Hayes Valley News & Updates

Last updated March 14, 2026

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

🗓 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

Weekly Logs

• Permit Non-Compliance
• Weekly Activity Summary

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🗓 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

Weekly Logs

• Permit Non-Compliance
• Weekly Activity Summary

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🗓 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

Weekly Logs Hayes Street Closure

• Permit Non-Compliance
• Weekly Activity Summary

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🗓 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

Weekly Logs Hayes Street Closure

• Permit Non-Compliance
• Weekly Activity Summary

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🗓 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

Weekly Logs Hayes Street Closure

• Permit Non-Compliance
• Weekly Activity Summary

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🗓 October 2025

Highlights

• 10/23 — ISCOTT Hearing Summary
• 10/24 – 400 Block of Hayes Street Closure Permit Updates
• 10/28 — 46 Weeks of Non-Compliance

Weekly Logs Hayes Street Closure

• Permit Non-Compliance
• Weekly Activity Summary

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🗓 September 2025

Highlights

• 9/10 — 20-Year Hayes Merchant Forced Out
• 9/09 — 49 Reasons the Closure Needs to End

Weekly Logs Hayes Street Closure

• Permit Non-Compliance
• Weekly Activity Summary

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🗓 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