SFMTA Archives - Hayes Valley San Francisco

Week 15 • Hayes Street Farmers Market Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1493851

September 27, 2026Attention SFMTA:Street conditions for the Hayes Street Farmers Market documented here:Saturday, September 26, 2026 Week 15 again documented recurring conditions associated with the Hayes Valley Farmers Market. Market-related vehicles continued to occupy curb and loading space on and adjacent to the commercial corridor, and the Signature clothing vendor was again selling during farmers market operations. Photos from this week also show the active market footprint concentrated within a relatively limited portion of the permitted Hayes Street closure area, …

Week 94 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

September 27, 2026Attention SFMTA:Friday September 25, 2026Saturday September 26, 2026 Week 94. The same recurring permit compliance concerns continue. We continue to request revocation of Permit No. 1316522 and restoration of 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

Week 14 • Hayes Street Farmers Market Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1493851

September 21, 2026Attention SFMTA:Street conditions for the Hayes Street Farmers Market documented here:Saturday September 19, 2026 Fourteen weeks of documentation now establish a sustained pattern of recurring operational conditions associated with the Hayes Valley Farmers Market. The impacts on customer parking, business loading, and access continue to be borne by the businesses operating along the commercial corridor. Our request that SFMTA relocate the farmers market from the 400 block of Hayes Street stands. Report submitted for your records. This correspondence …

Week 93 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

September 20, 2026Attention SFMTA:Friday September 18, 2026Saturday September 19, 2026 Week 93 reflects the same recurring permit compliance concerns documented throughout this permit term. Conditions remained materially unchanged. These continuing conditions warrant revocation of Permit No. 1316522 and restoration of 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 …

Week 13 • Hayes Street Farmers Market Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1493851

September 13, 2026Attention SFMTA: Street conditions for the Hayes Street Farmers Market documented here:Saturday, September 12, 2026 Week 13 again documented the recurring conditions underlying our request that SFMTA relocate the Hayes Valley Farmers Market from the 400 block of Hayes Street. Barricades remained unattended, market-related vehicles continued to occupy curb and loading space on and adjacent to the commercial corridor, and the Signature clothing vendor was again selling during farmers market operations. For the second consecutive week, a market …

Week 92 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

September 13, 2026Attention SFMTA:Friday September 11, 2026Saturday September 12, 2026 The same permit compliance concerns continued this weekend, with very little activity observed throughout much of the closure period. These continuing conditions warrant revocation of Permit No. 1316522 and restoration of 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 …

Week 12 • Hayes Street Farmers Market Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1493851

September 9, 2026Attention SFMTA: Street conditions for the Hayes Street Farmers Market documented here:Saturday September 5, 2026 Week 12 again documented the conditions that led us last week to formally request relocation of the Hayes Valley Farmers Market from the 400 block of Hayes Street. Barricades remained unattended, numerous market-related vans and vehicles continued to occupy curb and loading space on and adjacent to the commercial corridor, and the Signature clothing vendor was again selling during farmers market operations. The …

Week 91 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

September 9, 2026Attention SFMTA:Friday September 4, 2026Saturday September 5, 2026 The same permit compliance concerns documented throughout this permit term remained this weekend. On Friday, an additional food vendor was observed operating at Patricia’s Green, where commercial vending is prohibited, adding to the recurring vendor activity documented in and around the closure. The record supports revocation of Permit No. 1316522 and restoration of the 400 block of Hayes Street to normal public use. This correspondence has been edited for clarity …

Update! Agency Correspondence-Vendor Activity and Permit Enforcement in Hayes Valley

READ OUR LATEST CORRESPONDENCE 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 …

Week 11 • Hayes Street Farmers Market Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1493851

September 1, 2026Attention SFMTA: Street conditions for the Hayes Street Farmers Market documented here: Saturday, August 29, 2026 Week 11 again documented unattended barricades, market-related vehicles occupying curb and loading space on and adjacent to the Hayes Street commercial corridor, and a market vendor setup encroaching into the emergency access area at Octavia. After eleven weeks of documenting these recurring conditions, we are formally asking SFMTA to relocate the Hayes Valley Farmers Market from the 400 block of Hayes Street. …