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It's remarkable how San Francisco leadership has managed to justify road closures by portraying a high level of regular use with imagery of well publicized events which naturally draw crowds. Events are small bleeps in time and do not represent the whole situation; the blatant disregard of the void that it leaves (once the party is over) constituents, residents and small business is reckless. There can be no other reason to do this beyond hidden agendas, ideology and $$ being exchanged for these half baked designs.

@SFHayesValley Growsf does not have the authority to grant a commission to anyone. They’re overstepping and the implication is that the mayor is in lock step. I hope not. Growsf should be very careful of how they present things. The Mayor should make sure he distances himself from this

Nothing says “defending democracy” like quietly clearing the field so your favorite candidate can glide in. GrowSF loves to slam Aaron Peskin and the far left, then turns around and runs the same playbook, just with cleaner code. #GrossSF

Imagine if legislation existed to ban PACs and nonprofits from supervisor campaigns. The same crowd that constantly complains about “dark money” is often the one most aggressively clearing the field, dangling commissions, and filing $50k+ harassment suits against residents who simply document what’s happening on a public street. The game is the game… until it’s not.

@MatthewRhoa @MLNow @junyao98 Growsf is becoming a cancer on this town. They did the same to Autumn without offering her a commission. I hope Mayor Lurie has no knowledge of this

What SFMTA Has and Hasn’t Done — A Case Study in Failure for Hayes Valley hvsafe.com/hvsfmta

They’re proposing a weekly farmers market on Hayes ...every Saturday, for a full year. Calling it a “special event.” In reality: another recurring closure layered on top of an already contested one. No coordinated review. Limited outreach. Same playbook. For more info & to support our position: hvsafe.com/fm

Days after the mayor appointed Alan Wong as D4 supe, GrowSF leads met with Wong's challenger and tried to convince him not to run, said candidate Albert Chow. They suggested they could "look into" a commission seat for him, Chow said. by @junyao98 missionlocal.org/2026/04/sf-sun…

@HayesValleySafe Chilling how disconnected

Bilal in January 2025: Abdicating the Role of Representative The earliest evidence of undue influence and eroded process. hvsafe.com/qmqm

71 weeks of documented SFMTA noncompliance. No material changes. No accountability. hvsafe.com/nc71 #ReOpenHayes

📝For those following quietly: A civil harassment petition was filed by the permit holder in response to routine documentation of the Hayes Street closure — a public street operating under a city permit. It cost over $50,000. It was denied by the court. The court affirmed this is protected civic activity — not harassment. We’ll continue documenting and reporting. ✌️

Why won’t @DanielLurie look at this and intervene? Support small businesses over non-compliant special interest street closure!

@BonitasMomToo @HayesValleySafe A small but vocal minority of the city want to have empty streets. Part of that minority is the city government including the supervisors and mayor. You would have to ask them because none of it makes practical sense but that’s their goal. Empty streets.

@HayesValleySafe Why has SF become so obsessed with closing streets/limiting access?? We have dying commercial corridors all over town - reducing easy access does NOT help the businesses there.

Other major California cities treat “temporary” street closures as temporary. San Francisco? Just diverted $410,000 from a transportation-restricted Prop I fund (meant for Octavia) to bankroll a study pushing the Hayes closure toward permanence — at the Supervisor’s direct request. The gap between law and practice is now officially ridiculous. Full read: hvsafe.com/cvca

@SFHayesValley It’s never about opposing anything other than their bullshit and lies. We all oppose lying, and bullying and skirting democratic processes. Of course it’s not about opposing a farmers market. That’s their deflection. They’re great at deflection

A new weekly farmers market is being proposed on Hayes Street. This isn’t about opposing a farmers market. It’s about process, scale, and impact on an already strained corridor. 📝 Read more + submit a comment: hvsafe.com/fm

$410,000 for a STUDY to close ONE BLOCK of Hayes???? THIS is why I will NEVER support a bond or tax for “so broke we have to cut MUNI service” @SFMTA_Muni @DanielLurie @sfbos this is an OUTRAGEOUS expenditure of scarce taxpayer funds. Make it stop.

A “temporary” farmers market. Every Saturday. For a full year. On a block already under a contested closure. This isn’t temporary — it’s incremental. Hayes St is not the right venue for yet another recurring, year-long street closure. Let SFMTA know here 📝 hvsafe.com/fm