Protect Hayes Valley: Demand Balance, Not Business Disruption

Tell the SFMTA: Listen to Residents!

Hayes Valley needs your support. Small businesses are being squeezed - again. A fourth closure for the Head West event would force merchants to absorb yet another weekend of lost revenue, after years of trying to stay afloat under street shutdowns and shifting city priorities. This is not about opposing events, but about listening to residents and merchants and balancing trade-offs.

Tell the SFMTA and City Hall: three event days are enough. We need balance, not burnout. Join neighbors and merchants calling for a fair solution - one that supports community-led events without destabilizing local businesses. Send your email, show up to the hearing, and make your voice count.

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Message to the SFMTA,

As a San Franciscan who cares about the wellbeing of our neighborhoods, I strongly oppose the proposed 4th event date for the Head West market in Hayes Valley.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;It’s incredible that an entire business community and neighborhood must go to such lengths to explain the harm this event continues to cause- yet SFMTA still prioritizes an outside event operator over leaseholders and small businesses. When so many have clearly stated they lose money every time Head West comes to Hayes Valley, why aren’t you listening?&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;This is a for-profit event that disrupts the local economy and displaces foot traffic from small businesses already struggling under the ongoing Hayes Street weekend closure. Every time it shuts down our corridor, long-standing merchants lose critical revenue while the event operator profits. Enough is enough. Hayes Valley should not be treated as a staging ground for outside ventures at the expense of neighborhood stability.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;It’s especially troubling that these permits continue to advance despite years of testimony about their harm and a recent delay requested by the San Francisco Fire Department. Allowing this event to proceed at this frequency reflects a failure to listen and an unwillingness to balance competing needs in the community.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Three dates are already more than generous. I urge you to deny the fourth and consider relocating this event to a venue better suited for this scale of operation… one that does not compromise Hayes Valley’s small businesses and residents.

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