About 25,000 LED lights will be strung along the western span of the Bay Bridge over the next several months as part of a two-year art installation inspired by the bridge’s 75th anniversary. The Bay Lights, an $8 million project expected to be unveiled in March, will help bring attention to a bridge that is often overshadowed by the Golden Gate Bridge, said Ben Davis, whose organization, Illuminate the Arts, is overseeing the project. Read More

The controversial principal of Paul Revere Elementary School in Bernal Heights was sentenced Tuesday to community service hours instead of jail time in connection with a DUI arrest last month in which she allegedly sideswiped two vehicles just south of the Golden Gate Bridge. Read More

When crowds descend on Crissy Field on Sunday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, some might notice a seemingly mundane display on the fringe of the celebration: thousands of shoes, 1,558 pairs to be exact. It’s a stark reminder that, despite three-quarters of a century of advocacy efforts, a suicide deterrent system has yet to be installed on the bridge. Read More