Hayes Closure

Hayes Street Farmers Market Conditions

400 Block of Hayes Street Hayes Valley Farmers Market Monitoring Beginning in June 2026, HVS commenced weekly monitoring of the Hayes Valley Farmers Market operating under Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1493851. Reports document observed conditions, permit compliance, vehicle activity, parking pass usage, traffic conditions, public-space impacts, waste conditions, permit modifications, and other operational changes over time. August 10 2026Activity ReportCorrespondence to SFMTA August 1 2026Activity ReportCorrespondence to SFMTA July 25 2026Activity ReportCorrespondence to SFMTA July 11 2026Activity ReportCorrespondence to …

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Representation, Not Ribbon Cuttings

Streets Are for People. Which People? Today, Senator Scott Wiener and Supervisor Bilal Mahmood joined HVNA for a ribbon cutting celebrating the new Hayes Street Farmers Market — held directly on the closed 400 block of Hayes. The symbolism was difficult to ignore.Just as the event was underway, Andrew Seigner and Supervisor Bilal Mahmood took to social media to celebrate the market, emphasizing that “Streets are for people.” This is the same group (HVNA/Seigner) that filed a civil harassment restraining …

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SFMTA Hearing Hayes Valley Pay or Permit Parking Expansion

Monday June 1, 2026 10:17 am (Agenda Item 11 – June 2, 2026 Board Meeting) Dear SFMTA Board of Directors, Hayes Valley Safe (HVS) respectfully urges the Board to reject the proposed Pay or Permit Parking (PPP) expansion in Hayes Valley. Over the past two years, Hayes Valley has served as one of the City’s primary pilot areas for this program. During that time, our organization has participated in meetings with SFMTA staff, reviewed agency materials, monitored implementation, and communicated …

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Where Things Stand: The Hayes Street Farmers Market

The proposed weekly farmers market on the 400 block of Hayes Street is not occurring in isolation. It is being introduced into a corridor already operating under a long-running temporary street closure, recurring activations, and ongoing unresolved administrative concerns. What began as a limited, emergency-era response has quietly evolved into a layered operating environment. The farmers market is simply the latest addition to that framework. A Merchant Corridor Under Increasing Pressure The 400 block of Hayes is a functioning neighborhood …

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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 …

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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 …

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The Question No One Is Asking: Why Is Restoring Hayes Street Not Even Being Considered?

A new proposal for a year-long weekly farmers market on the 400 block of Hayes Street (Gough to Octavia) is being framed as simple community activation. But the real issue is deeper. Every new “activation”, whether a market, event, or shared space extension, is being decided on the assumption that the street must remain closed. No one in City Hall is revisiting the fundamental question:
 Should Hayes Street be reopened at all? This is not about opposing a farmers market. …

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