SFMTA Archives - Hayes Valley San Francisco

Week 90 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

August 31, 2026Attention SFMTA:Friday August 28, 2026Saturday August 29, 2026 Ninety weeks of documenting substantially the same conditions. Signature vendor activity continued, with the vendor present during Saturday’s Farmers Market/closure and again on Sunday, August 30, when no street closure was in effect. The record is extensive. It is time for SFMTA to revoke Permit No. 1316522 and restore the 400 block of Hayes Street to normal public use. This correspondence has been edited for clarity and conciseness. Routine greetings and …

Week 10 • Hayes Street Farmers Market Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1493851

August 24, 2026Attention SFMTA: Street conditions for the Hayes Street Farmers Market documented here:Saturday August 22, 2026Week 10 observations continued to document the recurring conditions reported throughout the farmers market permit term. Barricades were again unattended during the observation period, and market-related vehicles continued to occupy curb space on and adjacent to the corridor. The Signature clothing vendor was again observed selling on location. Report submitted for your records. This correspondence has been edited for clarity and conciseness. Routine greetings …

Week 89 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

August 24, 2026Attention SFMTA:Friday August 21, 2026Saturday August 22, 2026 Week 89. The same permit compliance concerns documented throughout this permit term remained this weekend. At this point, the repetition speaks for itself. The documented conditions remain materially unchanged, as does our request that SFMTA revoke Shared Spaces Permit No. 1316522 and restore the 400 block of Hayes Street to normal public use. This correspondence has been edited for clarity and conciseness. Routine greetings and contact details have been omitted; …

Week 88 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

August 16, 2026Attention SFMTA:Friday August 14, 2026 Saturday August 15, 2026 The same permit compliance concerns documented throughout this permit term remained this weekend. Signature vendor activity continued this weekend, with the operator present during Saturday’s closure Farmers Market, during the closure, and again on Sunday (see photo) when no closure was in effect. This follows our August 10 correspondence to City agencies regarding the continued expansion of this activity and the absence of visible enforcement. No substantive response has …

Week 9 • Hayes Street Farmers Market Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1493851

August 16, 2026Attention SFMTA: Street conditions for the Hayes Street Farmers Market documented here: Saturday, August 15, 2026 Week 9 observations were consistent with the recurring conditions documented in prior reports. Barricades were again unattended during the observation period. Market-related vehicles displaying Hayes Valley Farmers Market parking passes continued to occupy curb space on and adjacent to the corridor. The Signature clothing vendor was again observed on location. Report submitted for your records. This correspondence has been edited for clarity …

Week 8 • Hayes Street Farmers Market Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1493851

August 10, 2026Attention SFMTA: Street conditions for the Hayes Street Farmers Market documented here: Saturday, August 8, 2026 Week 8 observations were consistent with the recurring conditions documented in prior reports. Barricades were again unattended during the observation period. We also observed market-related vehicles displaying Hayes Valley Farmers Market parking passes and the Signature clothing vendor on location. Report submitted for your records. This correspondence has been edited for clarity and conciseness. Routine greetings and contact details have been omitted; …

Week 87 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

August 10, 2026Attention SFMTA:Friday August 7, 2026Saturday August 8, 2026 The same permit compliance concerns documented throughout this permit term remained this weekend. Please find our Week 87 monitoring report documenting observations from this weekend. It is time for SFMTA to revoke Shared Spaces Permit No. 1316522 and restore the 400 block of Hayes Street to normal public use. This correspondence has been edited for clarity and conciseness. Routine greetings and contact details have been omitted; the substance of the …

Agency Correspondence-Vendor Activity and Permit Enforcement in Hayes Valley

In June 2024, HVS began raising concerns with City agencies regarding ongoing vendor activity operating within the Hayes Street closure area without visible permits or compliance with Shared Spaces requirements. Subsequent correspondence was sent throughout 2024, again in January 2025, August 2025, September 2025, January 2026, March 2026, June 2026, and August 2026 documenting continued vendor activity, recurring permit compliance concerns, and the absence of visible enforcement. Over that period, the activity evolved from a recurring clothing tent operating within …

Week 7 • Hayes Street Farmers Market Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1493851

August 5, 2026Attention SFMTA:Saturday August 1, 2026Week 7 observations were consistent with the recurring conditions documented in prior reports. Barricades were again unattended during the observation period. SFFD was present on the corridor during the morning observation period. This correspondence has been edited for clarity and conciseness. Routine greetings and contact details have been omitted; the substance of the communication remains unchanged.

Week 86 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

August 3 2026 Attention SFMTA: Friday, July 31, 2026Saturday, August 1, 2026 The same permit compliance concerns documented throughout this permit term remained this weekend. It is time for SFMTA to revoke Shared Spaces Permit No. 1316522 and restore the 400 block of Hayes Street to normal public use. 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