HVS Insider

What’s shaping Hayes Valley, and who’s shaping it. For those paying attention.

[HVS Insider @SFHayesValley]

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.

[HVS Insider @SFHayesValley]

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[InfantryDort @infantrydort]

The only way to get out of the mess we’re in is to be RADICALLY authentic.

Stop saying what feels safe.

Start telling it how it is.

It is THE only cure to our woes.

The age of cancel culture is dead. The age of candor is upon us.

Long may it reign.

[Rochelle Wentz @rochellewentz]

So very true: “People aren’t afraid because they lack opinions. They are afraid because they understand consequences…And that’s what makes the spiral of silence so powerful. Once enough people become afraid to speak, that silence looks like agreement. People see silence and assume consensus. The public sees silence and assumes consensus. The consensus seems larger than it really is. More people become afraid to speak. And the spiral tightens…Standing alone in a room full of people nodding takes courage.”

Not necessarily wrong. Unpopular.

[Ben @ClerkNPC]

I was walking through the darkness of the Great Highway at night and didn't realize there was a homeless person sleeping in there until I was a foot away. Smelled like he was using it as a bathroom.

I worry about some naive young techie getting jumped or worse out there at dark.

[Sammy Zoeller @SammyZoeller]

@studio_daddy There isn't any businesses or restaurants on Powell St for people to be sitting and eating at sidewalk tables .. They should be working on getting business on Powell, then people will come.

[HVS Insider @SFHayesValley]

Storytelling is the mayor’s big plan for governance?
$30 million nonprofit quietly bankrolling Lurie’s agenda with hype videos, PR, and polling — while donors stay hidden.
SF doesn’t need more slick marketing. We need actual results on streets, businesses, and public safety.
What a joke.

[Seneca Scott @SenecaSpeaks21]

Pay very close attention to this.

To my fellow courageous warriors who stood tall through reputation destruction, smears from the media and even harassment from their own government — I salute you.

The light will defeat the darkness as long as we stand against the evil and say “NO”.

[Jack Downing @ImSpartacus18]

What is the deal with so many California politicians working with foreign nations to undermine US interests. Is it a feature of the politicians, or the state itself?

[HVS Insider @SFHayesValley]

https://t.co/f2pcYQDuh5

[HVS Insider @SFHayesValley]

The Fentanyl crisis is raging at night in Hayes Valley.
Unbelievable how bad it has gotten on our streets.

[HVS Insider @SFHayesValley]

While our Supervisor is busy with ribbon cuttings and photo-ops on the closed Hayes Street, people are nodding out in broad daylight across D5 — worse than it ever was under Dean Preston.
Small businesses continue to struggle, and the fentanyl crisis is spiraling.
Priorities are completely backwards.
Fentanyl needs real attention — not more performative events on a street most residents want reopened.
#ReOpenHayes

[LarryQ @LarryQ6]

@SusanDReynolds @BrookeJenkinsSF @bilalmahmood He also likes keeping Hayes St closed to traffic, for bizarre reasons.

[Abby Normal 🥀 @AbbyNormalSF]

@SusanDReynolds @BrookeJenkinsSF @bilalmahmood Just wait Bilal wants SF Gov to run city funded grocery stores, completely ignoring that a number of grocery stores closed in SF as a result of no SF Gov support due to stop massive shoplifting

How is a city run grocery store going to counter this

[PetalumaMusicList @PetMusicList]

@SFHayesValley "Harm reduction" has failed. End needle giveaways and ban Narcan.

[HVS Insider @SFHayesValley]

The Fentanyl crisis is raging at night in Hayes Valley.
Unbelievable how bad it has gotten on our streets.

[💥Susan Dyer Reynolds🗞️ @SusanDReynolds]

As I predicted during the campaign when he refused to endorse @BrookeJenkinsSF and Prop. 36, @bilalmahmood is not a moderate but rather a far left progressive poser hoping to use D6 as a stepping stone to higher office. He’s only slightly better than Dean Preston the socialist.

[scuttlebutt @scuttlebuttsf]

@SFHayesValley Wow how rich, the supervisor and the guy that filed a retaliatory restraining order against residents for simply documenting the closure is now claiming the moral high ground on public space.

[T Wolf 🌁 @Twolfrecovery]

The only way to fix this is a statewide ballot measure. We the people must amend the state Constitution to allow for crimes like drug dealing and burglary to be eligible for high bail. This ruling is a disaster. It will hurt you and slow the recovery of cities like San Francisco.

[T Wolf 🌁 @Twolfrecovery]

Every drug dealer, thief or gang member who commits a crime that's not deemed "violent" in California must now be released with little to no bail. Astounding that the Supreme Court of CA would make this ruling. 🧵

[T Wolf 🌁 @Twolfrecovery]

This ruling came down with no fanfare, almost no media coverage. The people need to know. Someone steals your car and gets arrested? They'll be back to steal it again in 48 hours. @FoxNews @CBSNews @bariweiss @NathanHochmanDA @BrookeJenkinsSF @Cal_DAA @californiapost

[Erica Sandberg 舊金山的神奇女俠 @EricaJSandberg]

@dbofsf @UrbanAlchemyUA @DanielLurie @mattdorsey @sfgov @sfbos @SFPD I spy a Jenny Cart

[HVS Insider @SFHayesValley]

Week 78 of noncompliance with the Hayes Street closure permit.
Activity in the closure remains limited while the business corridor continues to feel the impact.
The recurring “Signature” vendor was again observed operating with a branded retail truck extending onto the sidewalk — an issue we’ve now documented for nearly two years with no enforcement.
Full report: https://t.co/NcHvhjcgmI
https://t.co/Uh2xQrOE20
#ReOpenHayes

[Jack Downing @ImSpartacus18]

Joel Engardio was recalled because he lied to the Sunset about the Great Highway.

That was 100% his doing, if he had kept his word about the compromise it wouldn’t have happened. How many recalls are needed in San Francisco before lawmakers and city agencies stop lying to people about their true plans for the future of our public spaces? It’s not that complicated, be honest.