Hayes Street Closure Permit Violations

February 23, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday February 20, 2026Saturday February 21, 2026 This marks Week 63 of documented noncompliance under Permit No. 1316522. Conditions remain materially unchanged. In addition, residents on Grove Street report sustained Saturday traffic congestion associated with the closure, including difficulty exiting residential driveways and extended backups during closure hours. These … Read post

February 15, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday February 13, 2026Saturday February 14, 2026 This correspondence documents conditions observed during Week 62 of the Hayes Street closure (Permit No. 1316522). Across both permitted closure days, core operational requirements of the permit were not met. Conditions remain consistent with prior documented weeks, including the absence of a … Read post

February 9, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday February 6, 2026Saturday February 7, 2026 This correspondence documents conditions observed during Week 61 of the Hayes Street closure permit. Across both permitted closure days this weekend, none of the basic operational requirements of the permit were met. Conditions remained unchanged from prior weeks, including: Equity ImplicationsAs documented … Read post

February 2, 2026 Week 60 – Continued Noncompliance and Inequitable Use of Public Right-of-Way  See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday January 30, 2026Saturday January 31, 2026 This marks Week 60 of documented noncompliance on the 400 block of Hayes Street. Conditions observed this weekend remained unchanged from prior weeks. Required permit conditions continue not to be met, including maintained … Read post

January 26, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday January 23, 2026Saturday January 24, 2026 This marks Week 59 of documented noncompliance on the 400 block of Hayes Street. Conditions observed this weekend were not merely unchanged, they were further entrenched. Compounding these ongoing violations, baseline conditions imposed under the renewed permit term are not being implemented in … Read post

January 18, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See conditions for this past weekend:Friday January 16, 2026Saturday January 17, 2026 This marks Week 58 of documented noncompliance on the 400 block of Hayes Street and Week 8 under the renewed permit term (Permit No. 1316522). During both closure days, no material permit conditions were met. Observed conditions remained unchanged from prior weeks and … Read post

January 11, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See conditions for this past weekend:Friday January 9, 2026Saturday January 10, 2026 This marks Week 57 of documented noncompliance on the 400 block of Hayes Street and Week 7 under the renewed permit term (Permit No. 1316522). Observed Conditions – No Compliance During both closure days this weekend, no material permit conditions were met. Observed … Read post

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 … Read post

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, … Read post

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 … Read post