Immediate Action and Inclusion Demanded on Hayes Street Closure

May 22, 2025 SFMTA, SFCTA and Supervisor Bilal Mahmood: We write to follow up on our recent letter (below), which outlined urgent concerns about the Hayes Street closure…chief among them: ongoing noncompliance, lack of transparency, and the exclusion of the broader community from shaping its future. We’ve learned that an event has been announced for tomorrow, Friday, May 23rd, promoting Hayes Street as a “permanent pedestrianized Entertainment Zone.” According to the notice, the event will include live music, games, and …

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Week 20 • Hayes Street Temporary Street Closure Permit No. 1091787 Noncompliance

April 28, 2025 Attention SFMTA: Road block conditions and permit violations for this past weekend have been documented here:Friday April 25, 2025Saturday April 26, 2025 {includes welding activity} Permit violations include but not limited to: We also want to notate that city property Parcel K/Proxy and Parcels R &S (Hayes Valley Art Works aka HVAW) sat idle while an event hosted by HVAW was insisted upon occurring on Hayes St.!  It’s incredible to bear witness to the ongoing land grab …

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Hayes Street Closure Activity April 26, 2025

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:35 am Adjacent Amenities: Patricia’s Green, Hayes Valley Art Garden Parcel S, Parcel K/Proxy, Linden Living Alley, Slow Page Street, Koshland Park, Page Laguna Park 5:20 pm