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

Last updated July 20, 2026

🗓 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 

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

🗓 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