Simon

Author's details

Name: Simon Thorpe
Date registered: December 19, 2011
URL: http://portolaplanet.com

Biography

Simon has only lived in the Portola since late 2011. He moved here with his his wife and two boys looking for a place to settle their new family. After a few months he realized he could put his technical skills to use in creating this blog and as such runs the technical aspects of Portola Planet as well as contributing some articles.

Latest posts

  1. Changing Seasons in McLaren Park — November 21, 2012
  2. Portola housing market update — November 20, 2012
  3. Halloween Party in the Portola — October 8, 2012
  4. Alta Vista School opens in the Portola — October 7, 2012
  5. Mysterious fungi in the Portola — September 28, 2012

Most commented posts

  1. Four Barrel soon to open location in the Portola! — 13 comments
  2. 275 goats invade University Mound Reservoir — 5 comments
  3. SOLD! Who bought 460 Hamilton Street? — 4 comments
  4. EODTR eats at the Pizza Joint — 4 comments
  5. SOLD! Another classic Portola property to undergo renovation — 4 comments

Author's posts listings

Nov 21

Changing Seasons in McLaren Park

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Parks and Recreation, Plants and Gardening

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Wow, November is the month of neighborhood contributors to the Portola Planet. Stuart Gaffney has just sent us a superb write up of the changing of the seasons in McLaren Park. He even whipped out his camera for some snaps. Thanks Stuart! In the summer, we love walking in McLaren Park to enjoy the green …

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Nov 20

Portola housing market update

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Real Estate

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This month we’ve been contacted by a new Portola citizen. Realtor Helena Zaludova. She has spent the last year doing a lot of research into the statistics of the housing market in our neighborhood. So much so, she ended up buy a house here! Welcome to the Portola Helena. Her research found such positive news …

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Oct 08

Halloween Party in the Portola

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Events, Family, Fun

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Children of the Portola desperate to consume sugary marshmallows

The winter nights are starting to draw closer and as the sun sets earlier each day, it is time for some halloween fun. On October 31st there will be a Halloween BBQ party at the University Mound Ladies Home (350 University Street). Starting at 5pm, there will be an array of food, donated by the Help …

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Oct 07

Alta Vista School opens in the Portola

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Schools and Education

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Alta Vista School - main building

In April, the Portola Planet was informed of a new school moving into the neighborhood. The Alta Vista School out grew their measly 3,500 square feet in the Mission and needed something bigger. The Portola gave them that opportunity, 27,000 square feet bigger! Head of school, Ed Walters, invited me over to see what the …

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Sep 28

Mysterious fungi in the Portola

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Plants and Gardening

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Anyone know if these are good to eat?

We received an email this week from one of our readers who has recently laid new lawn and found that an abundance of mushrooms started to grow. The email went onto describe that… … Since the new grass was put down, we saw many mushrooms starting to pop up. It was great to see, but …

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Sep 25

Four Barrel soon to open location in the Portola!

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Business, Food

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San Francisco and the bay area is famous for food. But coffee comes a close second. With big brands like Peet’s Coffee in Berkeley to exquisite San Francisco coffee companies that are fully embracing responsible sourcing, environmentally friendly stores and high quality products. Four Barrel coffee is one of these companies and is driving the city’s most interesting and modern approach to the …

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Aug 27

Portola Garden Tour Preview

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Events, Plants and Gardening

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The Portola neighborhood is often known for its history of growing flowers and as such gains the title of being the San Francisco garden neighborhood. So it comes as no surprise to learn there is an annual Portola Garden Tour. Ruth Wallace, a respected neighborhood citizen, has been in charge of exposing our most beautiful …

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Aug 24

Portola Planet interviews David Campos

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Business, General Gossip, Parks and Recreation, Politics

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David Campos, city hall door

April 2012 was the month when heated debates took place over the redistricting of San Francisco’s neighborhoods. Every ten years the city looks at the population of the city and redraws district lines to ensure fair representation for the supervisors who represent them. The Portola used to be split between district 9 and 10. Yet …

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