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Week 75 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

May 19 2026 Attention SFMTA: See this past weekend closure conditions:Friday May 15, 2026Saturday May 16, 2026 Conditions observed this past weekend remained consistent with previously documented patterns. While surrounding traffic conditions remained heavy, activity within the closure area itself again appeared limited and concentrated among a relatively small number of users. Vehicles also remained parked within the closure footprint during operational hours. The recurring SIGNATURE vendor was present again, and no active barricade management or lane monitoring was observed. Additional …

Week 74 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

May 11, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See this past weekend closure conditions:Friday May 8, 2026Saturday May 9, 2026 Conditions observed this past weekend raised additional questions regarding the ongoing purpose and administration of the closure. While surrounding traffic conditions remained heavy, activity within the closure area itself appeared limited and concentrated among a relatively small number of users. On Friday evening, seating arrangements also appeared to extend into the designated emergency access lane in order to accommodate a relatively small gathering near …

Week 73 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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 and conciseness. Routine greetings and contact details have been omitted; the substance of the communication remains unchanged. See all weekly …

Hayes Street Farmers Market – Request for Pause and Coordinate Review – SFMTA

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 are consistent concerns with siting this use on Hayes Street, particularly given the existing Shared Spaces closure, which remains under …

Week 72 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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 raises serious questions regarding continued permit validity. Accordingly, consistent with our prior correspondence, we again call on the SFMTA Board …

Hayes Street Farmers Market – SFMTA ISCOTT Public Hearing

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 the neighborhood that could accommodate this type of activation without adding further impacts to an already constrained commercial corridor. We …

Week 71 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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 and contact details have been omitted; the substance of the communication remains unchanged. See all weekly notifications sent to SFMTA

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Week 70 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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 Board to revoke Permit No. 1316522. This correspondence has been edited for clarity and conciseness. Routine greetings and contact details …

Formal Administrative Complaint — Hayes Street (SFMTA) Shared Spaces Permit

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 Noncompliance and Failure to Enforce Over the course of approximately 70 weeks, we have documented repeated and ongoing noncompliance with …