November 18, 2024Dear SFMTA Board: You’ve been cc’d to an ongoing thread that outlines the many challenges we’ve been faced with over the last year regarding the Hayes Street closure. We sincerely hope you take the time to read it. Going into a hearing with no dialogue on this matter is not something we expected; we were under the impression … Read post
November 7, 2024 Sent to: City Administrator’s Office WWe kindly ask with whom we can escalate this matter with? It’s been over a year now that we’ve been inquiring and stressing that a resolve needs be had for this matter. Free speech is being stifled and we’re witnessing the use of this alleged “community board” being controlled by a neighborhood … Read post
October 9, 2024Dear ISCOTT and SFMTA: In the essence of time because we weren’t given proper notification or information about the permit process renewal it’s critical we direct you to the only bit of information we have been provided this year regarding the street closure. Here in our ongoing thread dating back to the start of this permit term where … Read post
April 10, 2024 Dear ISCOTT and SFMTA: Fundamentally the oversight for the Head West Market permit process is broken. A committee that was set up as a paradigm to expedite permits has in this case been hijacked by an event promoter – this is evident by the disregard to our opposition, repeated inquiries about process, and or organization’s lack of … Read post
February 21, 2024 Dear ISCOTT and SFMTA: We oppose the 4x event frequency being proposed for the Head West event. We view the sanctioned promotion of outside retail vendors as a direct threat on our small business operators. This event is run by a out of county for profit business at our neighborhood expense. Each time this event occurs it … Read post
November 6, 2023 Good Evening Jeffrey Tumlin and SFMTA Board: cc: Mayor London Breed, Marianne Thompson (Office of Small Business), Alexandra Sweet (Mayor’s Office) & Monica Munowitch (SFMTA) After advocating for 3+ years for fair process we embraced the stakeholder community process this summer led by the Mayor’s Office, Office of Small Business and SFMTA. Outreach to our small businesses … Read post
October 16, 2023 Attention Members of the SFMTA Board: HVSafe supports the recommendations put forth by SFMTA for the re-calibration of a closed street programming for the 400 block of Hayes; we find it to be a good approach to establish a level of success for activating this street closure. We want to underscore that throughout the entirety of the … Read post
Attention Mayor London Breed and Board of Supervisors: We oppose Judge Ryu’s injunction prohibiting our City from enforcing its laws against public camping and demand that our City fulfill its mandate to protect and serve San Francisco residents. We need our City leadership to deliver on sound solutions to get people off our streets. The current approach to address rampant … Read post
May 10, 2023 Dear SFMTA ISCOTT. HVSafe opposes the addition of 2 new dates for the Head West venue in Hayes Valley. We have repeatedly heard from small businesses on our merchant corridor that this event negatively impacts their sales. It’s also worth noting that Head West’s communications are lacking and they have demonstrated an inability to acknowledge our concerns … Read post
We’re sharing our recent correspondence to the BOS regarding the reappointment of Cindy Elias. (See agenda item #15) We recognize taking a position is often fraught with apprehension, but we believe it’s critical for the health of civic dialogue, advocacy and the right to redress. Dear Board of Supervisors: Public Safety has never been more important to San Franciscans. The … Read post