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An off-duty pilot reportedly attempts to hijack and crash an Alaska Airlines passenger plane travelling from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco, California, United States.
2023-10-22

A car crashes into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, California, United States, and its driver is shot dead by police.
2023-10-9

Two magnitude 4.0 earthquakes occur in Northern California at around 6:55–7:00 a.m. PST and are felt from San Jose to as far north as San Francisco. There are no reported injuries or deaths.
2020-12-15

Smoke impacts a wide swath of California and Oregon. San Francisco is particularly affected by the smoke floating south from the Oregon fires.
2020-09-9

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a major California utility based in San Francisco, announces they temporarily turned off power to 60,000 customers in 12 Northern California counties due to threats of wildfires. Red flag warnings are issued to 22 million people in the state.
2018-10-15

The United States State Department orders Russia to close the Consulate-General in San Francisco and two other buildings by September 2, 2017, invoking "parity" over a Russian measure in July.
2017-08-31

California and San Francisco sue the United States Federal government over its opposition towards sanctuary cities.
2017-08-14

Uber, in San Francisco, California (U.S.), federal court, says it will pay $28.5 million to settle two lawsuits over misleading background check information. Prosecutors settled a similar lawsuit with competitor Lyft in 2014.
2016-02-11

The California State Senate votes to approve funding for a bullet train between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
2012-07-6

"Perry v. Schwarzenegger", a challenge to California Proposition 8 and likely a landmark case regarding same-sex marriage rights in the United States, begins in San Francisco.
2010-01-11