SF News Tropical Storm Hilary Makes Landfall in Southern California Sunday, With Heavy Rains, Landslide Risk, and Evacuations Hilary made landfall Sunday morning on the Baja California peninsula and is expected to continue north throughout the day after Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Saturday.
SF News Suspicious Package at SFO Prompts Evacuation and Delays Sunday Afternoon Chaos unfolded at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday afternoon when a suspicious package was discovered in a terminal, causing an evacuation and causing flight diversions and significant delays.
orinda VIDEO: Landslide Threatens Orinda Neighborhood, Pulls One House Down Hillside After its residents were evacuated Wednesday, the home at 14 Cedar Lane slid to about 30 feet below its original position, staying mostly intact.
SF News Hundreds Evacuated Following Electrical Fire on BART Large electrical fire at Walnut Creek BART. Trains halted. Crews standing by for BART electricians to secure power. #BARTIC pic.twitter.com/4qbA6yetSa— Confire PIO (@ContraCostaFire) March 5, 2017 As many as 400
SF News Hazmat Situation Closes Northbound S Van Ness Just in time for your evening commute, northbound South Van Ness Ave from Mission Street to Market Street has been close due to a hazmat situation. (Unconfirmed reports suggest a chemical leak.) The
SF News UC Berkeley Lab Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat Firefighters and police are on the scene at 5885 Hollis in Emeryville, an office building used by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, after a bomb threat was called in this morning. The threat
SF News Embarcadero Area Evacuated Due To Bomb Scare [Updates] We're getting word that a "suspicious package" has forced the evacuation of the Farmer's Market outside the Ferry Building. A large section of the Embarcadero is now blocked off, too, so please stay
SF News Oakland Hills Brushfire Breaks Out Near 580 [Updates] A smokey brushfire broke out in the Oakland Hills around 1:45 p.m. this afternoon. The fire was apparently started by fallen power lines on an access road by the freeway. The
SF News SFO-Bound Plane Evacuated In Denver Due To Bomb Threat An United Airlines plane headed for San Francisco Airport was evacuated in Denver after authorities got wind of a bomb threat. Yikes! "Carrie Harmon of the Transportation Security Administration, according to Associated Press,
SF News Breaking: Suspicious Package Evacuates SFO Terminal [Update] Part of San Francisco International Airport was evacuated a little before noon today after authorities discovered a suspicious package in a screening area. The closure shut down Terminal One, boarding area C, the
SF News Gas Leak in Pleasant Hill Prompts 'Immediate' Evacuation [UPDATED] A gas leak near Viking Avenue and Ruth Drive have prompted the immediate evacuation in the College Park area. Residents are urged not to open their doors or windows. Police said the evacuation
SF News Buena Vista Elementary Evacuated After Bomb Scare Buena Vista Elementary in Walnut Creek (2355 San Juan Avenue Walnut Creek) as been evacuated after a bomb scare or suspicious package was found at the school. We'll update as soon as we
SF News Gas Leak Prompts Sunset Evacuation A little after 11 p.m. last night, a gas leak was reported in the Sunset, resulting in the evacuation of four homes. The gas, it seems, emitted from a house at 1831
SF News Third School Evacuated Over Gas Leak Scare San Bruno's Crestmoor Elementary School, located neat the explosion and fire site, has been evacuated this morning. This comes on the heels of two other school evacuations (at Galileo High School in San
SF News What's Going On Here, Galileo High School? For the second time today, another local school was evacuated over a reported "natural-gas like smell," and just like the first time no leak was found. "At least 15 teachers on the second
SF News Gas Leak Scare Prompts San Bruno School Evacuation A gas leak scare at Portola Elementary in San Bruno forced an evacuation this morning. Fortunately, according to the fine folks at KRON 4 Morning News, no leak was found. Whew.
SF News Residents Evacuate Falling Pacifica Apartment Building A Pacifica apartment building atop a bluff is in danger of falling off the cliff. After a "chunk of earth" fell from the 12-unit building at 330 Esplanade Ave yesterday, residents have been
SF News Bomb Squad at Post & Kearny This just in: "Bomb squad at 135 Post near Kearny now, evacuation in order." But: it appears no bomb was found. Alas. Also, MTA spokesperson Judson True tells SF Appeal "that service on
SF News San Rafael Gas Leak Closes Fourth Street Forty people were evacuated from a San Rafael apartment building after a gas leak spread throughout parts of Fourth Street. According to KCBS, "[a] leak in the West End neighborhood near Fourth Street
SF News Shooting at Skyline College Prompts Evacuation Skyline College in San Bruno has been evacuated after a shooting. One man, a student, has reportedly been hit in the back by an unknown gunman. Police have surrounded the building and are
SF News UPDATE: Suspicious Packages Prompt Evacuations in SF According to KRON4, evacuations and a shelter-in-place are underway at 20th Avenue and Balboa. Two suspicious devices were found in the area. SFPD and the bomb squad are on the scene, determining whether
SF News Salami Plant Ammonia Leak Injures 2 Dozen Some sort of ammonia spill at South San Francisco's Columbus Salame, the same meat processing plant that played host to a four-alarm fire in July, caused an early morning evacuation. Also, reports confirm
SF News San Mateo High School Evacuated After Bomb Explosion Students and employees at Hillsdale High School at 3115 Del Monte Street in San Mateo were evacuated to nearby Abbot Missle School. According to the CHP, there are reports of a pipe bomb
SF News Mandatory Bonny Doon Evacuation Lifted While containment is now at 65%, the mandatory evacuation for residents affected by the Bonny Doon wildfire in the Santa Cruz mountains has been lifted. All residents need to get back inside their
SF News Bonny Doon Wildfire Roars Hundreds of residents have fled their homes after a Santa Cruz county wildfire in Bonny Doon started last night. According to CBS 5, "authorities have ordered mandatory evacuations for about 600 people on
