Half Moon Bay News: What San Francisco’s October 21 Vault Fire Outage Means for Coast Readers

HALF MOON BAY | BAY AREA REGIONAL UTILITY REPORT | October 22, 2026. A major electrical interruption in San Francisco on October 21 is useful regional information for Half Moon Bay commuters and families, but California58 has not confirmed a linked Half Moon Bay power outage.

On Wednesday evening, October 21, an underground electrical vault fire near Van Ness Avenue and Bush Street in San Francisco accompanied a PG&E power outage that affected approximately 2,775 customers, primarily in the Tenderloin and Civic Center. San Francisco News, California58’s original local reporter for this event, documented the fire response, transportation impacts and restoration updates. The majority of the affected service was reported restored later Wednesday evening.

This is a past, location-specific incident, not a report that power remains out across the Bay Area on October 22.

Was Half Moon Bay affected?

There is no verified Half Moon Bay-specific outage linked to this incident in the source information used for this brief. The incident centered on Van Ness Avenue and Bush Street, with impacts reported in the Tenderloin and Civic Center. Those are not Half Moon Bay neighborhoods or utility incident boundaries.

What local readers should know

Before commuting to downtown San Francisco for appointments, check destination conditions directly rather than assuming the outage continued after most service was reported restored Wednesday night.

Check the PG&E outage center for current status at an address where PG&E is the provider. To report an outage call 1-800-743-5002. For downed wires or an immediate hazard, remain clear and call 911.

Original local newsroom

The detailed account is in San Francisco News: October 21 Tenderloin/Civic Center Electrical Vault Fire. That local newsroom is the primary report in our network; this Half Moon Bay brief supplies geographic context for neighboring readers without asserting a separate blackout.

Editorial note: The customer number was a dated incident count, not a live Bay Area total. This is a California58 regional brief for readers near San Francisco and makes no local outage claim for Half Moon Bay.

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