For the second year in a row, San Francisco has cancelled the planned fireworks display at the pier over concerns of the rising cases of Omircon variant Covid cases.
A statement from the Department of Emergency Management reads, "The decision was made after closely monitoring local health indicators and impacted public safety staffing levels."
While the city is 84% fully vaccinated and 55% boosted against the coronavirus, the New Year's Eve nightlife and event cancellations began pouring in this week.
City officials cite the recent increase in holiday travel and gatherings as a factor to their reasoning. "The City is taking all necessary and precautionary steps to manage the highest transmissible COVID-19 variant we have seen to date," the statement read.
"While we are all understandably eager to ring in a new year with San Francisco’s customary New Year’s Eve fireworks show, we must remain vigilant in doing all we can to stop the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant," said Mayor Breed.