Communications
Hayes Valley Farmers Market, Permit No. 1493851 — Relocation and Outstanding SFMTA Inquiries
This page documents Hayes Valley Safe’s formal correspondence to SFMTA requesting relocation of the Hayes Valley Farmers Market from the 400 block of Hayes Street. Following eighteen weeks of documented market operations and months of unanswered inquiries, the letter outlines recurring impacts on existing businesses, concerns about the market’s year-long authorization, and the need for meaningful agency action. HVS requests relocation to a more appropriate location and a substantive written response to its outstanding concerns. October 19, 2026Dear Director Kirschbaum …
Week 97 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance
October 18, 2026Attention SFMTA:Friday October 16, 2026Saturday October 17, 2026 On Saturday, the Farmers Market was followed by a dog marketplace, further impacting an already constrained commercial corridor. Meanwhile, Parcel K remained vacant during the dog marketplace—an event that could have been accommodated at that location instead. Once again, existing Hayes Street merchants bore the impacts of additional event programming within the street closure, despite the availability of an alternative location. We continue to request revocation of Permit No. 1316522 …
Week 18 • Hayes Street Farmers Market Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1493851
October 17, 2026Attention SFMTA: Street conditions for the Hayes Street Farmers Market documented here:Saturday October 17, 2026 Week 18 documents the continued recurrence of conditions previously reported to SFMTA, including market-related vehicles occupying customer parking and business loading areas along the Hayes Street commercial corridor. Merchants are repeatedly leaving messages on market-related vehicles asking drivers not to occupy parking needed by their customers. These impacts were raised with SFMTA before the market began and have continued throughout eighteen weeks of …
MOCAC Hayes Street Resolution: Unresolved Concerns
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, 2026Dear SF Planning and SFMTA Leadership, Hayes Valley Safe is following up on concerns first raised …
Parcel K: Status and Future Use
This page documents our October 9, 2026 correspondence to San Francisco City officials requesting clarification of Parcel K’s current status and future use. With another Hayes Street closure renewal approaching, HVS is asking the City to formally evaluate this long-standing, City-controlled site as an alternative location for recurring community programming and to renew public discussion about its future. October 9, 2026Dear City Officials, As the City approaches another decision on the recurring weekend closure of Hayes Street, Hayes Valley Safe …
Week 17 • Hayes Street Farmers Market Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1493851
October 13, 2026Attention SFMTA: Street conditions for the Hayes Street Farmers Market documented here:Saturday, October 10, 2026 Week 17 documents the continued recurrence of conditions previously reported to SFMTA, including impacts on customer parking, business loading, and access along the Hayes Street commercial corridor. Our request to relocate the farmers market from the 400 block of Hayes Street remains outstanding. This correspondence has been edited for clarity and conciseness. Routine greetings and contact details have been omitted; the substance of …
Week 96 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance
October 13, 2026Attention SFMTA:Friday October 9, 2026 Saturday October 10, 2026 Week 96 documents the continued recurrence of previously reported permit compliance concerns on the 400 block of Hayes Street. We again request revocation of Permit No. 1316522 and restoration of the block to normal public use. This correspondence has been edited for clarity and conciseness. Routine greetings and contact details have been omitted; the substance of the communication remains unchanged. See all weekly notifications sent to SFMTA
Request for Board-Level Oversight — Hayes Valley CBD and Governance Concerns
This page documents our formal correspondence to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and its Government Audit & Oversight Committee seeking Board-level review of recurring governance and public-process concerns in Hayes Valley. Prompted by records concerning the proposed Hayes Valley Community Benefit District (CBD), the letter asks that a Board member sponsor a hearing to examine broader questions of neighborhood representation, the role of private organizations, and City decision-making across multiple initiatives. October 2, 2026Members of the Board of Supervisors …
Week 95 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance
October 4, 2026Attention SFMTA:Friday October 2, 2026Saturday October 3, 2026 Week 95 documents another weekend of the recurring conditions previously reported to SFMTA. Our request remains unchanged: revoke Permit No. 1316522 and restore the 400 block of Hayes Street to normal public use. This correspondence has been edited for clarity and conciseness. Routine greetings and contact details have been omitted; the substance of the communication remains unchanged. See all weekly notifications sent to SFMTA