San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said if voters reject measures intended to support transit funding, traffic on the Bay Bridge would more than double during peak hours.
San Francisco police has released video showing officers' initial attempt to arrest a man who climbed beneath the Bay Bridge earlier this month, an incident that temporarily shut down the bridge during the evening commute.
Police stopped an unruly Bay Bridge takeover attempt by 85 cyclists who had been seen swerving in and out of traffic and coming dangerously close to pedestrians.
The organization behind the installation and civic leaders will be there for the countdown. Many restaurants, bars, and hotels in San Francisco are elated for the comeback.
Long admired by locals but often overshadowed by the Golden Gate Bridge, the western span of the bridge has rarely been celebrated beyond the Bay Area. That began to change several years ago, when artist Ben Davis reimagined the bridge as a massive canvas of light.
The original Bay Lights went up in 2013, and 10 years later, they went dark due to the cost of maintaining the lights being unsustainable. But this time around, the nonprofit behind the project is stepping it up after raising $11 million.