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Glen Park Businesses Reopen at a Trickle FALL 2020 VOLUME 38, NO. 3 Glen Park Businesses Reopen at a Trickle f Glen Park residents are looking a Facials or treatments that require booked until the end of September, Manicure and pedicure services are little less unkempt these days, we can clients to remove their masks aren’t despite limited hours, via their on-line available now, too. Glen Park Nails, I thank the local hair and nail salons permitted yet, although Carvalho reservation service. But, she noted, at 74 Wilder St., has room for four that have reopened—in a pandemic- does offer “virtual facials” via Zoom. “We always welcome texting if some- socially distanced customers at a time, conscious way—since the But other services are available in by one can’t find a time slot. We do our and is open seven days a week, accord- City eased its rules for Gail person—and in demand, Carvalho best to accommodate.” Check the web- ing to manager Kerry Van. All the Bensinger hands-on businesses in said. By opening day, they were fully site at ponoboutique.com. previous employees are back, she said. mid-September. “We’re doing the best we can. People “My day went really don’t know we’re open.” well. I was nervous at first but my Most other hair and mani-pedi salons clients were so happy to see me, so it’s are open, too. Masks for customers and great to be back,” Marian Dalere, owner employees are required, of course. Park of Dalere’s Beauty Salon, said about her Salon, at 669 Chenery St., has socially first day open after a six-month-long distanced stations for three customers closure to comply with local and state at a time. In the row of beauty busi- Covid-19 rules. “I’m taking one client nesses on Diamond Street across from at a time, and more time is needed to the BART station, Mina Spa celebrated sanitize the salon after a client leaves, so its opening with an array of balloons my day was really long.” at the door. At the end of the block, Dalere is the second-generation owner Dior’s Hair Salon and Sunshine Nail of the 52-year-old salon, at 660 Chenery Salon were both ready for customers. St., Glen Park’s oldest business. She said Other businesses have made corona- she was booked solid for the first weeks virus accommodations. Tekka House after the Sept. 14 opening with “shaggy sushi restaurant has a new street parklet and in-need-of-hair-color clients.” Slots in front of its home at 678 Chenery in her schedule are available by appoint- St., as does Glen Park Station at 2816 ment only—no drop-ins, and clients Diamond St. and La Corneta Taqueria must wear masks. Still, she noted, “I’m next door. Tyger’s, the convivial break- glad to be moving forward.” fast-and-lunch cafe at 2798 Diamond At Pono, a skincare and waxing spa St., has tables on the sidewalk along at 2860 Diamond St., a one-client-at-a- both the Chenery Street and Diamond time rule also is in place. Owner Debra Street sides, air quality permitting. Carvalho and her two assistants suit up With good health on everyone’s mind, in masks, face shields and gloves, and Dr. Kylie Rowe has taken over the check clients’ temperatures. Stations are space vacated by Little Artistas at 667 cleaned thoroughly between appoint- Chenery St., to open Living Healthy ments using disinfectants and a UV Physical Therapy. Rowe, a native of light wand for extra sanitation. Pono owner Debra Carvalho prepares for a client. Photo by Marcello Waqued CONTINUED ON PAGE 20 GLEN PARK Mask Crusaders Come to the Rescue ASSOCIATION e’re in a major health Her answer was to get masks into the Now, many months into a pandemic QUARTERLY MEETING emergency, and neigh- hands of hospitals and health facilities that has claimed more than 200,000 “Wbors looked around as soon as possible. American lives, the saying is as relevant Thursday Oct. 22, 7 p.m. and asked, ‘How can I get involved, Lasselle, who has lived on Laidley as ever. how can I help my com- Street since 1987, is a charter member Lasselle collects about 175 to 200 Via Zoom by munity?’” Joan Lasselle of It Takes a Village, a nonprofit that masks a week, all of them sewn by Glen Murray wondered. “How can credits its name to an African proverb Find the Zoom link at: Schneider Park residents, for hospitals and medi- I support those people prompting an entire community to glenparkassociation.org cal facility first-responders throughout most vulnerable, the interact with children so each can grow the region. Her 10 Glen Park mask- people not well served?” in a safe and healthy environment. CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 A NEW NORMAL ~ PG. 4 GYM'S FIGHT TO REOPEN ~ PG. 12 MUSIC FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS ~ PG. 14 2 Glen Park News | Fall 2020 GLEN PARK S GLEN PARK ASSOCIATION S ou may have noticed the new ing, or retail pickup.” Having access to ment in construction and insurance. NEWS platform constructed in the outdoor seating is especially crucial for He looks forward to serving sushi and The Glen Park News is pub- Y parking lane outside Tekka bars and restaurants, with eating and ramen to neighbors in the new outdoor House, at 678 Chenery St. just east drinking indoors banned or limited space soon. lished quarterly by the Glen of Diamond. Or maybe you’ve visited by order of the Department of Public Next I visited the Glen Park Station Park Association. Signed Valencia Street in the Health. To date, 89 applications have bar, whose Shared Spaces permit has articles are the opinions of by also been approved. The outdoor drink- Hilary Mission, where several been approved in District 8, which ing space opened in late September, the authors and not neces- Schiraldi blocks are car-free and includes Glen Park. sarily those of the Glen Park open for dining in the Here in Glen Park on the last week- and I’m looking forward to enjoying a Association. evenings. Both are cour- end in August, Tekka House had started spicy michelada outside on Diamond tesy of San Francisco’s Shared Spaces building its outdoor dining space on Street in the coming weeks. Editor-in-Chief Rachel Gordon program, which helps businesses oper- Chenery Street. I spoke with owner You can learn more about the ate safely during the Covid-19 pan- Andrew Chen, who hopes an invit- Shared Streets program on its website: Deputy Editor Gail Bensinger demic. ing outdoor space will coax neighbors sf.gov/use-sidewalk-or-parking-lane- A Shared Spaces permit is free, and outside and promote foot traffic for your-business. S Copy Editor Denis Wade allows shops, services, and restaurants all the merchants. He is grateful that “to use the sidewalk or parking lane for the program has no permit fee, but Hilary Schiraldi is vice president of the Art Director Liz Mangelsdorf business operations, like seating, din- noted that the business made an invest- Glen Park Association. Calendar Editor Caroline Mangelsdorf S NEWS FROM CITY HALL S Online Editor Elizabeth Weise reetings Glen Park! trail improvements on the Advertising Manager Nora Dowley More than half a year Glen Park Greenway, George Ginto the pandemic, Christopher Park improve- Distribution Manager with wildfires raging across ments, and support for the Murray Schneider the state, in the midst of a Diamond Heights Boulevard national upris- Median Project. by Reporters ing against Supporting Our Small Rafael systemic rac- Businesses: In recent months Gail Bensinger Mandelman Ashley Hathaway ism and police my office has worked closely Michael Rice violence, and with merchant associations, Kylie E. Rowe rapidly approaching the most small businesses, neighbors Murray Schneider consequential election of our and City staff to assist busi- Bonnee Waldstein lifetimes, we live in “interest- nesses interested in partici- Columnists ing times.” I hope that you pating in the Shared Spaces Marc Dickow and your family are healthy, program. The program Betsy Eddy and that we all get the chance allows our local merchants Kay Hamilton Estey to see each other in person in to safely offer outdoor din- Eric Kammerud the not-too-distant future. ing and retail by making use Rafael Mandelman My office in City Hall of sidewalks, parking spaces Kate Patterson remains closed to the public as and street closures.While Evelyn Rose we continue to shelter in place, indoor dining remains lim- but we are available by email ited throughout the city, busi- Photographers at [email protected]. nesses throughout District 8 Betsy Eddy Most Fridays at 2 p.m., I host have been able to reopen by Murray Schneider an informal Zoom update/ expanding onto sidewalks Bonnee Waldstein conversation and Q&A with a and into parking spaces, with Michael Waldstein special guest. Join us to share Supervisor Mandelman speaks to small business groups pro- businesses on 18th Street in testing at City Hall. Photo Courtesy of Jeanne Eriksen Marcello Waqued your questions or concerns the Castro and Valencia Street and receive news from my in the Mission joining forces office. Email [email protected] for to respond to people in mental to organize street closures. To support 2912 Diamond St. #407 more information. health crisis on our streets and a safe reopening, my office continues to San Francisco, CA 94131 Investing in the Needs of District divert 21,000 calls for service that aid businesses applying to the Shared [email protected] 8: Covid-19 has had a huge economic would otherwise go to SFPD.
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