After three years of darkness, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge got its spark back in its grand re-lighting ceremony on March 20. Burning man attendees, parents and drum lines alike gathered in colorful cohorts along the Embarcadero to witness a new era of the local legend.  The bridge’s re-lighting comes as a long anticipated project of Illuminate, a local public art organization responsible for the original bay lights installation in 2013. At the helm of the mechanized LED light system that charges the western end of the bridge is light artist Leo Villareal.  While the Golden Gate Bridge’s majesty often overwhelms tourists, the Bay Bridge holds it down as a point of admiration for locals and commuters alike.  Long-time San Francisco locals like Frog Gilmore remember when the lights first came on. The wonder of the lights’ initial illumination made it that much more devastating when the city lost the exhibit in 2023. Beyond the shock of losing the legendary exhibition, Gilmore ...