When the Lights Come Up in the City

As the pandemic took hold around San Francisco, forcing residents to scramble to adjust to living in lockdown, the Bayview did what it does best: it quickly pivoted and found ways to keep the lights on using whatever resources were at hand.

While much of San Francisco ground to a halt during lockdown, the people and places of North Beach never fully stopped churning.

Perched out at the end of the continent where the fog never quite seems to dissipate, the Outer Sunset is a part of the city that many San Franciscans go years without visiting. But overlooked places are often where the most creative and delightful things grow.