San Francisco\u2019s famed Ferry Building was plunged into darkness for three hours Wednesday as another huge Pacific Gas & Electric outage rocked the city\u2019s iconic waterfront \u2014 the latest in a rolling line of blackouts to infuriate Bay Area residents.<\/p>\n
The unplanned outage began at 6:42 a.m. and affected about 455 customers in the area until 9.30am, the utility company said. <\/p>\n
The outage affected morning businesses including Blue Bottle and Red Bay Coffee, local outlets reported.<\/p>\n
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The San Francisco Ferry Building is left in the dark after a power outage hit the waterfront. KRON4<\/p>\n
Lights inside the landmark were out, and gates at some businesses were down. Some traffic signals and pedestrian crossing signs nearby also were reportedly not functioning.<\/p>\n
The Ferry Building houses restaurants, cafes, shops and a major waterfront transit hub at the center of te Port of San Francisco waterfront that draws about 24 million visitors a year.<\/p>\n
The outage hit businesses in during the busy morning hours.<\/p>\n
The cause of the outage is still being investigated, according to a PG&E spokesperson.<\/p>\n
PG&E crews reportedly inspected the electrical system at the outage site and repaired damaged sections.<\/p>\n
The clocktower and arches of the Ferry Building are seen on an overcast day in San Francisco, California, Nov. 20, 2025. Gado via Getty Images<\/p>\n
There has been multiple PG&E outages recently in the region.<\/p>\n
In late July<\/a>, an unexpected power outage in San Francisco affected almost 9,400 customers. <\/p>\n \u201cThis really hurts the older small business. We\u2019re losing so many customers,\u201d restaurant owner Ben Pang\u00a0said told CBS news. <\/p>\n \u201cWhy only Geary Street? Why always this area?\u201d<\/p>\n The SF Ferry Building is left in the dark after a power outage hits the waterfront. KRON4<\/p>\n About two weeks ago, another PG&E power outage<\/a> near the Oakland Coliseum BART station prompted major train delays, caused by a wire falling over the tracks.<\/p>\n According to the utility\u2019s website,<\/a> unplanned outages are to be expected from car accidents, wild weather, or by a tree branches hitting powerlines protected by Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings \u2014 which is used to prevent wildfires by turning power off automatically if there is a problem.<\/p>\n As of Wednesday afternoon, there were two other power outages still ongoing in the San Francisco area, each affecting 50 to 499 people, according to PG&E\u2019s outage map<\/a>.<\/p>\n Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n California Post News: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t
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