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Follow-up to Continued Exclusion at Parcel K Bulletin Board

This is a followup to our January correspondence. February 3, 2026 Sent to: City Administrator’s Office This is a final follow-up regarding our November 19, 2025 inquiry and January 7, 2026 escalation concerning control and public access to the bulletin board located on City-owned land at Parcel K. As of today, February 3, we have received no response, no confirmation of receipt, and no identification of the office responsible for this matter. At present, a public-facing communication asset on City-owned …

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URGENT: Escalation Required – Continued Exclusion at Parcel K Bulletin Board

This is a followup to our November correspondence. January 7, 2026 Sent to: City Administrator’s Office Following up on the inquiry below, sent November 19, regarding control and access to the bulletin board located on City-owned land at Parcel K. We have not received a response to date. Since that inquiry was sent, circumstances have only underscored the importance of this issue. Hayes Street remains subject to an active closure, and related permitting, enforcement decisions, and ongoing noncompliance continue to …

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Parcel K “Community Board”: Why This Matters Now

A quick update on an issue we’ve raised for more than two years, one that has become newly relevant. On Parcel K, a bulletin board labeled a “community board” sits behind locked glass on City-owned land. In reality, only one neighborhood faction holds the key. They use the board to promote their initiatives, including messaging tied to the Hayes Street closure, while others are denied access and relegated to posting around the area, where their flyers are routinely removed by …

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Continued Exclusion at Parcel K Bulletin Board

This is a followup to our August 2025 correspondence. November 19, 2025 Sent to: City Administrator’s Office We are writing to follow up once more on the unresolved issues surrounding the Parcel K bulletin board. As our correspondence over the past two years reflects, this matter remains entirely unaddressed by your office despite repeated assurances that someone would review, respond, or provide a path forward. During this time, the board has continued to function as an exclusive communications platform for …

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Continued Exclusion at Parcel K Bulletin Board — Request for Immediate Response

This is a followup to our November 2024 correspondence. August 14, 2025 Sent to: City Administrator’s Office We are following up once again on our ongoing inquiries regarding the bulletin board on Parcel K. It has now been over 2 years since we first raised concerns. To date, we have received no substantive response or path forward from your office or any city agency overseeing this public site. That silence is deeply troubling. This so-called “community board” continues to serve as …

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From Public Space to Political Tool: The Parcel K Board Scandal

How a locked bulletin board reveals a long-standing pattern of exclusion in Hayes Valley. It was billed as a public resource: a new bulletin board installed on Parcel K in the heart of Hayes Valley, just steps from the now-controversial 400 block street closure. But like many recent “community” initiatives in the neighborhood, what was framed as public and inclusive quickly became private and controlled. In reality, the board is overseen by two interconnected organizations: the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association …

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Continued Exclusion at Parcel K Bulletin Board — Request for Immediate Response

November 7, 2024 Sent to: City Administrator’s Office We kindly ask with whom we can escalate this matter with? It’s been over a year now that we’ve been inquiring and stressing that a resolve needs be had for this matter. Free speech is being stifled and we’re witnessing the use of this alleged “community board” being controlled by a neighborhood group that has seemingly used this as a vehicle to control the narrative on critical neighborhood initiatives to the detriment …

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Parcel R & S Leases

Due to the controversial intersection of parcel usage, lack of understanding for the stalling of housing development on Octavia, exclusivity of use and the Hayes Valley Freeway Commemoration Project, in an effort to garner more insight, we’ve obtained copies of the leases for Parcel R & S. We’ll update you here with more developing details.

Parcel K & L Leases

Due to the controversial intersection of parcel usage, lack of understanding for the stalling of housing development on Octavia and the Hayes Valley Freeway Commemoration Project, in an effort to garner more insight, we’ve obtained copies of the leases for Parcel K & L. 1.  City and County of San Francisco and Proxy Development, LLC Lease for Parcel L dated July 14, 20102.  First Amendment to Proxy Lease, Parcel L,  dated September 28, 20113.  Second Amendment to Proxy L, Parcel …

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