Focus Areas

Our Efforts (How We Work)
We pride ourselves on our boots-on-the-ground approach. Collectively, we’ve been championing for quality of life, public safety, housing and small business initiatives in Hayes Valley for decades. Across these focus areas, HVS works through sustained advocacy grounded in lived neighborhood experience and public process. Our efforts include monitoring permits and compliance, engaging directly with city agencies and elected officials, organizing neighbors and small businesses, and maintaining a public record when processes fall short. We prioritize fairness, transparency, and equal representation especially where decisions disproportionately impact residents, renters, and small businesses. Whether addressing street closures, land use, public safety, events, or neighborhood governance, our work is guided by a commitment to accountable decision-making and long-term neighborhood balance.

Here are some of the areas/issues that we have focused on: