San Francisco

San Francisco was a city in California, United States, where the Scooby Gang resided since the end of magic.^[1] It was located north of Sunnydale.^[2]

History[]

San Francisco was the hometown of Vanessa Brewer, born in 1967, who later became an assassin for Wolfram & Hart.^[3]

In the 1970s, a Hamelin demon opened a portal to its dimension in an apartment building on the edge of Tenderloin. It began pulling vulnerable children through the portal, where they lived out idealized versions of their childhoods.^[4]

Buffy Summers, Willow Rosenberg, Dawn Summers, Alexander Harris,^[1] and Andrew Wells^[5] relocated to San Francisco during the end of magic. Following the return of magic, Rupert Giles and Spike joined them in the city.^[6] Andrew eventually moved to Oakland,^[4] while the remaining Scoobies lived in the same building in Tenderloin — Buffy, Willow, and Dawn shared an apartment, Xander and Spike shared another, and Giles lived alone in a third.^[7]

In the following year, a Shenlong suddenly appeared from the ocean, causing a storm and tsunami in San Francisco. The Scoobies defeated the dragon, but not before it claimed several victims in the city.^[8] Orchestrated by Joanna Wise,^[9] the event sparked nationwide fear and violence against the supernatural, prompting the United States government to temporarily enact the Supernatural Crisis Act.^[10]

During a quiet year for supernatural threats, Xander and Dawn moved to a house in the suburbs with their daughter, Joyce Harris. Willow created the empowerment center,^[11] where the Scoobies fought Harth Fray's army in the Reckoning,^[12] a battle that changed the course of history through the 23rd century.^[13]

Behind the scenes[]

San Francisco is a real city adapted as a major location in the Buffyverse.

Appearances[]

Canonical[]

Angel: Season 1
"City Of" Absent	"Lonely Heart" Absent	"In the Dark" Absent	"I Fall to Pieces" Absent	"Rm w/a Vu" Absent	"Sense & Sensitivity" Absent	"The Bachelor Party" Absent	"I Will Remember You" Absent	"Hero" Absent	"Parting Gifts" Absent	"Somnambulist" Absent
"Expecting" Absent	"She" Absent	"I've Got You Under My Skin" Absent	"The Prodigal" Absent	"The Ring" Absent	"Eternity" Absent	"Five by Five" Absent	"Sanctuary" Absent	"War Zone" Absent	"Blind Date" Mention	"To Shanshu in L.A." Absent

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8
The Long Way Home, Part 1 Absent	The Long Way Home, Part 2 Absent	The Long Way Home, Part 3 Absent	The Long Way Home, Part 4 Absent	The Chain Absent	No Future for You, Part 1 Absent	No Future for You, Part 2 Absent	No Future for You, Part 3 Absent	No Future for You, Part 4 Absent	Anywhere but Here Absent
A Beautiful Sunset Absent	Wolves at the Gate, Part 1 Absent	Wolves at the Gate, Part 2 Absent	Wolves at the Gate, Part 3 Absent	Wolves at the Gate, Part 4 Absent	Time of Your Life, Part 1 Mention	Time of Your Life, Part 2 Absent	Time of Your Life, Part 3 Absent	Time of Your Life, Part 4 Absent	After These Messages... We'll Be Right Back! Absent
Harmonic Divergence Absent	Swell Absent	Predators and Prey Absent	Safe Absent	Living Doll Absent	Retreat, Part 1 Absent	Retreat, Part 2 Absent	Retreat, Part 3 Absent	Retreat, Part 4 Absent	Retreat, Part 5 Absent
Turbulence Absent	Twilight, Part 1 Absent	Twilight, Part 2 Absent	Twilight, Part 3 Absent	Twilight, Part 4 Absent	Last Gleaming, Part 1 Absent	Last Gleaming, Part 2 Absent	Last Gleaming, Part 3 Absent	Last Gleaming, Part 4 Absent	Last Gleaming, Part 5 Appears
"HARM" Absent	"Harmony Bites" Absent	"Vampy Cat Play Friend" Absent	"Always Darkest" Absent	"Harmony Comes to the Nation" Absent		Willow: Goddesses and Monsters Flashback		Riley: Commitment Through Distance, Virtue Through Sin Absent

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9
"Magical Mystery Tour, Featuring the Beetles" Appears	Freefall, Part 1 Appears	Freefall, Part 2 Appears	Freefall, Part 3 Appears	Freefall, Part 4 Appears	Slayer, Interrupted Appears	On Your Own, Part 1 Appears	On Your Own, Part 2 Appears	Apart (of Me), Part 1 Appears	Apart (of Me), Part 2 Appears	Apart (of Me), Part 3 Appears
"In Space No One Can Hear You Slay" Absent	Guarded, Part 1 Appears	Guarded, Part 2 Appears	Guarded, Part 3 Appears	Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 1 Absent	Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 2 Appears	Wonderland, Part 1 Appears	Wonderland, Part 2 Vision	Wonderland, Part 3 Absent	Wonderland, Part 4 Absent	Wonderland, Part 5 Appears
Welcome to the Team, Part 1 Appears	Welcome to the Team, Part 2 Appears	Welcome to the Team, Part 3 Appears	Welcome to the Team, Part 4 Appears	The Watcher Appears	The Core, Part 1 Appears	The Core, Part 2 Appears	The Core, Part 3 Appears	The Core, Part 4 Appears	The Core, Part 5 Appears	Love vs. Life Flashback

Angel & Faith
Live Through This, Part 1 Absent	Live Through This, Part 2 Absent	Live Through This, Part 3 Absent	Live Through This, Part 4 Absent	In Perfect Harmony Absent	Daddy Issues, Part 1 Absent	Daddy Issues, Part 2 Absent	Daddy Issues, Part 3 Absent	Daddy Issues, Part 4 Absent	Women of a Certain Age Absent
Family Reunion, Part 1 Absent	Family Reunion, Part 2 Absent	Family Reunion, Part 3 Absent	Family Reunion, Part 4 Absent	The Hero of His Own Story Absent	A Dark Place, Part 1 Flashback	A Dark Place, Part 2 Absent	A Dark Place, Part 3 Absent	A Dark Place, Part 4 Absent	A Dark Place, Part 5 Mention
Death and Consequences, Part 1 Absent	Death and Consequences, Part 2 Absent	Death and Consequences, Part 3 Absent	Death and Consequences, Part 4 Absent	Spike and Faith Absent	What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 1 Absent	What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 2 Absent	What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 3 Absent	What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 4 Absent	What You Want, Not What You Need, Part 5 Absent

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10
New Rules, Part 1 Absent	New Rules, Part 2 Appears	New Rules, Part 3 Appears	New Rules, Part 4 Appears	New Rules, Part 5 Appears	I Wish, Part 1 Appears	I Wish, Part 2 Appears	Return to Sunnydale, Part 1 Appears	Return to Sunnydale, Part 2 Appears	Day Off (or Harmony in My Head) Appears
Love Dares You, Part 1 Appears	Love Dares You, Part 2 Appears	Love Dares You, Part 3 Appears	Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 1 Appears	Relationship Status: Complicated, Part 2 Appears	Old Demons, Part 1 Appears	Old Demons, Part 2 Appears	Old Demons, Part 3 Appears	Freaky Giles Day Appears	Triggers Appears
In Pieces on the Ground, Part 1 Appears	In Pieces on the Ground, Part 2 Appears	In Pieces on the Ground, Part 3 Appears	In Pieces on the Ground, Part 4 Appears	In Pieces on the Ground, Part 5 Absent	Own It, Part 1 Appears	Own It, Part 2 Appears	Own It, Part 3 Appears	Own It, Part 4 Appears	Own It, Part 5 Appears
"Where Are They Now?" Appears

Angel & Faith: Season 10
Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 1 Absent	Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 2 Appears	Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 3 Appears	Where the River Meets the Sea, Part 4 Appears	Old Habits Absent	Lost and Found, Part 1 Absent	Lost and Found, Part 2 Absent	Lost and Found, Part 3 Absent	Lost and Found, Part 4 Absent	Lost and Found, Part 5 Absent
United, Part 1 Absent	United, Part 2 Absent	United, Part 3 Absent	United, Part 4 Absent	Fight or Flight Appears	Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part 1 Absent	Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part 2 Vision	Those Who Can't Teach, Teach Gym, Part 3 Absent	A Little More than Kin, Part 1 Mention	A Little More than Kin, Part 2 Mention
A Tale of Two Families, Part 1 Mention		A Tale of Two Families, Part 2 Mention		A Tale of Two Families, Part 3 Mention		A Tale of Two Families, Part 4 Mention		A Tale of Two Families, Part 5 Absent

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 11
The Spread of Their Evil Appears	In Time of Crisis Appears	A House Divided Appears	Desperate Times Appears	Desperate Measures Absent	Back to the Wall Absent	Disempowered Mention	Ordinary People Appears
The Great Escape Appears	Crimes Against Nature Appears	Revelations Appears	One Girl in All the World Appears	Girl Blue, Part 1 Absent	Girl Blue, Part 2 Absent	Girl Blue, Part 3 Absent	Girl Blue, Part 4 Absent