If a new Peninsula-based nonprofit has its way, the region will also be known for the transformative effects of public art.

In which we look back on all the strange, infuriating and preposterous things that went down in 2018 and say, “Sayonara!”

Marisa Lenhardt’s spine-tingling arias soared to the top of San Jose City Hall on Friday and the street literally pulsed with energy.