Pacifica Pier

Instead of avoiding the situation surrounding the protests from Thursday night, the Kings are embracing the chance to make a difference. And on Sunday, they had help from the Boston Celtics.

A safety commission unanimously voted Wednesday to reject an appeal by Pacifica residents who want to overturn the city’s decision to yellow-tag their apartment complex.

A safety commission unanimously voted Wednesday to reject an appeal by Pacifica residents who want to overturn the city’s decision to yellow-tag an apartment complex. Jean Elle reports.

A week after Pacifica demolished an apartment on a crumbling cliff, city leaders are asking a safety commission to reject an appeal by residents who want to overturn a decision to yellow-tag the property after geologists have cited a “clear danger” because of the continuous erosion there.

A week after Pacifica demolished an apartment on a crumbling cliff, city leaders are asking a safety commission to reject an appeal by residents who want to overturn a decision to yellow-tag the property after geologists have cited a “clear danger” because of the continuous erosion there. Robert Handa reports.

Crumbling cliffs have forced dozens to leave their homes in Pacifica as EL Nino-fueled storms batter the coast.

Crumbling cliffs in Pacifica have forced dozens to leave their homes as EL Nino-fueled storms batter the coast. Chuck Coppola reports.

U.S. Coast Guard rescuers pulled a man out of the water off Pacifica after he and a woman were swept out to sea Tuesday afternoon. According to witnesses, the woman, dressed in a bathing suit, was wading ankle-deep in the water near the Pacifica Pier when a strong wave knocked her over. The man, in trying to hold onto and...

The U.S. Coast Guard pulled a man out of the water off Pacifica, after him and a woman were swept out to sea Monday afternoon. Marianne Favro reports.

Federal, state and local leaders in Pacifica were poised Wednesday to address the coastal city’s crumbling cliffs and yellow-tagged structures damaged during this month’s El Niño-fueled storms.

Federal, state and local leaders in Pacifica were poised Wednesday to address the coastal city’s crumbling cliffs and yellow-tagged structures damaged during this month’s El Niño-fueled storms. Michelle Roberts reports.

The Pacifica city council on Monday approved an emergency declaration after storms caused by El Niño battered the city’s coastline, leaving behind a sinkhole, a damaged sea wall and a trail of destruction.

Some Pacifica residents are digging in their heels and refusing to leave their homes although the cliff upon which their apartment complex stands is sliding into the ocean.

Some Pacifica residents are digging in their heels and refusing to leave their homes although the cliff upon which their apartment complex stands is sliding into the ocean. Michelle Roberts reports.

Pacifica declared a state of emergency Friday after storms caused by El Niño slammed into the city’s coastline, leaving behind a sinkhole, a damaged sea wall and a trail of destruction.

Pacifica has declared a state of emergency after storms caused by El Niño slammed into the city’s coastline, leaving behind a sinkhole, a damaged sea wall and a trail of destruction. Marianne Favro reports.

Relentless waves pounding against the seashore in Pacifica washed out a section of retaining wall and sidewalk along Beach Boulevard at Santa Maria Avenue. Crews spent the day Sunday building a makeshift wall with boulders to protect nearby homes. They returned Monday morning, after high tide, to shore up their work.

Relentless waves pounding against the seashore in Pacifica washed out a section of retaining wall and sidewalk along Beach Boulevard at Santa Maria Avenue. Jean Elle reports.

A ship container that was once loaded with bread washed ashore on San Francisco’s Baker Beach, where crews were busy on Monday trying to clean up the mess.

Firefighters and police responded Saturday morning to a report of a ship in distress off the coast of Pacifica, police said.