
San Francisco residents watch over their dogs at Washington Square Park in front of Sts. Peter and Paul Church on the morning of September 9th, 2020. Bolstered by a thick marine layer, wildfire smoke and ash from Oregon and Northern California hung high in the atmosphere over the SF Bay Area, blocking out the sun and turning the sky a dark orange.

A view down Montgomery Street from the bottom of Telegraph Hill in San Francisco at 10am on September 9th, 2020.

Lamps shine through the bay window of an apartment on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

Car headlights and apartment entryway lights are seen when looking west on Union Street at Montgomery on Telegraph Hill the morning of September 9th, 2020.

A view of Chinatown, looking west on Clay Street at Waverly Place, on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

Westbound traffic on the the Bay Bridge is fairly light as San Francisco is seen in the distance on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

East Bay Municipal District maintenance workers park their truck at the Berkeley Marina at 9:30am on September 9th, 2020.

Skates on the Bay, a restaurant in the Berkeley Marina, sits dark in the foreground as Marin County lights are visible in the distance at 9:30am on September 9th, 2020.

The Berkeley pier stretches out into the San Francisco Bay, reflecting the orange sky at 9:30am on September 9th, 2020.

The San Francisco skyline and Bay Bridge as seen from Treasure Island on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

A bay window is lit against an orange sky in San Francisco on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

A pedestrian pauses in the light of the Rare Art & Antiques storefront on Grant Avenue in Chinatown on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

Many businesses on Grant Street remained closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and heavy wildfire smoke on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

A pedestrian crosses Grant Avenue in North Beach on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

Looking south on Montgomery Street from the bottom of Telegraph Hill on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

A Telegraph Hill resident stands on a balcony as a California state flag and the Coit Tower are seen in the background on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

A single car is seen driving south on Varennes Street on Telegraph Hill on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

The Transamerica Pyramid is seen from between buildings on Bartol Street on Telegraph Hill on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

Downtown San Francisco is seen while looking south on Columbus Avenue in North Beach on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

Pedestrians walk down Grant Street near the Trade Mark building on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

The Bay Bridge is seen in the distance, looking east on California Street in Chinatown on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

Downtown San Francisco rises behind the intersection of Kearney, Pacific, and Columbus on the morning of September 9th, 2020.

Pedestrians walk and rest along the Embarcadero at 1:50pm on September 9th, 2020.

The Bay Bridge is seen from the Embarcadero on the afternoon of September 9th, 2020.

Treasure Island, Yerba Buena Island, the Bay Bridge, and the Port of Oakland are seen from Telegraph Hill on the morning of September 9th, 2020. Bolstered by a thick marine layer, wildfire smoke and ash from Oregon and Northern California hung high in the atmosphere over the SF Bay Area, blocking out the sun and turning the sky a dark orange.