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because of the alleged gang activity released on $30,000 bail. Hatfield, who
there, Supervisor Bevan Dufty told the did have previous convictions that put
Glen Park News. He said police were his bail at $150,000, is still in custody
investigating whether the Nov. 22 shoot- in the San Francisco County Jail.
Canyon Market Has Low-Key Opening ing was an internal gang dispute.
Residents in the area, who formed a
“We are pursing multiple felony
charges against these individuals for
“neighborhood watchʼʼ program in large concealed weapons,” Masloh told the
One day shy of eight years after the old Many neighbors eagerly awaited the part because of ongoing problems at the Glen Park News. Both men were due
Diamond Super and Ter- opening of Canyon Market. Pamela Gil- house, have not been shy in reporting back in court Dec. 12.
ry’s Meat & Deli burned lett, who lives a block away, was among their concerns to police, a neighbor told The October incident began on a
by
to the ground, the new them. “It makes the neighborhood the Glen Park News. warm Wednesday morning. Several
Ashley
Hathaway Canyon Market opened much more desirable,ʼʼ said Gillett, A “For Saleʼʼ sign recently appeared young men in a car pulled up to Middle
its doors to customers on who moved to Glen Park 3 1/2 years in the window of the home in question Point and West Point roads in the Bay-
the morning of Tuesday, ago from Boston. She likes the conve- and neighbors say they have hopes that view, an area where violence is all too
Nov. 21, 2006. nience of the new market and the fact the apparent gang activity will end when commonplace, and started firing shots
The store had had a brief, two-and- that she can buy food when she needs the house is sold. In the meantime, Dufty into a crowd, Capt. Paul Chignell,
a-half-hour test opening the previous it, a little bit at a time. “It will be easy said he wants to see whether the City commanding officer of the Ingleside
Saturday afternoon—kind of a “sneak to shop every day,ʼʼ said Gillett, who did Attorneyʼs code enforcement unit has CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
preview.” most of her grocery shopping at Whole been called in, a tactic that could bring
“It was a chance to help the staff Foods, Trader Joes and Rainbow. more pressure upon the owner of the
understand the scope of what had to Gillettʼs chief concern is the prices. home or the occupants, with the goal of
happen over the next few days,” said She said she understands that Canyon abating the nuisance. WHAT”S INSIDE
Janet Tarlov, who, with her husband CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 It was the second major criminal Need new copy......
Richard, has supplied the blood, sweat
and tears that created the long-awaited
new market. Glen Park Association Meeting Notice
More than 500 customers visited Tuesday, January 9, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
the store the first day. St. John’s School, 925 Chenery St.
It was a “low-key, super-soft open- Crime, Police Update
ing,” said Janet.
Glen Park News Page 2 Winter 06/07
Letter to
Swat Team on Chenery during police action on Oct. 11, 2006 Photo by Craig Mole
Crime
the Editor
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Dear Glen Park News staff,
Police Station, reported in his daily poured into the area; their colleagues Today the Glen Park News was deliv-
e-mail update of crime in the Ingleside from Bayview station joined in. Officer ered to our front door. (I remember
district. Mitchell Campbell and others found two doing that many years ago.)
San Francisco police officers of the suspects hiding behind a vehicle After dinner, I thought I would
patrolling nearby saw the suspected on the 100 block of Mateo. scan over it, but like a well- writ-
shootersʼ four-door Dodge Magnum Officers Peterkent DeJesus and Jean ten novel, once I started reading, I
and gave chase, according to published Etcheveste found two guns in the area, couldn’t stop. I want to comment on
news accounts at the time. Driving one on a staircase at 350 Chenery and many articles, but mostly I want to
recklessly, the men eluded them, police another in a blue recycling bin at 312 thank you and all others contribut-
reported. But a short while later another Chenery, police reported. A third firearm ing (including the advertisers.)
officer spotted the car at Newhall near was found in a trash can at 312 Chenery. I haven’t quite finished the
Newcomb streets in the Bayview and All were semi-automatic handguns. reading, but I felt impelled to write
continued the chase, but lost track of the Neighbors positively identified and congratulate all of you.
suspects at Cortland Avenue and Bay- the captured suspects. Some witnesses Sincerely,
shore Boulevard at the edge of Bernal reported a third suspect, possibly hiding Betty Jones on Nordhoff
Heights. in the backyards on the 300 block of
It wasnʼt long before officers from Chenery. Chignell and Captain Daniel
Mission Station driving on Valencia McDonagh of the SFPDʼs Tactical
Street near St. Lukeʼs Hospital spot- Division secured the area with dozens
ted the vehicle, and “the chase was on of officers. After a methodical search
again,” Chignell said. from rooftops over the course of several
The suspects hit a car parked at 29th hours, no other suspects were located.
and Dolores streets in Noe Valley but Neighbors were finally allowed to return
kept going. They finally dumped the car to their homes at 5:30.
on the 300 block of Mateo at Arlington The two men taken into custody
in Glen Park. Several neighbors saw the were from the 200 block of Montana
young men, carrying guns, flee on foot. and 100 block of Arch, both located in
Officers from Ingleside station the Ingleside neighborhood.
Glen Park News Page 4 Winter 06/07
Shopping Opportunities
planned to sell or lease the site to Wal- happy to have the grocery back! We are
greens. That winter the Glen Park Asso- writing down every request.”
ciation voted to push for a neighborhood Several neighbors have remarked on
Nearby, Another Market Opens market as opposed to a non-grocery
chain store. Years followed, filled with
the high prices for some goods, though
the Tarlovs say they are diligently
meetings, intrigue, an attempted lawsuit checking prices to make sure they are
Live frogs stare up balefully at you from 2801 Vicente St.) and of course there to block the ultimately proposed library/ as low as possible. Admittedly, they
a bucket. Huge bags of rice are piled, are numerous similar stores in Daly grocery/condo project, and presenta- made a few pricing mistakes, pricing
Costco-style, halfway to the ceiling. City including a corporate sibling, tions to the City building department many items too high, and Richard
Nine kinds of choy (you thought bok Manila Oriental Market on King Drive. too numerous to count. explains, “Our vendors in some cases
was the only one?) and twice as many All attest to the increasing presence of Finally, in the fall of 2004, construc- help us print shelf tags and there were
tofus hang out in the refrigerated aisle. Filipino and Chinese residents in the tion began. a few miscommunications”.
Welcome to the new Manila Mis- area. But the road from empty lot to They are slowly but surely sorting
sion Supermarket, in the erstwhile Although Asian foods are conspicu- supermarket was not an easy one. The it all out and also say that many of the
Cala quarters at Mission ous, Manila Mission also stocks more siteʼs ownership changed hands, the more conventional groceries havenʼt yet
by and Trumbull streets, mundane items, from organic milk to original grocery store team pulled out. been put out on the shelves. In addition,
Emma south of Bosworth. With sandwich bread, so shoppers can make At times it seemed as though it would a suggestion box for customer feedback
Bland low prices on produce and this a one-stop trip. The very best rea- never happen. and requests will go up soon
Smith seafood, a big parking lot son to visit, however, may be the live So the first full day of business for When the store reaches full staffing,
and aisles as wide as those Dungeness crab at $2.99 a pound. the market in some ways seemed anti- it will employ about 35 full and part-
in a suburban Safeway, this is a great Manila Mission Supermarket is climatic, being that so many people have time employees, most of whom live
new big-store shopping option for Glen at 4175 Mission. Take Bosworth to been waiting so long for it to open. in Glen Park and adjoining neighbor-
Park residents. Lyell, cross Alemany and continue Things ran relatively smoothly, but hoods.
Itʼs similar to Pacific Supermar- up Admiral to Mission; turn left; the not without a few minor mishaps. There
ket at 2900 Alemany Blvd., but much store will be on your right. Itʼs about was a complete crash of the credit/debit
closer and easier to navigate. Similar six blocks from downtown Glen Park, a card transaction system and shoppers
emporiums exist in the Sunset District two-minute drive or a 10-minute walk. could pay only cash for several hours; Canyon Market is open 9 a.m.–8 p.m.
(Sunset Super at 2425 Irving St. and Call 337-7272. that turned out to be an outside, sys- Monday through Saturday, 9–7 Sunday.
tem-wide failure that also affected many The coffee bar opens at 7a.m. daily.
other local businesses. Ashley Hathaway is a freelance writer and
“Par for the course,” joked Janet, video/television producer.
Dan Tuttle that he was ill. In addition to his wife, and in the big picture for the Tarlovs
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 he is survived by his parents, Stella this was really “peanuts” in compari-
and Jack, and two sisters, Rebecca and son with the many obstacles that had
Tuttle enjoyed reading, Native Kathy. A garden has been planted in his plagued them during the construction
American art and travel. He and his memory at the Coyote Point Museum and permitting process. In the end,
wife often visited Yosemite, the South- in San Mateo. Claire Tuttle asked that last-minute City inspections were the
western states and Italy, where he had any donations be sent to San Francisco hurdles in the race to opening day.
spent time as a fellow at the American Animal Care and Control. During the first week of operation,
Academy in Rome. there were more kinks to work out for
Tuttle was diagnosed with cancer in the Canyon Market crew, and they are
2005, but his wife said he did not tell Scott Kirsner is a journalist who lives continuing to figure out whatʼs needed
many of his friends and acquaintances in Glen Park. for everything to run as smoothly as pos-
Winter 06/07 Page 7 Glen Park News
Reelected
before the election. Dufty and Goldfader, a historic district in Glen Park. this second architectural survey would
who lives in Bernal Heights, are looking to The first survey, part of the environ- come from that $2.5 million fund;
buy a duplex in District 8 so the 51-year-old mental impact review being conducted Bonacker acknowledges his conflict
Bevan Dufty, Glen Park’s representative supervisor can live close to his daughter and for the Glen Park Community Plan, of interest, and says he would recuse
on the Board of Supervisors for the past co-parent more easily. could begin in the spring, according to himself from any decisions related to
four years, easily won reelection to another Dufty said the combination of becom- AnMarie Rodgers, the Glen Park Plan allocating money for Glen Park.
four-year term. ing a first-time dad and getting voted in manager at the San Francisco Planning Bonacker says that the information
A veteran of City Hall and a close ally for another term “has been amazing and Department. This survey would look gathered by the Glen Park Association
of Mayor Gavin Newsom, great.” only at 111 parcels, including the BART survey would be given to the Planning
Dufty garnered 65 percent He said several Glen Park issues are on station and the Glen Park School. Most Department, “which would adopt that
by
of the vote in the Nov. his radar, chief among them public safety, of the parcels are bounded by Chenery survey as an official survey, assuming it
Rachel
Gordon 7 election. He beat Alix Muni service, traffic flow and pedestrian Street to the north, Bosworth Street to has been professionally done. That gives
Rosenthal, a deputy city safety. He promised to keep a close eye on the south, Natick Street to the east, the planning staff some early information
attorney in Oakland and a the impacts of the new Canyon Market—a and Elk Street to the west, though the to use in the process of reviewing a permit
former member of the San Francisco elec- project he vigorously supported—to make block between the BART station and application for alteration or demolition.”
tions commission, and Starchild, a libertar- sure any problems, such as increased traffic the school is also included. Either or both surveys could lead
ian and male exotic dancer. Rosenthal, mak- congestion, are addressed. Rodgers says the Planning Depart- to the identification of particular build-
ing her first run for elective office, received “I want to make it so everyone feels mentʼs survey will pay special attention ings deserving of landmark status, or
30 percent of the vote; Starchild, a perennial really good about the improvements in the to buildings more than 45 years old, the identification of a historic district.
candidate who only uses one name, got 5 village,” he said. though she explains that the survey Bonacker says a threat of demolition is
percent. As for other issues? “We won’t move would only be one step toward poten- often necessary to get landmarks and
Dufty, who usually votes with the 11- the big Halloween celebration to Glen tially granting landmark status to a build- districts recognized, as happened in
member board’s moderate bloc, headed the Park,” said Dufty, who is dealing with that ing or establishing a historic district. 2002 with the Dogpatch neighborhood
Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services headache as the board’s representative for The second survey, which does not yet east of Potrero Hill, which was found
under Willie Brown. Prior to that he was an the Castro. “That’s a promise.” have funding, would cover a larger swath to contain a significant number of Vic-
aide to Susan Leal when she served on the of the neighborhood. It is originating from torian-era workersʼ homes.
Board of Supervisors. within the Glen Park Association. Christopher VerPlanck, an architec-
During his reelection campaign, Dufty “The concern I have is that the tural historian with the firm Page and
focused on his constituent services record. Rachel Gordon is the deputy editor of the downtown Glen Park study is not going Turnbull, says that the Bernal Heights
He has the City’s clean streets hotline— Glen Park News. to reach very far into the residential neighborhood could provide a model.
“28-CLEAN”—on speed dial, and has the “Bernal Heights didnʼt get listed as a
reputation as an elected official who pays historic district, but they did set up a
design review committee, so that major
alterations and demolitions need to be
reviewed by a committee of neighbor-
hood residents,” says VerPlanck, who
lives in Glen Park. “A committee like
that needs to get approved by the City,
and it isnʼt perfect—it can get political.
But in Bernal, it has done a good job of
keeping the new construction contex-
tual, and making sure that significant
older residences donʼt get bulldozed.”
Even without the creation of a his-
toric district or design review commit-
tee, buildings identified by the surveys
as historic or architectural resources
CONTINUED ON PAGE 22
Glen Park News Page 8 Winter 06/07
Honeybees in
Glen Park?
Before March 2006, I had never thought
about beekeeping, let alone beekeeping
in the city. That is, until
ST. FINN BARR CATHOLIC SCHOOL by I learned about the San
Karen Francisco Beekeepersʼ
419 HEARST AVENUE Peteros Association (SFBA)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94112
and its Beginning Bee-
(415) 333-1800
www.stfinnbarr.org
keeping class.
I attended, and since then I have
been obsessed with honeybees, sustain-
able beekeeping practices, beekeeping
history and stories about beekeeping!
I also have become more observant
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-08 and appreciative of the “nature” in our
FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE SEVEN. neighborhood. More importantly, my
experience proves that Glen Park is a Photo by Denis Wade
PLEASE CALL FOR A PRIVATE TOUR AND APPLICATION INFO.
great neighborhood for honeybees and
YOUR SUNNYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL for “growing” honey.
More money spent than I care to Legalities aside, the SFBA instruc-
admit, and 15 bee stings later, I am tors stressed the importance of position-
glad to report an extremely successful ing the bee hive to avoid interactions
first year of beekeeping in Glen Park. with people and pets; managing bee
I must, however, give all credit to the colonies to prevent “swarming;” and
bees and the flowering trees and plants other actions of personal responsibility
of our neighborhood. My queen was a to help minimize potential fears of, and
“strong egg-layer” and my colony has conflicts with, neighbors.
remained free of pests or disease. Contrary to what we might other-
I populated my backyard hive with wise believe, our prior experiences with
one queen and three pounds of bees “bee stings” were likely from a “yellow
(approximately 10,000 of them) on jacket” or some other wasp or hornet,
April 9. Between then and September and not from a honeybee or other type
30, the resulting colony produced four of bee.
supers of excess honey. A super is a box As a general rule, bees are gentle.
that holds 10 racks on which the bees Never aggressive, they sting only when
build their wax comb; each super yields defending themselves or their hive. By
30–36 pounds of extracted honey. The using smoke when opening a bee hive,
SFBA had prepared me for no honey beekeepers fool the bees into believing
harvest my first year, so I never con- that the threat of fire is nearby. Their
templated the sweet dilemma of what natural reaction is to prepare for pos-
to do with more honey than I can give sible evacuation of the hive by gorging
friends, family and neighbors. themselves on honey. With the excep-
Glen Park neighborhood honey tion of “guard bees,” honeybees largely
has a distinctive flavor compared with ignore the beekeeper.
honey produced by bees hived and for- I was also reassured to learn that,
aging in other San Francisco neighbor- although the Africanized honeybee has
hoods. Glen Park honey is darker, with moved into part of Southern California,
a more robust flavor, compared with it has not made its way to Northern
honey from Noe Valley or the Mission California. Whether the so-called ʻkiller
neighborhoods, yet it is not as dark or beesʼ (which they actually arenʼt) can
strong-flavored as Golden Gate Park adapt to withstand our colder winters
honey. remains to be seen in the decades to
Beekeeping is legal in San Fran- come.
cisco. The San Francisco Health Code People have varying allergic reac-
expressly excludes the “honey-produc- tions to bee stings, ranging from small,
ing bee” from the venomous species of localized to more significant swelling
the animal kingdom prohibited within and itching. To be safe, the SFBA rec-
the city and county. It also expressly ommends that we always be prepared
excludes, as a per se nuisance, “harbor- for the worst—have an Epi-Pen on hand
ages for honey-producing bees of the for allergic reactions, and immediately
genus Apis regulated by the California seek medical attention at the first sign
Food and Agriculture Code,” provided of any breathing problem.
that they do not become a nuisance
under state law. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
Winter 06/07 Page 9 Glen Park News
gloves and a handful of other items. One “State of the City” address in October
recent night his work station was tagged that he is going to focus on so-called
with graffiti, which he scrubbed off the quality of life initiatives in the coming
next morning. year—clean streets, more reliable bus
“I guess itʼs a problem everywhere,” service and stepped-up park mainte-
said Torno, easily identifiable in his nance among them. Itʼs a common
bright green safety vest. strategy for an incumbent mayor as he
Residents who spot a problem with or she prepares to ask voters for another
litter, graffiti, a makeshift garbage dump term. The political challenge, of course,
or a similar blight can alert Torno. Either is to move beyond rhetoric and actually
he will take care of it himself or report it deliver.
to DPW. The public also can call DPWʼs
customer service center directly at 28-
CLEAN (282-5326). Of course, thereʼs
nothing preventing passersby from pick- Rachel Gordon is the deputy editor of
ing up a discarded candy wrapper and the Glen Park News.
discarding it in a trash can themselves.
In all, DPW is targeting 100 blocks
in neighborhood commercial districts
throughout the city in the $1.7 million
program, which began in October and
is funded through June. In addition to
Torno, who holds the title “neighbor-
hood ambassador,” the epartment of
Public Works is sending in other work-
ers who focus on painting out graffiti,
repairing sidewalks and painting faded
curbs.
One demonstration project was set
up in each of San Franciscoʼs 11 super-
visorial districts; Glen Park got the
nod for District 8. “While Glen Park is
looking pretty good, it could use some
help,” said DPW spokeswoman Chris-
tine Falvey.
Two other busy commercial cor-
ridors in the district—24th Street in
Ryan Torno Photo by Liz Mangelsdorgf Noe Valley and Castro Street—get
extra attention as part of the Cityʼs
“community benefit district” program
Heʼs Glen Parkʼs in which property owners decided to
pay an annual fee for enhanced street
Street-Tree Planting in
January
Glen Park residents who are interested forms to Tom at 2711 Diamond St.,
in planting a tree in near Surrey.
front of their home may
by
soon do so as part of the
Tom
Ramirez Friends of the Urban
Forest Neighborhood Tom Ramirez is the Glen Park Tree-
tree-planting program Planting Coordinator.
scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007.
The cost for each new or replace-
ment tree is $100. The price includes
the tree, hardware and sidewalk prepara-
tion.
Neighbors may download both the
two required application forms—one
for the Friends of the Urban Forest, the
other for the Cityʼs Department of Pub-
lic Works—at www.FUF.net/tree_plant-
ings. You also can contact Tom Ramirez
at 239-1596 or tomascole@aol.com for
applications and/or further informa-
tion.
Please mail or deliver completed
Winter 06/07 Page 15 Glen Park News
Friends Event is a
Big Success
Come for the birds, stay for the food was have been hosting this biannual event
the theme at the Silver for several years, with participants com-
Tree building in Glen ing from Noe Valley and the Sunset, in
by
Canyon Park Novem- addition to regulars from the immedi-
Richard
ber 5. A beautiful day ate community, Glen Park and Diamond
Craib
followed an early season Heights.
rain storm, which only Sandi Craib grilled bacon and sau-
succeeded in settling the dust for the sage, and Pierre Capeder demonstrated
bird walk and pancake breakfast. his skill with a spatula and the popular
David Armstrong, Glen Parkʼs batter dispenser.
resident birder, conducted a 9 a.m. bird Our next bird walk and event will be
walk followed by a full breakfast. Plenty on May 7. Hopefully, in addition to the
of fresh coffee, bacon, sausage, orange many song birds, the baby owls (owlets)
juice and of course pancakes. will be fledging then. Mark the date on
The Friends of Glen Canyon Park your new 2007 calendar.
Glen Park News Page 16 Winter 06/07
Behind the Scenes chosen and/or created. and friends asked me when the big day the crew.
CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE
The drone of the Hansel-and-Gre- would finally arrive. But there was no In the meantime, each day I
the facility, run completely by women, tel-size mixer in the back could be way to know. The City inspectors would smell new scents in the kitchen, see
from the dispatch offices to the handling heard as dough rotated in its massive fit us into their busy schedule in due new creations cooling on the racks,
of the forklifts, and saw the most beau- bowl. Loaves were formed by hand time, but that did not satisfy the anxious and continue to cut open boxes of
tiful boxed produce I have ever seen on the flour-dusted work tables. would-be customers. grocery items I have never before
(except perhaps for the gourmet baby Suddenly one day, the scent of fresh- Yet we all knew that when the encountered. We have washed our
lettuce that I used to harvest on a South baked bread wafted throughout the doors finally open, the store will suc- first shipment of vibrant, crisp pro-
Kona lettuce farm on the Big Island, just store, delighting our senses. ceed. Richard and Janet are not only duce, and have filled the once-bare
months ago. I used to munch on it while The refrigerated cases were committed to providing quality food, refrigerated and frozen cases with
I cut it). finally turned on and it became so but intend to carry on the tradition a colorful array of products. I feel
All the while, the concrete, cold we almost needed to wear ear- they brought from Oakville Gro- lucky to have been able to witness
cacophonous, empty space was start- muffs and mittens. The staff bustled. cery (their previous establishment) the storeʼs transformation.
ing to look a little more like a store. Canyon Market was coming to life. of treating customers with genuine
One day we received our first ship- Still, the wooden barricade kindness when offering their ser-
ment of groceries and new employees remained, as if we were engaged in a vices. Each of the people they have Kaela Waldstein is the daughter of Bon-
arrived to stock the empty shelves. covert operation that could not disclose hired reflects this goal, and I think nee and Michael Waldstein. She grew up
In the kitchen, recipes were being its details to anyone outside. Neighbors it will be a pleasure to be a part of on Chenery Street.
Glen Park News Page 20 Winter 06/07
Grand Jury
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 Real Estate in Glen Park
recommendations, explaining plans
for adoption or specific reasons for not Real estate prices in Glen Park are holding firm, but sales volume
adopting them. Some recommenda- is down. Consistent with the trends we saw in Glen Park earlier
by
tions are implemented without fanfare. this year, sales from May 15 through Sept. 5 have decreased com-
Vince
Others enter the civic discourse about pared with the same period in 2005. However, selling prices are
Beaudet
good government through hearings of remaining firm—almost all the sales listed below were higher than
the Board of Supervisors and media the list price—with no “crash” expected!
attention. Although some results may
take years, jurors who have devoted
500 to 1,000 hours to their year-long NUMBER OF PROPERTIES SOLD, MAY 16-SEPT. 5:
effort generally find the experience to
be highly educational and rewarding. 2006 2005
San Francisco Civil Grand
Jury reports for past years can be Single-family homes: 19 24
found at www.sfgov.org/site/courts_ Condoʼs/TICʼs 1 3
page.asp?id=3680. The site also 2-4 units 2 4
includes a form for citizens to submit
complaints for potential investigation,
and an application form for potential MEDIAN PRICE
jurors for the 2007–2008 year. The
deadline for submitting applications is 2006 2005
April 9, 2007. Please call Gary Giub-
bini, administrative staff to the jury, at Single-family homes $890,000 $1,032,000
551-3605 if you have any questions Condoʼs/TICʼs $750,000 $685,000
about the jury or the selection process. 2-4 Units $1,247,000 $1,035,000
William G. Bowen is Outreach Chair- ADDRESSES AND SELLING PRICES OF PROPERTIES SOLD:
man of the San Francisco Chapter of the
California Grand Jurorsʼ Association.
Single-family homes:
Condos
2-4 Units
Realtor Vince Beaudet works for Herth Real Estate. He can be reached at 861-
5222 x333 or vincebeaudet@herth.com.
Winter 06/07 Page 21 Glen Park News
Ohlone Canyon, just below Christopher Play- Architecture Board pretty rare.” (VerPlanck says the house
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 ground, is a seep that furnishes habitat CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 he rents in the neighborhood may in fact
sion in unmarked graves. The bountiful for an endangered species of mayfly. would be harder to demolish, explains be an “earthquake shack,” built as tem-
marsh was filled in, and 100 years ago =There once was a pond on Islais Bonacker. “But in terms of changing the porary housing after the 1906 quake.)
the last of Mission Bay was filled with Creek called Lake Geneva, at Geneva appearance of a building identified as Bonacker says he is of the opinion
earthquake rubble. Today, Highways and Cayuga avenues; a short stroll south a resource,” he says, “that can happen that there are “plenty of buildings in
101 and I280, and train tracks pass on Cayuga is Cayuga Playground, an relatively easily, as long as it is done Glen Park that need protection. Whether
overhead, and the ugly blocked-off tail unusual park (just below I280) at the in a way that is not detrimental to its thereʼs a historic district—a confluence
end of Selby St. covers Amuctac. Islais Creek upstream extremity. architectural quality.” of both history and architecture—is an
In the late 1990s, several enthu- =At the Mission Dolores burial VerPlanck says that while very open question that the surveys will
siastic citizens bravely attempted to ground is a newly constructed Ohlone few homes within Glen Park might address.”
reclaim a corner of the devastated land tipi (tule and sapling), an exact replica merit landmark status, whatʼs unique Bonacker says he is not sure how
east of the 3rd Street bridge for a city of the type that was at Amuctac. about the neighborhood is “the narrow much the Association survey would
park, naming it Muwekma Ohlone Park. streets that conform to the topography cost; Rodgers says the Planning Depart-
The City had other plans for the land, Sources: Ohlone tribal historian Al Lev- of the mountains and valleys in the area. ment survey would be part of the Glen
chewing it up for the new 2006 railroad enthal (CSU San Jose); Mission Dolores The urban design is probably the most Park Community Planʼs $400,000 envi-
and truck bridge and for a replacement Ohlone guide Andrew Galvan; historian significant thing overall—this sort of ronmental impact review.
drawbridge for traffic and Muniʼs new Lee Davis (San Francisco State U); UC Marin hillside village feel, which is
streetcar line on 3rd Street. Check out Berkeley Archaeological Collections Scott Kirsner is a journalist who lives
the bridge between Cesar Chavez Street online; www.islaiscreek.org/ohlonehis in Glen Park.
and Cargo Way—its design could have torybackground.html and links on the
been taken from the paintings of draw- Muwekma Ohlone Park.
bridges by van Gogh.
On a little triangle of land and boat
dock at Quint and 3rd, just on the south Glen Park resident Dolan Eargle
bank of this new drawbridge crossing recently visited the tiny beach at the
Islais Channel, is a special fading monu- Islais Landing at low tide. There he
ment to Islais Creek, its earliest inhabit- found bits of clam shells and colored
ants and its later industries—the Cityʼs pottery (the latter not Indian, maybe
pathetic expiation. Chinese; the shells possibly Indian).
Three places to explore; visit and Clams donʼt live in this kind of water,
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Tuesday
Adult Volleyball 10AM – 1PM Open drop-in games
Adult Tennis 10:30AM – 1PM Class for Beginners
Latchkey 2PM – 6PM
Youth Basketball 4PM – 6PM Skills and Conditioning Camp
Adult Tennis 6:30PM - 8:30PM Class for Beginners
Badminton 6:45 - 9:45PM Open drop-in games
Teen Club 7:30 – 9PM Teen Meeting and Activities
Wednesday
Badminton 9:30 – 12N Open drop-in games
Tiny Tot Class 10AM- 12N Ages 2-5: Activities and Games - Fee $30
Adult Tennis 10:30 – 1PM Class for Advanced Players
U.N. Seniorʼs 10AM –3PM Bingo, table games and social activities
Latchkey 2PM – 6PM
Girls Volleyball 3 - 5:30PM Volleyball for Girls 3rd-5th gr. at St Maryʼs
Thursday
Adult Volleyball 10AM – 1PM Open drop-in games
Mom & Toddler 10AM – 12N Arts/ Crafts, Music, Storytelling - Fee $30
Latchkey 2PM – 6PM
Youth Basketball 4PM - 6PM Skills and Conditioning Camp
Adult Basketball 6PM-8PM Half/Full court games
Womenʼs Volleyball 7PM-9PM Citywide League(Call 831-6311) Oct.-Dec
Adult Tennis 6:30PM-8:30PM Class for Advanced Players.
Teen Club 7:30-9:00PM Meeting and Activities
Friday
Tiny Tot Class 10AM – 12N Arts/Crafts, Music, Storytelling - Fee $30
Latchkey 2PM- 6PM
Youth Tennis 3:15- 4:45PM Class for Beginners
Youth Basketball 4:30-6:30PM Practice for Citywide League
Youth basketball 7PM-9PM Games for Citywide League
Cub Scouts 7PM-9PM Meets twice a month
Boy Scouts 7PM-9PM Meets twice a month
Saturday
Youth Basketball 11AM-1PM Skills and Conditioning Camp
Youth Basketball 12N-3PM League Play for away games
Teen Club 2PM-4:30PM Meeting and Activities
Closed on Sundays
Winter 06/07 Page 25 Glen Park News
Community Calendar
Glen Park Association Glen Park Branch Library artists and keep our neighborhood the myths of the American west.
Quarterly meetings are held on the As our neighborhood librarians pre- bookstore open). Book club meetings Monday, Sept. 25, 7:30 pm: Nel-
second Tuesday in January, April, July pare for the move to their new quarters and jazz sessions are listed at www.bird- lie Wong, an Oakland native who lives
and October at 7:30 pm. Everyone is in the Marketplace building, they are beckett.com, or call 586-3733 for more on Chenery Street, is a hugely impor-
welcome, members and non-members still conducting regular activities. Stop information. tant poet from many perspectives: her
alike. by the library for information about Coming Events: workʼs content, her skill in shaping her
Next meeting: Tue. Oct. 10, 7:30 pm., story times and other events. Every Friday, 5:30–8 pm: Jazz in poems and her commitment to human-
the Bookshop: ity, social justice, commemoration of
Friends of Glen Canyon Park Glen Park NERT First & third Fridays each month: past struggles, and hope for a decent
Meetings and Plant Restoration Our Neighborhood Emergency The Seabop Ensemble, under the direc- future. Weʼll celebrate her birthday by
Work Parties: Third Saturday of each Response Team is an essential element tion of bassist Don Prell, with various having her share some of her poems.
month, 9 am–noon. Next dates: Oct. 21, of disaster preparedness. Free training lineups including Chuck Peterson, Jim Honor her by attending this reading.
Nov. 18, Dec. 16, Jan. 20. Meet behind is given all year, in various locations. Grantham, Jerry Logas, saxes; Al Modern Times Bookstore on Valencia
the Recreation Center. Tools, gloves and Youʼll learn to be self-sufficient in a Molina, Frank Phipps, horns; Scott at 20th has supported her political work
instruction are provided. disaster, and learn basic skills to help Foster, guitar; Chris Bjorkbom, drums. for years, giving her much in the way of
Weekly Work Parties: Every your neighbors. In a major disaster, Glen Second Friday: The Jimmy Ryan/ context and information; you can show
Wednesday, 9 am–noon. For the current Park NERT volunteers meet at the Glen Rick Elmore Quartet with Scott Foster, them your appreciation by buying a book
weekʼs meeting place contact Richard Park Recreation Center. guitar; Bishu Chatterjee, bass; Art Lewis, from them, as well.
Craib, 648-0862. You can register for the training at drums. Sunday, Oct. 22, 4:30 pm: Book-
Bird Walk: Sunday, Nov. 5, 9 am: www.sfgov.org/sffdnert. Fourth Friday: Henry Irvin Quartet store Benefit Reading by David Melt-
Let David Armstrong introduce you to Fall Schedule: with vocalist Dorothy Lefkovits and rotat- zer and Diane di Prima. Buy one of the
the birds in the canyon on another of his Oct. 6 and Oct. 18: 2-day intensive ing musicians including Barbara Hunter, limited number of tickets in advance to
fascinating, free walks. class at the State Building, 350 McAl- soprano sax and flute; Bishop Norman ensure your space in the small venue:
Pancakes in the Park: Sunday, lister St., Milton Marks Conference Williams, sax, and drummers Jimmy Fifteen $25 tickets will guarantee seats.
Nov. 5, 10:30 am, following the Bird Auditorium (Civic Center BART). Ryan and Rhoyale Baibe Foston Another 20 standing-room tickets will be
Walk. A pancake breakfast with bacon, Oct. 19 and 26 and Nov. 2, 9 am–4 Friday, Sept. 22, 5:30–8 pm:: The sold at $20. The room will be crowded.
orange juice, coffee and tea at the Silver- pm, with lunch breaks (no lunch), John Calloway Quartet (jazz) plays; The poetry will be great. No advance
tree picnic tables. Please RSVP to Rich- Federal Reserve Bank, 101 Market St. the Henry Irvin Quartet returns Sept. reservations. Eric will notify his e-mail
ard Craib at 648-0862. $5 suggested (Embarcadero BART). Bring a State- 29 (the 5th Friday this month. list before tickets go on sale shortly after
donation for the pancake breakfast. issued ID for entry. First Sunday, 4:30 pm: Sunday Jazz: Oct. 1.
To join Friends of Glen Canyon Oct. 2, 9, 16, 30 and Nov. 6, Mon- Henry Irvin Quartet with Dorothy Art in the Bookshop: Works on
Park or learn more about their activi- days, 6:30 pm–9:30 pm, Golden Gate Lefkovits. In October only, theyʼll play paper by Marlene Aron are hanging
ties, please contact Richard Craib at Yacht Club, Lyon Street north of Marina on the second Sunday, Oct. 8. in the store until mid-October. Theyʼll
648-0862 or Jean Conner at 584-8576. Boulevard. First and third Mondays, 7:30 pm: be followed by the art of longtime Glen
Open mic poetry series with featured Park resident Jean Conner.
Glen Park Advisory Board Yoga Classes readers, hosted by Jerry Ferraz. Scottish
The Advisory Board works hand in After three years at the Glen Park poet Leonard Irving says Bird & Beckett
hand with the Recreation and Park Rec Center auditorium, low attendance is the best poetry venue in town!
Department to make our park the caused Christine Trost to end her eve- Second Tuesday, 7:30 pm: The
best in the city. Everyone concerned ning Yoga classes there. She still teaches Eminent Authors Birthday Reading
with issues concerning Glen Canyon in Glen Park on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm, at features an open reading from the works
Park is urged to attend their meetings Kiki Yo, 605B Chenery St. Contact her of favorite authors whose birthdays fall
and participate in their activities. The at 846-8481 or CATyoga@gmail.com. during the month. Bring a libation and
Advisory Board welcomes neighbor- On Wednesdays, 12:15–1:30 pm, a literary bit to share with the group.
hood input: contact Miriam Moss at Donna Rubin holds Vinyasa Yoga First Wednesday, 7 pm: Bird &
moss3x@earthlink.net. classes at Kiki Yo. All levels are wel- Beckett Book Club discusses a book
Next Meeting: Wed., Oct., 18 at 6: come. Vinyasa Yoga utilizes a series of every month. Participants choose the
30 pm in the Rec Center auditorium. poses linking breath with movement, next monthʼs selection. Oct. 4: The His-
to enhance endurance and flexibility. tory of Love by Nicole Krauss. Nov. 1:
SFPD Community Forums Donnaʼs classes are free; donations are Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck. Please
Third Tuesday of each month, 7 welcomed. e-mail Marcy at vacumkitty@aol.com
pm: All residents are encouraged to For soon-to-be-moms and parents, to get on the e-mail distribution list for
participate in the informative monthly Kiki Yo is introducing a series of new Book Club notices. She has links for you
Community Relations Forum at SFPDʼs classes for the Fall Season. Pre-Natal to learn more about the book selection,
Ingleside Police Station, hosted by Capt. Yoga, “Mommy and Me” and “KIKI and will let you know about our monthly Diamond Street residents Chris
Paul Chignell. There are refreshments, for Kids” classes are all starting in Political Book Discussion Group. Neumann and Michele Bulen are
among the neighborhood graffiti-
guest speakers, and the opportunity to September. Visit kiki-yo.com or call Second Thursday, 7:30 pm: Political removal volunteers who have taken on
ask questions and air your concerns. 587-5454. Book Discussion Group. Oct. 12: The the regular Saturday-morning job of
Drop in and get acquainted with some of Federalist Papers. Nov. 9: The Perils erasing vandalsʼ tags on Chenery and
the dedicated people whose job is keep- Bird & Beckett of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and Diamond streets. Chris is familiar to
ing our neighborhood safe. The main Bird & Beckett Books & Records, the Road to War in Vietnam by Gareth many neighbors as one of the smiling
faces at Chenery Park; Micheleʼs activi-
station number is 404-4000, or send 2788 Diamond St., presents free com- Porter.
ties include work with the erstwhile
e-mail to Paul.Chignell@sfgov.org. munity literary and musical events Sunday, Sept. 24, 4:30 pm: “Blood, Glen Park Festival. Photo by Denis
Next dates: Sept.19, Oct. 17, Nov. 21. (donations are encouraged to help the Gold & Water:” Walker Brents riffs on Wade.