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GLEN PARK NEWSGLEN PARK NEWSOfficial Newspaper of the Glen Park Association Published Quarterly

Spring 2005

Glen Park Association Meeting Notice

Tuesday, April 12, 20057:30 p.m.

St. Johns School925 Chenery St.

Parking available

Come and see the most recent plans for the new Glen Park branchlibrary and the Canyon Market.

Its now semi-official. The grocery store

going into the Glen Park Marketplacedevelopment will most likely be calledCanyon Market. If everything goes asplanned it will open in early fall.

We really want to be open at least amonth before Thanksgiving to give thestaff a chance to ramp up, says Rich-

ard Tarlov, who togetherwith his wife, Janet, willoperate the market. Theyare in the middle of lease

negotiations with thedeveloper, Kieran Buckley, a processboth parties expect to have finished bythe time this paper goes to press.

It will be a full-service neighbor-hood market, says Tarlov. But, hescareful to note, its not going to be afancy marketit will be a neighbor-hood market with everyday prices.Canyon Market will carry a mix oforganic and conventional produce,

meat, fish, wine, a variety of Bay Areabreads, and household necessities.There will be a sizable array of preparedfoods, including entrees, side dishes andsalads, made on the premises. Adding asalad bar also is under consideration.

One reason the engineering of thespace has been so complex is the needto meld the mechanical designs for therefrigeration units, sinks and cookingareas necessary for a kitchen with theretail space, Tarlov says.

The Tarlovs expect to be open sevendays a week, 1012 hours a day. Theyllbe looking to hire workers beginning inlate summer. Help-wanted notices willbe published in the Glen Park News and

posted at the work site, he says.And were always interested

in hearing what neighbors wouldlike to see in the store, he says. Aninterim Web site has been set up atwww.geocities.com/richeuclid/canyon-

market.html.Both Tarlovs have worked in the

food business for years, but their dreamhas been to open their own market.Richard began in the health food busi-ness, then worked for specialty retailersin New York City before moving to SanFrancisco in 1992. Janet started her foodcareer at the renowned ZingermansDelicatessen in Ann Arbor, Michigan.The couple worked for eight years for

regional retailer Oakville Grocery,based in the Napa wine country. Cur-rently Janet works in the British cheeseimporting business and Richard does

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byElizabeth

Weise

Grocery StoreCould Open byThanksgiving,

Owner Says

Spring signals renewal, and that goes

for the Glen Park News, too.Theres a change of guard begin-

ning with this issue, and the start ofplanned design changes. Longtime

editor Nora Dowley hasdecided to focus herefforts on coordinatingadvertising for the paper,and handed over top edit-

ing duties to Elizabeth Weise. Weiselives in the neighborhood and is a staff

writer for USA Today. She has been afrequent contributor to the Glen ParkNews and has eagerly taken on her newrole.

Were excited about continuing thework that Nora did and are hoping tomake the paper even more vibrant, shesaid. Mary Mottola, another Glen Parkresident, has enthusiastically assumedthe essential layout and desktop pub-lishing duties.

One of the goals identified bythe new editing and design team is topublish more frequentlyevery othermonth instead of quarterly, if possible.

New EditorialVolunteersAre Planning

Improvements

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Workers at the Glen Park Marketplace Photo by Michael Waldstein

byRachelGordon

Glen Park Marketplace under construction Photo by Michael Waldstein

Volume 23, No. 1

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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 aboutneighborhood and citywide issues, to promote sociability and friend-ships and to support beneficial neighborhood projects.

GPA Board of Directors and Officers for 2005

President Michael Rice [email protected]

Vice-President Jeff Britt [email protected]

Treasurer Dennis Mullen 522-6140Recording Secretary Kim Watts 902-4767Corresponding Secretary Tiffany Farr 215-2320Membership Secretary Sharon Dezurick 584-4224Health & Environment Meredith Miller 908-6728Neighborhood Improvement John Walmsley 452-0277Glen Park News Elizabeth Weise 908-6728Public Safety Volunteer neededRecreation & Park Richard Craib 648-0862Traffic, Parking & Transportation Armando Fox [email protected] & Planning Volunteer needed

Program(interim) Zoanne Nordstrom 584-4267

Spring 2005

That would give the people who liveand work in Glen Park not only morenews about whats happening in the

neighborhood, but also informationthat will be more timely.

Readers will see some new col-umns, starting this issue with contri-butions by District 8 Supervisor BevanDufty and San Francisco Police Capt.Paul Chignell, commanding officer ofthe Ingleside Precinct, which includesGlen Park.

The revamped Glen Park News willstrive to bring readers more profiles on

the residents and merchants who makethe neighborhood one of the best-keptsecrets of San Francisco. News will bekept fresh and relevant.

The main function is to get widedissemination of news in our neigh-borhood where change is going on,whether it involves development issuesor transportation issues, said MichaelRice, incoming president of the GlenPark Association, which publishes the

newspaper. The paper also helps buildsome identity of Glen Park as a com-munity.

Neighborhood newspapers have along tradition in San Francisco and playa vibrant role, said Paul Kozakiewicz,the veteran publisher of the Sunset Bea-

con and theRichmond Review. Not onlydo neighborhood residents and shop-keepers find out what new City poli-cies may affect them, but policy-makerslearn of the neighborhoods concerns.

Even City Hall is taking notice of theimportance of neighborhood news-papers, with Mayor Gavin Newsomplanning to meet more often with theeditors and publishers.

We do stuff that the daily papersdont do. What we really do is micro-news, Kozakiewicz said.

And thats what the Glen ParkNews will do, too: give readers newsand information from the neighborhood

perspective. Theres a lot happening inGlen Parkthe new Marketplace devel-opment, attempts to smooth traffic flowand make streets safer for pedestriansand bicyclists, budget cuts affectingGlen Canyon Park and pothole-repairs,a clean-streets campaign, rising hous-ing prices, changing demographics andbusinesses coming and going from ourneighborhood.

We look forward to hearing from

you, our readers, on the changes andwhat else youd like to see. Letters tothe editor are welcome. Please drop usan e-mail at [email protected] send a note to Glen Park News, 2912Diamond St. #407, San Francisco, CA94131.

Glen Park Association News

Committee Will StudyUtility Undergrounding

Your Glen Park Associattion Neighbor-hood Improvement Committee recently

inquired about the future of putting util-ity wires underground in San Francisco.

According to SupervisorDuftys office, selec-tions are underway fora 20-member committeethat will look into theprospects for resuming

the undergrounding program. Com-mittee members will be appointed thismonth by a number of different offices

including the mayor, the supervisors,DPW, PG&E, SBC and Comcast. Thecommittee will evaluate the options forcontinuing the program, look for waysto use funding and ensure coordina-tion with other street work activities,and, hopefully, develop a mechanism

byMichael

Rice

Michael Rice is the Glen Park Associa-

tion President.

for selection of streets to have theirutilities put underground in the future.The enacting legislation requires thecommittee to conduct its work by thisSeptember.

New Newspaper Racks

The San Francisco Department of Pub-lic Works is in the process of installingnew newspaper racks at various loca-tions around town. DPW has beencontacted with an inquiry as to whenthe news paper racks at the Glen ParkBART Station will be replaced with thenew boxes. The committee will con-

tinue to pursue the issue and try to getGlen Park moved up on the news rackreplacement schedule.

VOLUNTEERS

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Inside:

Glen Park Parents Pg. 4

Goats in Glen Canyon Pg. 5

San Francisco Services Pg. 5

Business Pg. 7

Supervisor Dufty Pg. 9

Police Blotter Pg. 10

Real Estate Pg. 12

Classifieds Pg. 14

Community Calendar Pg. 16

The Glen Park News

2912 Diamond St. #407San Francisco, CA 94131

(415) 908-6728

[email protected]

Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Weise

Deputy Editor Rachel Gordon

Photo Editor Liz Mangelsdorf

Design Editor Mary Mottola

Copy Editor Denis Wade

Advertising Nora Dowley

Reporters Kevin Cutler

Linda Stewart

Kate Stoia

Denis Wade

Columnists Bill Berry

Lori Chaplin

Jean Conner

Sharon Dezurick

Bevan Dufty

Tiffany and Paul Farr

Carol Maerzke

Katey Mulligan

Michael Rice

Joe Schuver

Photographers Candy Cantada

Michael Waldstein

Glen Park News

The Glen Park News is pub-

lished quarterly by the Glen ParkAssociation. Signed articles arethe opinions of the authors and notnecessarily those of the Glen ParkAssociation. To advertise in theGlen Park News call 908-6728.

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From its source on the southern slopeof Twin Peaks, the north fork of IslaisCreek begins its existence as a charm-

ing little rivulet, a nostal-gic bit of nature tumblingsoutheast through GlenCanyon Park. By the

time it hits San FranciscoBay, the creek has been bullied throughculverts and buried beneath streets,emerging finally near the Bay as asewage-choked channel bearing littleresemblance to anything natural.

The geographic distance betweenGlen Canyons urban oasis and Bay-views S___ Creek (an unfortunatelong-time nickname) is shortjustabout three miles. The transformativejourney taken by Islais Creek, however,is nothing short of remarkable.

To understand the dramatic altera-tions foisted upon Islais Creek, considerthe journey of a single drop of rainwa-ter. After falling on Twin Peaks, thedroplet rolls down toward Glen Park,

enters the canyon, and joins other flowsto form Islais Creek. This natural courseis much the same as it has been sincetime immemorial. In Glen Canyon, thedrop is exposed to a mixture of nativeand introduced species of plants andanimals, yet the overall experience

remains quite natural.As the drop continues its journeytoward the lower section of the park,it courses through a field of Rainbirdsprinkler flags on the banks of thecreek, showing the location of freshlyplanted myrtles, shrubs, elderberries,and other native plantssigns of con-tinued efforts to return the canyon tocloser to its original conditions, andgive native animals and birds a betterfood source.

Then, within sight of the Glen ParkRecreation Center, the drop plummetssuddenly into a storm drain. Up to thispoint it has been relatively unimpededby the whims of mankind. However,once the drop enters the culvert, it

Islais Creek:

From Stream To Sewer

byKevinCutler

leaves behind any semblance of itsnatural course and surrenders itself tomodernity. The droplet now becomespart of a subterranean river flowingroughly along the path of northboundInterstate 280.

Of course, there was a reason forIslais Creeks unceremonious burial. Inthe1870s the area around Islais Creekwas known, appropriately enough, as

Butchertown, due to the number ofslaughterhouses in the area. The abat-toirs used the creek as a repository forblood and offal, while the surroundingneighborhoods dumped garbage andhuman waste into the creek. Combined,these practices left the stream somewhatless than pristine, earning Islais Creekthe moniker S___ Creek and compel-ling City officials to cover the wholemess.

Toward the end of its voyage acrossSan Francisco, the droplet finally flowsfrom its concrete culvert into the IslaisCreek Channel, an artificial creationnear the intersection of Cesar Chavezand Third streets that bears no relationto the historic outlet of Islais Creek.The droplet suffers one final indignitybefore being dumped into the Bay. Asa result of a failed attempt by Muni torun a conduit underneath the channel in

2001, a sewer main beneath the creekruptured and flooded the channel withsewage. It has never been repaired. Thedroplet ends its journey being draggedthrough the sewer.

The physical changes experiencedby Islais Creek from its source to itsoutlet are, unfortunately, representativeof the treatment of waterways through-out San Francisco. Of the nine streamspresent in San Francisco, almost allhave been diverted or forced throughculverts. The paucity of naturally flow-ing water in San Francisco makes GlenCanyon Parks section of Islais Creekall the more exceptional, for it is oneof the last naturally occurring, unob-structed streambeds in the entire city.

Islais Creek flows through Glen Canyon Park Photo by Michael Waldstein

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Those of us who live in Glen Parkdo so for many reasons. Some of uswere born and raised here; others only

discovered Glen Park by

mistake when searchingfor that elusive beast, theaffordable San Franciscostarter home; still others

chose Glen Park for its proximity to thefreeways and BART. One thing we allshare is an appreciation of life as SanFranciscans and all that it has to offerus. But as we city dwellers know all toowell, urban life can have its downsides,one of which is that we are all so busy

enjoying our city lives that we have noidea who our neighbors are.

Glen Park parent Elizabeth Weisenoticed the problem: It was killing me

that Glen Park was having such a babyboom, but none of us knew each other. Itwasnt until we had a block potluck thatI found out there were three familieswith little girls on our block. Its crazythat we could live on the same block butnot even know each other existed.

Her successful block gathering gother thinking, and she created a potluck,of sorts, in cyberspace: the Glen ParkParents listserv.

byKateStoia

E-mail Group Links Parents

Glen Park Parents gather outside Cafe Bello

A listserv like Glen Park Parents(www.groups.yahoo.com/group/glenparkparents) allows people whojoin to communicate with all membersof the group with just one e-mail mes-sage. Membership is free and easy (just

go to the Yahoo groups page and followthe directions) and members can postmessages to the group, use the calendarto schedule group events and send eventreminders automatically via e-mail,even post pictures.

Started by Weise last August asa way to connect with other parents,and help parents connect, the GlenPark Parents e-mail list has taken offbeyond my wildest dreams, she says.

There are 100 parents on the list. Whoknew there were 100 families with kidsin Glen Park?

Glen Park mom Heloiza Barbosa,originally from Brazil, moved to SanFrancisco about two months ago. Shebegan exploring her new neighborhoodand, on an outing to the Glen Parklibrary with new baby Francisco, sawa flyer about the group. She signed upand now hosts an Active Baby Play

Group at her home. The e-mail list hasconnected Heloiza with lots of othernew parents from the neighborhood,including the family that lives acrossthe street.

Heloiza reports that Franciscohas also been reaping the benefits ofthe online connection: One of thekids in the group started to walk justlast week, she reports. Now hesFranciscos hero.

Glen Park is a varied and diverse

neighborhood, one of the charms thatmake it so livable. By thenumber of rainbow flagsand other gay symbolsscattered around, oneelement of that diverse

population is a sizable number of gayhouseholds.

Two new Glen Park residents whovebeen wanting to meet all the folkswhose bumper stickers look so much

like their own have begun planning fora potluck in the next month. Theyrehoping it will be a good way to meetother lesbian and gay neighbors whoenjoy Glen Park as much as they do.

After moving here in September,Vicky and her partner Jacqueline foundthey wanted a way to connect with peo-ple in the area. Were both social andlove people and we just wanted to get toknow our gay and lesbian neighbors,

says Vicky.So they decided a community din-

ner would be a good way to meet peoplebeyond just their block. We enjoy wineand schmoozing and we thought itsbe nice to open our home and meet ourneighbors, she says.

Glen Park residents who thinkthis sounds like a nice idea are wel-come to join the guest list. To signup, send a note to the couple at

[email protected].

byElizabeth

Weise

Gay inGlen Park?

In Glen Canyon Park

The Great Horned Owls are back inthe park again. Richard Craib and Iwere pulling weeds in the park on a

Wednesday at the endof January when Rich-ard heard the sound ofa soft hoot from thetrees. He soon spotted a

pair of owls high in a Eucalyptus tree onthe west side of Islais Creek. We agreedthat they were probably going to use thesame nest as last year: the nest that theRed-Tailed Hawks had used for manyyears. The owls get first choice sincethey start nesting earlier than the hawks.The owls and hawks were nesting veryclose together last year in the Eucalyp-tus. Observers up the hill on DiamondHeights Boulevard near Arbor Streethad a good view of both nests.

Volunteers have done much work in

the park where 21 Eucalyptus trees wereremoved from the creek. They clearedaway the debris and planted over 3,000plants, everything from grasses to trees.The winter rains have given the plantsa good start but they will need wateringduring their first dry summer.

Be sure to take a walk up the newsteps and along the trails that the SanFrancisco Conservation Corps has beenworking on this winter. Join Friends ofGlen Canyon Park on the Spring FlowerWalks listed in the Calendar of Eventsto take place on March 12 and April 9.Also, be sure to join the Friends on Sat-urday April 16 for the Earth Day workparty celebration when we will havehot dogs with all the trimmings. Thenext day, Sunday April 17, come alongon a bird walk and/or enjoy a pancakebreakfast in the park.

byJeanConner

Great Horned Owl

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San Francisco Services

Abandoned Cars 553-9817

Building Inspection Info 558-6088Bus Shelters (repair/clean) 882-4949

District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty 554-6968

Garbage (oversized item pickup) 330-1300

Graffiti Hotline 241-WASH

Mobile Assistant Patrol (MAP) 431-7400

(Homeless Outreach/Transportation)

Mobile Crisis Team 255-3610

(Mental Health)

Muni Information 673-6864

Muni Complaint/Compliment 923-6164

Parking Enforcement 553-1200

Police (non emergency) 553-0123

Potholes 695-2100

Rent Stabilization Board 252-4600

Street Construction Complaints 554-7222

Street Lighting 554-0730

Tree Problems 695-2165

Towed Cars 553-1235

Mayors Office of

Neighborhood Services www.sfgov.org/mons

The goats have been back in Glen Can-yon! After a years absence, a herd of

hungry goats once againarrived to chomp awayat overgrown under-brush and weeds suchas poison oak, black-

berry and thistle on thesteep sides of the canyon where humanworkers cant easily work.

The herd was made up of about 80South African Boer goats, which arebig eaters compared to the more com-mon California dairy goats. They wereenclosed by a low-voltage electric fencewhich was moved from place to place toallow them to really clear out one areabefore they were moved to the next.

Hungry Goats Keep Brush inthe Canyon Brush Cropped

Their goatherd is Alan Padilla ofSycamore Farms in Watsonville. He stayswith the herd full time, and camped outbehind the Silver Tree building. Hewatched the herd all day using binocu-lars to guard against falls and observebirths, sicknesses or the occasional teen

prank. Herding dogs also kept an eyeon the goats and helped move them.Twice a day Padilla hiked up the hillsideto inspect the herd more closely.

Goats are an increasingly popularway to control weeds, and in more fire-prone areas to create firebreaks. Givena choice, goats will select the weedsand brush over grass every time, saymembers of the Dodds family, whichowns Sycamore Farms.

byElizabeth

Weise

South African Boer Goats in Glen Canyon Photo by Candy Cantada

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Anyone who plays tennis or even walksby the Glen Park tennis courts on Friday

morning knows HarryLew, a Glen Park resi-dent for 45 years, if onlyby sight. Someone toldme about Harry beforeI ever saw or met him.

Now that I have met him, played tenniswith him and heard his story, its easy tounderstand why one would single himout from a group.

Born Hong Lew in 1922 in Guang-dong (Canton) province in China, HarryLew is a natural leader. Hes still orga-nizing games, something he starteddoing back in Ngood Hong Toon(Moon Pond Village), the village ofhis childhood, where he led the otherchildren in all kinds of sports, especiallytable tennis.

When he first came to the U.S. hewas only 14 years old, but he was soonappointed a big brother to help theteachers and other students in the for-eign adjustment classes he attendedbefore he could enroll in the local highschool. Later he organized basketballgames between native Chinese andAmerican-born Chinese students in theChinese Club at Belmont High School

in Los Angeles.Being a teenager and high school

student is difficult for most kids, butdoing so in a foreign land while work-ing in a laundry each day after schoolis even more demanding. Whats more

amazing is that Harry did all of thison his own. Fourteen-year-old Harryleft China without his family in 1937,while China and Japan were at war. Hesailed aboard the President Hoover withbombs dropping all around them in theharbor of Shanghai. It wasnt until 45years later, in 1982, when his mother,

brother and his brothers family came tothe United States, that he was reunitedwith his family.

When he reached America, he livedwith other, older Chinese immigrants ina large room in an empty store buildingin old Chinatown in Los Angeles. Therewere 10 single beds side by side, a par-titioned sitting area and a small cook-ing area with one cold-water faucet, heremembers.

Harrys leadership and organiza-tion skills were joined by determina-tion, and all three qualities served himwell throughout his time and servicein the U.S. Army during World War II.He was inducted at the Presidio in SanFrancisco and did basic training in theTank Corps at Fort Knox, Kentucky,followed by further training in theAmphibian Tractor Battalion at FortOrd in Monterey County. His battalionwas involved in the liberation of Borneo

and was later stationed in the Philip-pines.

After the Army, Harry returned tothe Bay Area and used the G.I. Bill to

There s Something About Harry

byLinda

Stewart

Harry Lew displays a tennis trophy Photo by Harry Lew

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Merchants Corner

The Glen Park Merchants Associationmeets every two months and is dedi-

cated to fostering community growthand a spirit of coopera-tion between our mem-bers and our patrons.Ongoing topics ofdiscussion include pro-moting the businesses

of Glen Park, neighborhood beautifica-tion, safety and parking. All merchantsare invited to our meetings and we willbe inviting new members to join thisspring. We have exciting ideas for the2005! Stop by and see us at the Mer-chants booth at the Glen Park FestivalApril 24. For more information on theassociation and upcoming meetings,contact Joe at the Destination BakingCompany, 469-0730.

The Merchants Association wouldlike to welcome Steven and Betty Changand Mylan Trang to the neighborhood.They are the new owners of VikingSubmarine, 2906 Diamond St., across

from the BART station, 586-5333. Theyare serving breakfast and lunch from anew and expanded menu and are openuntil 8 p.m. MondayThursday, 7 p.m.on Friday, and 6 p.m. on Saturday. Thepartners plan a remodel soon. Stop in

and get a sandwich, and some ice creamtoo!

Caroline Quethera is the energeticand vivacious stylist-colorist-clown-armchair philosopher of CrowningGlory Salon, 74 Wilder St., 333-1500.See her for your hair concerns andsparkling conversation. Caroline islooking forward to being involved inthe neighborhood and giving back tothe community. And, like all of us, sheis thrilled to be doing business in GlenPark!

Joseph Schuver is president of the Glen

Park Merchants Association and owns

Destination Bakery.

byJoe

Schuver

attend business school. After workingas a store manager for a variety storechain in several locations in NorthernCalifornia and Washington state, heeventually became a civil servant in theSan Francisco Municipal Court system.

Because of his knowledge of computersystems, he was appointed court systemcoordinator, the position he held when

he retired.Harry married his wife Katie in

1950. The couple bought their homein Glen Park in 1960. They have threesonsJerry in San Francisco, Gary inSanta Clara and Peter in New York.

One of the biggest changes Harryremembers in the neighborhood is theremaking of Monterey Boulevard from

Acadia to Genessee streets. The largeapartment complexes on MontereyBoulevard in that area were once gasstations. When the center median wasput in place the sidewalks were reducedto half their original size.

Changes are afoot at the DiamondHeights Shopping Center. Rite Aid andBurger King are leaving. Creightons

Bakery, which has astore near Tower Mar-ket and was once in thebuilding DestinationBakery now occupies atChenery and Castro, hastaken over the popular

coffee and pastry caf that lies between

the two departing businesses.Although Rite Aids departure

might seem to be based on the recentstruggles of its parent companytheirformer top lawyer was recently sen-tenced to 10 years in prison for his partin accounting irregularities that sub-sequently drove the stock price downto its current $3.50the company isin fact in the midst of a fairly success-ful turnaround. As such, a company

focusing on increasing profits couldnot agree to the cost of the new lease,which sources at the store say the shop-

ping center management had almosttripled.

Rite Aids departure in April isnot necessarily bad news for shoppingcenter customers. An unofficial butknowledgeable source says Walgreenswill be moving into the vacant property.For many customers this might be animprovement. Some think Walgreenshas more to offer its customers, and thecompany is more likely to be able to

afford the lease, since its profit is morethan seven times that of Rite Aid, $1.39vs. $0.18 per share.

Jobs will be found for current RiteAid employees at other local Rite Aids.The pharmacist went temporarily totheir West Portal store, which is whereall pharmacy customer profiles havebeen forwarded.

Another change at the shoppingcenter is the new Taylors Taqueria,

which occupies the space recentlyvacated by Burger King at the westernedge of the center.

byLinda

Stewart

Diamond Heights: Tacos in,Rite Aid, Burger King Out

The 9th Annual Glen Park Festival

Sunday, April 24th10:00 to 5:00

Featuring:Crafts

Food and BeveragesNew! Childrens Area

Music:Zakiya Hooker, daughter of legendary bluesman John Lee HookerLee Waterman & Jazz Caliente

Mestizo, classic Latin rock

More details at www.glenparkfestival.com

People Enjoying the 2004 Glen Park Festival Photo by Dan Gustavson

HARRY

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Lets focus on what our little GlenPark branch can offer the kids in theneighborhood. We have children-ori-

ented books, books on

tape and CD, and CDs,DVDs and videos.Theres also story timeat 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays,and preschool films

every other Tuesday at 11 a.m.Karla Smoak, on loan from

Excelsior while that branch is beingrenovated, has a lovely voice and hasbeen doing Glen Parks story times. Shealso has been diligent about booking

childrens programs for the Glen Parkbranch.

Among the upcoming events: April 26, 10:30 a.m.: The insect

lab will crawl in with hissing cock-roaches and other fascinating insects.

May 7, 2 p.m.: Rebecca Niles, theBubble Lady, will blow you away

June 21, 10:30 a.m.: MagicianAlex Gonsalez will appear (and maybeeven disappear).

The annual summer reading pro-gram begins June 11 and runs throughAug. 6. Here is the perfect chance foryoungsters to maintain or improve theirreading or pre-reading skills and earnprizes. Prizes are given for every twohours of reading, with a grand prizeawarded at eight hours. To participate,children need to sign up, keep track of

the time they spend reading, and reportin while making at least three visitsto the library. The reading programfocuses on children up to 13 years old,

with the younger children earning creditfor listening to others reading to them.Theres also a special program availablefor teens.

The fundraising campaign forthe new branch is going well; we areapproaching 60 percent mark of our$150,000 goal. The money will be usedfor the interior furnishings, which arenot funded by the voter-approved bondmoney for the new library.

Glen Park Branch

653 Chenery StreetSan Francisco, CA 94131

(415) 337-4740

Hours

Monday 10 6Tuesday 10 6

Wednesday12 8

Thursday 1 7Friday 1 6Saturday 1 6

Sharon Dezurick is the Glen Park

Branch Librarian.

bySharon

Dezurick

Check It Out at the Library!

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Notes From District Eight

My office has been working with theGlen Park community on a number of

issues, from gettingthe new market/l i b r a r y /h o u s i n gdevelopment builtto looking for waysto make the streetssafer for pedestrians

and motorists.Heres an update:

Glen Park Transit-OrientedCommunity Plan

As you may know, CongressmanTom Lantos secured $3.3 million fortransit and pedestrian improvementsaround the Glen Park BART station aspart of the Federal Transportation Act.Unfortunately, President Bush opposedthe bills overall spending levels andit was not enacted. Lantos will try for

the funding again this year, and Imcautiously optimistic. If we succeed,the federal funding would leveragelocal and state money, and hopefullyexpedite improvements that calm traf-fic, promote safety for pedestrians andmake transit connections faster andmore efficient.

Marketplace DevelopmentsThe good news is that everyone can

see the Marketplaces progress towardcompletion since last Septembersgroundbreaking. The bad news has beenthe dispute between the project sponsorand Local 22 of the Carpenters Union.Despite my working closely with thedeveloper, Kieran Buckley, and main-taining a good relationship with Local22, neither side advised me before theirdispute flared into an unhappy stand-off.

My efforts to mediate were rebuffedby both sides at different times. In themeantime, the situation was heated andI am sorry for the inconvenience anddiscomfort that resulted. At the time ofthis writing, there has been a cooling-offof picketing and hopefully discussionsto reach agreement.

Condominium ConversionLegislation

I recently introduced legislation

with my colleague, Supervisor Michela

Alioto-Pier, that would allow certainthree- to six-unit TIC (tenancies-in-common) buildings that are eligiblefor the 2005 condominium-conversionlottery to convert automatically. To beeligible for this one-time program, allthe units in each building would haveto be owner-occupied and meet othercondo-conversion requirements.

This proposal would ease the bur-den on new homeowners where there

would be no displacement of tenants,and makes clear the Citys commitmentto home-ownership opportunities. Italso would generate much-neededrevenue for the City in this difficulteconomic time. There will be a CityHall hearing on this legislation at theLand Use Committee on March 30 at1 p.m., Room 260.

Traffic-Calming Efforts

For the past year and half, I have beenworking with neighbors on the SanJose/Guerrero corridor to improvepedestrian safety and increase traffic-calming efforts. Over the next year,that corridor will see new traffic laneconfigurations, bike lanes and greenmedians. Id like the chance to discussupcoming changes, and their potentialimpacts on Glen Park. Please joinme and community organizers from

the San Jose Guerrero Coalition toSave Our Streets at the Glen ParkAssociation Meeting on April 12. Youcan find out more about the project atwww.sanjoseguerrero.com.

Staying in TouchIve recently started an e-mail

newsletter that I plan to send out oncea month to update you on issues aroundDistrict 8 and City Hall. If youd like tosign up for this e-mail, please [email protected].

Please call upon me or my staff onany City matter of concern. You cancall my office at 554-6968. If Im notavailable, you can talk to Amanda Kahnor Boe Hayward of my staff. Im alsoavailable at [email protected].

Bevan Dufty is the District 8 Represen-

tative on the San Francisco Board of

Supervisors.

bySupervisor

BevanDufty

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Hundreds of people are receiving dailye-mail reports of police activities fromIngleside Station, whose territoryincludes Glen Park. If you want toreceive these updates, send an e-mailto [email protected].

Some minor crimes are reporteddirectly to the Hall of Justice and arenot included in the Ingleside e-mail

compilation. All majorcrimes and all arrests

are included. Completeinformation includingminor crimes is avail-able at the Crime Map-

ping section of the SFPD Web site, atwww.sfgov.org/site/police_index.asp.

The Glen Park News has beenmonitoring the e-mails since last fall.As Capt. Chignell reports in his accom-panying column, our neighborhood isrelatively safe and crime-free. Here are

highlights:In September and October, threearmed robberies were reported, allaround midnight: on the 600 block ofChenery, Monterey near Diamond, andthe 400 block of Monterey. Two strong-arm robberies on Oct. 27 involved theftof a backpack with cell phone at 5 a.m.on Bosworth near the Highway 280 onramp; a laptop was grabbed at 9:15 p.m.on Arlington near Highland. The after-noon following Thanksgiving, threesuspects robbed and stabbed a victimat Chenery and Miguel.

In September, gunshots werereported on Diamond near BART beforemidnight; officers located a victim at St.Lukes Hospital with multiple gunshotwounds, and identified a suspect.

Glen Park burglaries are thankfullyinfrequent in the e-mail reports. Nota-ble exceptions: In October, OfficersAngelina Sanchez and Oscar Padillaresponded at midnight to a burglaryin progress at the corner store at Dia-mond and Chenery. A man had brokenthe store window and was removing theglass and trying to get inside but fledwhen a witness saw him. Officers Kath-erine Schwarz-Choy and Tracy McCrayquickly caught him near Diamond andSussex, and booked him for attemptedburglary. A resident on the first block ofMizpah Street was less fortunate; a thief

entered through a bathroom window,opened a safe and took a large amountof money and jewelry. Burglaries werealso reported during the holiday seasonon the 2800 block of Diamond and thefirst block of Burnside.

Bad guys with drugs keep officersbusy in Glen Park. Last fall, plainclothesofficers observed and arrested a graffitisuspect defacing a newspaper rack atnoon on Diamond near Bosworth, andfound narcotics in his possession. Offi-cer Rodney Chan, on his way to anothercall one night, observed a suspect act-ing strangely at 2948 Diamond andarrested him for possessing narcoticsparaphernalia. Officers from the Fugi-

tive Recovery Enforcement Team,along with parole officers, went to the300 block of Arlington and arresteda suspect for narcotics, firearms andparole violations.

At 11:30 one morning, OfficersArnel Maracha and Francis Valiquetteresponded to Laidley and Miguel wherethey found a suspicious person sleepingin a vehicle. They arrested the occupantfor providing false information, posses-

sion of burglar tools and narcotics para-phernalia, and parole violation. Mostrecently, on the evening of March 1,Officers Josh Kumli and Andy Coxspotted an apparent narcotics transac-tion under way at Bosworth and Dia-mond. The suspect was found to havesuspected narcotics and was releasedpending chemical analysis and a reviewby the DAs office.

Other police calls run the gamut. OnRoanoke, a relative reported ongoingelder abuse. On Lippard, a parking ticketdispute resulted in damage to a parkingcontrollers vehicle, a citizens arrestand a citation for malicious mischief.On a Muni bus on OShaughnessy, a 16-year-old was attacked by three suspectswho beat, took his pen and threw himoff the bus, bleeding, at Bosworth andCongo.

The Carpenters Union dispute withGlen Park Marketplace developers hasbrought officers to the site at Diamondand Wilder repeatedly to investigatecharges including theft and vandalism.In one incident, Officer Wendy Friskand Sgt. Tim Plyer cited a person wholives in Antioch for trespassing.

by

DenisWade

Ingleside Officers Sending

Daily E-mail Activity Reports

In the hallowed tradition of the late

Chronicle columnist Herb Caen,were proud to salute the Glen Park

Newsfirst namephreakPolice Officer Wendy Frisk of

Ingleside station, one of the many

SFPD officers were glad to have

serving our neighborhood.

Glen Park is a delightful area in which

to live and visit. Of special note is thevibrant commercial areaand some of the uniquebuildings on the streetswith lovely names suchas Chenery, Surrey andSussex. But like any areain an urban environment,

crime occurs.We have been fortunate, however,

that Glen Park has not experienced

the violence that other San Francisconeighborhoods have been dealing within recent years. The majority of thecrimes reported have been opportunisticthefts and auto burglaries. Graffiti hasbeen a problem in Glen Canyon Park,and we have instituted frequent passingpatrols to abate that graffiti blight.

Recently you may have noticedmore uniformed officers walking thebeat in Glen Park. We have started

a new program in the precinct thatrequires officers working in patrol cars

to pull over and walk the streets at least

twice in one shift.Communication is the key to police-

community relations. Please call 911 iftheres an emergency, or 553-0123 fornon-emergencies. You always can useour anonymous tip line at 587-8984. Iissue a daily e-mail report that high-lights arrests and crimes in the Inglesideprecinct, including Glen Park. If youwish to be on the e-mail list, please con-tact me at [email protected].

The story at right recounts some ofthe incidents from e-mail reports of thepast few months. Details of InglesideStarions monthly open house Com-munity Forums are in the CommunityCalendar on Page 16.

Capt. Paul Chignell is commander of

the San Francisco Police DepartmentsIngleside Station

byCapt.Paul

Chignell

Report From Ingleside Station

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Garden Club News

Have you noticed that almost all early

blooming plants are yellow? Oxalis isthe first to remind us that it will soon be

spring. Many gardenersare frustrated with thispersistent plant, butjust think how cheerfulit is when the days arecold and rainy. As soonas the days get warm it

goes away. Then out pop the acaciatrees, Scotch broom, and daffodils in

all their glory.Glen Park Garden Club members

have been preparing for spring to arrive.The guest speaker at the January meet-ing was Dmitri Tioupine, a certifiedarborist who works on trees in GlenPark. His words of wisdom: Choosetrees that are right for the location,keep them properly trimmed, fertilizedand watered. And remember, dont letbranches overlap, remove dead wood

and shape correctly.In January, we took a field trip toGolden Gate Park for a rose-pruningdemonstration. Good timing, sinceFebruary is a good time to prune yourroses.

At the February meeting, we heardfrom Janet Griggs, the new board presi-dent of the Center for Urban Educationabout Sustainable Agricultural, theorganization that sponsors the wildlypopular Ferry Plaza Farmers Marketat which small family farmers sell theirfresh produce and products directly toconsumers. Our own Marie Zellarserves on the centers board of direc-tors.

Griggs explained the strict guide-

lines by which participating farmers ata certified farmers market in the statemust abide. For instance, all the prod-ucts must be grown, raised or caught inCalifornia and sold directly by the pro-ducers, their employees or relatives.

Processed and prepared foodsmade by regional artisan producersare allowed at the market on a limitedbasis, Griggs said. A small number ofcommercial sellers are also allowed at

the market to add variety and completethe shopping experience.

In March, Don Williams shared hispassion for staghorn ferns. Glen Parkhas excellent conditions for growingthese exotic plants.

We ll have our own market, of sorts.The Glen Park Festival is set for April24. Last month, Glen Park Garden Clubmember Jeff Britt hosted a propagationworkshop to prepare plants to sell in our

booth. Be sure to stop by for beautifulplants, gardening advice and bargains.Wondering what to plant in your

garden when spring fever hits? Prim-roses and pansies are wonderful forGlen Parks microclimate. These brighthappy plants like sun and shade and dowell in pots. Happy spring!

byCarol

Maerzke

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Here is the sales activity in Glen Parkfrom November 15, 2004

to March 3, 2005. Notethat of the 22 transactionscompleted in this period,15 properties sold for

more than the asking price, four for

the list price, and three for less thanlist price.

Real Estate in Glen Park

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 [email protected].

byBill

Berry

Last July the Fire Department insti-tuted a cost-cutting practice of closingfire stations for 24-hour periods on a

rotating basis. So whentheres a fire in GlenPark, can we dependon Engine 26 respond-ing promptly fromour nearest station, onDiamond Heights? The

answer is probablybut maybe not.The brownout closures take place

only at stations with more than oneengine. Diamond Heights has just one

engine, so its still staffed 24/7. But ifwe have a fire while our neighborhoodengine is out covering for a browned-out company elsewhere, fire fighterswill take longer to get here. Fortunately,Engine 32 on Holly Park Circle is fairly

close to Glen Park, and an ambulanceis stationed there, too.

Diamond Heights has escaped com-

plete closure, to date, largely becauseits the station that can respond mostquickly to the Glen Park BART sta-tion. Fire Chief Joanne Hayes Whitefaces more hard choices to meet thedepartment s next budget this July. Herdecisions will affect fire protection inGlen Park, indirectly if not directly. Youcan send e-mail suggestions to her [email protected] to District 8 Supervisor Bevan

Dufty at [email protected] fire fighters will again bring

Engine 26 to the Glen Park Festival,on April 24, giving grownups a chancefor dialog while kids clamber aboardthe engine.

byDenisWade

Where Will Our Fire EngineBe When We Need It?

Single Family Homes

Date Address List Price Sold Price

11/16 2711 Diamond St. $595,000 $640,000

11/23 45 Farnum St. $759,000 $840,000

11/29 229 Chenery St. $949,000 $970,00011/30 142 Whitney St. $799,000 $825,00

12/08 1107 Bosworth St. $639,000 $681,000

12/14 3 Chenery St. $699,000 $805,000

12/17 158 Burnside Ave. $649,950 $649,950

12/17 298 Laidley St. $820,000 $820,000

12/22 47 Surrey St. $1,240,000 $1,250,000

12/22 19 Miguel St. $1,399,950 $1,380,000

12/31 1167 Bosworth St. $995,000 $999,999

01/11 147 Laidley St. $579,000 $706,000

01/14 526 Arlington St. $699,000 $729,00002/15 375 Arlington St. $749,000 $932,000

02/28 372 Laidley St. $820,000 $820,000

03/01 36 Laidley St. $2,295,000 $2,295,000

Condos / TICs


12/20 4 Joost St. #2 $475,000 $500,000

12/22 120 Chenery St. $649,000 $660,000

12/23 4 Joost. St. #1 $475,000 $535,00001/29 134 Everson St. $734,450 $699,000

Engine 26 at the 2004 Glen Park Festival Photo by Denis Wade

2- 4 Unit Buildings


01/10 229 Whitney St. $958,000 $900,000

02/24 978 Chenery St. $1,100,000 $1,150,00

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A Glass Half Full

This is the fourth installment of ourmemoirs as owners of a small Glen Park

retail wine and spirits shop. For 21 yearswe owned Tiffanys Wines and Spiritsat 678 Chenery St. We title this column

A Glass Half Full toreflect the optimismneeded to sustain one-self in small business.At times, we were thebeneficiaries of events

that created a lot of business.The 49ers started winning playoffs

in the 1980s. Business skyrocketed onthose Sundays, culminating in a historicsurge of sales on that first SuperbowlSunday. We have a very sweet memoryof paying off back bills and coasting fora few weeks.

The 1989 earthquake made every-one rush to their local shops to stockup. For us, it was waters, soft drinksand juice, although many bought wineas gifts for those who had helped them

on that very eventful day. We had veryfew customers needing spirits to easethose earthquake jitters.

Most of our years were routine.Just about daily we were told that thecustomer enjoyed chatting with us andbuying a good bottle of wine. But foran upcoming birthday, anniversary orwedding celebration they would bebuying from BevMo, Costco, TraderJoes, or Cost Plus because they couldget their wine, champagne or beer somuch cheaper. When we would mentionthat we gave a 15 percent case discount,we were told that wasnt good enoughto meet our competition. We offeredfree ice and local delivery; sometimesthey would budge. We do remembermany who gave us their party businessfreely. You know who you are. We aregrateful and speak of you fondly.

One must approach the idea ofsmall business ownership by judging

what service or product is needed inthe community. Dont duplicate whatis already available, cheaper. Whenwe started our store there were fairtrade laws that established the pricesfor which goods must be sold. Whenthe fair trade laws were overturned bythe State legislature, it allowed the largestores to buy in large volume. Theyreceived discounts from suppliers thatenabled their prices to the public to be

lower.Our own neighbor Critter Fritters

was an example of a new business idea.They were the first of their kind in SanFrancisco. The owner, Barry Leonard,started in Brooklyn, N.Y. and brought

the concept to San Francisco. Barrynoticed people coming into his store

and instead of shopping they would betaking pictures and measuring shelves.They were going to copy his idea, andcopy they did.

We once had a call from a productpromotion company from New York.They asked Tiffany to provide themwith a list of cognac suppliers in theBay Area. In exchange for the info theytipped us off to an upcoming contest.The store with the best window design

featuring cognac would win an all-expense-paid trip to Cognac for two.We flew into action. A very creativefriend, Connie Kennedy of BosworthStreet, was hired to create our windows.She found pictures of old cognac labelswhich she blew up, and added brandysnifters of all sizes. It was a stunningwindow. But alas, the contest did notget approval from the ABC. To ease ourdisappointment, the promotion agency

invited us to a cognac tasting at theFrench Embassy in a Pacific Heightsmansion. Our favorite was a Lafittecognac in a hand-blown bottle nestled ina wicker basket. We never ascertainedthe price of this nectar. We eventuallywent to Cognac on our own. Cognac isa small, charming town in mid-France.Cognac is considered to be the worldsfinest brandy. It is a high-alcohol spiritdistilled from wine made with the Ugniblanc grape. Barrel aging gives it thebrown color and rich flavors.

At this moment we are in Venice,Italy enjoying another spirit, grappa.Grappa is made from the byproductsof winemaking. It comes in variousalcoholic strengths or proofs, as wellas from various grape varieties. Wewant to share the following recipefrom: A Thousand Days in Veniceby Marlena De Blasi. Sgroppino isserved at the end of lunch or dinner in

nearly every oste-ria and ristoranteacross the Veneto.Assemble 1 half-pint lemon sorbet,46 ice cubes, 4oz grappa, 1 cupProsecco, zest of1 lemon. Placethe sorbet, ice,grappa and wine

in a blender. Whirl until thick andcreamy and barely pourable. Trans-fer to iced wine glasses, sprinkle thelemon zest on top and serve with smallspoons.

Ciao, Tiffany and Paul.

byTiffany

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The biggest single investment mostof us undertake is the purchase of a

home. We also spend

dearly on remodelingto maximize the space.Yet often we overlooka singular opportunityto capitalize on this

colossal investment by neglecting thepotential of the space outside.

Most of us are familiar with theconcept of outdoor rooms. No matterhow large or small your space, a skilledlandscape designer can transform your

garden into beautiful, functional out-door rooms. Take the next step andconsider your front yard. This, too,is part of the square footage of yourhome.

Think of your landscaping as exte-rior design. The design principles thatapply indoors and to your backyardhave even more impact when used inthe front. Incorporating basic designessentials not only amplifies curb

appeal, it can increase property valueby more than 15 percent.

Making an EntranceDoes your entryway say welcome

or leave me alone? A poorly definedentrance makes guests feel unwelcomeand confused about where to go. Aclearly marked path should direct peo-ple from the street to the door. Angles orcurves are best; avoid straight lines.

Size and ScaleContrary to intuition, a few large

items are more effective in small spacesthan a clutter of tiny objects. A patioor path of large stone slabs visuallyenlarges small yards; in large homes,smaller paving stones suggest a moreintimate setting. Every feature should

be in proportion to the architecture andthe space itself. This creates a sense ofharmony in the composition. When in

doubt, err on the side of generosityand select the large feature. Trees ofappropriate size, properly placed, alsovisually enlarge or diminish the scaleof a house.

RepetitionAs in the home, install your primary

objects first. In the garden, these aretrees. Where space allows, instead ofselecting one each of three different

trees, choose three of the same spe-cies. Bring plants and garden objectsinside so guests move seamlessly fromthe outside into your home. Reverse theprocess and repeat the color of insidewalls on fences, arbors, patio furnish-ings. This visually expands both spaces.Never plant one single color or plant.For impact, designers always plant inminimums of three and always inodd numbers. Mass planting similarly

hued plants creates a lush sense ofabundance and spaciousness.

ColorFollow the less-is-more principle

when selecting color for tight urbangardens. In small spaces, gravel, stoneand paving in just one color can havea huge impact. Limit yourself to oneor two of your favorite colors inaddition to green and repeat themthroughout. Or, pick a single color andcarry it to its extreme: for example,move from yellow to orange to redto stay within the hot color spectrum.Against a cool backdrop of silver-teal-grey plants, these hot colors pop outeven more. Yellow dominates, so useit sparingly for highlights. In shadyspots add sparkle and light with white

byKatey

Mulligan

Well-Designed Entrance Can Boost Curb Appeal

or variegated plants. Color impacts themood of the landscape and the rightchoice can transform a dark uninvitingplace into a welcome refuge. To unifythe whole, your plant palette shouldmatch or compliment the house, fence,pathway and everything else.

PlantingPlants soften the hard lines of

buildings. Trees can frame a homeand root it in the landscape. Treesprovide shelter and shade, screen yourneighbors window or act as sculpture.Plants soothe all the senses with fra-grance, texture, taste, color and evensound. Select plants that attract birds,butterflies and other beneficial wildlife.Deciduous trees clean the air when they

drop their leaves, carrying away impu-rities.

Applying sound design principlesto your garden as well as your home cre-ates successful rooms both indoors andout, and much more than curb appeal.Remember when you buy your home,its the land you pay for; the buildingthat sits on it is just one portion of thevalue. Maximize its value by makingevery inch beautifully functional.

Katey Mulligan owns Liquidambar

Garden Design. A nationally certified

landscape designer, her office is in Ber-

nal Heights and she has had numerous

clients in Glen Park. Contact her at

920-9625; www.liquidambar.biz

Plants enhance a home entryway Photo by Katey Mulligan

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Why should you care about balance?Each year a third of adults over age 65

experience dizziness,balance problems and/or falls. Falls are theleading cause of injuryin older adults, and canbe disabling. Balance isthe basic skill needed in

practically every movement; it is what

allows you to move gracefully andavoid injury.

Focused training on propriocep-tion, the bodys sensory mechanismfor motor control and posture, canhelp improve balance. Your brainsends out immediate and unconsciousadjustments to the muscles and joints toachieve the movement you are intend-ing. For example, have you ever steppedoff the treadmill and had the sensation

of the ground moving when you stepon it? This is loss of proprioception.However, you might find that in thenext few sessions on the treadmill youno longer feel this odd sensation whenyou step off. You have trained your ner-vous system to keep track and controlyour body. In essence, you have trainedyour sixth sense of proprioception.

The following proprioception exer-cises are old school and you will beable to do them in your own homewithout a personal trainer and withoutgadgets. If you need or want a morechallenging program we at Sol Gymcan help.

One-leg balancing: Standing ona flat surface, tighten your abs andslightly bend your knee. Slowly lift onefoot off the floor, keeping it near theopposite calf. Hold this position for 5to 20 seconds as tolerable. Repeat withopposite leg. Perform the exercise 3 to

5 times on each leg. Hint: Dont lookat your feetinstead focus on a pointin front of you.

For variation, you can try one-legbalancing with your eyes shut; closeyour eyes after you raise your foot offthe ground. Or try one-leg balancing onan uneven surface: fold a face towelin half twice, place under the foot youwill balance on and repeat the aboveexercises.

For additional exercises and pic-tures to add to your program, pleaserefer to www.solgym.com. Andremember, when initiating any fitnessprogram, always first consult your phy-sician. Beware of any personal trainer

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Crane towers over the Glen Park Marketplace as concrete is poured Photo by Michael Waldstein

business development for small foodbusinesses.

Bi-Rite, the store on 18th Streetbetween Guerrero and Dolores streets,is probably closest in terms of whatCanyon Market will look like, saysTarlov.

The rest of the development is pro-gressing rapidly. For neighbors walkingby who note days of inactivity followed

by a flurry of building, the quiet periodsare due to the long time necessary forthe concrete to dry. It can take a weekto 10 days for the walls or floor to dry,says Chris Foley of the Polaris Group,which represents developer KieranBuckley.

On the first floor, Foley says, theyexpect interior work on the CanyonMarket to begin in June. The libraryand 15 apartments on the second andthird levels should be completed byOctober or November. However, the

interior finish work on the library willtake additional time because it has to gothrough a public bid process, he says.

Supervisor Bevan Dufty helpednegotiate a cool-down period betweenthe developer and Carpenters UnionLocal 22, which had been picketing todemand that the concrete contractor paythe workers building the wooden formsfor the walls the union rate of $32 perhour. It is hoped that negotiations willbe completed by the middle of March,says Foley.

GROCERY

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Dont Forget!

The 9th Annual Glen Park Festival

Sunday, April 24th

10:00 to 5:00

www.glenparkfestival.com

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Glen Park Association

Quarterly meetings are held on thesecond Tuesday in January, April, Julyand October at 7:30 p.m. Everyone iswelcome. Next meeting: Tuesday, April 12,2005, 7:30 p.m. Special Location: St.Johns School, 925 Chenery St. Prin-cipal Ken Willers has invited us to meetat the school again. Parking is availablein the fenced playground adjacent to St.Johns school building.

The program includes proposedtraffic changes.

Glen Park Advisory BoardCommunity Meeting: The Glen

Park Advisory Boards next meetingwill be Wednesday, April 6, 6:30 p.m.,in the Rec Center auditorium in GlenCanyon Park. All neighbors are invitedto attend and help plan the 2005 FamilyFun Fest.

Beautification Day: Saturday,April 23, 9 a.m.noon. Meet by thechildrens playground. Come whenyou can, and help with the cleanup orchat with your neighbors and enjoy thepark. Family Fun Fest: Saturday, May14, 11 a.m.3 p.m. Be sure to save thisdate for fun in the park. The AdvisoryBoard is seeking volunteers to help planand carry out activities and entertain-ment, and donors of food, beveragesand raffle prizes. Contact Miriam Mossat [email protected].

Friends of Glen Canyon ParkMeetings and Restoration Work

Parties: Third Saturday of each month,9 a.m.noon. Next dates:March 19,April 16 and May 21. Meet at the westside of the Recreation Center. Contact:Jean Conner, 584-8576. Weekly Work Parties: Every

Wednesday, 9 a.m.noon. For meet-ing place contact Richard Craib, 648-0862. Flower Walks: Saturdays, March12 and April 9, 10 a.m. Earth Day Celebration: Saturday,April 16. Work party from 9 a.m.noon,followed by free hot dog barbecue withsalad and soft drinks. Bird Walk with David Arm-strong: Sunday, April 17, 9 a.m.,

followed at 10:30 by Pancakes in thePark, a full breakfast with a bargain$5 contribution. RSVP for breakfast:Richard Craib, 648-0862.

To join Friends, or for more infor-

mation about their activities, contactJean Conner at 584-8576 or RichardCraib at 648-0862.

Glen Park LibraryBenefit Concert

Thursday, March 24, 7:309 p.m.,Community Music Center, 544 CappSt. between 20th21st streets. Friendsof the SF Public Library and the GlenPark Library Campaign Committee host

the lively Anything Goes Chorus witha cappella and piano-accompanied cho-ral music from a variety of traditions:Youll be humming your way home.Refreshments will be available. Tickets:$10 at the door.

Glen Park HistoryWednesday, May 11, 7 p.m., Glen

Park Branch Library. Fairmount resi-dent and City Guide Richard Ingraham

will talk and show slides on the historyof Glen Parks Fairmount area, and willshow artifacts discovered in the excava-tion for the Laidley Street eyebrowhouse and creation of its beautiful gar-den. Dr. Ingraham is a retired professorof genetics at San Jose State Universityand a California native.

Parents for Public SchoolsAnnual General Meeting: Saturday,

April 9, 9 a.m.2 p.m., Paul RevereElementary School, 555 Tompkins atFolsom in Bernal Heights. Agendaincludes improving the way the dis-trict involves parents, funding opportu-nities for schools, how the school boardand the community can improve com-munications, and supporting teacherquality.

SFPD Community ForumsThird Tuesday of each month,

7 p.m.: All residents are encouraged toparticipate in the monthly CommunityRelations Forum at SFPDs InglesidePolice Station, hosted by Captain PaulChignell. There are refreshments,guest speakers, and the opportunity toask questions and air your concerns.Drop in and get acquainted with someof the dedicated people whose job iskeeping our neighborhood safe. Themain station number is 404-4000,

or e-mail Captain Chignell at [email protected]. Next dates: March 15, April 19,May 17.

Light Yoga Classes

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:157:15 p.m. (except second Tuesday ofeach month). Light Yoga classes at theGlen Park Recreation Center are an easyway to begin or continue the study ofthe Iyengar method of Hatha Yoga.

Christine Trost teaches the basicposes, and modifies postures to suityour own physical requirements. Thisis a free community service (some leavegratuities for the teacher). Wear com-

fortable pants and top. Bring a Yoga mator large towel. For more informationcall Christine at 846-8481 or e-mail herat [email protected].

Bird & BeckettEric Whittington created a vibrant

cultural scene in downtown Glen Park,and nurtures it with regular and specialevents. To ensure its survival, patron-ize Bird & Beckett Books & Records,

2788 Diamond St., and remember tobuy a book, record or T-shirt when youattend these events. All events are free,but donations are encouraged and themusicians and other artists appreciatetips. Call 586-3733 for more informa-tion. Coming Events:

Every Friday, 5:308 p.m.: Jazz inthe Bookshop with the Chuck PetersonSextet.

First Sunday of every month, 68 p.m.: Vocalist Dorothy Lefkovitswith the Henry Irvin Trioan openjazz jam session.

First and third Monday, 7:30 p.m.:Open mic poetry series plus featuredpoets. Check with the store for upcom-ing names.

Monday, March 21: Novelist and

short-story writer Maria Rand readsfrom aka Ruby Brooklyn and other works.

Second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.: TheEminent Authors Birthday Reading

features an open reading from the worksof favorite authors whose birthdays fallduring the month.

First Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Bird &Beckett Book Club. The April selec-tion isAll Over Creation by Ruth Ozeki.The May selection will be picked at the

meeting.Sunday, March 13, 2:30 p.m.: Pia-nist Joe Joffee. At 3:30 Author PhillisMatson discusses her memoir A WarOrphan in San Francisco: Letters Link

a Family Scattered by World War II. At4:30, local author Eric B. Martin readsfrom his new novel The Winners. At 6,Henry Irvin & Friends play jazz tocelebrate Henrys birthday.

Tuesday, March 15, 7:30 p.m.:

Poet Diane di Prima reads new workfrom The Black Notebooks, joined bypoets Nancy Keane and Kathleen Wil-liams.

Sunday, March 20, 4:30 p.m.: PoetDan Liberthson reads from new work.

Sunday, March 27, 4:30 p.m.:Walker Brents explores the red scareand the mid-20th century Americanmythology of the communist bogey-mananother in Walkers spellbindingseries of monthly talks!.

Friday, April 1, 8:30 p.m. ScottBaker presents two plays by SamuelBeckett in honor of Becketts birthday:Eh Joe and Ohio Impromptu.

Sunday, April 17, 4:30 p.m.: AuthorJack Collins reads from his novelNoonlight.

Jazz at Bird & Beckett Photo by Michael Waldstein

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