SF News Alcatraz Ferry Collides With Pier 31 During Docking, Shattering Windows and Frightening Passengers An Alcatraz City Cruises ferry boat had a mishap while docking at Pier 31 on Sunday evening, leaving dozens of passengers shaken and upset and shattering a row of windows on a passenger deck.
SF News Bedraggled Coyote Filmed Stepping Foot on Alcatraz Island for the First Time in History A coyote recently made its way to Alcatraz Island for the first time in documented history, most likely from SF’s Coit Tower area, after it likely got caught up in the bay’s current, which was stronger than usual that day due to recent storms.
Arts & Entertainment Alcatraz Reopens For Tours After Three-Month Closure Alcatraz Island reopened Monday morning for limited tours by reservation, after being closed since the statewide lockdown began in December, and after only being open for about three months in total since the pandemic began.
SF News Protesters Accuse Alcatraz Cruises of Being Anti-Gay and Anti-Union Protesters gathered at Pier 33 yesterday to draw attention to the firing of longtime Alcatraz Cruises employee Vincent Atos, who was suspended last year over a sexual harassment complaint for being "too gay.
