San Francisco's 311 intake file logged 60 illegal posting requests in the seven days ending October 6, 2026, up 39.5 percent from the weekly pace of the prior three weeks.
The seven days ending October 6, 2026 (September 30 to October 6) produced 60 requests in San Francisco's Illegal Postings category, compared with 129 requests over the prior 21 days (September 9 to 29, 43.0 per week), an increase of 39.5 percent.
The category counts intake requests as filed, not verified incidents. Reports describe posters, handbills, leaflets, and stickers said to be posted illegally on public property.
Residents can report illegal postings through the city's online form, by calling 311, or with the SF311 mobile app. After a report, 311 issues a tracking number that can be used to follow the case online or in the app. The city's service page gives 3 calendar days as the expected response time.
All 28 days in the September 9 to October 6 window carry at least one request, and the most recent record in the selection is timestamped October 6 at 6:09 p.m.
A year earlier, the same calendar window also ran above its prior three weeks: 54 requests in the seven days ending October 6, 2025, against 135 over the prior 21 days, an increase of 20.0 percent. These counts describe intake volume, not outcomes, and establish no cause.
vw6y-z8j6: Socrata query on DataSF dataset vw6y-z8j6 (SF311): exact selection service_name='Illegal Postings', requested_datetime from 2026-09-09T00:00:00 to 2026-10-07T00:00:00, run as a daily group (count and max timestamp per day) plus an aggregate count and max timestamp for the same selection. Unit: one 311 intake request. All 28 daily buckets from September 9 to October 6 are present, each holding at least one request; the buckets sum to the full 189-record selection and the aggregate count returns 189. The seven days ending October 6 hold 60 requests against 129 over the prior 21 days, an average of 43.0 per week. Verified: record count and daily buckets; 189 of 189 source records reviewed. The same query shape was also run for the 2025 calendar window as seasonal context. Checked 2026-10-07T05:33:52-07:00. Latest record 2026-10-06T18:09:03-07:00. 189 of 189 source records reviewed.
sfgov-report-illegal-postings-and-flyers: Single published City and County of San Francisco service page for reporting illegal postings and flyers, fetched and reviewed in full as a document. Unit: one page. It establishes the reporting channel (online form, 311 phone line, SF311 mobile app), the tracking number issued by 311 after a report, the stated expected response time of 3 calendar days, and the kinds of postings handled (posters, handbills, leaflets, and stickers posted illegally on public property). It is a process document, not a dataset, and carries no counts. Checked 2026-10-07T05:33:53-07:00. Latest record 2026-10-07T05:33:53-07:00. 1 of 1 source records reviewed. Evidence limits: The counts are 311 intake requests, not verified incidents, and duplicates or follow-up requests are possible. The dataset carries no response-time or outcome measurement, so the city's stated response window is a published target, not an outcome record. Recent days can be revised as records are updated, and the records establish no cause. For context, the same calendar window a year earlier also ran above its prior three weeks, 54 requests against 135.
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