SF News Local Health Emergency Declared In Yolo County Town That Had Fireworks Warehouse Explosion Yolo County officials are warning residents that the remaining ash and debris from last month’s deadly fireworks warehouse blaze could still be hazardous, and have declared a local health emergency while they sift through that rubble.
SF News Seven Victims Identified In Yolo County Fireworks Warehouse Blast, Four Were Bay Area Residents Of the seven people who died in last week's explosion and fire at Devastating Pyrotechnics in Yolo County, two were residents of San Francisco and two were residents of the East Bay city of San Pablo.
SF News Multiple Law Enforcement Groups Raid SF Home Linked to Yolo County Fireworks Warehouse Owner After last week’s Yolo County fireworks warehouse explosion killed seven people, an Inner Richmond home linked to the warehouse owner was raided Tuesday by SFPD, Yolo County Sheriff’s deputies, and the Sacramento Sheriff's Bomb Squad.
SF News Sunday Links: Pokemon Line-Cutting Dispute Leads to Stabbing Outside Colma GameStop One person was killed and four injured in an early Saturday shooting in SF's Bayview District; Oakland has received a $10 million grant to improve street safety and expand bike lanes; and someone was stabbed with a glass shard for allegedly cutting in line for Pokemon cards.
SF News Illegal Fireworks Spark Dozens of Bay Area Fires on July 4th, Injuring Several and Killing Two Dogs Illegal fireworks ignited dozens of fires across the Bay Area on the Fourth of July — from Oakland and Alameda to Antioch and San Jose — with Oakland Fire Department responding to more than 60 fires.
SF News Fireworks Explosion Inside Hayward Home Leaves Two In Critical Condition on Eve of the Fourth The first of what will sadly likely not be the last local stories this weekend about casualties stemming from illegal fireworks arrives out of Hayward, where two people are reportedly in critical condition from fireworks exploding inside a home.
SF News How a Dozen Legal Fireworks Stores In Nevada Power California’s Illegal Fireworks Craze If you see illegal fireworks this weekend, they are almost certainly from one of about 13 perfectly legal fireworks stores in Nevada. And a look at these stores’ Yelp pages shows that almost all of their reviews are from California residents.
SF News Police In San Francisco and San Jose Seize Large Hauls of Illegal Fireworks Ahead of July 4th Holiday Some will always slip through — and hopefully they don't cause wildfires. But the police departments in San Jose and San Francisco are publicizing news of recent busts involving big caches of illegal fireworks.
SF News Three Juveniles Hospitalized Following Fireworks-Related Injuries at Ocean Beach Saturday Night Around 8 p.m., a group of about 30 youths on Ocean Beach were setting off fireworks, when three people got hurt, two of them with serious injuries.
SF News Brush Fire Breaks Out In Corona Heights Park — Second SF Hills Brush Fire In Two Days Stop lighting San Francisco on fire please! The last thing we need this fire season is wildfire on our actual doorstep in SF proper, but we've had two of them, likely both caused by fireworks, in just the last two days.
Arts & Entertainment SF Chinatown Has a Long and Lawless History In the Illegal Fireworks Trade We are deep in fireworks season right now all over the Bay Area, as every owner of a skittish dog is well aware. But did you know that for decades, people flocked to SF's Chinatown to buy caches of illegal fireworks and law enforcement mostly turned a blind eye?
Arts & Entertainment All Fireworks Shows Canceled (Even Though The 4th Is Forecast To Be Fog-Free For The First Time In Many Years) There will be no official Bay Area fireworks spectacles this year — though you can rest assured the illegal fireworks will be popping off all over.
SF News Jump in Illegal Firework Activity Seen Around Bay Area; COVID-19 and Protests Make Citing Violators Difficult No, you're not going mad: it really is starting to feel like Fourth of July weekend — almost every night across the Bay Area.
SF News East Bay Bust Nabs Nearly 400 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks Mission District residents (and terrified dogs) are well aware that the nightly boom of illegal fireworks is already underway as we sit within a week of July 4th. SFist reminds you that all
SF News Watch Out: SFPD Is On The Hunt For Illegal Fireworks As the 4th of July approaches, the San Francisco Police Department is cracking down on illegal fireworks sales—busting both sellers and buyers. And be aware: All fireworks are illegal in San Francisco,
SF News Fireworks Sever Man's Fingers A 37-year-old Concord man must now live a comparatively digit-free life after blowing off several of his fingers while trying to ignite a firework on Monday. The incident happened just before 8pm over
