Several San Francisco neighborhoods were impacted by a massive power outage on Saturday that left nearly a third of the city without electricity, according to PG&E's website.
The outage map showed The Presidio, Seacliff, Outer and Inner Richmond, Golden Gate Park, the Panhandle, Inner and Outer Sunset, and part of West of Twin Peaks as being affected. Parts of the Western Addition and Downtown were also shown as being part of the power outage.
Just before 3 p.m., PG&E's website stated that about 30% of the city was without power. As of late Saturday afternoon, more than 130,000 customers were without service, the utility provider said.
According to the electric utility tracker PowerOutage.us, more than 43,000 customers were still without power as of 9:25 p.m. local time Saturday.
The first power outage started around 9:40 a.m.
At about 3:15 p.m., the San Francisco Fire Department said it was working a one-alarm fire at PG&E's substation located at 8th and Mission streets. Fire crews said they were working to shut down power and extinguish the fire with carbon dioxide.
PG&E has not said what may have caused the outage.
BART said the Powell Street and the Civic Center stations were closed due to the power outage, but Powell Street has since reopened. Muni said its trains were not getting into the Muni Metro and Central Subway due to the outage.
"If you don't need to travel tonight, please stay off the roads and stay inside," San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said.
Lurie added that more officers will be at intersections and corridors to ensure safety.
According to PG&E's website, about 30% of the city of San Francisco was without power just before 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025.
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The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management said the outage may be affecting traffic lights, and drivers should treat the intersections as four-way stops.
Waymo said it temporarily suspended its services in the city due to the outage.
In an update at about 8:30 p.m., PG&E said it was expecting restorations by later Saturday night.
The utility company said its crews stabilized the grid and did not expect any more outages.
