Crews extinguished the fire by 2:26 p.m., and the fire department said it and the police department would be investigating, as there was a death during the incident.

Despite the city’s reputation for eccentricity, Spotify ’s data tells a different story. San Francisco’s top song of the year was “Luther” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, which is also the top-streamed song in the U.S ., according to the company’s news release. Lamar was also responsible for the city’s fourth most popular song, “TV Off.”

Claude, a rare albino alligator who lived at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, died this week at 30. Late Wednesday, officials revealed why the "iconic swamp king" perished.

Derrick Lew, who was born and raised in San Francisco, has been with the department for more than 20 years, and in that time, he has served at the Ingleside, Bayview, Mission and Central stations, the mayor's office said.

Slated to debut in Spring 2026, The Huntington Hotel has been given a new life through a partnership between San Francisco-based Flynn Properties and leading hospitality investment and management company,

The 30-year-old alligator icon had a “quiet charisma” that captivated hearts in his 17 years in San Francisco, the California Academy of Sciences said.

Fisherman's Wharf officials discussed plans for a redevelopment intended to breathe new life into an area that was once said to be the third most visited tourist site in the world.

After a year of steady rent growth, San Francisco officially surpassed Irvine this month and currently ranks as the most expensive rental city in the United States, according to Apartment List, an online rental platform with millions of units.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has recorded Waymo taxis as being involved in at least 14 animal collisions since 2021.

A man was fatally shot in a car in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood Tuesday, the police said. The shooting was reported at 6:12 a.m. Dec. 2 in the 100 block of Turk Street. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound sitting in a car. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The center gives officers real-time access to a network of safety cameras, license plate readers, and live feeds from their drones.