We’re excited to announce our new Hayes Valley Community Board, at the corner of Octavia and Hayes. This board was built in partnership with The Hayes Valley Merchants Council and PROXY. We look forward to filling up this board with … Read More
(This article originally appeared in The Bay City Beacon on September 8, 2019) by Gail Baugh Hayes Valley, the revitalized neighborhood in the center of San Francisco, has demonstrated again how people who all live in the same location can … Read More
We are applying to close the main section of the Hayes Valley commercial corridor to vehicles every day to create outdoor space for seating and physically distanced movement. This is a part of the new city’s Shared Spaces program to support economic … Read More
In an effort to support local businesses as they reopen, some tree work was accelerated in recent weeks. Urban Forestry apologizes for the lack of communication around this. The timing of the work was unexpected, but needed to be completed … Read More
The Director of Public Works held a public hearing this past April regarding the consideration of tree removals here in Hayes Valley. Attached is the resulting decision for that hearing. Hayes Valley Resulting Decision Order 201797.docx HVNA itself will not … Read More
Here is the latest information from the Bureau of Urban Forestry: A hearing date has been scheduled for Monday April 29th, 2019 at 5:30pm in room 416 at City Hall. Hearing notices have been posted on the ficus trees (and … Read More
How do trashcans and visual art go together? The Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association, with its merchant sponsors, has figured out a way to do both. Sealed Big Belly trashcans covered in original local art, are installed in high use locations … Read More
Latest update from Bureau of Forestry: I’d like to just clarify a few points about timing. Although the notices say “30 day tree removal” notice, they are intended to provide 30 days notification and appeal opportunity, not to indicate that … Read More
Last weekend Recology, Public Works, FUF Ivy Street neighbors, Vallie (our new district supervisor) and all her aides, a mayors office aide, and HVNA board members all restored 150 ft of sidewalk gardens. Also involved were volunteers from the Korean … Read More
Fellow HVNA board member and volunteer Ben Zotto has put together a great post outlining imagery of Hayes Valley both then and now. Read the full post here.
HVAW presents Quintuple: 5 Artists from the Heart of Hayes Valley September 17, 2017 – October 25, 2017 About the Gallery & Artists If you’ve wondered what’s in that brightly painted container at Octavia and Oak, it’s the new … Read More
SFMTA begins pedestrian safety bulb-outs at Hayes and Buchanan Construction crews have begun outlining the new sidewalk extension, called “bulb-outs” that provide visibility and safety for pedestrians at this busy intersection. The construction will take about a month. These bulb-outs … Read More