San Francisco: Jewish Community Center evacuated after bomb threat

A bomb threat called in to the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon prompted the evacuation of the building in the city's Presidio Heights neighborhood, police and a center spokesman said.

The call was received at about 2:15 p.m. at the front desk of the building at 3200 California St., center spokesman Nathaniel Bergson-Michelson said.

The building was evacuated and surrounding sidewalks were closed but no streets were closed, police Sgt. Mike Andraychak said.

The building was deemed safe and the evacuation was lifted at 4:35 p.m., Bergson-Michelson said.