A massive outage knocked out power to 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco on Saturday (December 20, 2025), Pacific Gas and Electric Co said.
The power failure left a large swath of the northern part of the city in the dark, beginning with the Richmond and Presidio neighborhoods and areas around Golden Gate Park in the early afternoon and growing in size.
PG&E did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the cause of the blackouts. The outage represents roughly one-third of the utility company's customers in the city.
Social media posts and local media reported mass closures of restaurants and shops and darkened street lights and Christmas decorations.
The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management said on X that there were “significant transit disruptions” happening citywide and urged residents to avoid nonessential travel and treat downed traffic signals as four-way stops.
