Alcatraz Island

A boat collided against rocks on the west side of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Saturday morning.

A boat collided against rocks on the west side of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Saturday morning.

Honoring the tradition, culture and resistance of the Indigenous peoples. Each year, on Indigenous Peoples Day and Thanksgiving morning, a couple thousand people take ferries across the Bay to attend the sunrise gathering on Alcatraz. The event honors the lives, sacrifices and courage of their ancestors.

More than 50 years ago, a group of indigenous Americans took control of Alcatraz — an island that belongs to the Ohlone people. That event, known as the Occupation of Alcatraz, was an inflection point for tribes in California and nationwide. In this clip, we explore that history from someone who was part of the occupation and what it meant...

The former island prison became a symbol of the struggles of Native People for self-determination following its takeover in the 1960s by protesting Indigenous students

Evening tours at Alcatraz Island are back after having been temporarily suspended for the first time in more than a year, Alcatraz City Cruises announced this week.

The 40th annual Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon is taking place Sunday at 7:30 a.m.

Alcatraz, the historic island prison off San Francisco, opened up Monday for a limited number of indoor tours, which had been off-limits for more than a year due to the pandemic.

Alcatraz Island will reopen next week for the first time since last year, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and National Park Service announced Tuesday.

The National Park Service said Thursday that it will resume recreational access to Alcatraz Island following new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local public health officials.

Happy Thanksgiving to you in the land your forefathers stole. That’s the in-your-feast message Native Americans are preparing to send as they convene their 50th annual National Day of Mourning in the seaside town where the Pilgrims settled.

On a chilly November night 50 years ago, a 7-year-old Peter Bratt, his four siblings and their single mother left their San Francisco home for the pier. From there, they joined a group of indigenous activists on a small boat, bobbing in fog and rolling over what felt like tidal waves.

Officials on Thursday held a “groundmaking” ceremony for a park that will eventually connect the Presidio of San Francisco with Crissy Field.

The Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island 50 years ago will be commemorated on Monday at a canoe journey around the famous island.

Whale watchers said Monday a whale was struck and killed Sunday near Alcatraz Island.

Hundreds of athletes are expected to “Escape from the Rock” on Saturday during the annual duathlon and swim event at San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island. Now in its 39th year, the “Escape the Rock” event begins on the island, where participants will swim 1.5 miles to the shore at Aquatic Park.

San Franciscans should put aside their political differences and support finding homes for more than 1,000 homeless people, according to a public engagement campaign beginning Thursday.

Fishermen casting lines into the San Francisco Bay Saturday morning reeled in quite the surprise: a great white shark.

The partial government shutdown has forced closures and reductions in staffing and services at some of the iconic national parks in California. From the rugged Santa Monica Mountains to the tall trees of Redwood National Park, visitors are likely to notice the changes.