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SFMTA Hearing Materials Debrief: What the Public Is Not Being Told

posted at 11 am Our team has reviewed SFMTA’s staff report and slide deck released ahead of next week’s SFMTA Board hearing. What is being shown publicly and what is being left out raises serious concerns about transparency, data integrity, and decision-making during one of the worst financial crises in the agency’s history. SFMTA now faces a $322 million budget … Read post

How SFMTA Manipulated Sales Tax Data on Hayes Street

posted at 9am SFMTA’s presentation hides the downturn on the closed 400 block by combining its sales tax data with two other blocks. Our team’s review shows that this approach was not a neutral analytic choice — it materially masked the harm and produced a misleading economic picture for the Board. This analysis explains how the data were combined and … Read post

Week 48 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1091787 Noncompliance

November 11, 2025 Attention SFMTA:See conditions for this past weekend:Friday November 7, 2025Saturday November 8, 2025 At week 48, conditions remain unchanged. The permit continues to operate well beyond its intent, with limited oversight. Events remain sparse during the weekend’s 18-hour closure, reinforcing our position to Open Hayes Street and return neighborhood events to the normal SFMTA permitting process. Parcel … Read post

Week 47 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1091787 Noncompliance

November 3, 2025 Attention SFMTA:See conditions for this past weekend:Friday October 31, 2025Saturday November 1, 2025 Forty-seven weeks in, conditions remain the same: parked cars, moving vehicles, bikes, scooters, unpermitted advertising etc. … all under a “temporary” closure with no visible oversight. As we approach the SFMTA Board hearing, a clear explanation is still missing for why this closure persists. We remain … Read post