Blackout in San Francisco I traveled with my sister in San Francisco on April 7-10. On that first night, we arrived to hotel around midnight and it was drizzling outside. We felt a bit chilly and wanted hotty food, so visited a raman restaurant which was close to our hotel. While we were eating the meal, suddenly there was in total darkness.The restaurant owner rushed out to figure out what happen, then he backed and told us that the power has gone out in those areas. Many customers were going to pay by credit card but the payment terminal wasn’t working and the cash dispensers either. My sister and I came to twenty six dollars but we just had a twenty dollar bill in my pocket. Finally the owner asked all the us just paid the meals in cash as much as we can and if we didn’t have any cash with us, it’s ok. The next morning 4:30 a.m. all power had been restored.