Communications

Week 53 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

December 14, 2025 Attention SFMTA:See conditions for this past weekend: Friday December 12, 2025Saturday December 13, 2025 This marks Week 53 of documented noncompliance on the 400 block of Hayes Street. Since the renewal of Permit No. 1316522, conditions on the ground remain unchanged. Equally unchanged is the agency’s failure to acknowledge or respond to the documented record of opposition submitted prior … Read post

Week 52 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

December 7, 2025 Attention SFMTA:See conditions for this past weekend:Friday December 5, 2025Saturday December 6, 2025 This marks Week 52 of documented noncompliance on the 400 block of Hayes Street and the second weekend under the newly issued permit (No. 1316522). Despite a new term, and despite programmed activity on both Friday and Saturday, the closure again operated in complete … Read post

Week 51 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

December 1, 2025 Attention SFMTA:See conditions for this past weekend:Friday November 28, 2025Saturday November 29, 2025 This marks the 51st consecutive week of documented noncompliance on the the 400 block of Hayes Street and the first weekend under the new permit term (Permit No.1316522). Despite the issuance of a new permit, conditions remain unchanged: Day 1 of this new permit … Read post

Week 50 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1091787 Noncompliance

November 24, 2025 Attention SFMTA:See conditions for this past weekend:Friday November 21, 2025Saturday November 22, 2025 This marks the 50th consecutive week of documented noncompliance under Permit No. 1091787. Conditions remain unchanged: parked cars, moving vehicles, scooters, and unpermitted use during an 18-hour “temporary” weekend closure now concluding its fifth year. Over the past year, residents and small businesses have … Read post

Continued Exclusion at Parcel K Bulletin Board

This is a followup to our August 2025 correspondence. November 19, 2025 Sent to: City Administrator’s Office We are writing to follow up once more on the unresolved issues surrounding the Parcel K bulletin board. As our correspondence over the past two years reflects, this matter remains entirely unaddressed by your office despite repeated assurances that someone would review, respond, … Read post

Public Comment on HVNA Amplified Sound Permit (ECOTE25-47)

November 17, 2025 As many neighbors were focused on the SFMTA Shared Spaces permit renewal this week, we learned that the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association (HVNA) simultaneously filed for a year-long amplified sound permit covering Friday and Saturday programming through November 2026 — with minimal notice. Given the lack of outreach and the overlap with Tuesday’s street-closure decision, we submitted … Read post

Hayes Street Shared Spaces Permit — Policy and Governance Considerations for Board Review

November 17, 2025 Dear Members of the SFMTA Board: The Hayes Street Shared Spaces permit renewal advancing from the October 23 ISCOTT hearing raises multiple policy, governance, and procedural questions that merit Board-level review before final approval. Outlined below are the core issues limited strictly to regulatory intent, administrative capacity, and policy alignment. I. POLICY & PLANNING CONFLICTS 1. Use … Read post

Week 49 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1091787 Noncompliance

November 16, 2025 Attention SFMTA:See conditions for this past weekend:Friday November 14, 2025Saturday November 15, 2025 This marks the 49th consecutive week of documented noncompliance under Permit No. 1091787. Conditions remain unchanged: parked cars, moving vehicles, scooters, and sporadic unpermitted use during an 18-hour “temporary” weekend closure now concluding its fifth year. The permit continues to operate well beyond its intent, … Read post

Week 48 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1091787 Noncompliance

November 11, 2025 Attention SFMTA:See conditions for this past weekend:Friday November 7, 2025Saturday November 8, 2025 At week 48, conditions remain unchanged. The permit continues to operate well beyond its intent, with limited oversight. Events remain sparse during the weekend’s 18-hour closure, reinforcing our position to Open Hayes Street and return neighborhood events to the normal SFMTA permitting process. Parcel … Read post

Week 47 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1091787 Noncompliance

November 3, 2025 Attention SFMTA:See conditions for this past weekend:Friday October 31, 2025Saturday November 1, 2025 Forty-seven weeks in, conditions remain the same: parked cars, moving vehicles, bikes, scooters, unpermitted advertising etc. … all under a “temporary” closure with no visible oversight. As we approach the SFMTA Board hearing, a clear explanation is still missing for why this closure persists. We remain … Read post