Pacifica

Car plunges from cliff south of San Francisco

October 1, 2022 GMT

PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) — A man was critically injured Friday after his car plunged off a winding, cliffside road south of San Francisco and landed on a beach below, authorities said.

Woman dies after tripping, falling from cliff in Pacifica

September 7, 2021 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 45-year-old woman hiking on a popular coastal trail in the San Francisco Bay Area died after she tripped and fell off a cliff, authorities said.

The Pacifica Police Department said the woman fell 50 feet (15 meters) Sunday from the top of Mori Point trail to Rockaway Beach.

Shark bites swimmer off Northern California beach

Associated PressJune 26, 2021 GMT

PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) — A great white shark bit a man in the leg as he swam off a Northern California beach on Saturday morning, authorities said.

The 35-year-old man's injury was not life threatening and he was able to swim to shore at Grey Whale Cove State Beach, about 18 miles south of San Francisco, where he received medical aid, San Mateo County Sheriff's Lt.

Woman’s body found floating off Pacifica

June 11, 2021 GMT

PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) — The body of a woman that had been in the water “for some time” washed ashore in Pacifica, police said.

Officials responded Thursday to a call of a body floating face down and pulled the body from the water at the west end of Pedro Point, the Pacifica Police Department said in a statement.

Masks and gloves are saving lives — and causing pollution

By HAVEN DALEYMarch 24, 2021 GMT

PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) — Disposable masks, gloves and other types of personal protective equipment are safeguarding untold lives during the coronavirus pandemic...

Dangerous surf sweeps 3 people out to ocean; woman rescued

December 9, 2020 GMT

PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) — A man and a woman were swept Tuesday into the Pacific Ocean in Northern California by dangerous surf that included swells of 20 to 25 feet...

Mountain lion seen roaming San Francisco killed on Highway 1

July 3, 2020 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A young mountain lion that was captured last month after roaming the streets of San Francisco and then released into a wilderness preserve was found dead Friday on the shoulder of a highway in Northern California, authorities said...

Google-bred Waymo aims to shift robotic cars into next gear

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEOctober 31, 2017 GMT

ATWATER, Calif. (AP) — Google's self-driving car spin-off is accelerating efforts to convince the public that its technology is almost ready to safely transport people without any human assistance at all...