SF Mayor Declares Local Emergency to Allow For Increased El Niño Preparedness

With a potentially record-breaking El Ni o threatening to bring severe weather and coastal flooding to the Bay Area, SF Mayor Lurie has declared a local emergency to help the city prepare for the coming months.San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie declared a local emergency Friday as the city prepares for a potentially record-breaking El Ni o winter that could bring severe storms, heavy rain, and coastal flooding. The declaration allows city departments to bypass certain contracting requirements to purchase flood barriers, pumps, generators, and other supplies more quickly ahead of the coming storm season. Today, I am declaring a local emergency to ensure San Francisco is ready for the severe storms, flooding, and high tides that El Ni o could bring this winter, Lurie said in a statement. We are acting now to make sure our departments have the resources they need to protect San Franciscans quickly throughout the season. The move comes as officials across the Bay Area and California prepar