhood residents
helps keep us all safer, and discourages
use of the park by criminals or camping
by homeless people.
We are eager to be good neighbors
and, as one of the groups that uses the
park the most, consider ourselves to
be among its many guardians. We are
against cars in the Canyon, as we believe
the safety and sanity of all the parkʼs
residents and users is better preserved
in the absence of cars on our paths. We
also police ourselves so that only people
with well-behaved and well-socialized
dogs walk their dogs off-leash. Finally,
we maintain well-stocked plastic-bag
stations throughout the park so that no
one is ever caught without the means to
clean up after his or her dog.
We always try to make sure we
know if our dog has pooped, but we
donʼt have eyes in the backs of our
heads. If you see dog mess anywhere
in the park, please tell the nearest per-
son with a dog so that we can clean it
up—we are very aware of our respon-
sibility in this regard.
Dues for GPDOG are $10 per year,
per family. To join, please contact our
treasurer, Ilana Drummond, at ilana_
drummond@yahoo.com.
Marino, and I are regular diners in Glen
Park (no donut shop, Iʼm sorry to say!)
and we look forward to chatting over a
cup of coffee as our duties allow.
Officer Michael Walsh is assigned to
the San Francisco Police Departmentʼs
Ingleside Station and lives in Glen
Park.
Summer 2005
Glen Park
Traffic News
Digest
Traffic Citations Up
April report from Ingleside Station:
“We have just received the statistics
for moving traffic violations. Members
of the Ingleside Police Station have writ-
ten 40 percent more citations this year
compared to the same period last year.”
Cars are towed when the driver doesnʼt
have a valid license or insurance, as a
Topaz Way resident found after ignor-
ing a stop sign on Bosworth Street.
That uninsured driver, who already had
a warrant for driving with a suspended
license, was arrested.
Memorial Day Traffic
Check Pays Off
Glen Park traffic was congested on
Friday evening, May 28, the start of
the Memorial Day weekend, as several
agencies conducted a “traffic enforce-
ment operation” on San Jose Avenue
near Randall. The SFPD was joined
by California Highway Patrol, San
Francisco Sheriffs Department and US
Park Police. Some 440 vehicles went
through the checkpoint, six people
were arrested for drunk driving and
16 vehicles belonging to people with
suspended licenses were towed.
SFPD Traffic Enforcement
Effective Saturday, June 4, two motor-
cyle officers were assigned full-time to
the Ingleside District for traffic enforce-
ment. They are being deployed in areas
that the community has requested for
pedestrian safety and to curb speeding.
Graffiti Watch
Graffiti Watch is a volunteer effort
to prevent and remove graffiti from
public property, assisted by the
Department of Public Works. For
more information or to report graf-
fiti, call 28-CLEAN. This spring Offi-
cer Chris Putz of the SFPD Graffiti
Unit reported that BART police and
his unit worked together on a case
involving multiple graffiti vandalism
suspects. A number of suspects were
indcited. These street gang members
were charged with graffiti vandalism,
burglary and other charges.
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Crime
Reports From
Ingleside
Station
The Police Departmentʼs Ingleside
Station sends daily e-mail reports of
incidents within their
by district. Recent Items
Denis from Glen Park range
Wade from mundane to alarm-
ing; fortunately there
are lots of the former
and few of the latter. Some examples
this spring:
Daytime burglaries were reported in
March in the 100 block of Mateo and the
300 block of Surrey streets. In April and
May, there were a burglary and stolen
car in the first block of Miguel and thefts
from the 200 block of Roanoke and the
first block of Hiliritas.
At 5:16 p.m. on Sunday, April 30,
numerous gunshots were reported in
the 100 block of Randall; when officers
arrived both the victim and the vehicle
from which the shots were apparently
were gone. At 8:50 a.m. May 27, Officer
Michael Walsh admonished a juvenile
who had brandished an air pistol at St.
Johnʼs School on Chenery. At 11:36 p.m.
on Memorial Day, officers were called
to break up a large fight at Bemis and
Moffitt.
One Sunday in May, at 2:30 a.m.,
a victim was robbed, punched and a
bag taken at Diamond and Wilder. That
month officers were also called to Roa-
noke and Chenery at 1:28 a.m. after a
subject threatened to kill someone. They
searched the area and located the sub-
ject—not a neighborhood resident—in a
vehicle in the 100 block of Bemis. The
suspect fled and was finally located in
the 200 block of Addison where he was
forcibly taken into custody. The victim
and a witness were located and substan-
tiated the threat to kill.
Domestic violence, found property,
stolen and found cars, a found purse
and wallet and found ammunition also
turned up in Inglesideʼs log, along with
the arrest of a homeless person who
was reported trespassing in the 600
block of Bosworth and was found to
be in possession of methamphetamine
and paraphernalia.
To receive these reports yourself, e-mail a
request to Paul_Chignell@ci.sf.ca.us.
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City Lists Areas Where
Unleashed Dogs are Legal
In City park areas where dogs are
required to be leashed—including all
of Glen Canyon Park—
by officers are citing viola-
Denis tors, as Officer Michael
Wade Walsh reports in his On
Patrol column on page
12 of this issue. But the
City has designated some areas within
public parks where it is permissible for
dogs to be off-leash.
One new, nearby off-leash dog run
should be open by the end of the year,
reports Joanna Pearlstein in her story
about the renovation of Walter Haas
Park in this issue. Until then, Ingleside
Police Station has issued a reminder for
dog owners that the following areas are
the only places where dogs may legally
be unleashed in parks within Inglesideʼs
jurisdiction:
St. Maryʼs Park: Murray and
Justin streets, in the fenced area in the
lower terrace.
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streets, adjacent to the first base and out-
field lines.
Bernal Heights: At the top of the
hill bounded by Bernal Heights Boule-
vard.
Crocker Amazon: Dublin and
France streets, in the area south of the
playground and garden.
McLaren Park: At the top of the
hill at Shelley and Mansell streets, and
in the south section of the park accessed
via the 1600 block of Geneva Street.
“Folks are reminded that officers
of the Ingleside Station will be enforc-
ing leash law regulations in all City
parks,” Captain Paul Chignell reiter-
ated. “Please also clean up after your
dogs. In recent weeks there have
been repeated violations in Glen
Park, Sunnyside Park, Holly Park
and Precita Park. Please be respect-
ful of your neighbors. Citations will
be issued.”
Glen Park News Page 14 Summer 2005

Bargains
and Bites at
the Alemany
Farmersʼ
Market
The glossy food magazines may rave
about the see-and-be-seen Ferry Plaza
market, but as first timers to the Ale-
many farmersʼ market discover, there
isnʼt much Ferry Plaza
by offers that you canʼt
Emma find here. From organic
Smith veggies and sweet
Kumamoto oysters to
fresh-made tamales, the pickings canʼt
be topped. And with ample free park-
ing and produce at $1 to $2 per pound
less than at its posh cousin by the Bay,
down-home, honest Alemany is actually
preferred by many.
No more than a five minute drive
from central Glen Park, this oldest
continuous farmersʼ market in Califor-
nia draws crowds of fervent regulars
every Saturday from 5 a.m. till around
3 p.m. Itʼs located at 100 Alemany Blvd,
at the eastern edge of Bernal Heights,
where highways 101 and 280 meet. To
get there, just take Bosworth under the
San Jose overpass, turn left on Mission,
right on Crescent, then meander along
for a dozen or so blocks till you deadend
at the bustling parking lot (it houses an
antiques fair on Sundays). Alternatively,
jump on the No. 23 bus from Glen Park
BART Station—it even says “Farmersʼ
Market” on the front.
Although this market flies under
the radar of most “It” lists, Director
Gary Gentry says, “We get celebrities,
musicians, chefs—you never know who
youʼll be standing next to in line.” He
says people come back for the unas-
suming, family-friendly atmosphere.
Toby Garrone, co-owner of Far West
Fungi, agrees: “I prefer it here. People
come here to really shop; they buy in
big quantities, to cook dinner.” Some,
like shopper Hannah Kahn, like the “buy
local” aspect. “I like to give my money
directly to the farmers. These people
have pride in their products,” she says
as she scoops cherries into a bag.
And what products they are. Jump-
start your shopping with coffee and a
pastry at one of the several baking stands
at the far eastern end. Then start brows-
ing the aisles. June brings glorious sum-
mer produce like fava beans and cher-
ries. Asian farmers offer cornucopias of
herbs—shiso, chicken mint, kaffir lime
leaves and bouquets of fragrant basil.
Artisanal cheese, wild and cultivated
mushrooms, quail eggs, Dungeness
crab—thereʼs more than enough to fill People enjoying the Farmersʼ Market Photos by Emma Smith
your shopping basket without emptying
your wallet. process is expensive), but still practice while others follow their noses to the
Of the approximately 120 booths, clean farming. excellent All Star Tamales. The lines
around 12 are certified organic, accord- When lunchtime rolls around, some are long, but no one minds. Carefree
ing to Gentry. Many more farmers have shoppers head for the samosas, flat- CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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Summer 2005
A Glass Half Full
This is the fifth installment of our
memoirs as owners of a Glen Park wine
and spirits shop for 21
by years. We ran Tiffanyʼs
Tiffany Wines & Spirits at 678
and Paul Chenery St. and lived
Farr firsthand the ups and
downs of operating a
small business in the neighborhood.
On weekdays, the Glen Park com-
mercial district lacked foot traffic, and
we had seemingly endless hours to fill
before business picked up with the
after-work crowd coming home from
their evening commutes. When it was
quiet, we spent hours trying to figure
out how to become more profitable.
We constantly worked on lowering
our overhead, lowering the cost of the
merchandise and increasing sales.
We never acted on our idea to go to
the BART station at rush hour dressed
as grapes to hand out flyers with our
wine specials, or in a cap and gown for
graduation party deals, or as a bride
with champagne specials. But when
you are trying to make a living running
a small business, youʼre always trying
to think outside the box, to find a hook
to lure customers.
We also learned that location and
neighboring businesses are key. All
retail districts have an anchor business
that attracts customers for the other
merchants. When we were in business,
our anchor, unfortunately, was the
Diamond Super—a high-priced market
patronized for little more than neces-
sities. Standing in line, you would see
customers with one item; few people
bought all their groceries there. The
produce, for instance, was notoriously
bad. The parking lot was pocked with
FARMERS MARKET
CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE
couples, young families, no-nonsense
grandmas and diehard foodies of all
ages and ethnicities share the sidewalks
and enjoy the fresh air. The bustle and
diversity of the clientele are as much a
part of the appeal as the canʼt beat ʻem
prices and downright delicious fare. Oh,
and did we mention the parking?
Emma Smith lives on Myra Way in
Miraloma Park with her husband and
baby boy, but heads down the hill to
Glen Park for her shopping and social-
izing. Most recently she worked in the
food department at Sunset magazine.
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potholes, garbage and an abandoned
burned-out car.
We rejoiced when the City rented
the parking lot from the Diamond Super
owners and we got lucky when Terry
Bloom bought the meat counter. His
fabulous prepared salads and delicious
deli sandwiches were a draw, boosting
business in the neighboring stores. A
fire destroyed the market seven years
ago, and Terry left Glen Park. Thereʼs
hope, however, that he may return.
Richard Tarlov, owner of the new mar-
ket under construction at the site of the
old Diamond Super, asked us for Terryʼs
phone number. Fingers crossed, every-
one!
We have a very busy life now, with
part of our time spent in our continuing
quest to learn about wine, spirits and
beer. We went to Mexico in November
and visited the town of Tequila. We
toured the agave fields and the Jose
Cuervo distillery. We tasted the agave
raw, roasted and, of course, in its best-
known form: tequila.
We would like to share the recipe
for one of our favorite tequila cocktails,
the vampiro (or tequila Bloody Mary).
Mix 2 cups freshly squeezed orange
juice, 3 tablespoons grenadine, one-
quarter teaspoon chili powder, 1 cup
tomato juice, 1 teaspoon salt. Mix all
ingredients, set aside. Pour an ounce
and a half of tequila into a large glass
over ice, then add the orange juice
mixture. If desired, add club soda and
garnish with a lime wedge. Adiós.
Tiffany and Paul Farr can be reached
at 415-215-2320 or tiffanyfarrSFrealt
or@yahoo.com
Glen Park News
Digging the Dirt:
News from the Garden Club
Hummingbirds are frequent visitors to
our gardens in Glen Park, particularly
those that have nectar-
by producing plants such
Carol as fuchsia, columbine,
Maerzke salvia, honeysuckle,
delphinium, penste-
mon, jasmine, bottle-
brush and morning glories. Special
hummingbird feeders, filled with four
parts water to one part white sugar, also
attract them.
The most common variety in Glen
Park is the Annaʼs hummingbird, which
is just four inches long, has green iri-
descent feathers on its back and throat,
and weighs about as much as a penny.
Not only are hummingbirds fun to
watch, but theyʼre good garden help-
ers, too, eating gnats, aphids, spiders
and mosquitoes. But it is their heli-
copter-like maneuvers that draw the
most attention. They can fly forward,
backward, sideways and upside down.
When flying forward, they can
travel as fast as 60 miles per hour.
When they hover over one spot, they
hold their bodies in a vertical position
and flap their wings in a “figure-eightʼʼ
formation. The males sometimes fly in
a “Jʼʼ formation to impress their mates,
and make a sharp, explosive chirp when
flying at the lowest point. The buzz you
sometimes hear is the quick flapping of
their wings, which beat about 50 times
a second.
Our gardens are full of wonder-
ment, and one of the joys is when those
of who tend them share what we know
with others.
It was 10 years ago when Judy
Creighton sent out an invitation to any-
one in Glen Park who was interested in
gardening to meet at Creightonʼs Bak-
ery. By planting the seeds of a common
interest, 30 people showed up, and the
Glen Park Garden Club was born. This
spring, the club honored Creighton and
the other the Founding Mothers: Andri-
enne Lacau, Tiffany Farr, Jean Conner,
Leslie Bush and Ann Weinstein.
And each year, we grow and cul-
tivate new gardeners of all ages at our
booth at the Glen Park Festival, where
we tempt people with plants we have
propagated and lovingly tended. This
yearʼs event in April was no exception.
Through our volunteer work, we find
that lives are enriched, our neighbor-
hood is made more beautiful and we
raise funds to donate to various orga-
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nizations in San Francisco.
Gardening is part science, part art
and, of course, part green thumb. Itʼs
fun to try new things, and doesnʼt hurt
to talk to the experts at the nursery,
or your neighbors, about what will
work best for your particular patch of
land. This spring I discovered a new
shade-loving flower called mimulus
that comes in yellow as well as other
bright colors. Maybe youʼll want to try
it in your yard, too.
For more information on the Glen Park
Garden Club, contact Mary Betlach,
Glen Park Garden Club chair, at 586-
2318 or betlack@earthlink.net.
In Glen Canyon Park
Spring is always a wonderful time in
the Canyon. The creek is flowing; birds
are singing; flowers
by are blooming. One
Jean of the highlights this
Conner year was that more
water was in the creek
thanks to frequent
rains. The work done by the San Fran-
cisco Conservation Corps also helped
by diverting more of the runoff from the
slopes and the road into the creek.
The Bullockʼs oriole is not usually
seen in San Francisco but it was here
again this spring. It nested last summer
in the Canyon. Another uncommon
bird, a Nuttallʼs woodpecker, could
also be heard drumming again.
The 18 volunteers saw two young
great horned owls during the morning
of the Friends Earth Day Work Party. A
group of twenty birders also saw them
on the Spring Bird Walk the next morn-
ing. The two owl chicks in their white
downy plumage seemed to be as inter-
ested in us as we were in them. They
Summer 2005
The Garden Clubʼs Glen Park Festival booth overflowed with horticultural good-
ies as the street fair got under way. By dayʼs end the booth was virtually empty
and the clubʼs coffers contained an infusion of cash to fund the groupʼs chari-
table contributions. Photo by Denis Wade
stood in the nest watching us watch
them.
The spring flowers seemed to
bloom earlier this year. People said they
thought it was because of the rain. The
botany books state that the timing of
their growth is determined by the length
of the days. Certainly the rain helped
the growth of most of the plants and,
unfortunately, most of the weeds too.
The most beautiful flower displays
were of the sky lupine and the Califor-
nia poppies covering large areas of the
east slopes of the Canyon with blue and
gold.
Saturday, May 21, the Friends of
Glen Canyon volunteers were joined by
30 biology students and their teacher
from Lowell High School. While the
Friends were removing Italian thistles
and wild radishes from the East slopes
the Lowell students worked in the
area where the Eucalyptus trees were
removed. They weeded around the
native plants that had been planted ear-
lier in the winter by other volunteers.
Summer 2005
Backyard Zoology 101
Having attended college in the isolated
redwood forests of UC Santa Cruz, I
became intimately familiar with the
characteristic sounds of the local fauna:
The cackling of the blue jay. The call
of the American kestrel.
The quiet shuffle of the
by deer through the fields.
Kevin It was an idyllic life up
Cutler there in the middle of
trees, miles removed
from the comparative hustle and bustle
of Santa Cruz city proper. But it was
only after I moved into town—abandon-
ing the forest-shrouded dorms—that I
began experiencing some of natureʼs
most unique sounds and smells. I am
speaking, of course, of the boiling hiss
of the opossum, the fingernails-on-the-
chalkboard squeal of the raccoon, the
baleful moan of the feral cat in heat, and
the musky stench of the skunk, among
many others.
If you live close to parkland or any
other open area, there is a good chance
you have heard/smelled these wonders
of nature. These animals can be seen
in and around Glen Park foraging for
insects, grubs and carrion, though more
commonly they are observed in back-
yards browsing for cat food, chichar-
rones and Gogurt. Opossums, raccoons,
feral cats and skunks are now part of the
urban environment, having successfully
adapted to human cohabitation by con-
suming our food waste.
This is a partial list of animals one
might spot in the Glen Park area:
Opossum (Didelphis virginiana):
Opossums rate low on the cute animal
list—distantly trailing lookers like
pandas, koalas and dolphins—deep in
the ranks next to male elephant seals,
river dolphins and those bats with the
smashed faces. Nevertheless, they do
hold a certain amount of charm, particu-
larly in regard to their famous defense
technique. When cornered, an opossum
will gawk, hiss and bare its pointy teeth.
In times of great stress, the opossum will
slip into an involuntary, death-feigning
catatonia. The animalʼs system reacts
instinctively, slowing the opossumʼs
heart rate and perspiration. Be careful:
donʼt pick up “dead” opossums.
Raccoon (Procyon lotor): Raccoons
have grown comfortable with humans
and often take up residence inside
homes, attics and chimneys. If raccoons
have ever moved into your home, attic
or chimney, you may have been aural
witness to the truly awful of sound of
a mother raccoon defending her litter.
Those who have not experienced the
raccoonʼs wail may find the following
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question helpful. Ask yourself: have
you ever sucked air into your throat in
an attempt to sound like a bird, only to
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with the added sense of “something is
about to die/is currently dying” thrown
in for good measure.
Feral cats (Felis domesticus): Feral
cats are essentially housecats that have
reverted to a wild state, with adverse
effects on the environment. Feral cats
feed extensively on native animals,
thereby depleting food sources for
native predators. They also breed like
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and pinning down of the female. When
the lovers finally separate, it is not with
a loving nuzzle but with a hiss and a
squawk. It turns out that those cartoons
in which male cats coo at their lovers
and offer rotting fish are, unfortunately,
less realistic than one might assume.
Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis):
Skunks make a powerful stink. The
source of skunk stink is the powerful
musk oil fired from the anal glands
on the sides of their rectum. Accurate
within 15 feet, skunks can spray up
to six times when threatened. Skunks
usually broadcast a series of warnings
before spraying, including stamping
their feet, kneading the ground like a cat,
and holding their tails erect. Unheeded
warnings result in a shot of musk from
the rectum, which is not generally the
place you want to get your musk from.
This is just a short list of the animals
one can find in Glen Park and environs.
The best way to experience the sights,
sounds and smells of these creatures is
to get out into the park. Or, failing that,
check your attic; there may be a whole
warren of opossums, raccoons, cats or
skunks just waiting to be discovered.
Kevin Cutler is a writer and teacher
based in Oakland. For years, he has
been fascinated by the natural world,
and is very excited about exploring
nature through writing.
Glen Park News Page 18 Summer 2005

Real Estate in Glen Park

Here is a list of recent residential
property sales in Glen
by Park during the spring, a
Bill notoriously busy season
Berry in the real estate market.
Most properties sold well
above asking price, an indicator of the
neighborhoodʼs continued desirability.
Bill Berry is a Realtor with Paragon
Real Estate Group. For any of your real
estate needs, you can reach him at 738-
7022, or at bberry@paragon-re.com.

Single Family Homes

Date Address List Price Sold Price

05/17 843 San Jose Ave. $680,000 $640,000
04/06 11 Surrey St. $579,000 $706,000
04/29 1203 Bosworth St. $648,000 $749,000
03/08 526 Arlington St. $589,000 $790,000
03/17 284 Sussex St. $749,000 $810,000
05/03 30 Hiliritas Ave. $749,000 $826,000
03/11 2779 Diamond St. $649,000 $872,000
04/08 135 Acadia St. $729,000 $880,000
03/15 1720 Sanchez St. $799,000 $901,000
03/23 219 Miguel St. $829,000 $905,000
05/18 1 Wilder St. $749,000 $910,000
02/15 375 Arlington St. $749,000 $932,000
05/17 580 Chenery St. $779,000 $990,000
04/29 2547 Diamond St. $899,000 $1,100,000
04/13 207 Chenery St. $849,000 $1,110,000
03/25 762 Chenery St. $869,000 $1,200,000
05/10 40 Laidley St. $1,095,000 $1,325,000
04/15 30-34 Surrey St. $1,695,000 $1,507,500
03/01 36 Laidley St. $2,295,000 $2,295,000

Condos / TICs

Date Address List Price Sold Price

04/13 172 Fairmount St. $549,000 $570,000
03/16 1718 Dolores St. $534,500 $575,000
04/25 55 Miguel St. #2 $600,000 $600,000
05/13 665 Chenery St. $575.000 $620,000
03/16 1720 Dolores St. $564,000 $650,000
03/25 663 Chenery St. $725,000 $675,000
03/30 110 Everson St. $649,000 $770,000
04/13 170 Fairmount St. $729,000 $775,000
03/04 1855 Church St. $649,000 $925,000
03/16 53 Digby St. $859,000 $940,000
04/15 127 Roanoke St. $849,000 $960,000
03/26 139 Randall St. $949,000 $1,155,000
03/26 137 Randall St. $1,100,000 $1,210,000

2- 4 Unit Buildings

Date Address List Price Sold Price

04/14 301-303 Arlington $998,000 $1,075,000
04/06 124-126 Chenery $1,250,000 $1,200,000
Summer 2005 Page 19 Glen Park News
Glen Park News
Glen Park Association
Quarterly meetings are held on the
second Tuesday in January, April, July
and October. Everyone is welcome.
Next meeting: Tuesday, July 12,
2005, 7—9 p.m. St. Johnʼs School, 925
Chenery St. Principal Ken Willers has
invited us to meet at the school again.
Parking is available in the fenced play-
ground adjacent to St. Johnʼs school
building.
San Francisco Department of Plan-
ning staffers will offer a presentation on
the Cityʼs residential project application
and review process. Richard Tarlov of
Canyon Market will talk to residents
about the grocery.
Glen Park Advisory Board
Community Meeting: The Glen
Park Advisory Boardʼs next meeting will
be Wednesday, Aug.3, 6:30 p.m., in the
Rec Center auditorium in Glen Canyon
Park. All neighbors are invited to attend.
Come and help develop plans for a new
mural on the Rec Center building.
Beautification Day: Saturday, Sept.
17, 9 a.m.–noon. Meet by the childrenʼs
playground. Come when you can, and
help with the cleanup, meet your neigh-
bors and enjoy the park.
Tree Seats: Watch for the Advisory
Boardʼs latest project, new wooden seat-
ing around two redwoods outside the
Rec Center, expected to be completed
in June.
For more information, contact Mir-
iam Moss at moss3x@earthlink.net.
Friends of Glen Canyon Park
Meetings and Plant Restoration
Work Parties: Third Saturday of each
month, 9 a.m.–noon. Next dates:June
18, July 16 and Aug. 20. Meet behind
the Recreation Center in June and July.
On Aug. 20 the work day will be held
at the Golden Gate Park Nursery. Tools
and gloves are supplied.
Weekly Work Parties: Every
Wednesday, 9 a.m.–noon. For the
current weekʼs meeting place contact
Richard Craib, 648-0862.
To join Friends, or for more infor-
mation about their activities, contact
Jean Conner at 584-8576 or Richard
Craib at 648-0862.
SFPD Community Forums
Third Tuesday of each month, 7
p.m.: All residents are encouraged to
participate in the monthly Community
Relations Forum at SFPDʼs Ingleside
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Community Calendar
Police Station, hosted by Captain 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 e-mail Captain
Chignell at Paul_Chignell@ci.sf.ca.us.
Next dates: July 19, August 16.
Light Yoga Classes
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:15–7:
15 p.m. (except second Tuesday of
each month). Light Yoga classes at the
Glen Park Recreation Center are an easy
way to begin or continue the study of the
Iyengar method of Hatha Yoga.
Christine Trost teaches the basic
poses, and modifies postures to suit
your own physical requirements. This
is a free community service (some leave
gratuities for the teacher). Wear com-
fortable pants and top. Bring a Yoga mat
or large towel. For more information
call Christine at 846-8481 or e-mail her
at catyoga@gmail.com.
Bird & Beckett
Bird & Beckett Books & Records, Glen Park Garden Club President Mary Belach shot this photo of three Great Horned
2788 Diamond St., presents a cornuco- owlets (one is hidden behind its siblings) in a eucalyptus tree in Glen Canyon Park
pia of regularly scheduled and special at 8:30 in the morning on April 22, 2005. She caught them using a spotting scope
from Diamond Heights Blvd. near Arbor Street. The owlets are nocturnal and were
literary and musical events in the heart just settling down to sleep for the day. They fledged in early May.
of Glen Park. All events are free, but
donations are encouraged and the
musicians and other artists appreciate
tips. Remember to buy a book, record,
greeting card or T-shirt when you attend Klipschutz (the pen name of Kurt Lip- Bird & Beckett Players read Chek-
these events. Book club meetings and schutz) is widely published. You can hovʼs short story, “Rothsteinʼs Fiddle.”
jazz sessions are listed at www.bird- sample his work in the Outlaw Bible of Monday, July 11, 7:30 p.m.: Poet
beckett.com, or call 586-3733 for more American Poetry. Gerry Nicosia is well Katherine Harrar with jazz pianist
information. known for Memory Babe, his biography Eric Berman.
Coming Events: of Kerouac, and the recently published Monday, July 18, 7:30 p.m.: Poet
Every Friday, 5:30–8 p.m.: Jazz in Home to War: A History of the Vietnam David Gitten plus open mic.
the Bookshop with the Chuck Peter- Veteransʼ Movement as well as his Monday, July 25, 7:30 p.m.: Poet
son Sextet, featuring Chuck with Bill poetry. David Hadbawnik and Friends.
Perkins on tenor sax, Rick Elmore Second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.: The Sunday, August 7, 4:30 p.m.: Poets
on trombone, Don Prell on bass, Scott Eminent Authors Birthday Reading and Glen Park residents Jane Rice and
Foster on guitar and Jimmy Ryan on features an open reading from the works Monica Regan.
drums. This is a great neighborhood of favorite authors whose birthdays fall
party every single week, and the music during the month. Bring a bit to share Sunnyside Neighborhood
is tremendous. with the group. Association
First Sunday of every month, 6–8 p.m.: First Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Bird & Monday, Aug. 1, 7 p.m.: Meeting,
Vocalist Dorothy Lefkovits with the Beckett Book Club. The July 6 the St. Finn Barr Church Hall, Edna at
Henry Irvin Trio—an open jazz jam book is Joseph Hellerʼs Catch 22. All Hearst streets.
session. are welcome. The August selections will Saturday, June 25, 9 a.m. 3 p.m.:
First and third Monday, 7:30 p.m.: be chosen at the July meeting. The Association hosts its annual Sun-
Open mic poetry series plus featured Second Thursday, 7:30 p.m.: Politi- nyside Community Garage Sale.
poets. Check with the store for upcom- cal Book Discussion Group. Call the Maps of the garage sale locations will
ing names. store for title of the book to be discussed be available at the garage sale sites, on
Monday, June 20: Poets Gerry on July 14. signs in the neighborhood, and also at
Nicosia and Klipschutz read their work. Sunday, July 10, 4:30 p.m.: The local merchants.