Nearly a Third of San Francisco Loses Electricity NYT | Top Stories By: Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon 21 December 2025 at 12:12 The widespread outage forced the closure of businesses and transit stations, and led Waymo to temporarily suspend its driverless taxi services. © Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon for The New York TimesAt Fool’s Errand, a neighborhood watering hole, the power outage attracted a crowd looking for something to do. The business was taking cash payments, and its beer and wine were still flowing.