There are three prominent islands that jut out in San Francisco Bay just as you enter the Golden Gate. The one 1 ½ mile north ...

President Trump may want to turn Alcatraz into a prison, but San Francisco kids have their own ideas — less jail time and a ...

Donald Trump is planning an 'enlarged and rebuilt' Alcatraz prison. But Indigenous activists fear for their ceremonies.

About 5,500 people were ferried from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island before dawn Thursday for the annual Indigenous Peoples Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering and commemorates the 1969–71 occupation of ...

For several decades, Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay has attracted the public to tour an aging, infamous prison whose inmate roster included Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly. But ...

On Thanksgiving morning each year, Native Americans hold a sunrise ceremony on Alcatraz island, in the San Francisco Bay. It honors Indigenous resistance over the years and the historic 1969 Native ...

Once again, California is a hotspot of political unrest. This time, the source is one of San Francisco’s most popular tourist ...

Ask people what the best attractions are in California and you’ll get answers like visiting the Redwoods National and State Park, hiking to the Hollywood sign or touring Hearst Castle. While all have ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Gavin Newsom has called the Trump administration’s bluff, joking that the notorious Alcatraz prison in northern California will reopen the same day that the so-called “Epstein files” are released. A ...

There was a time, not long ago, when Republicans and Democrats actually got along. They considered members of the other party adversaries, not enemies and, after sparring during the day over policy ...