Oh no… Thanks to SFGate for sharing the upsetting news that San Francisco’s beloved tropical cocktail bar, “Pacific Cocktail Haven,” was ravaged by a fire early this morning, February 22, 2021. Firefighters rushed to the one-alarm fire at the bar, and were able to contain the blaze by 4 am. Thankfully, more...

Oh no, thanks to SFGate for letting us know that beloved SoMa art gallery and venue space 111 Minna has suffered a one-alarm fire this morning, Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The San Francisco Fire Department, Local 798, reported the blaze just after 10 am this morning. BREAKING: WORKING #FIRE BEING DECLARED AT more...

San Francisco has a new fire station that may be the first of its kind in the world as NBC Bay Area recently reported. Firestation 35’s new two-story floating fire station is berthed at Pier 22½ just north of the Bay Bridge. The new Fireboat Station 35 started to come to life more...

Regional parks in the East Bay are closing in advance of the expected high winds for Sunday night. SF Gate reports that the wind event will likely be the biggest of the year with continual winds up to 35mph, with some gusts reaching 70mph. Take caution; the risk across the entire more...

On Monday, the Air District extended the Spare the Air Alert for wildfire smoke through Wednesday, September 16. This was the 29th and 30th consecutive Spare the Air Alert called. But in looking at the current air quality (as of 5pm on Wednesday) in which most of the Bay Area air more...

With the “Very Unhealthy” air quality on Friday, San Francisco has opened up four “air respite centers” today from 10am to 5:30pm. Locations are at the Main Library along with the Chinatown and Mission Bay branch libraries plus the Southeast Community Center in Bayview Main Library – 100 Larkin Street at more...

To help people have easy access to weather relief centers on a day with “very unhealthy” air quality, Muni is free on September 11, 2020. San Francisco has announced they have three “air respite centers” open on Friday from 10am to 5:30pm at the Main Library, Chinatown and Mission Bay branch more...

Although we figured it out just by opening our curtains and looking outside this morning, thanks to SF Gate for confirming that the air quality on Friday morning was among the worst of the entire fire season. Today’s air is considered “Very Unhealthy” throughout much of the Bay Area. Why is more...

Well, this is weird… this morning the street lights were on and the sky burned a dark orange as if we were on the surface of Mars. Thanks to SF Gate and SF Dept. of Emergency Management for giving us the lowdown on why day turned to night and the sky more...

Yes, it really has been terrible this year. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reports that as of Monday, September 7th, there is a nearly 2000% increase in the acres of burned by fire year-to-date from 2019. Read the daily wildfire update See the latest active fire incidents The “good” news more...

There are many amazing organizations who are working hard to make sure that the parks and redwoods are here for generations to come. Here is a list compiled by the California Department of Parks and Recreation of four different organizations and five funds if you’d like to support them. Related: How to more...

Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that California Department of Parks and Recreation provided a somewhat positive update on Friday of the damage at Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Although many structures have been destroyed, the park’s wastewater plant survived the fire undamaged and many trees that look completely more...

Thank you SF Eater for sharing the story of a Bay Area man who claimed he saved him home from wildfires thanks to a 30-pack of Bud Light. Chad Little from Vacaville was determined not to let his shop and home burn in the LNU Lightning Complex. When he ran out more...

Thanks to SFIST for letting us know that some SF Hotels have reopened in order to accommodate wildfire evacuees with discount rates.. San Francisco’s vacant hotels have reopened their doors for the first time since April, giving them the opportunity to help by offering discounted rooms to evacuees due to the more...

Tuesday was projected to be a little bit of a reprieve in the city of San Francisco and along the Peninsula from the bad air quality due to the fires. But then the wind shifted and things got worse. Please note the above photo illustration was taken in 2018 around the more...