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GLEN PARK NEWSGLEN PARK NEWSOfficial Newspaper of the Glen Park Association

www.glenparkassociation.com

Published Quarterly

Spring 2006

Glen Park Association Meeting NoticeTuesday, April 11, 2006, 7:30 p.m.

St. Johns School, 925 Chenery St.Glen Park Merchants Association presentation

The unshrouded Marketplace Photo by Michael Waldstein

Volume 24, No. 1

Richard and Janet Tarlov know what ittakes to build a market from the groundupbut theyre not sure the rest of theworld does.

The mixed-use project that will

produce a new neighborhood branchlibrary, 15 two-bedroomapartments and a grocerystore in the Glen Parkcommercial village seemsto be on perm-a-hold. But,say those involved, it is

moving forward.The project has been complex, with

three distinct uses, the involvement ofpublic and private money, a change in

developers mid-stream and many otherchallenges.Many residents, including the Tar-

lovsthe husband and wife team thatplans to own and operate the s tore tobe called Canyon Marketare gettingdownright fed up with the fact that GlenPark is still devoid of a full-service gro-cery store. Adding to this widespreadfrustration are myriad myths, rumorsand questions that have circulated aboutthe planned store for the past few years:Will it be a Trader Joes? An OakvilleGrocery? Whole Foods?

The space allotted for the marketportion of the development could neverhouse any of those chain specialty foodstores, says Richard Tarlov, a veteran of

Market Myth Buster

Rhonda Gaskew Call Paul.The hand-written flyers began

appearing on Glen Parks telephonepoles and bulletin boardsin early February. One wasposted on the door of Glen

Park Hardware, another inTinas Laundromat, onein the bookstore, another

near the library.Who was Rhonda, and why was

Paul looking for her?For a good reason, it turns out. Paul

Kangas is a private investigator. He waslooking for Rhonda, who is presumed tobe homeless, because she just inheritedhalf of a house on Surrey Street.

Rhonda Gaskew, he explained, isa 50-year old woman whose motherdied recently. Rhonda was last seen inGlen Park a year or two ago, perhaps onSurrey Street, or in the Higher Groundsrestaurant, or on the bench outside theRed Rock bar waiting for a bus.

Her mother, Nevergate Gaskew,lived at 326 Surrey in a mustard-colored,two-story house. (According to BillBerry of Paragon Real Estate Group, the

house is worth about $750,000.) Halfof the house now belongs to RhondaGaskew, and finding the daughter is upto the private investigator.

Thats my bread and butter, Kan-gas said. I know how to find peopleliving on the streets.

A relative gave Kangas several pho-tos of Rhonda, and by showing them toGlen Park residents and business owners

Search for Missing HeirFocuses on Glen Park

he was able to collect some information.But not all of it fit together.

Everybody has told me a differentstory about her, Kangas said. She oncehad a job at a post office in Minnesota.Her hair is strangely matted, like a birds

nest. She may have been last seen walk-ing down Surrey Street. She would standoutside her mothers house and look atit, or crouch down behind a car. But Idont think she was in contact with hermother.

Higher Grounds owner ManhalJweinat remembers Rhonda as an occa-sional customer, and said he last saw herabout a year ago. The police sometimestalked with her, he added, and she may

have been hospitalized at one point.The attorney handling Nevergate

Gaskews estate, Greer M. Smith, saidthat Rhonda had lived in Oakland in2002. It was Smith who hired Kangasto conduct the search.

Smith explained that Nevergate

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byAshley

Hathaway

the industry: There are restrictions withparking and there is simply not enoughspace for such a place.

But there is space for what theTarlovs are dedicated to creating: an

urban hybrid market, a grocery for theneighborhood that caters to the wantsand needs of local customers. Its aboutthe convenience of getting fresh foodfor that nights dinner, right near home.People want to integrate shopping withtheir daily routine, Tarlov says.

Smaller, neighborhood marketsprovide that kind of convenience forurban living, something often taken forgranted by European city-dwellers. But

when will Glen Park residents be able totake advantage of such a convenience?

A History Review

The Diamond Super marketthe lastoccupant of the space at Diamond andWilder streetsburned down in 1998.Efforts to develop the site have beenunder way ever since.

The Tarlovs, who once worked for

byScott

Kirsner

CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

Photo courtesy of Paul Kangas

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Glen Park News Page 2 Spring 2006Glen Park News Page 2

The mission of the Glen Park Association is to promote the collectiveinterests 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 2006

President Michael Rice [email protected]

Vice-President Jeff Britt [email protected] Dennis Mullen 239-8337Recording Secretary Kim Watts 902-4767Corresponding Secretary Tiffany Farr 215-2320Membership Secretary Heather World

[email protected] & Environment Volunteer needed

Neighborhood Improvement John Walmsley 452-0277Glen Park News Elizabeth Weise 908-6728

[email protected] Safety Volunteer neededRecreation & Park Richard Craib 648-0862Traffic, Parking & Transportation Armando Fox [email protected] & Planning D. Valentine

[email protected] Volunteer needed

Glen Park News2912 Diamond St. #407

San Francisco, CA 94131

(415) 908-6728

[email protected]

Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Weise

Deputy Editor Rachel GordonPhoto Editor Liz Mangelsdorf

Design Editor Mary Mottola

Copy Editor Denis Wade

Advertising Nora Dowley

Reporters Angelina Cantada

Dorlan Eargle

Caroline Grannan

Jeanne Halpern

Ashley Hathaway

Scott Kirsner

Miriam Moss

Jane RadcliffeEmma Bland Smith

Amy Traverso

Denis Wade

Bonnee Waldstein

Jesse Walters

Don Williams

Columnists Jean Conner

Sharon Dezurick

Bevan Dufty

Ric Lpez

Carol Maerzke

Michael RiceMichael Walsh

Photographers Margo Bors

Phil Limric

Ellen Rosenthal

Michael Waldstein

Glen Park News

The Glen Park News is pub-lished quarterly by the Glen Park

Association. Signed articles arethe opinions of the authors and notnecessarily those of the Glen ParkAssociation. To advertise in the GlenPark News call 908-6728 or e-mail [email protected].

Glen Park Association News

The neighborhood felt a collective sighof reliefand pleasurein February

as the tattered whiteplastic came off theMarketplace building.The brick walls andtall windows conveythe permanence and

welcome of our new library. There isa hint of street life to come from themarket. The apartment balconies areready for the new residents to look outover the neighborhood.

Another big step in 2006 will beprogress on the Glen Park Commu-nity Plan.As most of us know, theneighborhood worked closely with thePlanning Department in 2003 to draftthis guide to future development in GlenPark. Literally dozens of Glen Park folkgathered at workshops and identifiedgoals, problems and strategies to guidedevelopment and enhance our commu-nity character.

Land-use recommendations forGlen Parks commercial core focus onthe potential redevelopment of propertyon the northwest corner of Diamond andBosworth streets. The plan recommendscareful mixed-use development of upto about 48 housing units, with parkingand ground-floor retail on those sites,divided by the narrow Kern Alley. Theplan also reviewed potential residential

byMichael

Rice

development, up to about 48 units, onthe BART parking lot north of Bos-

worth Street. The draft plan wouldimprove vehicle circulation and inter-section conditions within Glen Parkand balance short-term and long-termparking supply and controls. It wouldinclude a major reconfiguration of SanJose Avenue; other traffic-calming,pedestrian and bicycle improvements;and changes at the BART station toimprove the interface between Muniand BART services.

Clearly, some of the goals are long-term; rebuilding San Jose Avenue as anat-grade boulevard will be expensive butexciting to contemplate. Yet, other citieshave been learning from San Franciscoabout demolishing freeways, the resultsseen clearly along the Embarcadero andOctavia Boulevard. It is not farfetchedto foresee the concrete coming down inour part of town.

As a practical matter, to move ahead

with the plan, the City must completethe Environmental Impact Report(EIR) to identify potential effects ofthe changes, as well as potential mitiga-tion measures to address any problems.The neighborhood will have a chance toparticipate in this very public processin the next few months, to refresh ourknowledge of the plans details andcomment about any concerns. Keep inmind that the EIR is a necessary public

information step, but certification ofthe EIR is not adoption of the plan itself.Lets focus this year on refinement andmerits of the plan.

Michael Rice is president of the Glen

Park Association.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Glen Park News,

I am writing in regards to the GlenPark Associations news article writ-ten by the associations President, Mr.Michael Rice, and published in the Win-ter 2006 issue of the Glen Park News.

I am very disappointed that Mr. Ricefailed to mention a single member of thecosmetic arts industry merchants locatedin Glen Park, an industry that is repre-sented by not only myself, my businesspartner, Christina La Moglia, and our

dedicated staff at The Park Salon, butby approximately eight other prominentnail and salon businesses in the GlenPark business community.

We are a viable and thriving partof Glen Park, providing many qualitygoods and services to our residents. Weat The Park Salon are proud to servethese outstanding residents of the neigh-borhood, some of which are officers of

the GPA board and supporting members

of your paper.We also attract many residents of

other communities in San Francisco,and the Bay Area to Glen Park.

So, lets not forget before, during,or after all your shopping and errands,you also deserve a manicure or pedicurecomplete with hand and foot massageat perhaps Glen Park Nails or maybe afresh new look for the current seasonand a scalp massage from one of Glen

Parks outstanding hair salons.Sincerely,Timothy Edwards, OwnerThe Park Salon669 Chenery St.

Dear Mr. Edwards,I must take full responsibility for

having inadvertently left Glen Parkscosmetic arts industry merchants out ofMichael Rices column in the last issue

of the Glen Park News. After hed sentin his column, Michael sent me anothere-mail asking if I could add in the areasalons. But in the rush of getting thepaper out before Christmas I neglectedto go back and add them in. My deepestapologies.

Sincerely,Elizabeth WeiseEditor, Glen Park News

Volunteers

NeededAs you can see from the box to theleft, the Glen Park Association has

three openings for officers. Getinvolved in your neighborhood!

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Spring 2006 Page 3 Glen Park NewsPage 3 Glen Park News

Is Glen Park Prepared toCope with a Disaster?Would you rather:

1. Pack a hope chest, or an earthquakekit?2. Agonize over that perfect shade ofbutternut for your crown molding, orshear-wall your basement?3. Install a granite countertop, or strapdown your water heater?4. Take up Pilates, or inspect your utilityshut-offs?

After taking a free course offeredby the San Francisco Fire

Department, I feel equallycommitted to all of theabove activities, and havemade the time to do themall (sort of).

The program is called NERTNeighborhood Emergency ResponseTeam. It teaches city residents to beself-sufficient following a disaster; howto provide emergency assistance to theirfamily and immediate neighbors; and

how to work as a team member in theirneighborhood or as an adjunct to City ser-vices in the event of a major disaster.

The NERT training program wasbegun as a response to the Loma Prietaearthquake and its aftermath in 1989.Civilian volunteers assisted the fire

byBonnee

Waldstein

notion. The course runs 20 hours oversix weeknights or three Saturdays, andcovers such topics as light search andrescue, disaster medicine, earthquake,fire, hazardous materials, utilities andteam organization. You will also find outhow to easily get a HAM radio license.If you must miss a class, you can makeit up at another time and site.

The time flies by as trainers fromthe fire department present the mate-

rial and participants break into groupsto practice various skills. The classesare fun and you meet wonderful peoplefrom your neighborhood and the restof the city. You can find out every-thing about NERT on their Web site,www.sfgov.org/sffdnert.

department in the labor-intensive activi-

ties surrounding the Marina fires; thedepartment realized that civilian trainingis essential in coping with large-scaledisasters. Their goal is to train city resi-dents in a number of basic skills.

The devastating hurricanes last yearmade many people realize that fendingfor themselves in a disaster will be areality and a necessity. Moreover, thescenes of human desperation haveconvinced many that they must be

capable of helping their neighbors aswell. Recent NERT classes have beenfilled to capacity due to this increasedawareness. Here in San Francisco,our Office of Emergency Services(www.72hours.org) now recommendsthat residents have the resources forself-sufficiency for five days, ratherthan three days.

Taking this course has been a greatexperience. I think many people feel that

if faced with an emergency situation,and without much practical knowledge,some instant judgment and lightningreflex would kick in. Thats what Ithought, when I gave it any thought. TheNERT training puts you through hands-on exercises that quickly dispel that

This years Glen Park Festival will takeplace in Septembera departure fromrecent years, when the festival was heldin April.

We re going back to our roots as afall festival, said event Treasurer VinceBeaudet, whos been helping organizethe festival for the past 10 years. The

Rescheduled Glen Park

Festival Seeks Volunteersagenda for this years event includesarts and crafts, music performances,food and childrens activities.

The festival is seeking organizingcommittee members, a festival presidentand other volunteers. To get involved,call 835-2118 or visit the festivals Website at www.glenparkfestival.com.

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Notes From District Eight

I have been impressed and encouragedby the infusion of new leadership at the

Recreation and ParkDepartment by newGeneral ManagerYomi Agunbiade. Hebrought Dennis Kerninto the new positionof director of opera-

tions and Scott Reese as supervisor ofneighborhood parks. Kern and Reesehave been working hard to implementmuch-needed new management prac-

tices to invigorate and develop Rec andPark staff.

In that regard, they determined thatit would be useful to rotate departmentstaff on a more consistent and regularbasis. Many Glen Park neighbors con-tacted me to express concern that, afteralmost 40 years at Glen Canyon Park,recreation director Jadin Low was puton the transfer list and set to be movedto Upper Noe Recreation Center, which

is slated to close for renovation at theend of the year.

One of your neighbors, a lifelongGlen Park resident, spoke of Lowsvibrant and energetic personality thathas earned her the respect and trustof generations of neighborhood kidsand adults. I thought the concernswere valid, especially in light ofthe fact that Low plans to retire atthe end of the summer. Im pleased

to report that she will complete hercareer with the City at Glen Park.With that good news, and the

heartfelt praise for Low that Ivereceived, Ive decided to organizea Glen Park celebration in her honorthis September. Ill get word out onthe details as the event nears.

I also want to acknowledge thatmany people also contacted me topraise recreation director KeithBurroughs. He is being transferred

to Hamilton Recreation Center andI am supportive of the administra-

tions objectives.If you want to learn more about

the new Recreation and Park Depart-ment team, Kern can be reached bye-mail at [email protected],or by calling 831-2709. Reeses e-mail is [email protected] andhis phone number is 831-2744.

On a related note, the Glen ParkAdvisory Board has been working forthe past six years on projects to improve

the recreation experience through theaddition of picnic tables, attractive mes-sage kiosks, flower planters, murals andother improvements. Recently the Advi-sory Board and the Recreation and ParkDepartment sought my help to secure anattractive wrought-iron decorative rail-ing to define the boundary of the plazaarea near the playground. I am pleasedthat with the help of the Citys Depart-ment of Children, Youth and Their

Families, we have secured the neededfunding and are moving forward. Kudosto the Glen Park Advisory Board.

Elsewhere in this issue you canread about the progress with the newGlen Park branch library and theCanyon Market under constructionon Diamond Street. I want to takea moment to thank Chris Foley anddeveloper Kieran Buckley for theirlabor of love to ensure that Richard

Tarlov succeeds with an outstandingneighborhood supermarket. At a timeof great uncertainty over the future ofCala and Bell Markets citywide, I am sograteful that by the end of this year wewill finally have a neighborhood-basedsupermarket that should be the envy ofmost other neighborhoods.

District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty is

Glen Parks representative on the Board

of Supervisors. He can be reached at

554-6968 or [email protected].

bySupervisor

BevanDufty

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Longtime Glen Park resident and booklover Steve Choisser died Oct. 30 ofcomplications due to diabetes. Choisser[Schwa-zay] lived on Sussex Street foralmost 25 years. In the past few years

he worked at Bird & Beckett Booksand Records. But his history withbookstores and the neighborhood goesmuch further back.

Steve s dream was to own a book-store, his former wife, Brynn Jensen,said. He realized that dream with theopening of Glen Park Books, whichwas in business in the mid-1980s inthe space now occupied by the cloth-ing store Paragraph.

Despite Herculean efforts, the storewasnt profitable. It took him years toget over losing that store, Jensen said.Later, he was co-owner of the PietownBook Co. on Piedmont Avenue in Oak-land.

Steve Choisser RememberedChoisser loved American literature.

He also was a big fan of music, espe-cially bluegrass and old-time music.

He read. This is what he did. Heloved books, he loved books as objects,

he was a collector of books and he wasbrilliant. He was a literary person, veryintellectual, very private, a great senseof humor, Jensen said.

Born 1947 in Benton, Ill., Steve wasan English language scholar, earning amasters degree from the University ofNew Mexico and a bachelors degreefrom the University of Illinois. Hemoved to San Francisco in 1980.

Steve is survived by his brother,

David Choisser of Dallas and his son,Nathanael Choisser, 19, who also worksat Bird & Beckett. A memorial for fam-ily members and friends will be held atBird & Beckett, 2788 Diamond St., onMarch 19, from 4:306 p.m.

Photo courtesy of the Choisser family

The following items were highlights of

the January quarterly GPA meeting. Graffiti: Martin Forrest, CheneryStreet resident, has taken the job ofworking against the continuing and

growing epidemic of graf-fiti in Glen Park. He hasorganized a Neighbor-hood Graffiti Watch

Group and you will seethem on a regular basis in their brightyellow vests, painting and scrubbing

out graffiti on public property. Mer-chants and residents need to deal withgraffiti immediately on their property inorder to discourage the vandals. Martinis also keeping in touch with Rec andPark to post hours in the park; and withthe SFPD to increase patrols and con-sider installing surveillance cameras.To join the group, e-mail Martin [email protected]. Street Trees: Friends of the Urban

Forests Walter Crump noted the 25thanniversary of the organization, whichis dedicated to planting and maintain-ing San Franciscos trees. They areparticipating in the NeighborhoodGreenways Plan to plant 5,000 treesa year for the next five years. FUFsubsidizes the cost of planting, whichruns $150$300 depending on theneighborhood. They deal with findingthe location, cutting the hole, concrete

removal and planting. They train resi-dents in maintenance and care. Thenthey visit the site at two months and 18months. Trees on certain streets, suchas Chenery and Diamond, were plantedby the City and are the responsibility ofthe Department of Public Works. (Theirpart of the sfgov.org Web site enumer-ates the locations of all the trees theCity is responsible for.) Traffic Calming: TransportationPlanner Dan Provence displayed hisproposed creative solution to speed-ers and other reckless drivers alongOShaughnessy Blvd. It uses a gatewaytreatment that reproduces two gatewayarches that were in place in 1923 at thepinch point near Malta. At this spotthe lanes narrow from 15 to 12 feetThe archways are supposed to reminddrivers they are entering a residentialneighborhood and encourage them toslow down. Six-foot-wide medians with

trees are also being proposed. The firedepartment would need to approve theplan, as would other City departments.There are dedicated funds for trafficcalming but the cost of this projectwould require additional money from

Notes From the GPA Meeting

and the Clean & Green Summit

byBonnee

Waldstein

grants, so getting it under way would

take at least two years. Parking: The GPA TransportationCommittee presented options for newparking controls for unregulated spaceson Bosworth Street. Of the 60 spotsbetween Diamond and Elk streets, 40percent are taken by cars registered inthe 94131 ZIP code. The rest are fromcommuters outside the neighborhoodand San Francisco who presumablypark there to take BART to work. The

favored alternative for creating parkingspace turnover now is two-hour meter-ing on the north side of Bosworth fromDiamond to Brompton or Chilton. Therest of the spaces would remain unregu-lated for the time being. Residents alsorequested that DPT and BART be askedfor better enforcement of the two- andfive- hour parking meters and regula-tions. Glen Park Festival: This year

would have been the tenth for the GlenPark Festival, but it might not happen.Dan Gustavson, organizer for manyyears, is stepping down and no one hasvolunteered to take on the task. Thefestival could take place in the fall ifsomeone steps forward to take the reins.[Editors note: Please see the story onPage 3. Vince Beaudet and others are

working to make sure our popular Vil-

lage street fair doesnt die, but they need

your help!] Gas Pipeline Replacement Pro-gram: Perhaps youve noticed PG&Espending a lot of time in our neighbor-hood recently, and wondered why thestreets were being torn up block byblock. Its part of a program to replacethe gas lines in several neighborhoodswith modern piping that is resistantto corrosion and earth movement. InSan Francisco, this will amount to 270miles replaced by 2009. Included in theproject is retrofitting the gas valves atyour meter with polypropylene tubes,which will increase the pressure fromlow to high. The result will be easiershut-off/-on from your house or street,which will enable efficient response byresidents to an emergency (and the endof the emergency). Some gas metersmay have to be relocated. PG&E proj-ect foreman Dave Brown says theyrealmost halfway through the 7,400 feet

of pipeline replacement in Glen Park.The job is scheduled to be completedat the end of June.

Clean and Green Summit, Feb.15:This event, presented by Mayor New-

som and funded by PG&E, NorCalWaste, Clean City Coalition and theEmerald Fund and the City, broughttogether City agencies, professionals,volunteers and citizens to brainstormsolutions to the trashing of the city withgraffiti and litter, and the overall dete-rioration of the urban landscape. Therewere six morning and six afternoonworkshops; attendees could choose toattend only one of each.

Some topics included Permeablelandscaping and street parks, growing

greener school grounds, enforcing qual-ity-of-life laws, community challengegrants and moving toward zero wasteby 2020. In What is Greening? welearned that we now have a Directorof Greening, Marshall Foster, in the

Rec and Park Department. At the end ofthe day there was a general wrap-up inwhich several ideas from each sessionwere announced. Those will become thebasis for Mayor Newsoms clean andgreen goals for the next one-to-fiveyears.

Meeting our City officials up closeand realizing that they see what we seein the city, that they get it, was grati-fying. Realizing also that our mutualvision cannot be achieved within theCitys budget was disappointing, though

not surprising.

Bonnee Waldstein has lived with her

family in Glen Park for more than 20

years.

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Glen Park News Page 6 Spring 2006

Catch 52Its 9:45 in the evening. My digitalprinting class in downtown San Fran-

cisco just ended. I resistthe urge to approach theinstructor and clarify a

few points about render-ing intent and black pointcompensation. I have no

time to spare must head for the BARTstation.

I make it to the Montgomery BARTa few minutes before 10. The sign sig-naling the arrival of the 9-car SFO/Millbrae train gives me much hope. Ihop on my favorite carthe middle one,whose doors will open at my destination

right in front of the exit escalator.I get to the Glen Park BART stationat 10:13 p.m. I visualize my carriage as Ianxiously wait for the car doors to open.With pass in hand, I take a big leap outof the train, briskly walk up the escala-tor, swipe the pass and emerge fromthe station. Across the street, where mycarriage normally stops, it is empty anddeserted. Only a wooden bench and thechilly night air are there to greet me. Itmeans only one thing: I have missed the52the 52 Muni bus, that is.

Ive had a love-hate relationshipwith the 52 since I moved into thisneighborhood a year and a half ago. Ilove the 52 because it takes me eitherto the BART station or the Forest Hillunderground Muni stopboth link meto anywhere I need to be in the city,without having to worry about parking.But for some reason, its never therewhen I need it. At times, when Im

out walking my dog, I see two 52s ina row. Other times, when I desperatelyneed a ride, I have to wait 30 minutesor more.

A few months ago, catching the 52became even more challenging when

the number of trips was significantlydecreased. The 52 now comes onlyevery half hour except on weekday rushhours (79 a.m. and 47 p.m.), when itcomes every 20 minutes. Muni had to

make budget cuts, and the relatively lownumber of off-peak 52 bus riders doesnot justify a high-frequency schedule.

If youve ever waited for the 52 atthe corner of Bosworth and Diamond,you know there are at least two 44s forevery one 52. This frustrating scenariohas led me on several occasions to climbthe evil hills up to Diamond Heights.Stopping at every corner to catch mybreath, I check back to see if the 52

is behind me. Finding only an emptystreet, I trek along. Thirty minutes laterand about five pounds lighter, Im homewith still no 52 in sight.

Waiting for the elusive Muni busis not uncommon. Kathryn Wagner, anative San Franciscan, became a full-time Muni rider in 2002 after donatingher car to charity. She says she enjoystaking the bus. Its missing the bus thatshe has problems with: I was back onMuni for the earth, the budget, the exer-cise and the slower pace, she says. Ona good Muni day, it takes Kathryn 45minutes to get to work. She takes the24 on Castro and transfers to the 67 upBernal Heights. Some days though, hermorning commute lasts an hour and ahalf. There are days I really would liketo have a car for the time added back tomy days, but when I weigh it all out lifewithout a car makes more sense. Withall the rushing and speed with which we

live our lives, I dont mind waiting forthe bus or streetcar.

The other thing that keeps Kathrynin the Muni system is the experienceof touching. As a single woman, shesays she doesnt often get touched by

byAngelina

Cantada

people unless shes in church, with fam-ily or friends. Many times you cant helpbut touch another human being insidea crowded Muni bus. And when some-one steps in sweating or hasnt bathed

since baptism, then touching becomesa unique experience. The three-foot-give-me-my-space rule goes out thewindow and we settle in together andtouch and everyone is very brave aboutit, sometimes wonderful about it, even.Its as good an experience as the slow-ness of the system, says Kathryn.

Muni stands for Must UnderstandNothing Is perfect. Once thats under-stood, Kathryn points out, then youcan laugh at one driver who guaran-teed same day delivery or another whoinsists on using the destination signNowhere in Particular on the front ofhis car.

A complete Muni route guide isavailable online at www.sfmuni.com.If anything, its a good starting pointfor estimating when you might expectyour next ride. As for Glen Park busriders, good luck catching the 52.

Angelina Cantada lives in Diamond

Heights. A photographer and video

producer, she is pursuing her second

BFA degree at the Academy of Art Uni-

versity, majoring in photography.

52 Bus Photo by Angelina Cantada

Kortney Eichenberger wants her Chen-

ery Street nearly new baby clothesstore, Bug, to be a business with aconscience.

Supporting these giant places likeTarget is not helping the world any,

says Eichenberger, a Ber-nal Heights resident witha two-year-old daughter,Zoe. I really believe inthe recycling and passingon of things.

Bug will follow in the footsteps ofother gently used childrens clothingstores such as Chloes Closet in BernalHeights, Peek-a-Boutique in Noe Valleyand Mirandas Mama in the RichmondDistrictbut with some changes.

I want the feeling to be that ofan upscale boutique, Eichenbergersays, but with prices real families canafford. As at her sister stores, she willbuy used clothing in good condition for

40 percent in cash of what she hopesto sell them for, or 50 percent in storecredit. She also plans to display a hand-

byEmmaBlandSmith

picked selection of nice used gear, such

as high-quality umbrella strollers, cribs,toys and DVDs.

Not everything at Bug will be sec-ond-hand. Eichenberger, who laugh-ingly explained that she comes froma nonprofit background and knowshow to network, is enthusiastic abouther plans to showcase local furnituremakers and clothing designers. Imgoing to have some locally designed,hip clothes, made from American cot-

ton, child labor- and sweatshop-free, atcompetitive prices, she said proudly.

She even knows someone who willdesign a gorgeous, high-end diaper bagjust for Bugbut instead of $150 (likecertain infamous bags making therounds of Pacific Heights), the price willbe closer to $80. From wooden Melissa& Doug toys to hipster onesies and Cali-fornia Baby diaper products, adorableshower and birthday gifts will be a Bug

specialty.One of Eichenbergers most fervent

promises is to keep her store clean andfresh-smelling. A lot of second-handstores put in industrial carpeting, whichsoaks up smells and gets grubby, shesaid. Bug will have smooth Pergo floorsand clean, bright throw-rugs. I wantpeople to enjoy shopping here, and feelgood about setting their kids down onthe floor.

Eichenberger hopes that Bug willbecome something of a family orientedcommunity center. She will provide aspace for baby service providers, suchas baby massage therapists, to advertisefor free. And items she cant sell will goto a local charity for young mothers inneed. Shes optimistic about this newventure, and excited about becomingpart of the neighborhood.

Glen Park is the first neighbor-hood I got to know when I moved toSan Francisco in the 80s, she said. Ilove it hereits so quaint you almostfeel youre not in the city.

Bug, at 648 Chenery St., is openTuesday through Saturday 106, andSunday 125, except for the 15 min-utes that Eichenberger will need to closethe store to pick up her daughter fromdaycare. She neednt worryGlen Parkmoms and dads understand balancingchildrearing and work.

Emma Bland Smith is a freelance writer

in Glen Park. Her year-old son Ever-

ett is looking forward to a whole new

wardrobe.

Chenery Street Welcomes an

Eco-Friendly Baby Store

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Spring 2006 Page 7 Glen Park News

Longtime Lippard Street resident, SanFrancisco State Univer-sity emeritus professor of

anthropology, Grammy-award winner and com-munity activist LuisKemnitzer died Feb. 17

at the age of 77 of lung cancer.Kemnitzer earned a doctorate in

anthropology from the University ofPennsylvania in the 1960s, living withmembers of the Sioux tribe in SouthDakota. He eventually was adopted bya Sioux family as an honorary son.

He came to San Francisco State in1968 as an anthropology professor in thenewly formed American Indian studiesdepartment. Some of his students wereamong those who occupied Alcatraz in1969.

For a time, Kemnitzer lived in ananarchist commune in the Sunset andthen the Richmond District. When heleft, he bought a house in Glen Park andlived here until his death. Kemnitzer

had a long history of involvement in

progressive and radical causes, joiningthe Communist Party in 1949 and fora time sheltering a Communist during

the McCarthy era. He helped organizethe first needle-exchange program inthe city to help prevent the spread ofAIDS among injection drug users. Healso volunteered in the soup kitchenat Martin de Porres House on PotreroAvenue.

He won a Grammy for being one ofthe authors of the liner notes of a Smith-sonian record collection called Anthol-ogy of American Folk Music.

He is survived by his wife, MoherDowning; children David Kemnitzer ofOakland and Lucy Kemnitzer of SantaCruz; stepchildren Chasca Morse ofLos Angeles, David Devlin of Oaklandand Timi Devlin of San Francisco; asister, Donna OHalloran of Portland;a brother, Paul Kemnitzer of Santa Bar-bara; half-brother Brian Kemnitzer ofTiburon; half-sister Jeannie Kemnitzerof Chichester, England; six grandchil-

dren and one great-grandchild.

Luis Kemnitzer

byElizabeth

Weise

Gaskew was taken to Laguna HondaHospital last August. Her son Donald,who lived with her, was charged withelder abuse, and as of last month was ina San Francisco county jail. Smith said

it was still being determined whether orwhen he would be competent to standtrial. On November 3, Nevergate Gas-kew died in Laguna Honda at age 75.The cause listed on the death certificatewas breast cancer.

Smith said that Nevergate Gaskewdid not leave a will, and her only twochildren were Rhonda and Donald,neither of whom have children of theirown. Smith said she needs permissionfrom the siblingsor a probate courtjudgeto sell the house.

Kangas expects that the chances offinding Rhonda Gaskew in Glen Parkare good, and he asks anyone with infor-mation to contact him at 368-8581.

When I was a kid in Oregon, Kan-gas said, I had a turtle, and itd makea huge circle through the woods andalways come back to the same place,in a stream. I think shell come backhere.

Scott Kirsner moved to Glen Park last

year. He is a longtime contributor to

Wired Magazine,Fast Company andthe Boston Globe.

SEARCH FOR RHONDACONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Merchants Corner

New businesses are continuing to finda home in Glen Park. One is Bug, anearly-new childrens clothing store

which is set to openin March in the spaceat 648 Chenery St.formerly occupied bya tanning salon. Thestory on the previous

page has more information.Up on Diamond Heights the newWalgreens opened March 6, as workerswere putting the finishing touches onthe space.

But while new businesses arealways welcome, numerous establish-ments have stood the test of time in ourlittle corner of San Francisco.

Buddies has been a busy neighbor-hood market for more than 40 years.Daleres Hair Salon seems to be thecrowning glory of our hair salons,having been in business since 1968.

Some other venues and theirvintages:

Glen Park Hardware: 1962

Higher Grounds: 1981Tygers: 1984Critter Fritters: 1985Cheese Boutique: 1992

Ric Lpez is president of the Glen Park

Merchants Association. Elizabeth

Weise contributed to this report.

byRic

Lpez

Explore Glen Canyon Park with two

experts the first weekend in April.Saturday, April 1 at 10 a.m., join

Glenn Keater, an expert on native flora,in an exploration of thenative plants in GlenCanyon. Keater willteach participants torecognize the amazingarray of native plantsgrowing there. The

teacher, botanist and writer has written

10 books on California native plants,led botanical explorations to uniqueCalifornia locations like our park, andhas taught courses and led field trips onnative plants for the California Academyof Sciences, Golden Gate Parks StrybingArboretum, the Yosemite Associationand international nature centers.

Botany and Bugs in

Glen Canyon Park in April

byDon

Williams

Sunday, April 2 at 10 a.m., Spi-

derman Darrel Ubick, senior curatorialassistant at the Department of Ento-mology of the California Academy ofSciences, will help explorers findsomething new to them in our ancientcanyon. According to author and expertUbick, Its not necessarily unusual tofind something new, but that doesntmake it less spectacular. We will betrying to find where they fit in. Ubickhas discovered 30 of the 40,000 kinds of

spiders himself and is currently workingon A tree of Life for arachnids.

Both guided explorations willbegin behind the Recreation Centerin Glen Canyon Park. The events arejointly sponsored by the Friends of GlenCanyon Park and The California NativePlant Society.

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Ohlone Way was not always blessed

with that name. When I purchased arather abused old Van Buren Streetcottage in 1983, a one block bramble-

choked nameless alleywith muddy ends atSussex and Surrey ranbehind the house. Alleyclearance required aspace 13 feet widea

width I found from some City ordi-nanceso that emergency vehicles

can pass. With heavy gloves and boots,a heavy-duty branch clipper and threepickup truckloads of bushes, I madethe space.

Whats the use of improving an alleyif it doesnt have a name? How to namea street? (I dont mean like renamingBush Street or something like that.)First, I got a clipboard and took it to CityHall in the exciting process of exploringordinances. There, I came across lots ofdata, called history, in the room calledAssessor-Recorder. It has the appealingodor of antiquity, as well as records ofwho owns what. In poster-sized pages,I found the layout of the block aroundthe alley, and names and addresses ofthe then-current owners.

At that time, 1986, San Franciscohad only a handful of dedicatedCity streets without names. Ours wasone such streetCity-owned, buttotally bereft of any attentions by the

City. It was and is up to the borderinghomeowners to do with it such as theywould. Owners can fence off their prop-erty or not, neglect it or not, improve itor not.

Armed with a layout, I made up a

Ohlone Way, One of aSeries: Remarkable

Things About Glen Parklittle petition to give the alley a name,

Ohlone Way, to honor the local Indiangroups around the Bay. The name itselfis the title of Malcolm Margolins bookabout the lives of our earliest Nativeresidents. Way, by the way, is nowcommonly assigned to streets that haveonly one 13-foot lane. Of the 23 abut-ting properties, 20 owners signed thepetition, two were not at home, onedeclined. The final step in namingthe street was to set up a hearing with

the two or three supervisors who areassigned to such tasks. I went, presentedmy petition, and it immediately passed.Two weeks later, after someone in CityHall commissioned them, street signsappeared on both ends of Ohlone Way.

Historic Carriageway

This little alley was a carriageway origi-nally laid out in 1906. The five exist-ing small structures fronting on it aresurvivor carriage houses. One has beenremodeled into a small self-standingapartment and bears a mark of its earlierexistencea now-boarded-up hayloft.In the interior, ceiling beams were leftuncovered on the outer edges, so thatair may circulate into the upper portion,now a lofty bedroom and office. Canyou imagine the lady of the big housecranking up the telephone down to thecorral in the park, asking the groom tobring up the horse, and pick up some

hay here on the way back?Another Ohlone Way carriage house

is now used as a guest room. Its plandoesnt have a single right angle, since

byDolanEargle

Ohlone Way Photo by Ellen Rosenthal

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The steep, windy blocks of Diamond

Street have been turned into GlenParks own giant slalomcourse, but instead ofskis and snowboards,neighborhood young-sters are riding garbagebins and shopping carts

down the hill.Diamond Street, however, has

no chair lifts to bring the thrill-seek-ersand more importantly, their stolen

gearback up the hill. That means thecarts and garbage cans are left aban-doned at the bottom of the hill in theheart of the neighborhood commercialdistrict.

I hate to sound like a NIMBY, butit adds to neighborhood blight, saidTomas Ramirez, who lives on DiamondStreet and has called Safeway numeroustimes to come get the shopping carts thathave stacked up on his block.

He also spoke of the potential dan-ger. The people riding the carts and gar-bage bins move fairly swiftly down thestreet. And of course there are no brakesor safety gear involved. It worries methat kids are doing that, Ramirez said.

His neighbors agree.

The shopping cart problem wors-ened after Safeway recently remodeledits Diamond Heights store and stockedit with a batch of new carts that werenot equipped with anti-theft devices. Itwasnt long before the neighborhooddaredevils caught on. The supermarketchain is now adding an electronic lock-ing system to each cart so they cant bemoved when theyre wheeled past theshopping center parking lot.

Our wish is always that peopledont steal the shopping carts, saidSafeway spokeswoman Jennifer Web-ber. A shopping cart costs between $100and $125 to replace.

The supermarket chain contractswith a retrieval company that trollsthe streets for abandoned carts andalso responds when there are specificcomplaints. Webber said she is hopefulthat once the carts are retrofitted with

the wheel-locking devices the cart theftwill subside.

Meanwhile, teens and young adultsalso have been co-opting Sunset Scaven-gers black, green and blue receptaclesto ride the hills, precariously balancing

Glen Park Carts Provide

Dangerous Thrill Rides

byRachelGordon

on the bins two wheels. Its not uncom-mon to see the abandoned garbage andrecycling cans overturned at the inter-section of Diamond and Chenery streetsor outside the BART station, their bot-toms scuffed from scraping the asphalt.They make a very loud rumbling noise

when theyre ridden; the whoops andhollers from the person theyre carrying

add to the amusement-park air.The cans cost between $32 and $45

each, depending on the size, and are theproperty of the garbage company. PaulGuisti, the garbage companys busi-ness manager, was surprised whenasked about the heavy bins being used

for human transport in Glen Park. Noones called us to complain, he said.

San Francisco Services

Abandoned Cars 553-9817

Building Inspection Info 558-6088

Bus Shelters (repair/clean) 882-4949District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty 554-6968

Garbage (oversized item pickup) 330-1300

Graffiti Hotline 28-CLEAN

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 ofNeighborhood Services www.sfgov.org/mons

Our annual Family Fun Fest is set forSaturday, May 13, from 11 a.m. to 3

p.m. It will be held atGlen Park on the lawnnear the RecreationBuilding and childrensplayground. This free

event is a great way to meet yourneighbors, have some fun and sharegood eats. There will be entertainment,games and our always-popular raffle.Proceeds from the raffle help fundchildrens activities at the RecreationCenter.

Anyone interested in being partof the entertainment, art projects,games, donating food, or sharing ideasfor the Fun Fest can contact me at

Glen Park Advisory Board

News: Family Fun Fest

byMiriamMoss

[email protected] Advisory Boards latest proj-

ect has been to purchase three 8-footbenches, which will be placed nearthe picnic area by the childrens play-ground. We are waiting for their arrivaland will then help with the installationby the Recreation and Park Department.When they are finally installed we hopeyou enjoy being able to sit in the park ona bench and relax, read a book or watchactivities in the park.

Miriam Moss is a member of the Glen

Park Advisory Board. For more infor-

mation about goings-on at the Park,

see Supervisor Bevan Duftys column

on page 4.

An abandoned shopping cart on Wilder Street Photo by Liz Mangelsdorf

Real Estate in Glen ParkThis popular column is on hiatus while columnist Bill Berry takes paternity leave.Glen Park resident and realtor Vince Beaudet has volunteered to take over, begin-ning with our next issue.

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There are new faces among the staffat the Glen Park branch library. Ourlongtime page Aurora resigned after

receiving a promotion

at her other job. Shehas been replaced byIleana. When the NoeValley branch finallyclosed for renovation,

Glen Park was assigned one of theirpages, as well as some time from theirlibrary assistant and childrens librarian.We welcome their help.

The proposed budget for the fiscalyear that starts July 1 includes additional

staff for the new Glen Park branch: ahalf-time librarian, the equivalent of1-1/2 library assistants and a half-timepage.

We are already are seeing the impactof Noe Valley s closure for the next two-plus years with increased reserves andsometimes saddened Noe Valley patronsas refugees. Renovating, seismic upgrad-ing and meeting ADA requirements inan historic building on a tight lot is ahuge, expensive challenge.

We were offered some of Noesmaterials, but had to regretfully declinebecause of our lack of space. However,we did agree to house Noes subscrip-tion to Value Line, which local investorsmay want to look at. We also have theMorningstar Guide and a subscriptionto the Wall Street Journal.

New Branch Progress

Since the tattered plastic and scaffold-ing came down, we can see what thesecond-floor exterior of our new branchlibrary looks like. We are reviewingplans from the Citys Bureau of Archi-tecture as we prepare to bid out workto create the interior of the library. Myboss and I are looking at such detailsas furniture, shelving and where toput outlets. (We dont want to movein and immediately start using exten-sion cords!) Our engineering staff is

looking over heating, ventilation andmechanical issues, and our informationtechnology staff is reviewing computerand data-related issues. We are on themove on all this at last! Furniture shouldbe ordered soon by the Friends of the

San Francisco Public Library.The Glen Park branchs eventual

closure will be brief, just long enoughto move ourselves and the collection

and unpack our stored materials.

Successful Fund-Raiser

Our February10 fund-raiser show-ing In the Shadow of the Stars, theAcademy Award-winning documentaryfilmed by Allie Light and Irving Saraf,was a big success. Several of the choris-ters featured in the film attended. Therealso were opera buffs, neighborhoodresidents, librarians and library sup-

porters among the about 200 peopleattending. Id like to offer a big thank-you to everyone who attended and thecommunity in general.

Many thanks to co-chair Bon-nie Willdorf, who secured the LickWilmerding High School theater andlibrary for the event, Kate Boyd andCliff Mayotte of the Lick staff, JosephSchuver of Destination Bakery, the SanFrancisco Opera company for theircooperation, the campaign committeeand super fund-raiser Marian Chatfield-Taylor of the Friends. The ticket salesand raffle raised $4,500. Thanks alsoto event sponsors Carlota Texidor delPortilla, Kieran Buckley of Don Bauerand Company, and Howard Reinsteinof Prudential California Realty.

Back at the current branch we arebusy ordering materials, checking mate-rials out and in, sending and receivingreserves, conducting story time, weed-ing materials, packing up materialsthat the current branch is too small toaccommodate, preparing for summerreading club, and doing the occasionalbit of reference work.

The library is also engaging in theEvery Child Ready to Read Programthat emphasizes how parents and care-givers can help prepare young childrenfor school and learning to read. Much ofwhat is suggested is not new, but what

is new is the research that shows howthese strategies work.

Sharon Dezurick is the Glen Park

branch librarian.

bySharon

Dezurick

Check It Out at the Library!

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Recently, Ive been approached sev-eral timesboth on and off dutyby

people who wish to bring to my atten-tion concerns theyhave regarding whatthey believe might beillegal activity in theneighborhood. Sometell me about houseswhere they think the

residents are engaged in narcoticssales or gang activity. Others reportcars suspiciously double parked while

occupants make a short visit to a certainhouse and then drive off. Still otherstell me of neighbors who appear to beengaged in commercial car repairs outof their homes, obviously without a per-mit and in violation of the law. Theseare vexing and potentially dangerousproblems for any neighborhood.

When I receive these complaints,I typically run a computer check ofthe address in question, as well as the

neighboring addresses, to review thehistory of requests for service receivedby the Police Department from con-cerned residents.

I always am surprised to discoverthat in Glen Park there are very fewcalls made by residents asking thepolice to take action to address thesecomplaints. Even more frustrating, themajority of calls we do receive indi-cate no 909police code for do notmeet with the citizen who called. Fora variety of reasons, people appear tobe reluctant to get involved. Even aftera serious event, such as the shootingwhich occurred on the 300 block ofArlington on Feb. 18, callers did notwant to go on record. This circumstanceusually leaves the officers few optionsfor enforcement.

Most of the reported violations aremisdemeanors or infractions, whichrequire that complainants make a

statement and possibly sign a privatepersons arrest form, popularly calleda citizens arrest. Many, such as anoise complaint, require two indepen-dent complainants. The opportunityto speak with a complainant providesthe officers reasonable suspicion toinvestigate further, hopefully establishprobable cause and, if appropriate, takeaction. A continuing history of infrac-tions, citations or arrests of the violators

can lead to a higher level of prosecutionby the district attorney as well as qual-ity-of-life enforcement action by thecity attorney.

I have found that many neighborsshare the same concerns but, due to the

nature of modern urban life, might notknow their neighbors and dont want

to stand alone in defiance of the viola-tors. If people were aware others felt asthey do and would like to see somethingdone, they might be more inclined to goon record with their complaint. Startinga neighborhood watch is an excellentway for a small group of neighborsto get to know each other and addressthe safety concerns in their immediatearea.

San Francisco Safe, Inc. (673-

7233) is an excellent organizationthat can help your block establish aneighborhood watch and assist thePolice Department in addressing theseproblems. At any given time in SanFrancisco, approximately 200300 offi-cers are on patrol in a city of 750,000residents whose population swells tomore than 1 million during the day.We need proactive citizens to assist usby being our eyes and ears and provid-

ing the information we need to identifyviolators and to take enforcement actionwhere appropriate.

In addition, if you have informa-tion regarding a serious crime but fearretribution if identified, you can callthe Ingleside Station anonymous tipline at 587-8984. This line allows youthe opportunity to pass along detailedinformation without fear of jeopardiz-ing your identity.

Get involved in making Glen Parka safer neighborhood.

Officer Mike Walsh is assigned to the

Ingleside Police District and lives in

Glen Park. He can be contacted by

e-mail at [email protected].

bySFPDOfficerMichaelWalsh

On Patrol in Glen Park

Ever wonder who lived here beforeeverything was built up? Just whoJoost was? Who built the SunnysideConservatory?

The answers to those and a host

of other questions were found at theSunnyside History Fair and SunnysideElementary Schoolreunion on Feb. 11.It was organized andaided by the SunnysideNeighborhood Associa-tion, whose president is

our own Ric Lpez of ModernPast andRed Rock fame. Ric grew up in Sun-nyside, went to Sunnyside Elementaryand still lives there.

The fair drew hundreds of neigh-bors, historians and former residentsto the lovely Sunnyside School audi-torium. Arrayed around the room werehundreds of photos of the area from the1800s to today. The Sunnyside HistoryProject, the Western NeighborhoodsProject, the schools own PTA and St.Finn Barr hosted tables. A Sunnysideoral history project signed up those withlong memories to share their stories.

Sunnyside has a long and interest-ing history. Originally lands used by theOhlone Indians, Sunnyside was part ofa land grant given to Jos de Jesus Noeand was part of the San Miguel Rancho.It was sold in the 1860s.

German-born Behrend Joost put hismoney into real estatea few acres ofa rural hillside used as pasture on thewestern edge of Glen Canyon. His planwas to build the citys first interurban

streetcar line and then sell lots in thearea near the lines.

In 1891 Joosts Sunny Side LandCompany filed its official survey andplat map with the City. The San Fran-cisco and San Mateo Railway opened

on April 27, 1892 and ran right past it.It was bounded by Adolph Sutros forestto the west, the city jail to the south andGlen Canyon to the north.

In the early 1900s W.A. Merralls

built the Sunnyside Conservatory. It hasbeen everything from a exotic plant teagarden to an experimental tuberculosissanitarium to a city park. A neighbor-hood group is working to refurbish it.

Joosts lots sold slowly through theearly 1900s. But after the 1906 earth-quake and fire, housing shortages gavethe area a boost. The Sunnyside Schoolwas built and a new streetcar line, the10 Sunnyside, quickly turned it into abustling area. Areas around Sunnysidealso were built up. In the late 1910s andearly 1920s Sutros forest was cut downand became Westwood Park and West-wood Highlands. The Citys InglesideJail was replaced by City College.

As a real estate brochure of the timesaid, You can live in beautiful, healthy,convenient Sunnyside in the center ofSan Francisco and get to your workdowntown quicker than can a million-aire in Pacific Heights.

With the placement of highways280 and 101, its as true today as itwas in 1909.

Much of the history in this article is

drawn from a pamphlet by the Sunny-

side History Association titledA BriefLook at Sunny Side and the Sunnysideportion of the Western Neighborhoods

Project Web site.

Sunnyside resources:The Western Neighborhoods Project

www.outsidelands.org

Sunnyside History Project

www.snasf.org

byElizabeth

Weise

Sunnyside History Fair

Sunnyside Plat Map courtesy of The Western Neighborhoods Project

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Quality Care,Close to Home

Women & Chidrens Services

at St. Lukes

Our familycaring for yours

In Glen Canyon Park

Spring is already here in the Canyon.The grassy slopes are green and the

willows along thecreek are beginningto turn into pussywillows. The owls arenesting, the red-tailedhawks are flying and

the hummingbirds are busy.Early shrubs such as the pink

flowering currant and osoberry are infull bloom. One patch of shooting starshas already finished blooming. Here

and there a single columbine flower oriris blossom shows promise of more tocome.

The osoberry has small whiteflowers. Each bush is either a pollen-bearing male or a fruit-bearing female.Perhaps it is called osoberry becausethe early Spanish found bears (oso) eat-ing the berries. Osoberry grows reallywell in the canyon along the trails andon the rocky hillsides. It seems they

would be an attractive small shrub fora garden although I havent seen themin a nursery, not even one devoted tonative plants. Is there a reason why theyarent more popular?

The pink flowering currant has beenintroduced to the canyon. It is believedthat since it is a native of coastal streamareas it must have been here at sometime in the past. Many of them havebeen planted by Friends of Glen Canyonvolunteers and the Natural Area garden-ers. You can see them as you walk alongthe trails. Two large shrubs are in thefenced area near the Silvertree build-

ing. Others can be seen as you walkthe trails back beyond Silvertree. In

the early Spring, late January or earlyFebruary, the clusters of pink flowershang from bare branches. Green leavessoon appear. The fragrant leaves remainthrough the summer and into the fallif the currant happens to be in a shadyspot. The hanging clusters of currantschange from green to black and providefood for birds during the winter. Thepink flowering currant is an easy shrubto grow. It makes an attractive addition

to a garden.Friends of Glen Canyon Park have

had some very successful work parties.In 2005 we put in over 375 volunteerwork hours in the canyon. And 2006started off with a bang when 17 volun-teers from the organization called OneBrick came to help us. They helpedplant over 300 native plants during ourJanuary work party.

The February work party was also

successful, with 12 volunteers and threeNatural Area gardeners removing inva-sive cape ivy from the willows. Cape ivy,a native of South Africa, was introducedto the United States as a houseplant. Itis no problem in cold climates but thecoastal region of San Francisco has a mildclimate that allows it to run rampant.

Be sure to check the CommunityCalendar for upcoming events in theCanyon. Come with us to enjoy a springwork morning; walk to check out thebirds, insects and native flowers or justrelax with a cup of coffee and a stackof pancakes.

byJean

Conner

Pink Flowering Currant

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Digging the Dirt:News from the Garden Club

byCarol

Maerzke

Only in San Francisco can youfind a native plant garden tour that

highlights designergardens along withgardens at a grocerystore, a school, a club-house, a museum anda fire station. Plus allthose front- and back-

yard gardens.The Glen Park, Miraloma and Mt.

Davidson areas are hosts to the most

gardens in this years Mothers Day

Native Plant Garden Tour, which is

free of charge. Private homes and pub-

lic gardens will be open for the tour on

Mothers Day, May 14, from 10 a.m.2

p.m. No registration is required.

On this years tour you can visit a

garden designed by Alrie Middlebrook

of Middlebrook Gardens that reflects

a variety of California habitats, fromcoastal meadow to redwood forest. Or

you can walk through a cliffside gar-

den based on native plants from Glen

Canyon, Mt. Davidson and San Bruno

Mountain. Or a low-maintenance garden

at the Miraloma firehouse with a few

non-natives mixed in for variety.

Organized by the Yerba Buena

Chapter of the California Native Plant

Society (CNPS), this years tour dra-

matizes the beauty of native plants in

an urban setting. It shows how gardens

with low water and maintenance require-

ments attract birds, butterflies and bees.

And it also points out just which native

plants thrive in this environment.The tour includes the demonstra-

tion garden at the Presidio Native Plant

Nursery and its A-to-Z lineup of potted

native plants. Visitors will find labels on

plants in many of the gardens plus plant

lists, book lists and how-to articles.

For a beginning list of gardens

featured on this free, self-guided tour,

visit the CNPS Web site, www.cnps-

yerbabuena.org/gardentour.html. This

Web site will be adding new sitesthrough April, so you are welcome to

contact Jeanne Halpern, tour coordina-

tor, at 841-1254 or [email protected] to recommend othernative plant locations in San Fran-

Glen Park Featured in 2006

Mothers Day Garden Tour

byJeanneHalpern

Native plants shine in Glen Park Photo by Margo Bors

With the lovely warm weather we expe-

rienced early in the year came a severe

case of spring fever. The only cure that

seemed logical was just to give in to it

and make a trip to the closest nursery.

After planting my newly acquired

yellow and red primroses, pansies, red

lettuce and herbs I am feeling much

better. My garden is small with lots of

pots, but there are always bare spots to

be filled with color. It is fun to combineherbs and vegetables

with the flowers for

interesting textures.

Some of the pots were

root-bound so they had

to be completely redone

with fresh soil. Placing paper over the

holes in the pot keeps the soil from escap-

ing and allows water to drain. My herb

garden lives in a pot with two kinds of

thyme, lemon balm and oregano addedto the chives and rosemary. I found that

the secret to successful pot gardening is

slow-release fertilizer pellets

If you would like a treat for indoor

gardening, try orchids. Jeff Britt, our

resident orchid specialist, has suggested

some types that are easiest to grow. These

include lady slipper (paphiopedilum),

moth orchid (phalaenopsis), dendrobium

orchid (phalaenopsis) and jewell orchid

(ludisia discolor). They need at least

three hours a day of sunlight througha sheer curtain, water every 710 days,

fertilizer every third watering, and they

like to have African violets for company.

Cymbidium orchids grow outdoors and

need sun to bloom.

Most of us here in Glen Park are

avid recyclers. It was amazing to find

out at a garden club meeting that there

is a wood recycler in our neighborhood.

Mark Madsen of Woodpile Artworks

uses trees destined for landfill to pro-duce beautiful wood products such as

salad bowls, vases, lamps and whim-

sical art. These wonderful pieces are

created in his studio with a lathe

Now that spring is almost here, the

mini-daffodils that have naturalized

in my garden are nodding cheerfully.

If you did not get around to planting

bulbs in the fall you can purchase plants

already in bud to set out for instant

gratification. Summer-blooming bulbsto plant now in Glen Park are gladiola,

wood poppy, shooting star and trillium,

as well as dahlia tubers. Other plants

to purchase are rhododendron, azalea,

hellebores and clivia.

When spring fever attacks you, try

my cure. It works every time!

Carol Maerzke is a member of the Glen

Park Garden Club

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A MARKET BY AUGUST 1?CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

ture, flooring, refrigeration, plumbing,kitchen equipment requirements, firecodes, venting, mechanical roof equip-ment, signage, seating, wheelchairaccess. Its really just unimaginable

how complicated this particular projecthas been, Tarlov says.

The bottom line, simply put, is thatbecause this mixed-use project involvesthree completely different types ofpropertythe market, the library andresidencesthere are a lot more permit-ting requirements for each step of theconstruction process.

Parking Improvements

Parking is another issue that has beena huge challenge for the project. Eachnew apartment will have one assignedparking space, but there wont be on-siteparking for market or library patrons.City officials have been working onnew initiatives they hope will ease prob-lems associated with the lack of on-siteparking. The Department of Parkingand Traffic will extend the residentialpermit parking zone along designated

streets in the area. DPT also plans newparking meters on Bosworth and othernearby streets to promote turnover ofparking spaces.

Meanwhile, the waiting game con-tinues, and District 8 Supervisor BevanDufty has been keeping a close eye onthe project. He says that even though thedelays and complaints were completelybeyond his control, It has been a laborof love for most of the people involvedand he is very pleased with the projectas a whole: Get ready, its going to begreat!

The Tarlovs are now waiting forbids to build out the grocery store,a critical key to the whole financialpuzzle, Richard says. They are alsosetting up an advisory group that willconsist of people from Glen Park andsurrounding neighborhoods in hopes oftruly incorporating the ideas and needsof local residents. In many respects

Richard and Janet Tarlov have takenfull advantage of all the delays. They arepolishing up their recipe files, perfect-ing benefits programs for employees,fine-tuning equipment specifications,all the while spending time with theirtwo young children.

The Tarlovs welcome questions,suggestions and feedback about theirnew market, at [email protected].

Ashley Hathaway is a freelancewriter and video/television pro-ducer. She and her husband movedto Glen Park from the Inner Sunsetlast fall. She can be reached [email protected].

the Oakville Grocery chain with storesin the Napa Valley, Healdsburg, PaloAlto and San Francisco, started their

own food-industry consulting businessin 2000. It was then that they decidedthey wanted to open their own market.

During a year-long process ofcrafting a business plan to raise moneyfor their own store, they were hired asconsultants for Bi-Rite market on 18thStreet in the Mission District. Theirrelationship with Bi-Rite soon evolvedinto a business partnership, and plansbegan to build another Bi-Rite market

in Glen Park. This was well before thepermit process had even begun for theformer Diamond Super space.

As the Tarlovs and the Bi-Riteteam began to work with the existingdeveloper on designs and permits forthe store, the project was sold to anotherdeveloper, Kieran Buckley. So theyreignited the project with him. As theproject progressed, many changes weremade to the original market plan, which

in the end did not suit the owners of Bi-Rite. They pulled out but encouragedthe Tarlovs to proceed. Then began theTarlovs arduous process of obtainingfinancinga far more difficult task fortwo individuals without the backing ofan existing grocery business.

With Bi-Rite out of the picture, thegrocery store project became a muchlarger undertaking. The Tarlovs broughtin silent partners to help with financialbacking, but remain in charge of day-to-day operations.

Countless Complications

So why is it taking so long to build thenew Canyon Market and the rest of themixed-use development?

The scheduled completion date ofthe building has been delayed multipletimes, pushed back by such obstacles asuncooperative weather and legal chal-lenges. Now, according to Chris Foley,

the developers representative, construc-tion of the building will be finished byApril 1 this year. The Tarlovs plan tohave the market open by August 1.

Despite the projects complexity,says Foley, it has been a lot of fun.

Tarlov describes the market as oneof the most complicated public spaces tobuild anywhere, citing complexities ofhealth-code requirements and other per-mitting issues. Because the market will

involve both public contact with fooditems such as an open cheese case, anda prepared-foods section with a fullyfunctioning kitchen, hundreds of detailsmust be worked out and built to code:things like basic building infrastruc-

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the carriage was parked at an angle

from the narrow alley. It does have itsoriginal glass doors, found in the base-ment. A couple of spaces down is yetanother carriage house, whose ancientgray wooden doors once served also tokeep cows in the big yard.

Residents Pitch In

I encouraged neighbors to begin to gar-nish the streeta tree here, some flow-ers there. It wasnt long before Ohlone

Way began to spruce up, so to speak.The City Streets Department and evena PG&E contractor were persuaded tocontribute some paving and river rockstones to cover the muddy bits. Wediscovered some remarkable exist-ing plant life and added some. Wildroses and bougainvillea now arch overinto the Way from neighbors yards. Onthe corner lot at Sussex towers a mas-sive, very old hemlock tree, a Sierra

native. It and other conifers shelter theupper north end, dry all yearhospi-table to cactus, aloe and some lilies.Southward, ambulators find a vener-able walnut, Monterey pines, a youngspruce, elegant datura plants, a Cali-fornia buckeye, two avocado trees, ascraggly fig, a yellow willow, a corklive oak, red and yellow native plums,and healthy rows of blackberries (thelatter two yielding delectable summerfruits).

Jill Potter, a gardener on OhloneWay, took it upon herself to add abun-dant flowering shrubs, vines, grassand care. Wise neighbors have addedto what became in 2004, in replica atthe Cow Palace Home and GardenShow of 2004, a gold medal winner:The Extreme Eclectic Garden. Real-tors flyers now refer to Ohlone Wayas the lane, a property enhance-ment; visitors have been known to

walk themselves and their dogs here,remarking on this little paradise,welcome compliments to Glen Park.

In addition to Ohlone, Glen Park sways include Penny Lane and PoppyLane off Diamond Street.

Dolan Eargle writes neighborhoodobservations for the Glen Park News.He is happy to update one of his col-

umns from last year: Our mockingbird

came back February 18, with songs in

his heart.

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As adults, we tend to see San Franciscoas a city of streets and buildings. Butfor children, especially children back inthe days when they could roam freely,

the city was equallya wild space. And fora boy born in 1927 inSan Francisco, the cityitself was a doorway tothe wonders of the natu-

ral world. That was the case for RayBandar, a long-time field associate atthe California Academy of Sciences

who has enriched its collections sincethe 1930s. For Bandar, the city was hisplayground and Glen Park an importantpart of its wildscape.

I grew up with the de Young,the Steinhart Aquarium, the Califor-nia Academy of Sciences, ChildrensPlayground, all of Golden Gate Parkand Glen Canyon, he says. I used tobike down to body surf at Kelly Cove atthe north end of Ocean Beach. I swam

at Sutro Baths and Fleishacker Pool.Bandar went to Frank McCoppin

Elementary School, then RooseveltJunior High. After school hed go toGlen Canyon and explore for smallreptiles and amphibians. He remembers

that some of the things hed find weregarter snakes, alligator lizards, fencelizards, arboreal and slender salaman-ders and tree frogsthe last are aboutan inch long, and the disks on theirtoes allow them to climb straight up ordown. Some of the local amphibianshe collected as a boy were donated tothe Steinhart Aquarium and a plaquethere in the swamp area bore his name.Bandars nickname among the kids wasReptile Boy.

When he went to George Washing-

ton High School, Bandar was stronglyencouraged as a biology student. Hebrought in the creatures he found andlater released them back where hedcaught them. There was also time onSaturdays for art classes at the Califor-nia School of Fine Arts and art scholar-ships there. In the early 1940s, he spentSaturday mornings making puppets andparticipating in puppet shows at the deYoung Museum.

He loved the natural world for itsbeautiful as well as its diversity. TheGlen Canyon he remembers from hisboyhood explorations was mostlygrassy, and very dry in summer, espe-cially on the east side. Where the School

of the Arts now stands there was a golfdriving range. There were often horsesgrazing on the hillside. Along the creekthere were trees. Usually hawks wereflying overhead, sparrow hawks andred-tails. It was a quiet place.

In 1945, with World War II stillraging, Bandar graduated at the age of17 and enrolled in City College. Soonhe turned 18, which made him eligiblefor the draft. The Army allowed him tofinish the semester and by then the warhad ended. He was sent first to Ft. Lewisin western Washington State, where hecould explore beautiful rainforest coun-try when he was off duty. From there he

went to Ft. Ord, then served as coxswainon two landing craft in Morro Bay. Offduty he got to know the central coastbeaches and the wildlife that frequentedthem. He feels he was pretty lucky.

Out of the Army and on the GIBill, Bandar enrolled in the Academyof Advertising Art (now Academy ofArt University); he transferred to theCalifornia College of Arts and Craftsto study drawing, painting and lithogra-

phy. His lithographs have earned a gooddeal of recognition but he has no plansto show them; he says his wife Alkmeneis the successful artist in the family.

Still needing a day job, Bandarworked in construction. Urged by his

School of the Arts (SOTA), SanFranciscos acclaimedpublic arts high school,offers young artists anintensive education intheir fields while alsoproviding high-qualitystudent entertainment in

Glen Parks backyard (see Community

Calendar).SOTA is located at the formerMcAteer High School site, at Portolaand OShaughnessy. Long-term plansare to move to a historic school districtbuilding near the symphony, ballet,opera and museums, after a majorrenovation. But that requires a capitalcampaign, which is in the planningstages, and SOTA will be at its currentlocation for several years.

The school admits students by audi-tion or judging in their specific artisticdiscipline. SOTA was conceived in the1980s as a regional arts high school,and admits a percentage of students

who live outside the city, as well asfrom San Francisco public and privateschools. It is a prestigious destinationschool even in high-income Bay Areasuburbs for students who are able topass the auditions.

The school offers top-qualityinstruction in instrumental music, vocal,visual arts, theater arts, creative writing,

dance, theater technology, piano andmedia arts. Students study academicsubjects in the morning and focus ontheir arts discipline in the afternoon.

This year, a second, small publichigh school opened on the McAteercampus. The new Academy of Arts &Sciences focuses on graphic arts andtechnology. The Academy opened withabout 80 ninth-grade students and willexpand year by year to 12 grades.

SOTAs high-quality performancesare open to the public, and some sell outin advance. Ticket prices vary (but are rea-sonable). For tickets and information visitwww.sfsota-ptsa.org or call 695-5720.

Ray Bandar Grew Up in Park

byJane

Radcliffe

Photo courtesy of the Bandar family

parents to find something permanent;he decided on biology set about earn-ing a teaching credential from SanFrancisco State. While he was still agraduate student, there was an openingat the California Academy of Sciencesfor someone to supervise teenagers inafter-school and weekend classes andon field trips.

After college he took a job at Fre-mont High School, where for 32 yearshe taught human anatomy, physiologyand biology. The Academy of Scienceskept him on as a field associate (hispresent title there), paying expenses onmany trips to collect specimens for the

departments of Invertebrates Zoology,Ornithology/Mammology, Herpetol-ogy and Entomology. A new species ofinsect he collected on an island in theSea of Cortez is named after him.

In Spring 2002, California Wildmagazine devoted space to Bandarsvolunteer work responding to callsboth from the Marine Mammal Strand-ing Network and the National ParkService. Said the editor, Ray Bones

Bandar, an associate of the CaliforniaAcademy of Sciences, has spent his lifegathering skulls and has accumulatedwhat must be among the largest col-lection in the world, without spending

SOTA: A Regional Arts-

Education Gem Rightin the Neighborhood

byCarolineGrannan

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Neighborhood residents who foundthemselves on the 700 block of Chen-ery Street around January 22 had causeto wonder just who Kincy Clark mightbe, and where hed been.

Thats because the neighbors hadbanded together to deckthe entire block in yel-low ribbons and a ban-ner to welcome homesomeone whod barelygotten to live in GlenPark at all.

Kincy Clark, a high-tech worker andWatsonville native, had just bought ahouse on Chenery with his wife Graceand their one-year-old daughter whenhe was notified that his Army NationalGuard unit was being called up for an18-month tour of duty.

The couple barely had time to movein before Clark was deployed with the1-184 Infantry Battalion to Iraq in 2004,as commander of an infantry companybased in Dublin in the East Bay.

He departed that August and spentsix months training in Texas, with a briefvisit home for the birth of the couplesson in November and then a two-week

leave at Christmas just before headingto Iraq.

Clark was initially stationed in theInternational Zone (formerly knownas the Green Zone) in Baghdad. Hiscompany was responsible for security,

entry control and patrol of the area inand around the International Zone. Laterhe was stationed at Camp Victory nearthe Baghdad International Airport.

During his absence, many in theneighborhood got to know Grace well,as she went about her daily tasks withtwo-year-old Vittoria in a stroller andbaby Sanders in a backpack. Deter-mined to use as little gasoline as pos-sible for environmental reasons, Gracewalks almost everywhere, including upto Safeway on Diamond Heights, withboth children in tow.

Clark described his return this yearas pretty anti-climatic, compared tosome of the more hectic greetings othershave received. My wife and I bundledinto a cab from SFO and blearily walkedup the stairs to be greeted by two wail-ing kids (ours) and a nervously smilingaunt who had been watching them.But no matter, it was great to be homeagain.

The next morning, however, he saidthe greeting-level picked up a notchwhen he caught sight of the ribbons andbanner.

That and a welcome-home party

at the Rec Center in the park in Feb-ruarywhere over 100 friends andrelatives welcomed him back to civil-ian lifehave help eased the transition,which Clark says was painless and isnow totally complete.

Glen Park ResidentHome at Last

byElizabeth

Weise

Welcome Home banner spans Chenery Street Photo by Phil Limric

With the closing of the Dr. Video storeat 2810 Diamond St. lastyear, Glen Parks busi-ness district now hasone more empty store-front. We asked somelocal residents what

theyd most like to see in that space.

Well, we want a grocery store, butthats coming. Actually, is it coming?Other than that, a really good sand-wich shop, or another good, casualrestaurant.-Sarah Fuchs and Dan Moskowitz,Chenery Street

Another video store wouldnt be sobad, actually. Something small andindependent. Or maybe a little diner.Actually, I think it would be really coolif it could be a small movie theater.-Nate Choisser, Monterey Boulevard

Candi: Id like to see more restaurants.

A sit-down place.Matt: But what this place really needsis a grocery store. A Tesco. Its a U.K.grocery store chain that serves urbanareas really well. Theyre expandingto the West Coast in 2007.

Glen Park News asks:

What kind of business

would you like to see inthe old Dr. Video Space?

a cent on commercial acquisitions. He

heard his calling over 50 years ago Many of his finds are featured in a cur-rent exhibit at the Academy.

The skulls exhibit still has a largepresence on the Academys Web site,www.calacademy.org/exhibits/skulls.

In many ways our city today is verydifferent form the one Ray grew up in;yet maybe, in a city that cares for its wild-

life, a boy can still go far; lets hope so.

Jane Radcliffe is a retired college

teacher who has lived in Glen Park

since 1970. She interviewed Ray Bandar

in his Miraloma Park home.

BANDAR

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byAmy

Traverso

Candi: Anything but a dollar store.-Candi Strecker and Matt Householder,Excelsior

Id just like to see another Dr. Video.They were nice people. I liked them alot.-Greg Adams, Foerster Street

Debra: What about a gift boutique? Ora card shop.Robert: Or a florist. Yeah, thatd benice.Debra: Some place that sells statio-nery.Robert: Yeah, a card and floristshop.-Robert Sissac and friend Debra (notpictured), Chenery Street

You know what they need? A Star-

bucks. Im not kidding. Its fast andthey stay open late. Here, they close atsix. I get out of work at seven and I cantget any coffee.-Antonio Jerez, Critter Fritters

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The Police Departments InglesideStation sends daily e-mail reports ofincidents within their district, which

includes Glen Park. To receive thesereports, e-mail a request to [email protected].

Crimes in our neighborhood are lowcompared with other areas covered byIngleside officers, who also protectthe outer Mission and the Sunnydale

and Alemany housingprojects, among otherneighborhoods. Butwe began 2006 with an

uncharacteristic pair ofknife-point robberies onChenery Street. The first occurred at 9pm Wednesday, January11 at the cor-ner of Diamond Street. The followingSunday at 7:15 pm, patrons in the laun-dromat up the street near Castro wererobbed. Officer Mike Walsh checked thereports and said these robberies appearto be connected. While the suspectsdescriptions varied slightly, both worea parka with a fur-trimmed hood. A sec-ond suspect joined in the first robbery.

There was also an 8 pm strong-armrobbery by three suspects on Fridaythe13th on Chenery north of Fair-mount Street. On Wednesday January18 a purse snatch was reported at 10:25 am. On March 1, shortly after 9 pm,three thugs accosted a man working ona laptop in his car at Wilder and Arling-ton, beat him on the head and stole thecomputer.

Not all the robbers get away. Justafter midnight on Saturday February11, two suspects standing next to a vanap

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