A particular email has stood out during a recent record retrieval — not for what it proved, but for what it revealed.
1. The Hayes Street closure permit holder has been forwarding social-media posts about our account to the Supervisor as ‘incidents.’
On October 3, the permit holder sent an email chain titled “HVSafe barricade removal.” The message suggested there was some sort of tampering with cones or barricades.
What was the evidence?
Two public tweets.
Tweets our account simply reposted.
Tweets written by other people.
Nothing more.
No photos.
No video.
No incident.
No action of any kind.
Just… retweets.
2. The Supervisor’s office responded by saying they would “monitor and log [this] for [our] records.”
That wording matters. It shows these non-incidents were being treated as if they were part of an official record.
Yet at the same time, the office now claims “no records are being created or maintained.”
Both statements can’t be true.
3. Meanwhile, real-world behavior from the permit holder continues without scrutiny.
In recent days, flyers posted by neighbors (including our own) were removed by the permit holder/HVNA leadership.
No emails to the Supervisor.
No “monitor and log.”
No record.
The asymmetry is clear:
- Benign tweets get escalated.
- Actual neighborhood actions do not.
4. What this means for the community
The picture that now emerges is deeply concerning:
A private permit holder and leaders of HVNA are monitoring residents, forwarding ordinary online comments to City Hall, and representing them as “incidents.” And the Supervisor’s office is responding to these reports as if they were actionable events.
This dynamic raises questions about neutrality, influence, and what kind of behavior is being rewarded or validated in the oversight of a public street.
5. Why this matters
A street run by insiders, not the public
These emails make clear how the Hayes Street closure is being shaped behind the scenes — not by data, not by community consensus, but by a small set of insiders who monitor residents, flag benign posts, and are given outsized weight in City decision-making.
This isn’t how a public street should be managed.
