San Francisco Department of Emergency Management (DEM)

Built World

Coordinating the city's heat response

The heat advisory covering the Bay Area and Central Coast runs through Thursday at 10 p.m., with inland highs expected to hit 105°F. A Spare the Air alert for Wednesday warns of unhealthy smog, and a red flag warning for fire risk is in effect overnight.

Updated 2 days ago

Rule Changes

Reviewing housed-owner cases to evaluate the policy

San Francisco's two-hour parking limit on large vehicles, built to clear RVs used as homes, is towing people who never slept in them. Kyle Richards' camper van was towed twice in August, costing him more than $1,600. City complaint records show at least 28 housed vehicle owners told officials they were hit by the rule between November 2025 and July 2026.

Updated 4 days ago

Built World

Issued public safety guidance and coordinated response as core systems degraded

San Francisco is the kind of city that feels unstoppable—until the lights go out. On Saturday, a substation fire near 8th and Mission helped trigger a blackout that spread across neighborhoods and knocked out traffic signals. Restoration took more than two days and sparked political backlash and raised questions about whether a modern city can tolerate single-point failures in critical infrastructure.

Updated May 16