Nearly all interviewed agreed it would be very expensive to restore the historic facility on an island in San Francisco Bay.

President Donald Trump says he is directing the federal government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison ...

According to the National Park Service, Alcatraz draws roughly 1.6 million visitors each year and generates about $60 million ...

THERE ON THE HOME PAGE. HISTORIANS SAY PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PLAN TO REOPEN AND EXPAND ALCATRAZ WOULD REQUIRE TEARING DOWN THE OLD BUILDINGS, AND THAT TAKES AWAY TOURISM DOLLARS. HERE’S KCRA 3’S ...

A building stands on Alcatraz Island on Sunday, May 4, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay, Calif. AP Homan also said he had “no idea” how much it would cost to modernize Alcatraz, which opened in ...

The choice of location puzzled the Smith couple from Britain, who noted the Alcatraz buildings are in disrepair and in no shape to serve as living quarters even for “the dregs of society ...