The beacon atop the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco. (Photo by David Yu/Flickr)

San Francisco’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid will begin lighting the building’s crown jewel beacon nightly in order to show solidarity with health care workers, the building’s managers announced this week.

The 6,000-watt beacon that sits atop the 853-foot-tall building, located in the city’s Financial District, will also be lit to provide the Bay Area with hope during the novel coronavirus pandemic. When lit at night, the beacon can be seen as far as the East and North bays.

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