Overview

• Mayor Matt Mahan and Councilmember Domingo Candelas replaced the canceled Lake Cunningham fireworks with the city’s first-ever drone light show starting at 9 p.m.
• San Jose Police Department deployed UAVs under the Social Host Ordinance to collect video evidence and issue citations for illegal fireworks usage.
• Fire captains led door-to-door inspections of roughly 7,000 identified high-hazard homes, distributing safety guidance in wildland-urban interface neighborhoods.
• Agencies enforced street closures around Lake Cunningham and coordinated transit schedule changes across San Francisco and the broader Bay Area to manage holiday crowds.
• Kron4 and the San Francisco Chronicle forecast clearing skies Friday evening, improving visibility for the drone display and other light shows.