May 3, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See this past weekend closure conditions:Friday May 1, 2026Saturday May 2, 2026 No material changes were observed; previously documented noncompliance remains ongoing. At this stage, continued operation of this permit raises serious questions regarding its validity. We again call on the SFMTA Board to revoke Permit No. 1316522. This correspondence has been edited for clarity … Read post
April 29, 2026 • 4:25 pm Dear Director Kirschbaum and SFMTA Staff, We are writing to follow up on the recent ISCOTT approval of the proposed weekly farmers market on the 400 block of Hayes Street. To be clear, there is broad openness among corridor businesses and residents to the concept of a farmers market in Hayes Valley. However, there … Read post
April 26, 2026 Attention SFMTA: Past weekend closure conditions are as follows:Friday April 24, 2026Saturday April 25, 2026 No material changes were observed. Continued unpermitted vendor activity and informal commercial use of the public right-of-way remain ongoing, including the recurring presence of the SIGNATURE clothing vendor. These conditions are consistent with previously documented patterns and remain unaddressed; this ongoing noncompliance … Read post
April 21, 2026 Attention SCOTT Committee, We are writing to oppose the proposed weekly farmers market on the 400 block of Hayes Street. We do not oppose a farmers market in principle. Our concern is with advancing it in this location, particularly on a block already subject to a contested and unresolved street closure. There are existing open spaces in … Read post
April 20, 2026 Attention SFMTA: Past weekend closure conditions are as follows:Friday April 17, 2026Saturday April 18, 2026 No material changes were observed.Continued operation of this permit is difficult to justify. Accordingly, consistent with our prior correspondence, we again call on the SFMTA Board to revoke Permit No. 1316522. This correspondence has been edited for clarity and conciseness. Routine greetings … Read post
April 14, 2026 Attention SFMTA: Past weekend closure conditions are as follows:Friday April 10, 2026Saturday April 11, 2026, the 400 block of Hayes Street observed open to public use Conditions observed this past weekend included: As noted in prior weeks, continued operation of this permit is difficult to justify. Accordingly, consistent with our prior correspondence, we again call on the SFMTA … Read post
April 10, 2026 Dear Director Kirschbaum and SFMTA Shared Spaces Management Team, We submit this formal administrative complaint regarding the administration of the Shared Spaces permit for the 400 block of Hayes Street, including sustained noncompliance, lack of enforcement, and related procedural concerns. This complaint is intended to establish a formal administrative record and to request corrective action. 1. Sustained … Read post
April 7, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See closure conditions for this past weekend: Friday April 3, 2026Saturday April 4, 2026 Conditions were consistent with previously documented patterns, including: On Friday evening, a scheduled event (“movie night”) took place at Parcel K while the adjacent closure area remained largely inactive. On Saturday, a recurring vendor event occupied the closure footprint, reflecting continued … Read post
April 3, 2026 Attention SFMTA: Closure Conditions Observed – Weekend of March 27-28, 2026Friday March 27, 2026Saturday March 28, 2026 Conditions observed this past weekend were consistent with previously documented patterns including: At this stage, these are not new observations. They remain ongoing and unaddressed. Efforts to characterize routine documentation of public street conditions as harassment have been rejected. Despite … Read post
March 28, 2026 Attention SFMTA: Closure Conditions Observed – Weekend of March 20–21, 2026Friday March 20, 2026Saturday March 21, 2026 For more than 67 weeks, community members have systematically documented ongoing compliance failures associated with the Hayes Street closure. These records demonstrate a clear, consistent, and unaddressed pattern of violations. Observations from this past weekend reflect the same persistent issues: … Read post