July 22, 2020
To Mayor London Breed and Board of Supervisors:
This letter serves as an appeal to your office that the City and County of San Francisco, consider creating and designating the Hayes Valley Neighborhood a Tent Free Zone. The undersigned hereto, wish to implement such a plan out of grave concern of the adverse impacts of the homelessness issue and the results of the spontaneous encroachment of our public spaces and streets with sprawling tents and encampments. These encampments have adversely impacted the overall quality of life, health, safety and general welfare of all residents and businesses of Hayes Valley. We ask that you hear the many voices of Hayes Valley.
Undeniably the homelessness issue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a greater light cast onto it. The present day conditions that accompany sharing our streets with those that are unsheltered has developed into something seriously insurmountable. The magnitude and scope of its affects on this neighborhood is something that needs to be cured. We are relying on your help. Unfortunately the current system that is in place is failing to serve our community needs. Many of us do not feel safe leaving our homes or walking to and from on our own streets. Our quality of life is diminishing while our neighborhood streets are filled with human waste and filth. Residents and businesses alike are experiencing an uptick in theft and vandalism. The appeal of living and conducting business in our neighborhood is on the decline. Hayes Valley’s unsafe and unsanitary conditions are at the forefront of our demand.
It is because of these conditions we hereby demand that Hayes Valley be a tent free zone and have existing encampments be permanently removed. In order to maintain this goal we want to work with your office to cement a sound plan to prevent a re-population of encampments. In order to assure accountability that Hayes Valley remains a tent free zone we also request that an advisory committee be formed, consisting of residents and business owners, to work in conjunction with the city’s efforts.
As a cultural hub, we look forward to a collaborative partnership with your office to achieve our goal of a better working neighborhood with a designation of a Tent Free Zone.
Co-signed By The Following Businesses and Residents:
Businesses
- David Alexander, Papito Hayes
- Ramiz Yousef, Nabila’s
- David Bass, Sugar Lounge
- Angelo Sannino, Doppio Zero
- Fabricio Wiest, Suppenküche
- Ed Reckers, Red Bridge
- Evan Rich, Rich Table
- Cagri Aslaner, Paolo Shoes
- Michael Rivera, Oak and Fort
- Sergio Frigerio, Il Borgo
- Aria Critchfield, Cotton Sheep
- Beau Timken, True Sake
- Nicholas Cresta,The Epicurean Trader
- Rachel Reed, Azalea
- Jimmy Shen, Otoro Sushi
- Shirley Ng, SF Wine and Cheese
- Alessandro T Paguvca, Italian Homemade Co
- Charlie Katout, Nick’s Market
- Solomon Tesfui, Planet Cafe
- Rajinder Singh, Victoria Liquors & Grocery
- Wayne Huang, Namaka Sushi
- Steve Kovacs, Zala Management
- Liza Anongchanya, Azil Boutique
- Mitchell Durkee, F. Dorian
- Many Bissinger, Marker & Moss
- Jeroen Bik, Kline Epstein & Parker
- Gabriel Bentura, Little Gem
- Said Mannan, Grove Street Market
- Jake Lahr, Calikites
- Jennifer Cosguen, La Boulangerie SF
- Kathryn Sandreto, Acoté
- Marc Sempere and Jocelyn Bulow, Chez Maman
- Hyes Woo, Ebb & Flow
- Cris and Ben Ospital, MAC Modern Appealing Clothing
- Adam Tortosa, Robin
- Eric Tse, See Saw Seen
- Natalie Wu, Gough Express Cleaners
- Tae Tse, Dompart Auto
Residents
- Stephen Albair
- Richard Johnson, Founding Member Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association
- Bob Barnwell, Hayes Valley Public Safety Chair
- David Robinson
- Ali Anderson
- Mich R
- Aimée E. Schulman
- Nancy Pratt
- Benjamin D. Black
- Blake Yarber
CC info
- President of the Board Norman Yee norman.yee@sfgov.org
- D5 Supervisor Dean Preston dean.preston@sfgov.org
- Legislative Aide Kyle Smealie kyle.smeallie@sfgov.org
- Assistant District Attorney andrew.clark@sfgov.org
- Chief Bill Scott sfpdchief@sfgov.org
- Captain Paul Yep of Northern paul.yep@sfgov.org
- Commander Teresa Ewins teresa.ewins@sfgov.org
- Deputy Chief David Lazar david.lazar@sfgov.org
- Director HSOC Jeff Kositsky jeff.kositsky@sfgov.org
- Director of SF Public Works Alan Degrafinried alaric.degrafinried@sfdpw.org
Since sending the above letter to Mayor London Breed, the following have signed our petition and have elected to have their names displayed:
Businesses
- Jen Pelka, Riddler
- Charles Bililies, Souvla
- Joan Hull, The Parsonage
- Vikas Patel, Hotel Majestic and Super 8 Downtown
Citizens
Manon Paquet Catherine Enny Nolan Astrein Matthew Balthazor John Kim Jason Boehmig Kenneth Cowan Joseph Murphey Lindsay Gartland Chandler Bair Shana Mahaffey Michael Goldman Carlos Lazalde Gene Wieber Laura Yarber Lisa Charlebois George Denny HyeJin Yu Danika Patrick Ingrid Summerfield Anna Belle Barbara Wittrock Alyssa Jennings Alice Wu Trang Nguyen Hoiling Wong Christopher Towne Melinda Techler Rilwan Balogun David DeJonghe Lee Jewell Maurizio Franzini Kevin Funk Jen Pelka Brian Nguyen Rebecca Masur Bryan Lane Jay Miller David Young Elaine Stander Callie Williams David Lovell Gloria Jackson Sarah Lundmark Deanna Sousa Dan Bowermaster Michael Lovrovich Devang Bhatt Pamela Vaughn David Lutz Michael Lordi William M Cagle III Sean Monoghan Sally Hanson Allison McCabe Suzanne Ornelas Earl Speas Michael Patton Kristopher Uber Coco Guilhem Bill Johnson Nicolas Perewozki Frances Neagley Tim Palmer Angela Barbus Jon Hearn Anne Wells Regina McDonald Joseph Burnham-Saeteurn Marissa Burger Liz Schwartz Adi Wakankar Madison Palmer Tony Liu Bobby Battista Elizabeth Leu John Carrillo John Yelding-Sloan Mandy Ma Neesha Godbole Tucker Stewart Sridatta Thatipamala Christopher Tarbell Ryan Garde Charles Bililies Alan Marcus Prithvi Nobuth Honorine Anderson Alyssa Conn David Driver Jack Lakes Nicole Sinno Patricia Cotter Ariel Mendez-Penate Brent Jones Casey Barbarino Joan Hull Dhruv Malhotra Kevin O’Brien Linda Green Arkady Itkin Cali Garcia Alex Anderson Barbier Yon Alan Si | Tracy Carter Jennifer Astrein Curtis Hampton C Hyland Daniella Costa Sandra Mallon Mark Bridges Richard Zhu Kevin McCoy Rina Wang Micah Kalsen Sammy Leos Debie Bisdorf Mark Fantino Joseph Kanuch Amberlin Tannehill Robert Eaton Meghan Goode Rebecca Masur Valerie Kolomiets Barbara Wittrock Carrie Kakehashi RN MSN CIC Peter Theunis Colleen Campbell Sean Cummings Trang Nguyen Peter Vizcaino Stephanie Nip Tanya Lekhtman Bill Harkins Josh Blackman Allen Lin Paul Jim Robert Bowen Jeanine Jue Lily C Alan Tripp Jasper Tripp Jason Hyde Christian Miranda Tanuj Dutta Melody Elskes Matthew Forsyth Mike Gallagher Helen Phung Wayne Brooks Dhaval Powar Ana Canillas Paul Tortora Lenny Hanson Sammy Patrick Jesse Dhillon Michael Ware Laura Ware Vanessa De Fabrega Cagri Aslaner Henia Carmel Kaye Pamela Hieu Pham Shashi Shankar Holly Hollenbeck Peggy Malllison Linda Green Jim Zack GabrIella Ascione Nikki Bevis William Michels Kylie Bryce Henia Carmel Linda Green California Walsh Terrance Graven Steve Browning Paul MacMahon Amy Anton Mike Gottlieb Janelle McCulloch Michael Ware Robert Anderson Raphael Braschoss Jonathan Smalley John Goldsmith Maud Sanchez Cuevas Rosemary Cassidy Vince Frankovich Will Holleran Eric Sandberg John Thomson Katia Alves Dalys Pinentle Margaret Moore Mitchell Ragsdale Jeff Cuartero Richard Nemeth Emily Tsai Karen Schwartz Matthew Bertram, MD Bill McGee Kenneth Duigenan Feng Xie Jonathan Staff Christian Simonetti Amrit Dhaliwal Andrea Portillo Richard Valdovino |