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A sign indicating the way to San Benito Road hangs from a large sculpture of a tree at the bottom of a public stairway in Brisbane on April 30, 2026. Photo by Magali Gauthier.

Spanning 232 feet, it’s covered with mosaic orange poppies, aquamarine ocean waves and a midnight blue starry sky. It’s also lined with Bay laurel, coast live oak and lupine-themed metal handrailing, along with ornate light posts in the shape of California fuchsias and Douglas irises, resembling Paris’ Art Nouveau floral metro style. 

Named “Sea to Stars,” this new mosaic-tiled 116-step stairway – located in the alleyway between Alvarado Street at the lower end to San Benito Road at the upper end – is part of a larger effort by the city of Brisbane to uplift public art.  […]

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Angela Swartz was The Almanac's editor from 2023 until 2025. She joined The Almanac as a reporter in 2018. She previously reported on youth and education, and the towns of Atherton, Portola Valley and...