Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge District Board of Directors voted Friday to lay off nearly 150 employees to help shore up the district’s projected budget shortfall of some $48 million due to reduced ridership during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Golden Gate Bridge District Board of Directors voted Friday to lay off nearly 150 employees to help shore up the district’s projected budget shortfall of some $48 million due to reduced ridership during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Golden Gate Bridge district this week will consider a temporary bridge toll hike to avoid laying off dozens of employees because of lost revenue during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Golden Gate Bridge district this week will consider a temporary bridge toll hike to avoid laying off dozens of employees because of lost revenue during the coronavirus pandemic. Cierra Johnson reports.

A massive demonstration was held on the Golden Gate Bridge Saturday in support of Armenians after two weeks of conflict between former Soviet Republic’s Armenia and Azerbaijan in which hundreds have been killed. Demonstrators called the military conflict a “second genocide” and called on the U.S. to help.

Seven people were hospitalized, including five law enforcement officers and a tow truck driver, after coming into contact with a chemical at the scene of a collision on the Golden Gate Bridge Sunday afternoon, officials said.

Seven people, including four CHP officers, were sent to hospitals in Marin County and San Francisco after a suspected Fentanyl exposure. Sergio Quintana reports.

The combination of politics and protests boiled over Sunday, with supporters of President Donald Trump holding a demonstration and clashing with counter-protesters on the Golden Gate Bridge Sunday afternoon.

The combination of politics and protests boiled over Sunday, with supporters of President Donald Trump holding a demonstration and clashing with counter-protesters on the Golden Gate Bridge. Sergio Quintana reports.

A group of pro-Trump demonstrators held a rally on the Golden Gate Bridge Sunday, clashing with a group of counter-protesters who met them near the visitor center as police tried to keep the two groups apart. Sergio Quintana reports.

The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District announced Monday that bridge tolls and Golden Gate ferry and bus fares will increase Wednesday to fund bridge maintenance and maintain transit service. Cierra Johnson reports.

Parking lots on the south end of Golden Gate Bridge reopened on weekdays after being closed for months due to stay-at-home orders.

High winds made the Golden Gate Bridge “sing,” an effect of a handrail retrofit designed to make the span more aerodynamic on gusty days.

The coronavirus pandemic has kept thousands of people at home due to shelter-in-place orders. This has resulted in a dramatic drop in bridge tolls and transit fares.

The Golden Gate Bridge District announced Friday that it will close the south end parking lots and the Caltrans’ Vista Point parking lot entrance this weekend to prevent overcrowding in light of the novel coronavirus. The district has placed signage around the bridge’s entrances encouraging travelers to continue practicing physical distancing and other coronavirus safety protocols. Visitation at the...

A 70% drop in daily tolls this week has led the Golden Gate Bridge District to cut bus and ferry service as the agency faces a potential loss in revenue of $1.5 million a week because of the Bay Area’s shelter in place order.

Raw chopper video shows the Grand Princess cruise ship, with at least 21 people on board infected with the coronavirus, enter San Francisco Bay on its way to the Port of Oakland.

Free hugs will be available New Year’s Eve on the Golden Gate Bridge as part of an effort to lessen loneliness, according to the movement HugTrain, which is organizing the event. A HugMaster and others will be gathering at 11:30 p.m. at Vista Point on the southeast corner of the bridge before setting out to watch fireworks and maybe...

The installation of a suicide net on the Golden Gate Bridge is running two years behind schedule. Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District General Manager Denis Mulligan said Thursday the construction of the net is going well, but the problem rests with the installation on the bridge. The original company tasked with installing the net was acquired by another…

The installation of a suicide net on the Golden Gate Bridge is running two years behind schedule. Sharon Katsuda reports.