Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance

Week 67 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

March 28, 2026 Attention SFMTA: Closure Conditions Observed – Weekend of March 20–21, 2026Friday March 20, 2026Saturday March 21, 2026 For more than 67 weeks, community members have systematically documented ongoing compliance failures associated with the Hayes Street closure. These records demonstrate a clear, consistent, and unaddressed pattern of violations. Observations from this past weekend reflect the same persistent issues: These are not new or isolated incidents. They represent the continuation of problems that have been repeatedly raised with SFMTA …

Week 66 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

March 21, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday March 13, 2026Saturday March 14, 2026 During Week 66 of monitoring, conditions observed were consistent with previously documented patterns, including:• Continued lack of consistent on-site monitoring and active barricade management during closure hours • Multiple instances of vendor activity, improper barricade placement, and lack of clear path-of-travel markings • March 14, 2026: Large vendor event with on-site setup and public promotion/photography of attendees and activities by the permit …

Week 65 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

March 9, 2026 Attention SFMTA: See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday March 6, 2026Saturday March 7, 2026 Observations This Week During Week 65 of monitoring, conditions observed were consistent with previously documented patterns, including: • barricades unattended at closure points• traffic control signage not deployed as required• vehicles entering the closure area• no clearly established emergency access lane• vendor and activation activity extending into sidewalk areas• commercial vendor activity within the closure area• sanitation and cleanup issues Clarification Request …

Week 64 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

March 2, 2026 See closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday February 27, 2026Saturday February 28, 2026 This marks Week 64 of documented conditions on the 400 block of Hayes Street. Activation levels were limited and comparable to recent weeks. Despite reduced programming, core operational requirements of the permit were not met. As documented in prior submissions, observed conditions include: We also want to acknowledge the neighbors who have documented conditions on a weekly basis. Their diligence has ensured that the …

Week 63 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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 spillover impacts continue to affect surrounding blocks. In light of sustained noncompliance and documented neighborhood impacts, we again request revocation …

Week 62 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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 delineated emergency access lane, no posted No Parking signage or lawful public notice, no on-site management during closure hours, and …

Week 61 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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 this weekend, the closure leaves the block itself underutilized, while surrounding streets absorb the resulting traffic, noise, and congestion. A publicly …

Week 60 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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 emergency access, posted No Parking signage, on-site management, lawful public notice, and enforcement of prohibited uses. Unpermitted commercial activity, including …

Week 59 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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 practice. Required elements including No Parking signage, maintained emergency access, on-site management, and lawful public notice identifying permit authority and …

Week 58 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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 included continued unpermitted commercial activity, prohibited uses within the closure area, absence of on-site management, and no visible enforcement or …