Baker Beach

Baker Beach is a public beach on the peninsula of San Francisco, California, U.S.. The beach lies on the shore of the Pacific Ocean to the northwest of the city. It is roughly a half mile (800 m) long, beginning just south of Golden Gate Point (where the Golden Gate Bridge connects with the peninsula), extending southward toward the Seacliff peninsula, the Palace of the Legion of Honor and the Sutro Baths. The northern section of Baker Beach is "frequented by clothing-optional sunbathers". As such it is considered a nude beach.

History

Baker Beach is part of the Presidio, which was a military base from the founding of San Francisco by the Spanish in 1812 until 1997. In 1904, it was fortified with disappearing gun installations known as Battery Chamberlin, which can still be viewed today. When the Presidio was decommissioned as a U.S. Army base, it became part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which is administered by the National Park Service.

From 1986 to 1990, the north end of Baker Beach was the original site of the Burning Man art festival. In 1990, park police allowed participants to raise the traditional large statue but not to set it on fire, since the beach enforces a limit on the size of any campfires. Subsequent Burning Man events have taken place in Black Rock Desert, Nevada.

Baker Beach (Alcatraz)

Baker Beach is a small beach and rocky coastal area on the southwestern side of Alcatraz Island, off the coast of San Francisco, USA. It lies just east of the long two-storey New Industries Building. During the most violent escape attempt from Alcatraz in May 1946, Al Capone's gang "had seized a patrol boat and a group of escapees had landed down at Baker Beach. The radio contradicted these reports, but from the seawall you could see that a marine flotilla had surrounded Alcatraz Island and helicopters."

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Coordinates: 37°49′35″N 122°25′26″W / 37.82639°N 122.42389°W / 37.82639; -122.42389

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Man threatening to jump off Palm Coast bridge rescued in multi-agency effort

The Daytona Beach News Journal 19 Mar 2025
"Once secured, deputies placed the male into protective custody under a Baker Act, and he was transported to (Stewart-Marchman-Act Behavioral Healthcare Clinic in Daytona Beach) for treatment.".
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FHSAA Baseball Rankings: Three area teams ranked atop respective districts

Pensacola News Journal 19 Mar 2025
The rankings were again released on Monday, heading into a new week of the season ... The Patriots sit at No ... Class 4A ... Rural ... 1 ... 8 ... Fort Walton Beach (1)2 ... Baker County (3)3 ... Fernandina Beach (4)* vs ... Baker (1)2 ... Central and Baker would go on the road to start.
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Sexy baker Rhian Ramos serves up drama with flair

Manila Standard 18 Mar 2025
“I’m very flattered because I’m sure a lot of people here are better bakers than myself,” she admitted ... Becoming the ‘Sexy Baker’. The internet has dubbed Rhian the “Sexy Baker,” a title that started with an unexpected moment during a beach trip ... .
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Could ending property taxes in Florida 'dismantle' public school system'?

WPTV 17 Mar 2025
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla ... "There's a wide range across Florida's districts, counties," Professor Bruce Baker at the University of Miami said, "but on average we're talking about half ... Baker is a nationally known expert on public education funding.
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Brevard County HS sports weekly schedule: Week of March 17-21

Florida Today 17 Mar 2025
(tournament); Baker County at Cocoa Beach, 1.30 p.m.; IMG Academy Royal vs ... (Dan Giannini tournament at Santa Fe Catholic); New Smyrna Beach at Satellite, 11 a.m.; Spruce Creek vs ... New Smyrna Beach at ...
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HCA Florida Palms West Hospital will contract a 'full-time' deputy starting April 1

WPTV 17 Mar 2025
Scantlebury remains in the Palm Beach County Jail on a second-degree attempted murder charge ... “There’s a Baker Act (patient) trying to leave,” a hospital employee can be heard telling a Palm Beach County dispatcher in a 911 call recording.
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Who will win Palm Beach County's top pizza title? Elite 8 voting now through Wednesday

The Palm Beach Post 17 Mar 2025
Mamma Mia's on the Beach received 58.6% of reader votes to Dominic's 41.4%Angelo's nabbed 65% to Underground Pizza's 35%Ah-Beetz scored 79.6% over north county neighborhood fave Garden's 20.3%Sicilian ...
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Budget gap: Tri-Rail needs $30M or it may cut service, VA hospital extension

The Palm Beach Post 15 Mar 2025
Southbound Tri-Rail train departs from Delray Beach station in PBC ... "Tri-Rail is a major component of getting working people from one county to another," Palm Beach County Administrator Verdenia Baker said at the Feb.
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Palms West attack: Hospital, PBSO to discuss security staffing after patient beats nurse

The Palm Beach Post 14 Mar 2025
Following the assault of a nurse by a patient, HCA Florida Palms West Hospital is enhancing security measures.The hospital is establishing a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office workstation and ...
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Director Says Latest Trailer Has “a Number of Clues”

GamingBolt 13 Mar 2025
On the Beach director Hideo Kojima has revealed that there are plenty of secrets in the recently-released trailer that fans have not yet discovered ... On the Beach Special Panel ... On the Beach would be coming to PS5 on June 26 ... On the Beach.
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FHSAA Baseball Rankings: Pace, West Florida crack top 50 teams in state a month before postseason

Pensacola News Journal 12 Mar 2025
The Patriots sit at No ... Class 4A ... Rural ... Fort Walton Beach (1)2 ... Baker County (3)3 ... Fernandina Beach (4)* vs ... However, Bay's the only district champion, as of now, that wouldn't host as it goes to a higher-seeded district crown-holder in Fernandina Beach.
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Commissioners: No plans to fire County Administrator Verdenia Baker

WPTV 11 Mar 2025
Dozens came to Tuesday’s meeting to show their support for Baker, with many wearing red, after the West Palm Beach NAACP Chapter said it heard commissioners planed to fire the 38-year county employee.
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County commissioners dismiss rumor they intend to fire chief administrator Verdenia Baker

The Palm Beach Post 11 Mar 2025
Palm Beach County commissioners publicly denied rumors that they planned to fire County Administrator Verdenia Baker before her May 31 retirement.Commissioners thanked Baker for her 38 years of service and condemned the spread of false information.
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Director Pre-Emptively Apologises for Higgs Being Ridiculous

GamingBolt 11 Mar 2025
On the Beach special panel at SXSW 2025, director Hideo Kojima has pre-emptively apologised for how crazy Higgs will be as a character in the game ... On the Beach came about because of the popularity of the character from the original Death Stranding.
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SCOREBOARD | Northeast Florida high school sports scores for March 10-15, 2025

jacksonville.com 11 Mar 2025
Tocoi Creek boys basketball trains at UNF Arena before final four ... BASEBALL ... W ... Fernandina Beach 7, Ribault 6 ... Peacock (PB) 2, Baker (PB). Yulee 7, Fernandina Beach 1. Fernandina Beach;000;001;0;--;1;4;2.
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