This page documents our October 9, 2026 correspondence to SF Planning and SFMTA leadership regarding unresolved concerns surrounding the Market & Octavia Community Advisory Committee’s (MOCAC) 2024 Hayes Street pedestrianization resolution. With another street closure renewal approaching, HVS is seeking clarification of overlapping organizational roles, potential conflicts of interest, and the influence this advisory resolution may have had on subsequent City decisions.
October 9, 2026
Dear SF Planning and SFMTA Leadership,
Hayes Valley Safe is following up on concerns first raised in October 2024 regarding the Market & Octavia Community Advisory Committee’s September 16, 2024 resolution urging SFMTA to pedestrianize the 400 block of Hayes Street.
HVS representatives attended the June 17, 2024 meeting, when Andrew Seigner presented his pedestrianization proposal, and the September 16 meeting, when the committee adopted the resolution. At the time, Mr. Seigner was MOCAC Secretary and Vice President of the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association (HVNA), whose 2024 election materials identified him as responsible for managing the Hayes Street Shared Spaces program and advancing pedestrianization. As witnessed by HVS representatives, he also participated in the committee’s vote.
These overlapping roles raised serious concerns about conflicts of interest, representation, and the independence of the committee’s consideration. HVS formally brought the MOCAC resolution and these concerns to both SF Planning and SFMTA in October 2024. Despite subsequent correspondence, the concerns surrounding the resolution’s adoption have not been substantively addressed.
Our concern extends beyond the resolution itself. MOCAC urged pedestrianization and recommended a temporary 24/7 pilot intended to inform a permanent solution. Since then, the City has continued renewing the recurring weekend closure and undertaken further study of Hayes Street’s future. We are concerned that the resolution may have influenced subsequent City decisions while questions about its adoption, stakeholder representation, and consistency with the adopted Market & Octavia Area Plan remained unresolved.
With MOCAC now sunsetted, we ask SF Planning and SFMTA to address whether Mr. Seigner’s overlapping roles were ever disclosed, evaluated, or subject to conflict-of-interest or recusal review, and whether the resolution subsequently influenced City decisions concerning Hayes Street. We also request clarification of what institutional weight, if any, the City continues to assign to this advisory endorsement.
The Market & Octavia Area Plan was developed through years of public participation and established an adopted planning framework for the neighborhood. An advisory resolution supporting pedestrianization should not substitute for that framework or the public process necessary to reconsider it.
These concerns have remained unanswered since 2024. With another Hayes Street closure renewal approaching, we request a substantive written response before the renewal decision.
This correspondence has been edited for clarity and conciseness. Routine greetings and contact details have been omitted; the substance of the communication remains unchanged.