A running record of developments, documentation, and public process surrounding Hayes Street and civic governance in Hayes Valley.

Last updated August 10, 2026

🗓 August 2026

8/1 – Before the Closure: The Market & Octavia Area Plan
For many discussions about the future of Hayes Street, it can seem as though today’s debates began with the Shared Spaces program or more recent proposals. In reality, Hayes Street has long been part of a broader planning framework adopted by the City.

8/8 – What Happened After the Plan: The Evolution of Hayes Street
The Market & Octavia Area Plan established a long-term planning framework for Hayes Valley. More than a decade later, an entirely different circumstance began reshaping the street.

Agency Communications
Agency Correspondence: Follow Up Re: Vendor Activity in Hayes Valley – August 10, 2026

Weekly Logs Hayes Street Closure
• Permit Non-Compliance
• Weekly Activity Summary
• Farmers Market Conditions

🗓 July 2026

7/10 – Hayes Valley Entertainment Zone Management Plan Correspondence
Correspondence regarding the development and review of the Hayes Valley Entertainment Zone Management Plan.

7/14 – A Statement on Civic Dialogue in Hayes Valley
Correspondence regarding the troubling landscape of civic discourse in our community (sent to City agencies and public officials).

7/18 – The Entertainment Zone is Here. Now What?
The Hayes Valley Entertainment Zone has entered its implementation phase. Following more than a year of correspondence and advocacy, we now turn our attention to how the program operates in practice.

7/24 – Hayes Valley Parcek K Community Board Correspondence
Since 2023, HVS has corresponded with multiple City departments regarding the community bulletin board located on City-owned land at Parcel K. Throughout that process, we have consistently requested a neutral public bulletin board that is available on equal terms to all neighborhood stakeholders.

7/28– Formal Notice Regarding: Hayes Valley Community Bulletin Board on Parcel K 

🗓 June 2026

Highlights
6/1 – Communications: SFMTA Board Hearing Hayes Valley Pay or Permit Parking Expansion
Letter submitted following the SFMTA Board hearing regarding the approval of PPP expansion in Hayes Valley.

6/2 – PPP Expansion Approved in Hayes Valley
Examining what the Board’s approval reveals about recurring public process, representation, and decision-making in Hayes Valley.

6/6 – Representation, Not Ribbon Cuttings
Examining who is represented—and who is left out—when public officials celebrate the Hayes Street Farmers Market.

6/11 – When the Rules Stop Mattering
Nearly two years of documented vendor noncompliance raises broader questions about enforcement and accountability.

6/12 – Hayes Valley Community Center Update
An update on the future of the clubhouse and the need to return it to genuine community use.

6/24 – Taxpayers Footing Over $100,000 a Year for Hayes Street Closure Noncompliance
Estimating the public costs associated with continued permit noncompliance and agency inaction.

🗓 May 2026

Highlights
5/13 – Where Things Stand: The Hayes Street Farmers Market
5/21 – The Politics of Exclusion in Hayes Valley
5/22 – SF Planning’s Lead Planner for the Hayes Public Life Study Was Just Looped In on Ways to Make the Hayes Street Closure More Permanent

🗓 April 2026

Highlights
4/4 – Court Denies Civil Harassment Petition on Hayes Street Full statement here
4/15 – Hayes Street Farmers Market Proposal: Another Year-Long Closure Pushed Without Broader Stakeholder Input Full overview here
4/20 – The Question No One is Asking: Why is Restoring Hayes Street Not Even being Considered?
4/30 – Spring Roundup 2026

🗓 March 2026

Highlights
3/13 – SFMTA Correspondence: On-Site Operator Visibility – Shared Spaces Permit 1316522
Follow-up correspondence with SFMTA documenting practical challenges in community oversight of the Hayes Street closure, focusing on clear identification of the on-site representative to support neutral, safe documentation. Full correspondence here

🗓 February 2026

Highlights

2/3 — After 60 Weeks, the Hayes Street Closure Is No Longer Defensible
2/5 — Formal Notice Issued Regarding Civic Process in Hayes Valley
2/11 — The Quiet Cost of Silencing Oversight
2/13 — A Record of Non- Engagement (Bilal Mahmood)
2/16 — Hayes Street: The Pressure Point
2/18 — When Enforcement Disappears, Fairness Disappears

🗓 January 2026

Highlights

1/8 — A brief statement on civic documentation and public streets
1/10 —What Civic Documentation Is and What It Is Not
1/18 — What Recent Discovery Reveals About the Hayes Street “Public Life Study”
1/22— Head West Market SFMTA Permit 2026

🗓 December 2025

Highlights

12/12 — UPDATE: Hayes Street Closure Post SFMTA Board Hearing Statement
12/16 — Sound Permit 400 Hayes Street
12/17 — Final MOCAC Meeting Recap
12/30 — End of Year Message

🗓 November 2025

Highlights
11/12 — UPDATE SFMTA ISCOTT Post Hearing
11/20 — Hayes Closure Post SFMTA Board Hearing Statement
11/26 — Hayes Closure Permit Analysis

🗓 October 2025

Highlights

🗓 September 2025

Highlights

🗓 April – August 2025

See earlier updates

8/30/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
8/29/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
8/26/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
8/23/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
8/22/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
8/19/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
8/16/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
8/15/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
8/13/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
8/9/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
8/8/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
8/6/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
8/2/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
8/1/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
7/30/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
7/26/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
7/25/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
7/21/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
7/20/25 • Spring Roundup
7/19/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
7/18/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
7/15/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
7/12/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
7/11/25 • Hayes Street Closure Activity
7/7/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
7/5/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
7/4/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
7/3/25 • Entertainment Zone Update
7/1/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
6/28/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
7/27/25 • Entertainment Zone Update
6/27/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
6/25/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
6/21/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
6/20/25 • Entertainment Zone Update
6/20/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
6/17/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
6/14/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
6/13/25 • Entertainment Zone Update
6/13/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
6/9/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
6/7/25 • Entertainment Zone Update
6/7/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
6/6/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
6/3/25 • Entertainment Zone Update
6/2/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
5/31/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
5/30/25 • Entertainment Zone Update
5/30/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
5/27/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
5/24/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
5/23/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
5/19/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
5/17/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
5/16/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
5/12/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
5/10/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
5/9/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
5/7/25 • Head West Market SFMTA Permit 2025
5/1/25 • 300 Octavia Update
4/28/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
4/26/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
4/25/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
4/21/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
4/19/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
4/18/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
4/15/25 • Hayes Street Closure Permit Noncompliance
4/12/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
4/11/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
4/8/25 • Petition to Reopen Hayes Street gets removed by HVNA
4/8/25 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Noncompliance
4/5/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
4/4/25 • Hayes Street Closure Conditions
4/1/25 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Noncompliance