Coast Guard Evacuates Patient From Container Ship
A Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted a man from the container ship Ever Elite about 34 miles off the San Francisco coast.
San Francisco Weather and Disaster News
Weather and disaster in San Francisco runs on coastal fog, winter storms, heat waves and the fault lines beneath the city, and coverage here follows all of it. Reporting takes in emergency declarations, damage assessments, evacuations and the recovery that follows.
Emergency Response
Firefighters Subdue Two-Alarm Blaze at Argent Alley
More than 100 San Francisco firefighters battled a fire at 10 Argent Alley that displaced residents, with no injuries reported.
Severe Weather
Live Poll
Does unusually hot weather make you less likely to attend outdoor community events?
Heat Wave Struck Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
Temperatures reached 84 degrees in Golden Gate Park during the music festival.
Natural Disasters
Live Poll
Should cities prioritize the preservation of historic architecture over modern urban development projects?
Artist Reimagined San Francisco Without 1906 Earthquake
Journalist Daniel Coughlin utilized historical data to render the city as it might appear today.
Coverage takes in atmospheric river storms, heat-driven health alerts, wildfire smoke drifting in from inland, earthquakes and aftershocks, and flooding on the city's hills and low-lying streets. It reaches the city proper and the Peninsula and East Bay communities that share its weather and its hazards. The city's steep terrain and hilltop neighborhoods shape how a storm or slide plays out, so local geography drives many of the stories. Power outages and emergency response delays are the recurring complications that follow most major events.