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URGENT: Escalation Required – Continued Exclusion at Parcel K Bulletin Board

This is a followup to our November correspondence. January 7, 2026 Sent to: City Administrator’s Office Following up on the inquiry below, sent November 19, regarding control and access to the bulletin board located on City-owned land at Parcel K. We have not received a response to date. Since that inquiry was sent, circumstances have only underscored the importance of this issue. Hayes Street remains subject to an active closure, and related permitting, enforcement decisions, and ongoing noncompliance continue to …

Week 56 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance and Unannounced Operation

January 5, 2026 Attention SFMTA: This past weekend, Hayes Street was open. No notice or communication was provided to businesses or residents. As a result, much of the corridor remained unaware and unable to plan, promote, or benefit from the change in conditions. This marks the second consecutive weekend in which the closure was not consistently in effect, confirming that it is no longer being administered as a regulated permit program, but through informal, ad hoc decisions made without documented …

Week 55 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

December 29, 2025 Attention SFMTA: See conditions for this past weekend:Friday December 26, 2025 (pic 1, pic 2 taken at 4:20 pm)Saturday December 27, 2025 This marks Week 55 of documented noncompliance on the 400 block of Hayes Street and Week 5 under the renewed permit term (Permit No. 1316522). This weekend conditions on the block again failed to meet permit requirements, including large planter boxes placed directly in the roadway, no delineated emergency access lane, no posted no-parking signage, and no …

Week 54 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

December 21, 2025 Attention SFMTA:See conditions for this past weekend:Friday December 19, 2025Saturday December 20, 2025 This marks Week 54 of documented noncompliance on the 400 block of Hayes Street, and Week 4 under the renewed permit term (Permit No. 1316522). Despite the issuance of a new permit, conditions on the ground remain materially unchanged. The same operational failures documented under the prior permit continue to occur, including the absence of consistent on-site management, improper or unattended barricades, lack of …

HVNA Sound Permit 400 Block of Hayes St

December 16, 2025 Dear Members of the Entertainment Commission, We oppose approval of the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association’s application for a year-long, weekly amplified-sound permit for the 400 block of Hayes Street. As proposed, the application seeks authorization for every Friday and every Saturday, for up to six hours per day, over the course of an entire year. This represents a significant expansion of amplified entertainment activity on a dense, residential-serving block and raises serious concerns regarding cumulative impacts, timing, …

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 to renewal. Multiple letters raising safety, access, compliance, and documented business loss concerns were submitted to SFMTA ahead of the new …

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 violation of the required permit conditions. Permit violations for December 5 and 6 include, but are not limited to: The …

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 term reflects the exact same failures as the prior one: no oversight, no compliance, and no meaningful stewardship of the …

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 taken on the responsibility of documenting conditions on Hayes Street, a responsibility that should never have fallen on the community. …

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, or provide a path forward. During this time, the board has continued to function as an exclusive communications platform for …