SF News Wave Of Storms Turns Bay Brown, Prompts Coast Guard Debris Warning Oh #SFBay, you so dirty! ❤ this news! San Francisco Bay turns brown after nonstop storms https://t.co/9U26n7ACLR via @SFGate @bayareamoms— Erica Maharg (@BackwardGraham) February 15, 2017 Sediment sent into the San
SF News World War II-Era Ship Dumps Fuel Into Bay An unknown amount of fuel leaked from an historic ship docked at Fisherman's Wharf this weekend, leaving a lengthy slick on the water and at least two agencies scrambling to clean up the
SF News Yikes: Ship's Anchor May Have Hit Transbay Tube BART trains temporarily stopped service Friday afternoon after a ship's anchor allegedly struck the Transbay Tube. A frightening thought, indeed. "At 8:45 a.m., a ship lost propulsion in the bay, so
SF News Windsurfers Rescue Puppy Stranded In The Bay A pair of windsurfers and a boat commuter (!) banded together Monday evening to rescue a dog found paddling frantically in the middle of the Bay. The pup, a labrador mix or mastiff, was
Arts & Entertainment Photo du Jour "Hardest Job," shot at the San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival, by danishdynamite.
Arts & Entertainment Scene of a Row of Houseboats We're a sucker for the Mission Creek houseboats. So delicate. So quaint. So... floaty. Like real houses, almost. If you want to check them out, we suggest taking a stroll in the late
SF News Scary Moments in the Bay During Father's Day Due to the refreshingly gorgeous weather we're having -- from the windows outside SFist headquarters on busy Third Street, it seems that many of you took the day off; it's practically barren outside!
SF News Man Drowns at Alameda Beach While Fire Department, Coast Guard, Watch The Oakland Tribune (via Mercury News) reports on a tragic story of a 57-year-old man who drowned in the bay in Alameda on Monday after wading chest-high in the water fully clothed for
SF News Barge Leaking Fuel Into S.F. Bay According to the Chronicle, "A barge got mired today in the shallow waters near the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco and is leaking some fuel into the bay." The sand transportation
SF News Fishermen Awarded $6M For Cosco Busan Spill Around 120 local fishermen will split $3.65 of a $6 million award in damages won though a class action lawsuit against the parties at fault for the horrific 2007 Cosco Busan oil
SF News Take the S.F. Bayside Water Contact Recreational Use Survey If you're one of those types who enjoy the glacial waters along the bayside in San Francisco (e.g., surfing, kayaking, fishing, clam foraging, wind surfing, or swimming), please take the SFPUC survey
SF News Water Taxi Service On the Horizon Refreshing transportation news, readers! San Francisco is set to get water taxi service. The San Francisco Port Commission just approved a five-year agreement with John Scannell, who runs those duck boats for tourists
SF News Cargo Ship Hits Whale Oh jeez. A cargo ship at the Port of Oakland hit a whale this morning. Researches aren't sure yet if the whale was already dead before the collision. ABC 7 grimly notes that
SF News Search Resumes for Woman Who Placed Distress Call A U.S. Coast Guard search is underway after a woman sent out a distress call on Monday night just off the coast of Tiburon. "Minutes before 10 p.m., Coast Guard Chief
SF News UPDATE: Pickup Drives Off Treasure Island Into Water Earlier this afternoon, at around 1:40 p.m., a pickup truck careened into the water off of Treasure Island. According to SFAppeal, "The truck entered the water on the east side of
SF News 35 Gallons of Oil & Diesel Spill Into Bay Yesterday afternoon, a tugboat sank off Treasure Island, spilling an estimated 35 gallons or oil and diesel fuel into the Bay, creating a sheen a "400-foot debris field" sheen of oil surrounding parts
misc Let's Dream of a Non-Wretched Fisherman's Wharf Oh, sure, you've seen all the coverage of Jan Gehl's plan to turn Fisherman's Wharf into something tolerable. But wouldn't you like to know more? The excellent SPUR is holding a forum TODAY
SF News Cosco Busan Operating Company Indicted Remember when that big boat rammed into the Bay Bridge? And birds died? Fish went belly-up? And we all rightfully freaked out? And certain parties were justly charged in the accident? Well, the
SF News UPDATE: Gas Spills Into SF Bay A "significant amount" of spilled into the San Francisco Bay after a tugboat collided with a refinery pipeline Tuesday night at Tesoro Petroleum's Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez. Reports claim that "it wasn't
misc Blocker: 2300 Bay Exploring San Francisco through the lens of city blocks, Blocker is a regular series by Charles Hodgkins. Look for it on SFist every other Wednesday, around the lunching hour. View the map of
SF News Sewage Spill Dumps 2.7 Million Gallons Into the Bay After an alert system SNAFU failed to notify workers at a Marin County treatment facility about a sewage overflow on Thursday night, the San Francisco Bay is now the proud recipient of 2.
SF News Barge Hits Richmond-San Rafael Bridge According to the Coast Guard, "a barge has hit the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge" around 6 p.m. this evening. Yikes! The barge, reportedly carrying 63,000 barrels of heavy black oil, hit the
SF News Crane, Oil Spills Into Bay In a Spearsian like maneuver, looking to trump both the recent storm and the Dhaliwal brothers, oil spill made a comeback this morning. It seems that a crane fell off of a san
SF News Your Oil Spill Update: Pelosi! Like the bad ass she is, occasional San Francisco resident and current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has written to the "Homeland Security Department's inspector general requesting an investigation of preparation for and response
