For a visual archive of all documented conditions (1,900+ images and videos), visit the Hayes Street Closure Activity page.
For a structured overview of conditions observed during monitoring of the Hayes Street closure, see our Permit Compliance Summary.
A public record of documented permit violations on the 400 block of Hayes Street, submitted to SFMTA on a weekly basis.
September 3, 2025 Attention SFMTA: {38th consecutive week} See street conditions for this past weekend:Friday August 29, 2025Saturday August 30, 2025 After 38 weeks, the pattern continues: ongoing violations, no enforcement, and continued harm to a vital business corridor. The permit should be revoked, and Hayes Street restored to its intended use. See all notifications sent to SFMTA
August 26 2025 Attention SFMTA:{37th consecutive seek} See street conditions for this past weekend:Friday August 22, 2025 Saturday August 23, 2025 Same conditions as prior weeks. Parked private vehicles throughout the closure, including employee parking—again in violation of permit terms and resulting in lost metered parking revenue for SFMTA. Unpermitted vending tent present on Saturday (the recurring men’s clothing tent SIGNATURE). We have repeatedly observed this operation with no visible permit or oversight. We’re still waiting on a a response …
August 19, 2025 Attention SFMTA:{36th consecutive week} See street conditions for this past weekend:Friday August 15, 2025Saturday August 16, 2025 On Friday, we recorded video of traffic congestion at Octavia & Hayes involving a Flywheel taxi stalled at the barricade. This continues to underscore the ongoing harm and dysfunction directly caused by the closure. On Saturday, as has become routine, a men’s clothing (SIGNATURE) tent was once again operating within the closure zone. This repeated vending activity (permitted by Andrew and …
August 13, 2025 Attention SFMTA: See street conditions for this past weekend:Friday August 8, 2025Saturday August 9, 2025 This marks the 35th consecutive week of documented noncompliance for the closure on Hayes. We observed restaurant employees parking their cars within the closed section – a direct violation of the permit. On Friday, individuals were skateboarding in the closure zone, another clear violation. Ironically, if the street were open, workers could park legally without occupying public space under a closure that delivers …
August 6, 2025 Attention SFMTA:See street conditions for this past weekend:Friday August 1, 2025Saturday August 2, 2025 This marks the 34th consecutive week of documented noncompliance under Permit No. 1091787. As with previous weeks, the street was barren and lackluster, with nothing justifying the continued disruption to the corridor.We want to direct your attention to the traffic cluster at Hayes & Octavia on Friday August 1 and to additional footage from Saturday August 2 showing a traffic standstill on Gough Street, …
July 30, 2025 Attention SFMTA: Here are the closure conditions for this past weekend:Friday July 25, 2025Saturday July 26, 2025 This marks 33 consecutive weeks of outreach to you. At this stage the continued purpose of this closure is, frankly, bewildering to say the least. The event held on Saturday which had a dismal turnout but was still used by our Supervisor as a photo opportunity referencing the so-called “promenade” did not go unnoticed. What’s more troubling is that there was zero …
July 21, 2025 SFMTA: Here are the block conditions and violations for this past weekend:Friday, July 18, 2025Saturday, July 19, 2025 | see video of rideshare pickups and deliveries clogging the 500 block This past weekend marked the 32nd consecutive week of documented noncompliance under Permit No. 1091787. While a carnival was active on Parcel K Saturday afternoon, the adjacent closure of Hayes Street was unnecessary outside of the scheduled event. Later that evening, traffic congestion on the 500 block was …
July 15, 2025 Attention SFMTA: Here are the block conditions and violations for this past weekend:Friday July 11, 2025 | See the 6 Bus moving the cones to drive though the blockSaturday July 12, 2025See all Hayes Street Closure Activity here. This past weekend marked the 31st consecutive week of documented noncompliance under Permit No. 1091787 for the closure of the 400 block of Hayes Street. The most egregious aspect of this debacle is that SFMTA has allowed Andrew and company to …
July 7, 2025 Attention SFMTA: Here are the block conditions and violations for this past weekend:Friday July 4, 2025Saturday July 5, 2025See all Hayes Street Closure Activity here. This past weekend marked the 30th consecutive week of documented noncompliance under Permit No. 1091787 for the closure of the 400 block of Hayes Street. As with prior weeks, the permit holder remained in breach of key conditions, with no visible enforcement or corrective action from SFMTA. Despite it being a major …
July 1, 2025 Attention SFMTA: Here are the block conditions and violations for this past weekend:Friday June 27, 2025 | includes evening traffic on Grove Saturday June 28, 2025See all Hayes Street Closure Activity here. We are submitting documentation for the 29th consecutive week of noncompliance under Permit No. 1091787 for the closure of the 400 block of Hayes Street. As with prior weeks, the permit holder remains in breach of key conditions, with no enforcement action taken. Ongoing: Unauthorized branded signage was …