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SFMTA ISCOTT Hearing for Hayes Valley Head West Event 2026

January 21, 2026 SFMTA and ISCOTT: We are writing to formally oppose the current application for four Head West Marketplace events in Hayes Valley in 2026. As we’ve stated for years, permitting this event four times annually especially on Sundays during an ongoing weekend street closure inflicts significant, documented harm on local retail and small businesses. Our request is straightforward: limit Head West to no more than one date in 2026. This is not a new position. We’ve submitted hundreds …

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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 …

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Week 57 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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 conditions included: These conditions are not isolated. They are consistent with, and additive to, the documented violations submitted week after …

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Week 56 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance and Unannounced Operation

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 it is no longer being administered as a regulated permit program, but through informal, ad hoc decisions made without documented …

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Week 55 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1316522 Noncompliance

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, including large planter boxes placed directly in the roadway, no delineated emergency access lane, no posted no-parking signage, and no …

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