A 2020 Governance Record of Retaliatory Exclusion in Hayes Valley Part of the Hayes Street Series — documenting the governance patterns that predate and shaped later decisions around Hayes Street. Purpose of This Summary This summary is not submitted to re-litigate internal disputes from 2020. It is submitted to document early warning signs of governance abuse that later escalated into … Read post
Most people remember COVID as a time of fear, isolation, and uncertainty. What’s easier to forget is how the breakdown of everyday civic life accelerated power shifts that were already underway. In Hayes Valley, the pandemic didn’t create civic dysfunction. It exposed and intensified it. The cracks were already there Well before 2020, many neighbors were already raising concerns about … Read post
For anyone new to our work, it may look unusual that neighbors have spent more than a year documenting the weekly conditions of a weekend street closure. But the truth is: we should never have had to. For nearly five years, the Hayes Street closure has operated under a patchwork of “temporary” permits that drifted further and further away from … Read post
A quick update on an issue we’ve raised for more than two years, one that has become newly relevant. On Parcel K, a bulletin board labeled a “community board” sits behind locked glass on City-owned land. In reality, only one neighborhood faction holds the key. They use the board to promote their initiatives, including messaging tied to the Hayes Street … Read post
What Changed in the New Hayes Street Permit — and Why It Matters (New permit takes effect this Friday) Over the past few days we’ve taken a close look at SFMTA’s newly issued 2025–26 permit for the Hayes Street weekend closure. The rules differ dramatically from last year. Contrary to the perception that “nothing has changed,” the new permit introduces … Read post
A particular email has stood out during a recent record retrieval — not for what it proved, but for what it revealed. 1. The Hayes Street closure permit holder has been forwarding social-media posts about our account to the Supervisor as ‘incidents.’ On October 3, the permit holder sent an email chain titled “HVSafe barricade removal.” The message suggested there … Read post
