SF News Porta-Potty Catches Fire Outside Alamo Square Home of Dog Walker Targeted in Racist Threats While the Alamo Square home of dog walker Terry Williams undergoes renovations after burning down in the spring of 2024, a porta-potty at the site was set on fire around 1 am Saturday. Additionally, the suspect in the case of the racist threats has been missing since the fall of 2024.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Apartment Fire Erupts in SF’s North Beach, Quickly Contained by SFFD Surfers were met with 40-foot waves on the opening day of surf season in Mavericks, California; take part in a hyphy video shoot at Powell Station Saturday; and no injuries were reported after an apartment fire in North Beach Friday.
SF News [Update] Person Dies in Friday Night Apartment Fire in SF’s Cow Hollow Neighborhood Firefighters received a report of a two-alarm fire at 9:25 pm on the 1500 block of Filbert Street Friday night. A person was found dead in the third-floor unit where the fire started, as SFFD was potentially delayed by hoarding conditions, along with the amount of overhead wires on Filbert.
SF News Three-Alarm Fire In SF's Marina District Leaves Three Firefighters Hospitalized An early morning fire Wednesday in the Marina District led to two firefighters crashing through the floor of the engulfed building, and a third firefighter was also hospitalized.
SF News 3 People in Overturned Kayaks Rescued From McCovey Cove During Giants-Dodgers Game Nearby kayakers and a boat emblazoned with the Ghostbusters logo came to the aid of three people whose kayaks overturned while they were watching the Giants-Dodgers game Saturday. The Giants lost the game, 13-7.
SF News Retired SF Firefighter Wins $1.2M Settlement In Whistleblower Retaliation Case A longtime SF firefighter who’s now 60 years old just got a $1.2 million settlement, saying he was repeatedly passed over for promotions after his 2013 whistleblower case reporting racial discrimination.
SF News Sunday Links: Supporters to Rally for Yosemite Ranger Fired for Hanging Trans Pride Flag The FDA might classify 7-OH, the potent compound in kratom, as a controlled substance; foolhardy swimmers have been entering East Bay lakes that are closed due to toxic algae; and supporters of the park ranger fired for flying the trans pride flag at Yosemite in May are rallying Sunday.
SF News Zuni Cafe Worker Saves Patron Using CPR, SFFD to Issue Plaque in His Honor Rodrigo Lopez, a 35-year-old busser at Zuni Cafe, used CPR to save a guest experiencing cardiac arrest earlier this month. The man recently returned to Zuni to thank Lopez, and SFFD plans to honor Lopez with a plaque.
SF News Sunday Links: Trump’s DC Parade Falls Flat as Crowd Leaves Before Speeches Begin, 'Log-Jamming' Exits The gunman in the politically motivated Minnesota assassination is still believed to be in the Midwest; SFPD apprehended a hit-and-run driver during Saturday's No Kings protest; and Trump's military parade was a bit lackluster with attendees leaving early.
SF News Mayor Lurie Names New Fire Chief, Dean Crispen, a 34-Year Veteran of the SFFD In his first department-head appointment of his tenure as mayor, Daniel Lurie on Friday announced the appointment of second-generation firefighter and 34-year veteran of the city's fire department Dean Crispen as the new fire chief.
SF News Early Morning Fire at Pier 28 Temporarily Shuts Down Embarcadero San Francisco firefighters responded to a one-alarm fire early Tuesday that appears to have broken out, improbably, underneath and at the edge of Pier 28 in the rain.
SF News SFPD Rescues Two Dogs From SoMa Apartment After Apparent Battery Fire Another apparent battery fire broke out at an apartment at Sixth and Minna streets this weekend, and two dogs had to be rescued from the blaze.
SF News Man Gets Trapped In Downtown Public Restroom, Jaws of Life Used to Free Him A door jammed on one of those antique-style public restrooms with the automatic doors on Market Street, trapping a man inside sometime Tuesday morning.
SF News Fire Heavily Damages Four-Story Residential Building In SoMa A two-alarm fire caused heavy damage to a four-story apartment building in SoMa, and it's unclear if the building was occupied.
SF News SF Firefighters Put Out Encampment Fire Along South Van Ness On-Ramp Near 13th Street San Francisco firefighters were called to the scene of an encampment fire along a freeway on-ramp at the edge of the Mission District on Saturday afternoon.
SF News Scaffolding Fails on Tall Pac Heights Building Amid High Winds A precariously tall scaffolding came loose from the Pacific Heights building it was attached to Wednesday morning and was dangling in the direction of Broadway.
SF News One Person, Two Cats Rescued In Tenderloin Apartment Fire One person and two cats had to be rescued from a fire escape Sunday evening after an accidental kitchen fire spread inside a top floor apartment in SF's Little Saigon neighborhood.
SF News New Interim SF Fire Chief Sandy Tong Sworn In By Mayor London Breed Mayor London Breed on Tuesday announced and swore in San Francisco's new interim fire chief, Sandy Tong, who takes over after the sudden retirement of Chief Jeanine Nicholson.
SF News SF Firefighters Rescue Paddle Boarder After Incident at Ocean Beach San Francisco Fire Department paramedics were called to Ocean Beach Friday morning after surfers pulled a paddle boarder out of the water who was floating and apparently unresponsive.
SF News SF Fire Chief Retiring After Five Years Due to 'Medical Issues' San Francisco Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson announced Friday that she will retire at the end of next month due to “unforeseen medical issues.”
SF News Fire Burns Three-Story Apartment Building In Nob Hill A fire broke out Thursday morning at a residential building on Jackson Street near Leavenworth in SF's Nob Hill neighborhood, and it was disrupting cable car service.
SF News 11 People Rescued In Two Separate Boat Capsize Incidents, One Off Ocean Beach and One In Tomales Bay Two boats capsized in the Bay Area this weekend in separate incidents amid windy conditions, leading to 11 people requiring emergency rescue from cold waters.
SF News Early Monday Morning RV Fire In SF's Bayview Spreads to Nearby Warehouse Before Being Extinguished An RV fire broke out around 2:30 am Monday morning on Newhall Street in the Bayview District, and quickly spread to an adjacent warehouse. The fire was extinguished within a half-hour, but the RV is obviously totaled.
SF News Fire at SoMa Apartment High-Rise Leaves Hundreds Without Running Water or Electricity A Wednesday fire at the 40-story Paramount apartment tower at Mission and Third streets has left hundreds of tenants without electricity or running water, and very limited elevator service to navigate the building’s dozens of floors.
SF News Hazmat Incident Near Union Square Prompts Evacuation, Traffic Delays Three people were treated for exposure to leaked, potentially poisonous refrigerant chemicals. Authorities say it was an isolated incident.
