Hayes Street Closure Permit Violations

June 25, 2025 Attention SFMTA: Here are the block conditions and violations for this past weekend:Friday June 20, 2025 | video of traffic at Hayes and OctaviaSaturday June 21, 2025 This weekend marked the 28th consecutive week of documented violations under Permit No. 1091787 for the closure of the 400 block of Hayes Street. As in previous weeks, the permit holder remains in breach of permit conditions, with continued use of unauthorized signage and no visible enforcement from your agency. On Friday, …

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June 17, 2025 Attention SFMTA: Here are the block conditions and violations for this past weekend:Friday June 13, 2025Saturday June 14, 2025 This past weekend marked the 27th consecutive week of documented violations under Permit No. 1091787 on the 400 block of Hayes Street. As in prior weeks, the permit holder continued to display unauthorized promotional signage including branded “Hayes Promenade” cones and sawhorses. These materials imply a level of permanence and City endorsement that does not align with the temporary …

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June 9, 2025 Attention SFMTA: Here are the block condition and violations for this past weekend:Friday June 6, 2025 Saturday June 7, 2025 This marks the 26th consecutive week of documented violations. As in prior weeks, the permit holder remains in breach of permit conditions with no visible enforcement from your agency. SFMTA’s continued silence after 26 weeks is ridiculous. Why is a noncompliant permit still active? We renew our demand that SFMTA immediately require the removal of all promotional …

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June 2, 2025 Here are the block conditions and violations for this past Friday and Saturday:Friday May 30, 2025Saturday May 31, 2025 This marks the 25th consecutive week of documented violations under Permit No.1091787 on the 400 block of Hayes Street. Despite repeated reports, the permit holder continues to operate in breach of permit conditions with no visible enforcement action from your agency. We also want to reiterate an ongoing concern: each weekend, the permit holder displays unauthorized advertising and …

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May 27, 2025 Attention SFMTA: Road block conditions and permit violations for this past weekend have been documented here:Friday May 23, 2025Saturday 24, 2025 Previous list of violations apply. This marks our 24th consecutive report. At this point, the question isn’t whether the permit holder is in violation—it’s why SFMTA continues to look the other way. Again, we hereby demand that permit No. 1091787 be revoked immediately. It’s time to re-open our business corridor. See all notifications sent to SFMTA

May 19, 2025 Road block conditions and permit violations for this past weekend have been documented here: Friday May 16, 2025 Saturday May 17, 2025 Permit violations include but not limited to: Again, we hereby demand that permit No. 1091787 be revoked immediately. It’s time to re-open our business corridor. See all notifications sent to SFMTA

May 12, 2025 Attention SFMTA: Road block conditions and permit violations for this past weekend have been documented here: Friday May 9, 2025 Saturday May 10, 2025 Permit violations include but not limited to: Again, we hereby demand that permit No. 1091787 be revoked immediately. It’s time to re-open our business corridor. See all notifications sent to SFMTA

May 6, 2025 Attention SFMTA: Road block conditions and permit violations for this past weekend have been documented here: Friday May 2, 2025Saturday May 3, 2025Permit violations include but not limited to: Again, we hereby demand that permit No. 1091787 be revoked immediately. It’s time to re-open our business corridor. See all notifications sent to SFMTA

April 28, 2025 Attention SFMTA: Road block conditions and permit violations for this past weekend have been documented here:Friday April 25, 2025Saturday April 26, 2025 {includes welding activity} Permit violations include but not limited to: We also want to notate that city property Parcel K/Proxy and Parcels R &S (Hayes Valley Art Works aka HVAW) sat idle while an event hosted by HVAW was insisted upon occurring on Hayes St.!  It’s incredible to bear witness to the ongoing land grab …

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April 21, 2025 Attention SFMTA: Road block conditions and permit violations for this past weekend have been documented here:Friday April 18, 2025Saturday April 19, 2025 This closure, as we all know, has been operating in violation of its permit terms and should have been revoked a long time ago … yet here we are repeatedly demanding its immediate revocation, while in return we’ve heard nothing. This is unacceptable. This costly experiment needs to end. Hayes Street needs to be reopened …

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