Partners
The Bay Lights wouldn’t be possible without the collaboration of government agencies and the many private, public and non-profit civic and cultural alliances spearheading this installation.
Government Agencies

City of San Francisco
Bay Area Toll Authority
Port of San Francisco
Civic Leaders
Governor Jerry Brown
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown
San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim
San Francisco City Engineer Fuad Sweiss
Hon. Karen Bass
Hon. Lois Capps
Hon. Judy Chu
Hon. Jim Costa
Hon. Anna Eshoo
Hon. Barbara Lee
Hon. Zoe Lofgren
Hon. Doris Matsui
Hon. Jerry McNerney
Hon. George Miller
Hon. Adam Schiff
Hon. Jackie Speier
Hon. Pete Stark
Hon. Mike Thompson
Cultural Alliances
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Center for New Media
Black Rock Arts Foundation
Black Rock City, LLC
Capacitor
Christo
Exploratorium
Friends of the Gateway
Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
Inner Mission SF
Maker Faire
ReBar Group
San Francisco America’s Cup Organizing Committee
San Francisco Arts Commission
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco Film Commission
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Travel
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
San Jose Museum of Art
SFMade
Southern Exposure
SPUR
Vau de Vire Society
Luminary Media Partner
Radiant Media Partner
7×7 Magazine
California Home and Design
Where Magazine
Fiscal Sponsor

ZERO1: The Art and Technology Network
Presented by Illuminate The Arts
Creative Partner
The Bay Lights is the brainchild of Ben Davis, founder of Words Pictures Ideas, the San Francisco agency that branded The Bay Bridge East Span public works project.
Technical Partners
The Bay Lights will be powered by solar credits offsite, donated by:
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Bleyco Inc.
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Philips Color Kinetics
Transdyn Inc
World Headquarters
Zoon Engineering
Grand Lighting In-Kind Partners
Anchor Brewing
Anchor Distillery
Art.com
Becca Henry Photography
Bespoke Collection
Cabrio Taxi premier pedicab service
James Healy
Large Screen Video Imaging
LD Alliance Concert Lighting Systems
Matthew Greer Lighting & Production Design
Nespresso
ORO Pisco
Pinnacle Communications
TCHO
Business Activation Network
Blue & Gold Fleet
Casa Madrona Hotel and Spa
Chaya Brasserie
Classic Cable Car Sightseeing
Cobb’s Comedy Club
Embarcadero 4
Epic Roasthouse
Exploratorium
Ferry Building
Hornblower Cruises & Events
Hotel Vitale
MarketBar
Palomino
Pier 39
Punch Line Comedy Club
SF Bulls Hockey
TCHO Chocolate
USS Potomac
Waterbar
In-Kind Partners
Exceptional pro bono counsel provided by:

Aaron Silverstein
Alec Shaw – Marin Metalworks
Andresen Digital Imaging
Artify
Bellweather
Blue and Gold Fleet
Boston Properties Embarcadero Center
Brazer Communications
Cameron Hughes Wine
Causes.com
Cavalier by Jay Jeffers
Destination Analysts, Inc.
Drew Altizer Photography/SFWIRE
Eddie Elliott
Hotel Vitale
Jarritos
Jeremy Ambers
Lara Thiess
Lucas Saugen Photography
Mike Dalrymple
Mindful Public Relations
Priority Architectual
Rustic Bakery
Sinbad’s
Waterbar
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