All language subtitles for Aerial Cities Series 1 5of6 San Francisco 24 1080p

IT’S FAMOUS FOR ITS GOLDEN GATE,

A TERRIFYING ISLAND PRISON
IN THE MIDDLE OF ITS BAY,

AND RISING TECH GIANTS
THAT DOMINATE ITS SKYLINE,

BUT WITH ALL ITS LAND, WATER,
AND ENGINEERING MARVELS,

IT TAKES TOUGH WORK

TO KEEPING THE SAN FRANCISCO
BAY AREA RUNNING 24-7.

THERE ARE SPECIAL TEAMS
OF FEDERAL OFFICERS AND K-9s

WHO HAVE TO BE READY
TO RESPOND FROM THE SKY,

LINEMEN WHO WORK TO KEEP
THE POWER ON IN SILICON VALLEY,

ARMIES OF GRAPE PICKERS,

WITHOUT WHOM NAPA’S VINEYARDS
WOULDN’T SURVIVE,

AND THOUSANDS OF TECH WORKERS
WHO COMMUTE

TO ONE OF THE STRANGEST-LOOKING
STRUCTURES ON EARTH.

THERE’S NO END
TO THE DIFFERENT WAYS

THAT PEOPLE IN THE BAY AREA
WORK AND PLAY.

SOME PACK THE BEACHES THAT LINE
SAN FRANCISCO’S SHORES.

OTHERS LIVE
JUST TO RIDE THE WAVES.

BUT EVEN WHEN THE SUN
FADES OVER THE PACIFIC,

IT CAN SEEM LIKE THE DAY’S
JUST GETTING STARTED,

WHEN OAKLAND’S GOLDEN STATE
WARRIORS HEAD INTO BATTLE

AND OTHERS HEAD UP
AND RISK THEIR LIVES

TO KEEP ONE OF THE MOST DAZZLING
NIGHTTIME SPECTACLES

IN AMERICA ALIVE.

ALL THIS IN JUST ONE DAY

ON THE HILLS, SHORES,
AND COLORFUL STREETS

OF SAN FRANCISCO.

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THERE’S NO BETTER TIME
TO APPRECIATE

THE STUNNING COMBINATION
OF WATER, HILLS, AND LAND

THAT SURROUND THE CITY
OF SAN FRANCISCO THAN AT 6 A.M.,

WHEN THE MORNING LIGHT
JUST STARTS TO BATHE

THE GLASS COVERED TOWERS
OF ITS SKYLINE.

TODAY, A FEW OF THE CITY’S
EARLIEST COMMUTERS

ARE ALREADY MAKING THEIR WAY
ACROSS THE BAY,

AND IT WON’T BE LONG
BEFORE THOUSANDS MORE

START FILLING
THE FLOORS OF SKYSCRAPERS,

LIKE THIS ONE,

THAT DRIVE THIS REGION’S
BOOMING TECH ECONOMY.

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BUT EVEN BEFORE THE SUN
IS FULLY UP,

WORKERS TO THE NORTH,

IN ONE OF THE BAY AREA’S
OLDEST INDUSTRIES,

ARE ALREADY HARD AT WORK
WITH THEIR HANDS

ON THE LAND HERE IN
THE WINE-MAKING REGION OF NAPA.

EVERY MORNING,
THEY LABOR FOR HOURS

IN THE PREDAWN DARKNESS
WITH HEADLAMPS.

THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF
THE THOUSANDS OF GRAPE PICKERS

WHO HAVE HELPED MAKE
BAY AREA VINEYARDS

SOME OF THE BIGGEST
AND MOST FAMOUS PRODUCERS

OF AMERICAN WINE.

AT THIS VINEYARD,
CALLED PROMONTORY,

WORKERS PICK EVERY BUNCH
OF CABERNET GRAPES BY HAND,

THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.

PEOPLE BEGAN PLANTING
COMMERCIAL VINEYARDS IN NAPA

IN THE MID-1800s.

TODAY, THE STATE PRODUCES

MORE THAN 80 PERCENT
OF ALL AMERICAN WINE.

MUCH OF IT COMES
FROM THE MORE THAN 100,000 ACRES

OF VINEYARDS UNDER CULTIVATION

HERE IN NAPA
AND SONOMA COUNTIES.

DURING HARVEST SEASON,
IN THE SUMMER AND FALL,

MUCH OF THE HARD LABOR
REQUIRED TO MAKE WINE

IS FINISHED
BY THE TIME THE SUN IS UP.

BUT BY NOW, MILLIONS
IN AND AROUND SAN FRANCISCO

ARE JUST STARTING
THEIR BRUTAL COMMUTE.

THE FIVE WESTBOUND LANES

OF THE SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND
BAY BRIDGE ARE ALREADY PACKED.

SAN FRANCISCO ITSELF HAS
A POPULATION OF 870,000 PEOPLE,

BUT IT ISN’T
THE BAY AREA’S LARGEST CITY.

THAT DISTINCTION BELONGS
TO A CITY IN THE SOUTH BAY

CALLED SAN JOSE,

WHICH HAS A POPULATION
OF MORE THAN A MILLION.

THE THIRD LARGEST CITY
IN THE BAY AREA IS OAKLAND,

WHICH SPRAWLS
ACROSS THE EAST BAY

JUST SOUTH OF BERKELEY.

AND THERE ARE DOZENS MORE
LARGE TOWNS AND CITIES

ALL AROUND SAN FRANCISCO,

WHICH IS WHY THE TOTAL
POPULATION OF THE BAY AREA

IS MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION.

BUT A BIG PART OF WHAT MAKES

THE MORNING COMMUTE
INTO SAN FRANCISCO SO TOUGH

IS THE UNIQUE GEOGRAPHY
OF THE CITY.

SAN FRANCISCO
IS ESSENTIALLY AN ISLAND

BECAUSE IT’S SURROUNDED BY WATER
ON THREE SIDES.

THE ONLY WAY TO GET INTO
THE CITY FROM THE EAST AND NORTH

IS TO TRAVEL OVER THE BAY
BY BRIDGE, UNDER IT BY TRAIN,

OR ACROSS IT BY FERRY.

THIS IS THE SECOND LARGEST FERRY
SYSTEM ON THE WEST COAST,

AFTER WASHINGTON STATE.

IT’S ONE OF THE OLDEST FORMS
OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

IN THE BAY AREA.

IN THE LATE 19th CENTURY, THERE
WEREN’T BRIDGES ACROSS THE BAY,

SO THIS WAS HOW MOST PEOPLE
TRAVELED INTO THE CITY

FROM THE EAST AND NORTH.

AND IT’S ALSO WHY SAN FRANCISCO

BUILT ITS NOW ICONIC
FERRY BUILDING

ON THE DOCKS HERE IN 1898.

IT WAS DESIGNED TO IMPRESS,

SINCE THIS WAS THE BUILDING
THAT WELCOMED EVERY PERSON

WHO ARRIVED BY FERRY
TO SAN FRANCISCO.

WHEN NEW BRIDGES,
LIKE THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE,

WERE COMPLETED IN THE 1930s,

WORKERS COULD SUDDENLY DRIVE
INTO THE CITY

FROM THE EAST AND NORTH
FOR THE FIRST TIME,

AND THAT CAUSED MANY FERRIES
TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS.

TODAY, GRIDLOCK ON THE BRIDGES
THAT SPAN THE WATERS OF THE BAY

IS PUTTING SAN FRANCISCO’S
HISTORIC FERRY ROUTES

BACK IN BUSINESS.

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BUT ONE GROUP OF YOUNG WORKERS
WHO LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO

SKIP THE BRIDGES AND FERRIES.

THEY START THEIR DAY

LINING UP ON RESIDENTIAL
STREET CORNERS LIKE THIS ONE.

THESE ARE A FEW OF THE THOUSANDS
OF TECH WORKERS

WHO MAKE A SOUTHBOUND COMMUTE,
EVERY DAY, TO SILICON VALLEY.

THEY’RE WAITING FOR FREE BUSES
THAT WILL DELIVER THEM

TO THE TECH GIANTS
WHERE THEY WORK.

TODAY, WITH SO MANY TECH BUSES

FILLING THE CITY’S STREETS
MORNING AND NIGHT,

MANY RESIDENTS HAVE COMPLAINED

THAT THEY BLOCK TRAFFIC
AND TIE UP PUBLIC BUS LANES.

THE BUSES
ALSO HAVE BECOME SYMBOLS

OF THE ECONOMIC DIVIDE
IN SAN FRANCISCO

AND THE ROLE TECH WEALTH PLAYS

IN THE BAY AREA’S
RAPIDLY RISING COST OF LIVING.

PROTESTORS HAVE
SMASHED BUS WINDOWS,

AND A FEW BUSES HAVE EVEN
BEEN SHOT AT ON THE HIGHWAY

WITH WHAT SOME THINK
ARE PELLET GUNS.

SOME OPERATORS HAVE HAD TO ALTER
THEIR NORMAL ROUTES

TO PROTECT
THE WORKERS THEY CARRY.

SILICON VALLEY’S TECH GIANTS
SIMPLY COULDN’T SURVIVE

WITHOUT THESE THOUSANDS
OF WORKERS.

ALL MORNING LONG,
THEY ARRIVE AT HACKER WAY,

THE HOME OF FACEBOOK.

NEARBY, AT GOOGLE,

WORKERS ARE DROPPED OFF
ON THE VAST CAMPUS

THAT’S KNOWN AS THE GOOGLEPLEX.

AND OVER IN CUPERTINO,

THEY PULL IN,
ONE AFTER THE NEXT, AT APPLE

AND AT THE NEW
$5 BILLION APPLE HEADQUARTERS,

A GIANT SPACESHIP-LIKE STRUCTURE

THAT’S BIG ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE
UP TO 14,000 EMPLOYEES.

WITH 7,000 NEW TREES
ON ITS CAMPUS

AND ENOUGH SOLAR PANELS
ON ITS ROOF

TO GENERATE EIGHT MEGAWATTS
OF ELECTRICITY,

APPLE’S NEW HEADQUARTERS CLAIMS

THAT IT CAN RUN ENTIRELY
ON RENEWABLE ENERGY.

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BUT WITH ALL ITS SERVERS,
COMPUTERS,

AND LARGE CORPORATE CAMPUSES,

SILICON VALLEY STILL NEEDS A LOT
OF OLD-FASHIONED ELECTRICITY

TO KEEP IT RUNNING,

AND THAT’S WHY TEAMS
OF LINEMEN LIKE THESE

ARE ALWAYS BUSY MORNING TO NIGHT
IN THE BAY AREA,

MAKING SURE
THE POWER WILL STAY ON

THROUGH STORMS, QUAKES,
AND EVEN WILDFIRES.

TODAY, THEY’RE STRINGING
NEW, MORE POWERFUL LINES

IN THE HILLS EAST OF OAKLAND.

THERE’S NO ELECTRICITY FLOWING
THROUGH THESE CABLES YET,

BUT THERE WILL BE SOON.

TIME IS MONEY
ON BIG PROJECTS LIKE THESE.

AND IT’S FASTER AND CHEAPER TO
FLY THE PARTS THESE LINEMEN NEED

RIGHT TO THE TOWERS,

RATHER THAN TRYING TO GET
TRUCKS AND CREWS

TO CARRY THEM OVER LAND.

BUT THAT ALSO APPLIES
TO THE WORKERS THEMSELVES.

IT’S FASTER AND CHEAPER JUST
TO PICK THEM OFF THE GROUND,

WHISK THEM THROUGH THE AIR,
AND THEN DROP THEM

RIGHT ON THE POLE
WHERE THEY NEED TO WORK.

BEING AN AERIAL LINEMAN
HAS TO BE

ONE OF THE MOST THRILLING JOBS
IN THE WORLD,

WHEN YOU’RE RACING
THROUGH THE AIR,

OVER THE TREETOPS BELOW,

AND GETTING PAID TO DO A JOB

THAT KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON
FOR MILLIONS.

BUT EVERY DAY,
ALL KINDS OF WORKERS AND CREWS

CAN BE SPOTTED IN THE SKIES
AROUND SAN FRANCISCO.

NEARBY, A FLIGHT CREW
IS PREPARING TO LIFT OFF

AT A JOINT MILITARY
AND CIVILIAN AIRPORT

CALLED MOFFETT FIELD.

THEY BELONG TO THE 129th RESCUE
WING OF THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD.

THE 129th IS SPECIALLY TRAINED

TO CONDUCT RESCUE MISSIONS
AROUND THE WORLD.

THEIR C-130P MODELS ARE DESIGNED
TO BE ABLE TO REFUEL

A WIDE RANGE OF NAVY PLANES
IN MIDAIR.

BUT MOFFETT IS ALSO HOME
TO NASA’S AMES RESEARCH CENTER.

THIS ENORMOUS SCREEN
IS THE INTAKE VENT

OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST
WIND TUNNEL.

IT’S PART
OF A JET PROPULSION LAB

THAT WAS BUILT AT THE START
OF WORLD WAR II

TO STUDY HOW
VARIOUS AIRCRAFT RESPOND

TO WIND AND OTHER FORCES
WHEN THEY FLY.

FLIGHT SIMULATORS HERE
PROVIDED TRAINING

FOR ALMOST EVERY PILOT
OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM.

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BUT, FROM THE AIR, THE MOST
IMPRESSIVE SIGHT HERE AT MOFFETT

IS A TOWERING STEEL SKELETON
CALLED HANGAR ONE.

IT WAS BUILT IN 1932

TO HOUSE THE U.S. NAVY’S
LARGEST FLYING MACHINES,

ENORMOUS HELIUM-FILLED
DIRIGIBLES CALLED SKYCRUISERS.

THE LARGEST WERE
MORE THAN SEVEN TIMES THE LENGTH

OF THIS 98-FOOT-LONG C-130.

BUT SKYCRUISERS WEREN’T SAFE.

IN 1933, ONE NAMED THE AKRON
CRASHED OFF NEW JERSEY’S COAST.

73 NAVY AIRMEN DIED, INCLUDING
ADMIRAL WILLIAM MOFFETT,

FOR WHOM THIS FIELD
WAS LATER NAMED.

AFTER YEARS OF NEGLECT,

HANGAR ONE
IS FINALLY BEING RESTORED,

AND WHENEVER AIRCREWS
FROM THE 129th

LIFT OFF FROM MOFFETT FIELD,

THEY ARE HELPING KEEP
THE RICH AVIATION HISTORY

OF THE BAY AREA ALIVE.

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AMAZING-LOOKING STRUCTURES
LIKE APPLE’S NEW HEADQUARTERS

ARE EVIDENCE OF
THE INCREDIBLE POWER AND WEALTH

OF SILICON VALLEY.

BUT TODAY, TECH IS HAVING A BIG
IMPACT ON SAN FRANCISCO, TOO.

WHEN YOU LOOK UP
AT THE SKYLINE OF THIS CITY,

ALL YOU SEE TODAY

ARE THE TOWERING FORMS
OF NEW SKYSCRAPERS.

FOR DECADES, THE TALLEST
AND MOST RECOGNIZED STRUCTURE

ON THE SAN FRANCISCO SKYLINE

WAS THIS ONE--
THE TRANSAMERICA PYRAMID.

BUT NOT ANYMORE.

THE NEW HEADQUARTERS
OF THE BILLION-DOLLAR

CLOUD COMPUTING COMPANY
SALESFORCE

NOW DOMINATES THE SKYLINE.

SOARING 1,070 FEET,

THIS IS NOW THE BIGGEST SYMBOL
OF TECH’S IMPACT

ON THE LIFE AND LANDSCAPE
OF SAN FRANCISCO.

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BUT TUCKED BEHIND THESE TOWERS
ARE THE NATURAL FORMS

THAT HAVE LONG GIVEN THIS CITY
ITS UNIQUE CHARACTER.

IT WOULD BE HARD TO IMAGINE A
DAY IN THE LIFE OF SAN FRANCISCO

WITHOUT ITS MANY HILLS,

THE LEGENDARY CABLE CARS THAT
CLATTER UP THEM ALL DAY LONG...

...AND STREETS LIKE LOMBARD,
THAT WIND DOWN THEM.

FOR MANY, THE EXPERIENCE
OF SAN FRANCISCO’S HILLS

IS WHAT THEY REMEMBER MOST
ABOUT THEIR TIME IN THIS CITY.

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THESE DAYS, THERE ARE MORE
THAN 40 DIFFERENT NAMED HILLS

IN SAN FRANCISCO,

BUT WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED,
THERE WERE ONLY SEVEN.

ONE OF THE FIRST,
AND NOW BEST KNOWN,

IS TELEGRAPH HILL,

BECAUSE OF THE SOARING STRUCTURE
ON TOP OF IT--COIT TOWER.

IT’S BEEN STANDING TALL HERE
FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS,

THANKS TO ONE SAN FRANCISCAN’S
LOVE FOR HER CITY.

AS SOON AS LILLIE HITCHCOCK COIT

ARRIVED IN SAN FRANCISCO
AT THE AGE OF EIGHT,

SHE FELL IN LOVE
WITH HER NEW HOME.

SHE WENT ON TO TRAVEL THE WORLD

BUT ALWAYS CHOSE
TO COME BACK HERE TO THIS CITY.

WHEN SHE DIED IN 1929
AT THE AGE OF 86,

SHE REQUESTED
THAT PART OF HER ESTATE

BE USED TO BEAUTIFY
SAN FRANCISCO.

THE RESULT WAS COIT TOWER.

ALL DAY LONG,

PEOPLE CLIMB UP TO THE TOP
OF THIS SAN FRANCISCO LANDMARK

FOR A CHANCE TO GET UP HIGH

AND LOOK OUT OVER THE CITY’S
HILLS, BRIDGES, AND BAY.

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AND IF THEY LOOK DOWN
ON THE PIERS

THAT LINE THE SAN FRANCISCO
WATERFRONT,

THEY MIGHT CATCH SIGHT

OF SOME VERY LARGE
AND SLIPPERY CREATURES

THAT HAVE TAKEN OVER THE MARINA
HERE AT PIER 39.

THESE ARE CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS.

THEY’VE INHABITED THE COASTAL
WATERS OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS,

BUT FOR SOME REASON, IN 1989,

ONE GROUP STARTED SUNBATHING
ON THE DOCKS OF THIS MARINA.

NO ONE KNOWS
WHY THEY CHOSE THIS SPOT,

BUT THEY’VE BEEN
REGULAR RESIDENTS

AT THIS PIER EVER SINCE.

IN FACT, THEY’VE PRETTY MUCH
TAKEN IT OVER.

PIER 39 ASKED MANY
OF THE BOAT OWNERS HERE TO LEAVE

SO THE SEA LIONS COULD STAY.

THESE CREATURES CAN GROW LONGER
THAN SEVEN FEET

AND WEIGH MORE THAN 800 POUNDS.

THEY MAY LOOK LAZY,
BUT UNDERWATER,

THESE WINGED-FOOTED SWIMMERS
CAN REACH 25 MILES PER HOUR,

WHICH MAKES THEM
FASTER THAN SEALS.

VISITORS COME
TO FISHERMAN’S WHARF

FOR A CHANCE TO WATCH
THESE MASSIVE ANIMALS PLAY

AND TO HEAR THE DISTINCTIVE
SOUNDS OF THEIR BARKS.

[BARKING]

FISHERMAN’S WHARF
IS NAMED FOR THE FISHERMEN

THAT ONCE CROWDED ITS DOCKS WITH
FRESH CATCH FROM THE PACIFIC,

BUT THE BOUNTIFUL HARBOR
AROUND IT IS WHAT SPURRED

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUTURE
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.

BECAUSE OF ITS HILLS, SPRINGS,
AND PROTECTED WATERS,

ONE EARLY SPANISH MISSIONARY
CALLED SAN FRANCISCO BAY

"A MARVEL OF NATURE,
THE HARBOR OF HARBORS."

IN 1848, GOLD WAS DISCOVERED
IN CALIFORNIA,

AND WITHIN A YEAR,

THIS ONCE QUIET HARBOR
WAS BOOMING.

HUNDREDS OF SHIPS
CROWDED THE BAY,

MANY PACKED
WITH HOPEFUL PROSPECTORS.

AND ALL THOSE NEW ARRIVALS
NEEDED HOUSING,

WHICH TRIGGERED A BOOM
IN THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY.

SAN FRANCISCO WAS SOON THE
LARGEST PORT ON THE WEST COAST.

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ONE OF THE SHIPS
THAT REGULARLY DOCKED HERE

STARTING IN 1895
WAS THE C.A. THAYER.

THIS THREE-MASTED SCHOONER
WAS DESIGNED TO CARRY LUMBER

AND FREQUENTLY ARRIVED
IN THE BAY

WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF BOARD FEET OF TIMBER

FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
STACKED ON ITS DECK.

THAT DOUGLAS FIR, REDWOOD,
AND CEDAR WAS USED TO HELP BUILD

NEARLY 48,000 VICTORIAN HOUSES
ALL ACROSS THE CITY.

WITH THEIR BRIGHT COLORS
AND ELABORATELY CARVED FACADES,

ONE HISTORIAN CALLED THEM

"AN OUTBREAK
OF ARCHITECTURAL LUNACY."

IN 1906,

WHEN THE GREAT SAN FRANCISCO
EARTHQUAKE DEVASTATED THE CITY,

THOUSANDS OF HOMES LIKE THESE
WERE DESTROYED.

THE SURVIVORS ARE SOME

OF SAN FRANCISCO’S
MOST PRIZED HOUSES.

THESE ARE KNOWN
AS THE PAINTED LADIES

AND MAY BE THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED
VICTORIAN HOMES IN THE CITY.

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THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH

SPURRED THE SETTLEMENT AND EARLY
GROWTH OF SAN FRANCISCO,

AND THAT HISTORY
AND PIONEERING SPIRIT LIVE ON

IN ONE OF THE BAY AREA’S
MOST REVERED PROFESSIONAL TEAMS.

IT’S 12:30 P.M.

AT LEVI’S STADIUM
IN SANTA CLARA,

HOME OF THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ers.

OUT IN THE PARKING LOT,

IT’S A SEA OF RED,
WHITE, AND GOLD.

WHEN THE TEAM WAS FORMED
IN 1946,

IT WAS NAMED AFTER
THE THOUSANDS OF GOLD SEEKERS

WHO SET OUT FOR CALIFORNIA

ALMOST EXACTLY A CENTURY EARLIER
IN 1849.

FOR DECADES, THE 49ers WERE
BASED HERE AT CANDLESTICK PARK,

SOUTHWEST
OF DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO.

BUT IN 2014,
AFTER A DISPUTE WITH THE CITY,

THE TEAM’S OWNER, JOHN YORK,

MOVED THE 49ers
SOUTH TO SILICON VALLEY.

CANDLESTICK PARK
WAS DEMOLISHED IN 2016

AND IS NO LONGER STANDING.

AFTER THE TEAM MOVED
TO SANTA CLARA,

SOME SAID THAT THE 49ers

SHOULD REMOVE "SAN FRANCISCO"
FROM THEIR NAME.

BUT LOYAL FANS STILL COME HERE,
GAME AFTER GAME,

TO CHEER ON THE PLAYERS THEY
KNOW AND LOVE SIMPLY AS 49ers.

WITH FIVE SUPER BOWL WINS
IN THE 1980s AND ’90s,

AND LEGENDARY PLAYERS
LIKE JOE MONTANA AND JERRY RICE,

THE 49ers HAVE YEARS
OF PAST SUCCESS

TO KEEP THEIR FANS ENERGIZED,

AND ON GAME DAY,
THEY COME OUT IN FORCE.

BUT SPORTS FANS IN SAN FRANCISCO
STILL HAVE A WINNING TEAM

THAT PLAYS RIGHT HERE IN TOWN--
THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS,

WHO’VE WON MORE GAMES

THAN ANY OTHER PROFESSIONAL
BASEBALL TEAM.

AND, WHEN IT COMES TO
COLLEGE SPORTS IN THE BAY AREA,

NOTHING COMPARES
TO THE NCAA RIVALRY

OF CAL BERKELEY’S GOLDEN BEARS
AND THE STANFORD CARDINAL,

WHO PLAY HERE
AT STANFORD STADIUM.

STANFORD HAS FIELDED
A FOOTBALL TEAM SINCE 1892,

AND THAT WAS ALSO THE FIRST YEAR

OF THEIR LEGENDARY MATCHUP
AGAINST BERKELEY.

FANS OF BOTH TEAMS KNOW THIS
ANNUAL EVENT AS THE BIG GAME.

IN EVEN YEARS, THE CARDINAL
MEET THEIR ARCHRIVALS

HERE AT CAL’S MEMORIAL STADIUM.

BUT THE RUMBLE IN THE STANDS
IS NOTHING

COMPARED TO THE SOUNDS
AND VIBRATIONS

THAT COULD EMANATE AT ANY MOMENT

FROM THE EARTH
MILES UNDER THIS FIELD.

CAL MEMORIAL STADIUM HAPPENS
TO LIE DIRECTLY

ON THE HAYWARD FAULT,

WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS EARTHQUAKE ZONES

IN THE NATION.

IT’S WHY THIS STADIUM

HAD TO GET A MAJOR
SEISMIC UPGRADE IN 2012,

TO PROTECT
THE MORE THAN 40,000 FANS

WHO CROWD IN HERE
DURING ALMOST EVERY BIG GAME.

BUT GEOLOGISTS SAY
THE CLOCK IS TICKING

FOR ANOTHER MAJOR
BAY AREA QUAKE.

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IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, THERE
ARE TWO MAJOR SEISMIC ZONES

THAT HAVE THE POWER
TO DEVASTATE THE BAY AREA.

ONE IS THE HAYWARD FAULT.

THE OTHER IS KNOWN
AS THE SAN ANDREAS.

IF YOU FOLLOW THIS FAULT LINE
NORTH FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA,

IT PASSES JUST WEST
OF SILICON VALLEY.

IT THEN HEADS OUT
UNDER THE COAST,

CLOSE TO THE CITY
OF SAN FRANCISCO.

TO THE NORTH, THE FAULT LINE
RUNS UNDER MARIN COUNTY

AND SERVES
AS THE EASTERN BOUNDARY

OF ONE OF THE GREAT TREASURES
OF THE BAY AREA--

POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE,
A 71,000-ACRE PENINSULA

THAT LIES JUST AN HOUR
NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO.

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IF THERE’S ONE PLACE
PEOPLE IN THE BAY AREA GO

TO TRULY GET AWAY, IT’S HERE,

ESPECIALLY ALONG THE OFTEN EMPTY
TOMALES POINT TRAIL,

WHICH LEADS NORTH

TO THE VERY TIP
OF THE PENINSULA.

♪

IT’S ONE OF THE ONLY STRETCHES
OF CALIFORNIA COAST

THAT’S PROTECTED
AS A NATIONAL PARK.

IN 1579, BRITISH EXPLORER
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

ARRIVED IN THESE WATERS
IN A SHIP NAMED THE GOLDEN HIND,

WHICH WAS BADLY
IN NEED OF REPAIRS

AND WAS OVERLOADED WITH SILVER

THAT DRAKE HAD PLUNDERED
FROM SPANISH VESSELS IN PANAMA.

THE CREW DROPPED ANCHOR
IN A SMALL INLET,

AND THAT’S WHEN DRAKE LAID CLAIM

TO WHAT’S NOW
THE LAND OF CALIFORNIA

FOR ENGLAND.

AT THE TIME, A NATIVE AMERICAN
TRIBE CALLED THE COAST MIWOK

LIVED ON THE SHORES
OF POINT REYES.

THEY WERE ONE
OF DOZENS OF TRIBES

THAT INHABITED
WHAT’S NOW CALIFORNIA.

THIS RECREATED
COAST MIWOK VILLAGE

HERE AT POINT REYES
OFFERS A CHANCE TO UNDERSTAND

HOW THESE ORIGINAL
CALIFORNIANS LIVED.

LIKE MANY OTHER
NATIVE AMERICAN GROUPS,

THE MIWOK WERE DECIMATED
BY DISEASES

BROUGHT BY SPANISH
AND AMERICAN SETTLERS.

MANY WERE FORCED INTO SLAVERY

OR LURED AWAY
FROM THEIR VILLAGES

BY SPANISH MISSIONARIES

WHO HOPED TO CONVERT THEM
TO CHRISTIANITY.

OTHERS ENDED UP ON RESERVATIONS

AFTER THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
FAILED TO HONOR TREATIES

THAT PROTECTED THEIR LANDS.

TODAY, POINT REYES OFFERS
A CHANCE TO IMAGINE

WHAT THE LAND AROUND
SAN FRANCISCO WAS LIKE

WHEN ALL OF CALIFORNIA
WAS STILL WILD

AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF TULE ELK

ROAMED ITS GRASSLANDS
AND MARSHES.

IN THE 19th CENTURY,

HUNTERS SLAUGHTERED
ALMOST ALL OF THESE CREATURES,

AND BY 1874,

THERE WERE FEWER
THAN 30 TULE ELK LEFT,

BUT TODAY, THANKS TO MORE THAN
A CENTURY OF CONSERVATION WORK,

THERE ARE NOW CLOSE TO 4,000.

TULE ELK ARE SMALLER
THAN OTHER SPECIES OF ELK,

BUT ADULT MALES
CAN STILL WEIGH IN

AT UP TO 700 POUNDS.

AND JUST BEFORE MATING SEASON
IN THE FALL,

THE ANTLERS OF THE MALES
CAN REACH A SPREAD OF FOUR FEET.

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BUT IT’S POINT REYES’
WILD COAST

THAT LURES MOST PEOPLE HERE FROM
SAN FRANCISCO AND BEYOND.

SURFERS COME TO RIDE

THE GIANT SWELLS
THAT ROLL IN FROM THE PACIFIC,

EVEN WHILE BRAVING
POWERFUL UNDERTOWS

AND RISKS OF BITES
FROM THE GREAT WHITE SHARKS

THAT FREQUENTLY FEED
JUST OFF SHORE.

THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
CALLS THE COAST OF POINT REYES

THE WINDIEST PLACE
ON THE PACIFIC

AND ONE OF THE FOGGIEST
ON THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT.

OVER THE CENTURIES,
MANY SHIPS HAVE MET THEIR FATE

ALONG THIS STRETCH
OF CALIFORNIA COAST.

♪

BUT IN 1870,

THE WATERS AROUND THE ENTRANCE
TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY

GOT A LOT SAFER,

WHEN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT

CONSTRUCTED
POINT REYES LIGHTHOUSE.

THEY PLACED IT HERE,

ON A REMOTE SPOT
AT THE TIP OF THE PENINSULA,

WHICH EXTENDS OUT
TEN MILES INTO THE PACIFIC.

MANY OF THE PARTS FOR THE LIGHT
CAME FROM FRANCE.

AFTER SHIPS DELIVERED THEM
TO A NEARBY BAY,

OX CARTS CARRIED THEM
THE REST OF THE WAY

OUT TO THESE ROCKY CLIFFS.

THE REASON POINT REYES LIGHT
SITS 300 FEET ABOVE THE WATER

AND NOT ON TOP
OF THE ROCKS ABOVE IT

IS BECAUSE IT HAD TO PLACED
UNDER THE FOG LAYER

SO SHIPS WOULD BE ABLE
TO SPOT ITS LIGHT

NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER.

TODAY, PLEASURE BOATERS,
FISHERMEN,

AND CAPTAINS OF THE LARGEST
CONTAINER SHIPS IN THE WORLD

ALL USE POINT REYES’
NOW AUTOMATED LIGHT

TO NAVIGATE SAFELY
INTO SAN FRANCISCO.

IT’S 12:56 P.M.
BACK IN THE EAST BAY,

AND A NEW MODEL 3 TESLA
IS BEING RUN THROUGH ITS PACES

ON THIS TEST TRACK,
HERE IN THE CITY OF FREMONT.

BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK
MAY BE THE PUBLIC FACE

OF THESE LUXURY
ELECTRIC CARS TODAY,

BUT THE COMPANY
WAS ACTUALLY FOUNDED

BY TWO LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS

NAMED MARTIN EBERHARD AND
MARC TARPENNING BACK IN 2003.

THEY HAD DREAMS OF BUILDING

THE WORLD’S FIRST MASS-PRODUCED
ELECTRIC SPORTS CAR.

MUSK WAS AN EARLY INVESTOR,

AND IN 2008, THE ORIGINAL
FOUNDERS LEFT TESLA.

TWO YEARS LATER,
THE COMPANY WENT PUBLIC

AND TOOK OVER
A RECENTLY SHUTTERED AUTO PLANT

HERE IN FREMONT THAT WAS OWNED
BY GENERAL MOTORS AND TOYOTA.

IT WAS RETOOLED AND REBRANDED
AS THE TESLA FACTORY

AND WAS SOON PRODUCING
THE COMPANY’S MODEL S.

IT’S NOW THE ONLY PRODUCTION
SITE OF THE NEW MODEL 3.

BAY AREA CITIES HAVE SOME
OF THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGES

OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES
IN THE NATION,

BUT THIS IS STILL ONE
OF AMERICA’S BIGGEST OIL HUBS.

IT’S 2:32 P.M.,
AND A TANKER LOADED WITH CRUDE

IS ON ITS WAY INTO PORT.

CREWS ON SHIPS LIKE THESE
GET SPECTACULAR VIEWS

OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
FROM BELOW.

♪

WITH FIVE REFINERIES,
THE BAY AREA

IS THE SECOND LARGEST
OIL REFINING CENTER

IN THE WESTERN U.S.,
AFTER LOS ANGELES.

THERE ARE SO MANY TANKERS HERE,

SOME OFTEN HAVE TO DROP ANCHOR
IN THE BAY

AS THEY WAIT TO BE CALLED
INTO PORT.

EVERY DAY ON AVERAGE,
TWO SHIPS LIKE THESE

DOCK HERE
AT RICHMOND’S LONG WHARF.

AND TOWERING OVER THE WATER,

STORAGE TANKS FOR OIL AND GAS
BLANKET RICHMOND’S HILLS.

TODAY, CREWS ARE RACING TO DOCK
THEIR SUPERTANKER

AND CONNECT IT TO THE PIPELINES

THAT WILL CARRY THE CRUDE
TO SHORE.

♪

KEEPING VESSELS, CREWS,
AND PASSENGERS IN THE BAY

SAFE FROM TERRORISM
AND OTHER THREATS

IS THE JOB
OF THE U.S. COAST GUARD.

THIS FEDERAL AGENCY OPERATES

OUT OF WHAT’S KNOWN
AS COAST GUARD ISLAND.

IT LIES BETWEEN
THE ISLAND CITY OF ALAMEDA

AND THE CITY OF OAKLAND.

PERSONNEL, SHIPS,
AND HELICOPTERS ON THIS ISLAND

SUPPORT U.S. COAST GUARD
OPERATIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

IT’S 2:45 P.M., AND ON
THE WESTERN END OF THE ISLAND,

AN AIRCREW
IS PREPARING TO LIFT OFF.

WHEN THE U.S. COAST GUARD
GETS A CALL

OF A POTENTIAL EXPLOSIVES THREAT

ON A SHIP IN THE WATERS
OFF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,

IT CAN QUICKLY DEPLOY
FROM THIS BASE

TO INVESTIGATE THE THREAT.

BUT THIS COAST GUARD TEAM
ISN’T JUST MADE UP OF HUMANS.

COAST GUARD ISLAND IS ALSO HOME
TO AN ELITE TEAM

OF EXPLOSIVES DETECTION K-9s.

THESE DOGS ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED

TO HOIST FROM HELICOPTERS
ONTO MOVING VESSELS

SO THEY CAN SNIFF OUT EXPLOSIVES
LONG BEFORE THE SHIP

GETS ANYWHERE CLOSE
TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY.

THIS DOG’S NAME IS RICKY.

HE’S A BELGIAN MALINOIS,

A BREED THAT’S OFTEN PREFERRED
BY THOSE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

BECAUSE MALINOISES ARE KNOWN

TO BE INTELLIGENT, HARDWORKING,
AND OBEDIENT,

AND THEY LOVE TO PLAY.

BEFORE EVERY FLIGHT,

RICKY’S HANDLER,
PETTY OFFICER JORDAN BROSOWSKY,

ALLOWS HIM TO PLAY
WITH HIS FAVORITE TOY

SO HE KNOWS THERE’LL BE A REWARD
AFTER THE MISSION AHEAD.

EACH OF THESE DOGS HAD TO BE

CAREFULLY MATCHED AND TESTED
WITH THEIR HANDLER

TO MAKE SURE THEY’LL BE
STRONG LIFELONG TEAMS.

THEY STAY TOGETHER FOREVER,

EVEN AFTER THEY BOTH RETIRE
FROM THE COAST GUARD.

♪

AS SOON AS THE AIRCREW ON BOARD
IS DONE WITH ITS SAFETY CHECKS,

IT’S TIME FOR THE DOGS
TO GET ON BOARD.

SPECIALLY DESIGNED GOGGLES
AND EAR PROTECTION

WILL HELP KEEP THEM CALM

FOR THEIR AERIAL ADVENTURE
AHEAD.

USUALLY THESE OFFICERS
AND THEIR DOGS ARE TASKED

WITH PROTECTING
SAN FRANCISCO’S FERRIES.

TODAY, THEY’RE HEADING OUT

TO PRACTICE LANDINGS
ON A MOVING VESSEL.

DOWN ON THE WATER,

THE TARGET
IS ALREADY IN POSITION.

THE AIRCREW CIRCLES FIRST
TO DETERMINE WIND SPEED,

WAVE HEIGHT, AND OTHER FACTORS

THAT COULD IMPACT
THE SAFETY OF THE EXERCISE.

TODAY, PETTY OFFICER
CORY SUMNER AND HIS DOG FECO

WILL GO FIRST.

THEY’LL BE TIGHTLY
STRAPPED TOGETHER

THROUGHOUT THEIR VERTICAL
DELIVERY ONTO THE SHIP.

FECO IS A HUNGARIAN VIZSLA,

A BREED THAT’S KNOWN TO HAVE
A LOT OF ENERGY.

THEY ARE ALSO GREAT HUNTERS.

BUT AS SOON
AS THEY START THEIR HOIST,

IT’S CLEAR THAT ONE
OF FECO’S OTHER TALENTS

IS REMAINING COOL
AS HE RACES THROUGH THE AIR

OVER THE CHILLY WATERS
OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY.

IT TOOK ALMOST FOUR MONTHS
OF TRAINING

TO GET FECO COMFORTABLE

WITH HOISTING
FROM A MOVING HELICOPTER.

CORY PRACTICED WITH HIM
FIRST ON LAND,

HOISTING FROM TOWERS,

BEFORE FECO’S PAWS EVER SET FOOT
ON A SHIP OR AIRCRAFT.

IT TAKES AN EXPERIENCED PILOT
TO DELIVER THESE K-9 UNITS

SAFELY ONTO THE DECK OF A VESSEL
LIKE THIS ONE.

IF THEY GET TANGLED
IN A BOAT’S RIGGING,

THE AIRCREW ABOVE
COULD HAVE TO CUT THE CABLE.

CORY’S EXERCISE WITH FECO
IS A SUCCESS.

NOW IT’S TIME
FOR JORDAN AND RICKY.

ON THE WAY DOWN,

JORDAN REASSURES RICKY
THAT HE’S DOING A GREAT JOB.

TODAY, THESE EXPLOSIVES
DETECTION TEAMS

WILL MAKE TWO DROPS EACH

AS PART OF A REGULAR
TRAINING ROUTINE

THAT KEEPS THEM READY TO RESPOND
TO POTENTIAL THREATS 24-7.

♪

WHEN YOU SPEND A DAY
IN THE SKIES OVER SAN FRANCISCO,

IT’S SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE
PARTS OF THE CITY

AND ITS LANDMARKS,

THANKS TO SAN FRANCISCO’S
FAMOUS FOG.

THE CAUSE OF ALL THIS FOG
IS WHAT’S CALLED A MARINE LAYER.

WHEN COOL WET WINDS
BLOW IN FROM THE PACIFIC,

THEY MEET WARMER AIR FROM
THE LAND AROUND SAN FRANCISCO.

AS THAT WARM AIR RISES,
IT SUCKS THE COOL WETTER AIR

INTO THE ENTRANCE
OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY.

THE TOWERS AND CABLES AT THE TOP
OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

ARE OFTEN COMPLETELY OBSCURED
BY FOG.

AND WHEN THE FOG ROLLS
OVER THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO,

STRANGE THINGS CAN HAPPEN.

THE HILLS CAN BLOCK THE FOG

AND HOLD IT OVER
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR HOURS.

IT’S WHY SOME AREAS
OF SAN FRANCISCO,

LIKE THE MISSION

OR THE CITY’S LEGENDARY
CASTRO DISTRICT,

CAN BE BRIGHT AND SUNNY
WHILE OTHERS ARE GRAY AND COLD.

THE SAN FRANCISCANS WHO SPEND
THE MOST TIME IN THE FOG

LIVE CLOSEST TO THE PACIFIC,
HERE ALONG OCEAN BEACH.

MUCH OF THE TIME, THIS BEACH
IS COMPLETELY FOGGED IN,

AND THAT’S WHY,
AS SOON AS THE SUN’S OUT,

SAN FRANCISCANS FLOCK

TO THIS STUNNING
THREE-MILE STRETCH OF SAND.

IT’S A POPULAR SPOT FOR YOGA

AS THE SUN STARTS TO DROP
OVER THE WATERS OF THE PACIFIC.

PARTS OF SAN FRANCISCO
MAY BE FULL OF HILLS

AND TERRIFYINGLY STEEP STREETS,

BUT NOT OUT HERE,

IN A NEIGHBORHOOD
KNOWN AS THE SUNSET,

WITH ITS LONG STRAIGHT AVENUES

LINED WITH HOUSES
THAT SLOPE DOWN TO THE SEA.

BUT THIS PART OF SAN FRANCISCO
ALSO HOLDS

ONE OF THE CITY’S
GREATEST TREASURES--

A VAST PROTECTED AREA OF TREES,
FIELDS, AND PATHS

THAT’S KNOWN
AS GOLDEN GATE PARK.

IT COVERS MORE THAN 1,000 ACRES,

WHICH MAKES IT LARGER THAN
NEW YORK CITY’S CENTRAL PARK.

AT ITS HEART IS THE CALIFORNIA
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

WITH ITS LIVING ROOF,
IT WAS DESIGNED TO LOOK

LIKE A PIECE OF THE PARK
HAD SIMPLY BEEN LIFTED UP

SO A BUILDING COULD
BE PLACED UNDERNEATH IT.

AND INSIDE THIS HIGH-TECH
SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURE

ARE MORE THAN 20 MILLION
SPECIMENS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS

THAT DOCUMENT
THE WONDER OF LIFE ON EARTH.

BUT GOLDEN GATE PARK ITSELF
IS A WONDER OF ITS OWN.

IT WAS CREATED
IN THE LATE 19th CENTURY

TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS OF THIS
INCREASINGLY CROWDED CITY,

WITH MUCH NEEDED GREEN SPACE.

AT THE TIME,

THIS AREA WAS LITTLE MORE
THAN DUNES AND SANDY SCRUB.

CREATING A PARK HERE REQUIRED AN
ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF FRESH WATER.

TO GET IT CHEAPLY,

PARK OFFICIALS BUILT
TWO WINDMILLS TO PUMP WATER

FROM AQUIFERS
DEEP UNDER THE CITY,

WHICH SOON TRANSFORMED
THE DUNES HERE

INTO ONE OF THE GREATEST
URBAN PARKS IN THE NATION.

TO THE NORTH
OF GOLDEN GATE PARK

IS A ROCKY COASTAL AREA

SAN FRANCISCANS
KNOW AS LANDS END.

BEFORE THIS PART
OF SAN FRANCISCO WAS DEVELOPED,

IT TOOK A FEW HOURS TO GET HERE
FROM THE CITY ON HORSEBACK.

BUT WEALTHY DEVELOPERS
SAW THIS REMOTE STRETCH OF COAST

AS AN OPPORTUNITY.

IT’S 4:24 P.M.,

AND TOURISTS
ARE CLAMBERING OVER THE RUINS

OF WHAT USED TO BE

ONE OF SAN FRANCISCO’S
MOST GLAMOROUS SITES.

IN 1894, ADOLPH SUTRO,
A WEALTHY SAN FRANCISCAN,

BUILT AN ENORMOUS
PUBLIC BATH COMPLEX

BELOW THE CLIFFS OF LANDS END.

HE NAMED IT AFTER HIMSELF--
SUTRO BATHS.

UNDER A TOWERING WOODEN AND IRON
STRUCTURE COVERED IN GLASS

WERE SEVEN LARGE HEATED POOLS
OF SEAWATER,

WITH DIVING PLATFORMS, SLIDES,

AND ALL KINDS
OF OTHER ENTERTAINMENT.

IT WAS BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD
20,000 PEOPLE AT A TIME,

AND YOU COULD EVEN TAKE SUTRO’S
OWN STREETCAR LINE

FROM THE CITY TO GET HERE.

ENTIRE FAMILIES OFTEN FLOCKED
TO SUTRO BATHS ON THE WEEKENDS

TO RENT BATHING SUITS
AND TOWELS

AND SPEND THEIR DAYS
IN THE WARM WATER

PERCHED OVER THE PACIFIC COAST.

IT WAS ALMOST LIKE
SAN FRANCISCO’S VERSION

OF NEW YORK CITY’S CONEY ISLAND.

BUT AFTER SUTRO DIED IN 1898,
THE BATHS DECLINED

AND WERE EVENTUALLY
TURNED INTO AN ICE SKATING RINK.

A FIRE IN 1966 DESTROYED
WHAT STRUCTURES REMAINED.

IT’S NOW PART
OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.

♪

IT WOULD BE HARD TO IMAGINE

A DAY IN THE LIFE
OF SAN FRANCISCO AND ITS BAY

WITHOUT ONE PARTICULAR GROUP
OF FERRIES.

EVERY DAY THEY HEAD OUT TO
DROP OFF THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS

ON THE FORMER ISLAND PRISON
OF ALCATRAZ.

NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE
WHAT THIS ISLAND WAS USED FOR

HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO,

BUT NATIVE AMERICAN LORE CLAIMS

THAT IT WAS A PLACE
OF EVIL SPIRITS

AND WAS TO BE AVOIDED.

IN 1848, AT THE END
OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR,

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
TOOK POSSESSION OF CALIFORNIA

AND SOON BUILT A FORT
ON ALCATRAZ

TO GUARD THE PORT
OF SAN FRANCISCO.

BUT BY 1861,

IT WAS BEING USED
AS A MILITARY PRISON.

IT’S BEEN AMERICA’S MOST
LEGENDARY LOCKUP EVER SINCE.

♪

EVERY DAY, THOUSANDS COME HERE

TO IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST HAVE
BEEN LIKE TO DO TIME

ON THIS CURSED ISLAND.

LOOKING BACK FROM ALCATRAZ
TO SAN FRANCISCO,

IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE
HOW THREE PRISONERS HERE

MANAGED TO ESCAPE IN 1962

AND WHAT IT WOULD
HAVE TAKEN THEM

TO SURVIVE THE COLD WATERS
OF THE BAY, IF THEY DID.

SO FAR,
THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN FOUND.

THE NEXT YEAR, IN MARCH 1963,

PRISON AUTHORITIES
EMPTIED THE CELLS,

SHUT THE PRISON’S DOORS,

AND THEN DECLARED ALCATRAZ
TO BE SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY.

A FEW YEARS LATER IN 1969,

NATIVE AMERICAN ACTIVISTS
OCCUPIED THE ISLAND,

CALLING ON THE U.S. GOVERNMENT

TO PLACE IT BACK
INTO NATIVE AMERICAN HANDS.

BUT FEDERAL AUTHORITIES
EVENTUALLY REMOVED

ALL OF THE PROTESTORS,

AND ALCATRAZ WAS OPENED
TO THE PUBLIC FOR TOURS IN 1973.

♪

ALCATRAZ MAY NO LONGER
HOUSE INMATES,

BUT THERE’S
ANOTHER NOTORIOUS PRISON

ON THE SHORES
OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY.

IT’S CALLED SAN QUENTIN.

♪

SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON
IS WELL-KNOWN FOR HOUSING

SOME OF CALIFORNIA’S
MOST FAMOUS CONVICTS,

FROM COUNTRY SINGER
MERLE HAGGARD

TO CULT LEADER CHARLES MANSON.

MANY OF THE STATE’S MOST VIOLENT
CRIMINALS END UP HERE.

♪

BUT THOSE ON GOOD BEHAVIOR

GET THE CHANCE TO PLAY
COMPETITIVE SPORTS.

THE PRISON’S BASKETBALL TEAM

CALLS ITSELF
THE SAN QUENTIN WARRIORS,

AFTER THE FAMOUS NBA TEAM
FROM NEARBY OAKLAND.

PRISONERS HAVE TO PROVE
THEY HAVE THE SKILL IT TAKES

BEFORE THEY CAN JOIN
THE WARRIORS TEAM.

SOMETIMES THEY PLAY AGAINST
TEAMS FROM OUTSIDE THE PRISON,

INCLUDING EVEN THE GOLDEN STATE
WARRIORS THEMSELVES.

SAN QUENTIN INMATES ALSO COMPETE
IN FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL

HERE ON THE THESE
OUTDOOR FIELDS.

AND INSIDE, SOME PRISONERS
NOW SPEND THEIR DAYS

PRODUCING THE AWARD-WINNING
PODCAST "EAR HUSTLE,"

WHICH DOCUMENTS PRISON LIFE

THROUGH THE VOICES
AND POWERFUL STORIES

OF THOSE DOING TIME HERE.

♪

SAN QUENTIN IS THE OLDEST
STATE PRISON IN CALIFORNIA

AND DATES BACK TO THE DAYS
OF THE GOLD RUSH,

WHEN SAN FRANCISCO
WAS STILL A FRONTIER TOWN

FULL OF ROWDY PROSPECTORS.

THIS PRISON OPENED ITS DOORS TO
CALIFORNIA’S CONVICTS IN 1852.

BUT NOT EVERY INMATE
AT SAN QUENTIN

IS ALLOWED TO PLAY
COMPETITIVE SPORTS.

MANY ARE CONFINED
TO A MUCH SMALLER EXERCISE AREA

ON THE PRISON’S SOUTH SIDE.

SAN QUENTIN IS KNOWN TO HAVE

ONE OF THE TOUGHEST SOLITARY
CONFINEMENT UNITS IN THE NATION.

THE PRISON CALLS IT
THEIR ADJUSTMENT CENTER.

MANY DEATH ROW INMATES
AND FORMER GANG MEMBERS

SPEND DAYS
AND EVEN YEARS IN SOLITARY.

WHEN THEY ARE ALLOWED OUTSIDE,

THEY ARE CONFINED
TO INDIVIDUAL CAGES

ON THE PRISON’S EAST SIDE.

THEY CAN STILL EXERCISE HERE
BUT ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO INTERACT

WITH THEIR FELLOW
DEATH ROW INMATES VERBALLY

FROM A DISTANCE.

THERE ARE ROUGHLY 20 WOMEN
ON DEATH ROW IN CALIFORNIA,

BUT THEY AREN’T HOUSED
HERE AT SAN QUENTIN.

NEXT DOOR TO THE CAGES,

TUCKED INTO THE CORNER
OF THE MAIN BUILDING,

IS THE STATE’S
EXECUTION CHAMBER.

IT WAS COMMISSIONED, SECRETLY,
BY ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

WHEN HE WAS
CALIFORNIA’S GOVERNOR.

THE LAST EXECUTION HERE
WAS IN 2006.

IN 2016, CALIFORNIA VOTERS
REJECTED A PROPOSITION

TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
IN THEIR STATE,

WHICH MEANS THIS DEATH CHAMBER
COULD GET USED AGAIN.

♪

WHEN THE SUN FINALLY SETS
OVER SAN FRANCISCO BAY,

ONE OF THE BEST PLACES
TO APPRECIATE

THE DAZZLING COMBINATION
OF WATER, LAND, AND LIGHT HERE

IS FROM THE SKIES ABOVE
THE BAY’S MARSHES AND WETLANDS.

♪

EVERY YEAR,
THESE WATERY HABITATS ARE HOME

TO MORE THAN ONE AND A HALF
MILLION MIGRATORY BIRDS.

SHOREBIRDS FROM ALASKA
AND CANADA OFTEN WINTER HERE

BECAUSE OF THE BAY AREA’S
MILD CLIMATE.

MANY OTHER SPECIES
JUST STOP OFF HERE

ON THEIR ANNUAL MIGRATIONS SOUTH
TO CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.

♪

BUT THIS SHORELINE IS ALSO HOME
TO ONE OF THE OLDEST INDUSTRIES

IN AND AROUND SAN FRANCISCO--

THE PRODUCTION OF SEA SALT.

ONCE, MOST OF THE SHORELINE
OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY

WAS USED FOR SALT PRODUCTION.

TODAY, THAT FOOTPRINT HAS BEEN
REDUCED TO JUST 8,000 ACRES

HERE ON THE SHORES
OF THE CITY OF FREMONT.

MUCH OF THE WORK THAT IT TAKES
TO PRODUCE SALT

IS DONE BY SUN, WIND, AND TIDES,
NOT BY HUMAN LABOR.

FIRST, WORKERS FILL UP
THE SALT PONDS WITH SEAWATER

IN THE LATE SPRING.

THEN, THEY LET WIND AND SUN
EVAPORATE THE WATER

SO IT TURNS INTO A SALTY BRINE.

OVER THE MONTHS THAT FOLLOW,

THE BRINE IS MOVED FROM POND
TO POND BY PUMPS AND GRAVITY

SO IT CAN EVAPORATE EVEN MORE
AND GET SALTIER AND SALTIER.

THE BRILLIANT COLORS
OF EACH POND ARE CREATED

BY THE UNIQUE MICROORGANISMS
THAT INHABIT IT.

THE RED COMES FROM TINY ALGAE
AND BRINE SHRIMP.

WHEN THE BRINE
IS ABOUT 25 PERCENT SALT,

THAT’S WHEN IT STARTS
TO CRYSTALIZE.

IN THE FALL, THE REMAINING WATER
IS DRAINED AWAY,

AND THAT’S WHEN THE SALT
IS READY FOR HARVESTING.

IT’S A MAD RACE
TO GATHER ALL THE SALT

BEFORE THE RAINY SEASON,

SINCE RAIN
WILL MELT THE CRYSTALS.

IT’S SCOOPED UP OFF THE FLOOR OF
THE POND BY A SPECIAL HARVESTER.

♪

EVERY YEAR, CREWS HERE GATHER
ABOUT A HALF A MILLION TONS

OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY SEA SALT.

TRUCKLOAD AFTER TRUCKLOAD
MAKES ITS WAY TO A STORAGE AREA,

WHERE THE SALT IS COLLECTED
IN GIANT MOUNDS.

FROM HERE, THESE CRYSTALS
OF SEA SALT WILL BE WASHED

AND ULTIMATELY BAKED IN A KILN
BEFORE BEING PACKED AND SOLD.

WHEN THESE SALT WORKERS FINALLY
END THEIR SHIFTS AND HEAD HOME,

THEIR EVENING COMMUTE
WILL LIKELY BE

JUST AS BRUTAL
AS IT WAS AT DAWN.

FROM ABOVE,
THE BAY AREA’S HIGHWAYS

LOOK LIKE PULSING VEINS.

BUT TONIGHT,
SOME OF THESE DRIVERS

ARE HAPPY TO BE ON THE ROAD
BECAUSE THEY’RE ON THEIR WAY

TO SEE THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

HEAD OUT ONTO THE COURT
AND INTO BATTLE.

IT’S 8 P.M., AND COLORFUL
MARQUEES AND SPOTLIGHTS

AT THE ORACLE ARENA IN OAKLAND
HAVE BEEN SWITCHED ON.

THIS IS THE HOME STADIUM
OF THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS.

THEY’VE ALREADY WON
FIVE NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS,

INCLUDING A SPECTACULAR VICTORY
IN 2017.

POINT GUARD STEPH CURRY
IS THE WARRIORS’ BIGGEST STAR,

WINNING THE NBA’S MOST VALUABLE
PLAYER TWO YEARS RUNNING.

HE’S FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS
OF ANOTHER WARRIORS LEGEND,

WILT CHAMBERLAIN,
WHO LED THE TEAM TO VICTORY

WHEN IT WAS STILL
A PENNSYLVANIA TEAM.

THE FRANCHISE MOVED
TO THE BAY AREA IN 1962

AND CALLED ITSELF
THE SAN FRANCISCO WARRIORS

UNTIL 1971,

WHEN IT CHANGED ITS NAME
ONE LAST TIME TO GOLDEN STATE.

WHENEVER THEY PLAY AT HOME,
THE ENTIRE BAY AREA KNOWS

THAT THE WARRIORS
ARE HEADING INTO BATTLE.

♪

BUT ONE OF SAN FRANCISCO’S
BIGGEST NIGHTTIME SPECTACLES

DOESN’T REQUIRE TICKETS,

AND IT CAN ONLY BE SEEN
FROM THE CITY ITSELF.

WHEN YOU LOOK UP
FROM THE WATERFRONT AFTER DARK,

YOU QUICKLY REALIZE
THAT THE LIGHTS

ON THE WESTERN END
OF THE BAY BRIDGE

AREN’T ORDINARY BRIDGE LIGHTS.

THEY ARE ACTUALLY
A LARGE-SCALE WORK OF ART

CALLED THE BAY LIGHTS

BY AN ARTIST
NAMED LEO VILLAREAL.

THEY WERE FIRST INSTALLED
IN 2013

TO COMMEMORATE THE 75th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BAY BRIDGE

AND TO CELEBRATE
THE STRUCTURE AND DESIGN

OF THIS SAN FRANCISCO ICON.

♪

THIS WORK WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED
TO BE TEMPORARY,

BUT IT WAS SO POPULAR

THAT AN ARTIST ORGANIZATION
IN SAN FRANCISCO

RAISED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
TO BRING IT BACK

AS A PERMANENT INSTALLATION
STARTING IN 2016.

BUT SINCE IT REQUIRES
AT LEAST 25,000 LED BULBS,

THIS LARGE-SCALE WORK OF ART

NEEDS A DEDICATED TEAM
OF LIGHTING ENGINEERS

TO MAKE SURE
IT’S ALL WORKING PROPERLY.

♪

IT’S 11:45 P.M.,

AND ON THE WESTERN SPAN
OF THE BAY BRIDGE,

WORKERS ARE HEADING UP
TO SERVICE THE BAY LIGHTS.

♪

SINCE THIS BRIDGE
IS A KEY ARTERY FOR COMMUTERS,

THE BEST AND SAFEST TIME
TO DO THIS WORK IS AT NIGHT,

SO THEY DON’T HAVE TO SHUT DOWN
ENTIRE LANES OF TRAFFIC

DURING RUSH HOUR.

ON THE ROAD DECK, ONE TEAM
IS USING A BUCKET TRUCK TO MOVE

FROM ONE VERTICAL STRING
TO THE NEXT

TO CHECK AND SWAP OUT
BURNT BULBS.

THEY USUALLY SPEND
ABOUT SIX HOURS UP HERE

SUSPENDED
OVER THE TRAFFIC BELOW.

BUT THE WORKERS TASKED
WITH SERVICING THE LIGHTS

AT THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE
NEED TO HAVE NERVES OF STEEL,

AND THEY HAVE TO BE
SKILLED CLIMBERS.

THE ONLY WAY TO GET
TO THE HIGHEST LIGHTS

IS TO WALK UP
THE MASSIVE MAIN CABLES

THAT HOLD UP THE ROAD DECK.

EACH WORKER IS CLIPPED IN
AT ALL TIMES

WITH TWO LANYARDS FOR SAFETY.

BUT THEY HAVE TO UNCLIP
AND THEN RE-CLIP THEMSELVES

EVERY TIME THEY PASS
ONTO A NEW SECTION OF CABLE.

IT GETS STEEPER AND STEEPER
THE HIGHER THEY CLIMB.

ONE SLIP, AND THEY COULD END UP
DANGLING BY A THREAD

NEARLY 50 STORIES
OVER THE WATER BELOW.

FROM THE AIR,
THEY CAN BE SPOTTED IN GLIMPSES

AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY
THROUGH THE DARKNESS

OF THIS SAN FRANCISCO NIGHT.

♪

WHILE MOST PEOPLE
IN THIS CITY ARE ASLEEP,

THESE BRIDGE WORKERS
ARE UP HERE,

RISKING THEIR LIVES
HIGH IN THE SKY

TO MAKE SURE
THE DAZZLING SPECTACLE

OF THE BAY LIGHTS
KEEP BURNING BRIGHT.

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BY DAWN, WORKERS
ON THE BAY AREA’S BRIDGES

HAVE HEADED FOR HOME.

AND JUST AS THE SUN COMES UP,

CAMPERS START WAKING UP
ON A NEARLY DESERTED ISLAND

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY.

ALL OF ANGEL ISLAND
IS A STATE PARK.

ONCE IT SERVED AS THE
ELLIS ISLAND OF SAN FRANCISCO.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF IMMIGRANTS

PASSED THROUGH
THE IMMIGRATION STATION HERE.

NOW THE ONLY RESIDENTS OF
ANGEL ISLAND ARE PARK RANGERS,

BUT EVERY NIGHT
A FEW LUCKY CAMPERS,

WHO’VE MADE RESERVATIONS
IN ADVANCE,

GET THE CHANCE TO SPEND
A NIGHT HERE, TOO,

AT ONE OF THE ISLAND’S
11 CAMPSITES,

AND AS SOON AS THEY PEEK
OUT OF THEIR TENTS,

THEY HAVE A SPECTACULAR VIEW

OF ONE OF THE MOST CAPTIVATING
CITIES IN AMERICA

AS ANOTHER DAY ON THE HILLS,
WATER, AND BRIDGES

OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
BAY AREA BEGINS.

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