While the nonprofit behind the “Bay Lights” display on the Bay Bridge officially shut down the light sculpture on March 5, it’s had some challenges keeping those LED bulbs off.
Ben Davis, the founder of San Francisco-based nonprofit Illuminate, said twelve years ago he got an idea that “the Bay Bridge didn’t have to just be a bridge, it could be a canvas of light.” In 2013, that vision became a reality as the “Bay Lights” display went live, bringing these LED lights to the western span of the bridge.
Ten years later, Davis said the elements had taken a toll on those lights, leaving them failing