Details are still emerging on exactly where and when these laser spectacles are lighting up the city, but the buzz is real. As one SF resident put it, "Sign me up to have these lasers in the city every weekend. What an awesome nonprofit."

Honestly? Same.

This is the kind of thing San Francisco desperately needs more of — events that are fun, accessible, and remind people that this city still has magic in it. No $47 ticketing fee. No three layers of permitting bureaucracy (we hope). Just lasers, iconic music, and a good time.

We talk a lot in this space about government waste and misallocated funds. So when a nonprofit actually delivers something that brings joy to residents without lighting taxpayer dollars on fire, it deserves a spotlight — or, in this case, a laser beam.

San Francisco spends billions annually through its city budget and nonprofit contracting ecosystem. The vast majority of residents would struggle to name a single tangible thing that spending produces in their daily lives. But a Dark Side of the Moon laser show? That sticks. That's a Wednesday night story you tell your coworkers on Thursday morning.

More of this, please. Fewer consultants, more lasers. The city's nonprofits could learn something here: deliver something people actually want, and the goodwill follows. It's not complicated. It's practically the free market at work — give people value, and they'll sing your praises.

Now if someone could just sync a laser show to the Board of Supervisors budget hearings, we might finally get people to pay attention to those too.