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Daniel Lurie

Daniel Lurie

Mayor of San Francisco

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San Francisco went dark—and the same substation has burned before

Built World

Publicly criticized PG&E response as 'unacceptable'; demanded answers on cause and rate-impact concerns

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, turned intersections into guesswork, and pushed daily life into slow-motion. Full restoration took until Tuesday morning—more than two days—sparking political backlash and raising basic questions about whether a modern city can tolerate single-point failures in critical infrastructure.

Updated Dec 25, 2025