November 16, 2025
Attention SFMTA:
See conditions for this past weekend:
Friday November 14, 2025
Saturday November 15, 2025
This marks the 49th consecutive week of documented noncompliance under Permit No. 1091787. Conditions remain unchanged: parked cars, moving vehicles, scooters, and sporadic unpermitted use during an 18-hour “temporary” weekend closure now concluding its fifth year. The permit continues to operate well beyond its intent, with limited oversight and no clear justification for continuation. As the SFMTA Board takes up this item on Tuesday, the record is substantial: a full year of weekly violations, combined with five years of a temporary closure, shows that this arrangement no longer aligns with its stated purpose or with any defensible basis for continuation. We urge the Board to bring this chapter to a close and reopen Hayes Street to its intended, lawful use.
