If you happened to look up at San Francisco’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid on Monday afternoon and saw people dangling from the side of the building, it wasn’t an emergency, protest or some illegal stunt.

Ten members of the Oakland-based international “vertical dance company” BANDALOOP were engaged in a sanctioned aerialist-like performance with permission from the city and the building’s management.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.