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> I have never seen anything like this

How long have you lived in the Bay Area? I just checked the forecast, and it's not Pacifica your talking about (thank goodness, that would be really awful). Inland from the ocean such heat waves do occur.

And what's worse is that all the buildings are built assuming highs in the 80s that were typical 40 years ago, and zoning and permitting makes them uneconomical to replace.

What? This happens every year - always.

100 for this long ? Last year the highest we got was 90s for a couple of days. I have never experienced 100 degree weather here on 12 years of living here. And that too for days

Which part of the bay? We lived in Los Altos for 6 years and when we first arrived old-timers said the heat was unusual. Every summer after had crazy heatwaves. A couple were so bad I was concerned about my infant, in our old house with no central air and terrible insulation.

Get a window air conditioner or portable air conditioner... makes life much bearable for those days.

That hardly works if there is no power :)