Alcatraz Island
Named in the records1933–2025
152 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1933–2025: 107 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 45 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- Named in the records
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- 152: 107 Board decisions, 45 facts from city reports
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- 1933–2025
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 152 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933-05-22 | Motion carried asking U.S. Army authorities to oppose abandoning or moving the federal post on Alcatraz Island. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-10-16 | Board adopted a resolution protesting the federal government's plan to turn Alcatraz Island into a federal prison for hardened criminals. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1939-08-28 | Resolution urging removal of the federal prison on Alcatraz Island was set as a special order for September 5, 1939. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1939-09-05 | Resolution urges President and Congress to remove the federal prison on Alcatraz Island and replace it with a statue. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1939-09-18 | Proposed resolution asks Congress to replace the federal prison on Alcatraz Island with a Pacifica statue. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1946-05-20 | Board proposed a resolution asking the President to remove the federal penitentiary from Alcatraz Island after a prison uprising. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1963-02-04 | Alcatraz reuse plan requested if feds leave; sent to committee. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1963-04-01 | Supervisor Tinney asked the Clerk to write to the Port Authority and tourism groups about lighting Alcatraz Island. | motion | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1963-05-13 | The Board asked the Mayor to negotiate with the federal government to use Alcatraz Island for the Fourth of July fireworks. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-04-16 | Alcatraz proposed as site for United Nations symbol; sent to committee. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-04-20 | Move to delay Alcatraz UN symbol voted down. | rejected | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-04-20 | Board backed a UN symbol on Alcatraz Island | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-04-20 | Move to delay Alcatraz UN symbol voted down | rejected | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-11-02 | Board endorsed federal bills S. 3093 and H.R. 12297 for a United Nations monument on Alcatraz Island. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-11-02 | Board backs federal bills for a UN monument on Alcatraz | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-06-21 | The Board granted Supervisor Tamaras's request that the Mayor ask federal authorities to light Alcatraz Island. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-06-28 | Resolution asking Congress to authorize a United Nations memorial on Alcatraz Island was referred to the Rules Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-06-28 | Request for UN memorial on Alcatraz sent to committee. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-07-26 | Board asked to back a United Nations memorial on Alcatraz Island | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-09-07 | Board asks Congress to name Alcatraz memorial for Stevenson. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1965-09-07 | Board asks Congress to back UN memorial on Alcatraz | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1966-07-18 | Congress asked to allow public use of Alcatraz, sent to committee. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1966-09-06 | Board adopted a resolution petitioning Congress to allow interim public use of Alcatraz Island. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969 | Alcatraz Island dredged spoil dumping area · finding: Only 47 per cent of sediment carried out to sea by tides | finding | City report: Preliminary plan of study of San Francisco Bay area in-depth study : Appendix B : Coordination activities and comments from others scanned page ↗ |
| 1969 | Alcatraz Island · recommendation: Retain in public ownership; access by boat only | recommendation | City report: San Francisco Bay plan; [final report] scanned page ↗ |
| 1969 | Alcatraz Island · recommendation: Use under study; retain in public ownership; access by boat only; special design opportunity | recommendation | City report: San Francisco Bay plan; [final report] scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-05-26 | Supervisor Boas reported a questionnaire favouring the proposed city purchase of Alcatraz Island; no vote yet. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-08-04 | Surplus Property Authority receives $22,000 (≈ $201,980 in 2026 dollars) to appraise and propose leasing Alcatraz Island; Health Center No. 4 equipment funds rescinded. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-09-15 | Proposed city acquisition and future use of Alcatraz Island, to be considered by the Surplus Property Commission. | other | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-09-15 | City considers taking over Alcatraz Island; no final vote shown. | unknown | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-09-22 | Plan for city to pay Alcatraz security sent to committee. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-09-29 | Proposal to designate Alcatraz Island as a Planned Unit Development was referred to the Planning and Development Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-10-14 | Board sent a recommendation to rescind the Surplus Property Commission's Alcatraz Island vote and delay the final decision six months. | motion | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-10-27 | Supervisor Morrison presented a statement supporting cooperation with a proposed federal study of Alcatraz Island's future uses. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-12-01 | Gonzales's resolution urging a moratorium on commercial development of Alcatraz Island was referred to State and National Affairs Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1969-12-01 | Alcatraz Island development pause proposed; sent to committee. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | Alcatraz Island · proposes: potential direct water ferry service | recommendation | City report: Golden Gate commuter ferryboat system : San Francisco-Marin crossing scanned page ↗ |
| 1970-06-08 | Board adopted a resolution expressing appreciation for efforts to restore the Alcatraz Island light beacon. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970-06-08 | Appreciation expressed for efforts to restore the Alcatraz Island light beacon to operation. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970-06-08 | City thanks crews who brought Alcatraz light beacon back | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1971-12-20 | The Board adopted a resolution asking Public Works to study disposing of North Point plant effluent near Alcatraz Island. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1971-12-27 | City to study North Point sewage disposal near Alcatraz Island | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1972-05-30 | Resolution urges the Interior Secretary to deny a hotel and shopping complex on Alcatraz Island. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1972-05-30 | City urged federal government to refuse Alcatraz hotel plan | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-03-11 | Supervisors urge federal hearings on Alcatraz's future and public access. | unknown | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-03-11 | Supervisors urge federal hearings on Alcatraz's future and public access. | unknown | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-03-25 | Asks federal government to make Alcatraz a wildlife sanctuary; outcome not shown. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-04-15 | Urges federal park to make Alcatraz a wildlife sanctuary; vote not shown. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-04-22 | Plan to make two-thirds of Alcatraz a sanctuary voted down | rejected | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-04-22 | Alcatraz resolution changed to call for quick public hearings | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-04-22 | Request to make Alcatraz a sole wildlife sanctuary voted down | rejected | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1990-12-10 | Board adopted a resolution supporting a staging of Bergman's "The Seventh Seal" on Alcatraz Island in 1991. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2001-05-07 | Resolution urges the city to endorse returning the Warden Johnston Alcatraz prison launch to Alcatraz Island. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006 | Proposed resolution would observe the 35th anniversary of the end of the Alcatraz Island occupation. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2006-06-13 | Resolution proposed to observe the 35th anniversary of the end of the Alcatraz Island occupation. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2009 | The Board adopted a resolution commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz Island. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2009 | Resolution commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1969-1971 Occupation of Alcatraz Island was referred to the next Board meeting. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2009-12-08 | Board adopted a resolution commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Alcatraz Island occupation. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2016-11-29 | Alcatraz ferry landing at Piers 31-33 term sheet endorsed | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1970 | Seatrain Terminals of California, Inc. dredged material deposit · approved: Amended Permit No. 24-69 to deposit dredged material in public dumping grounds off Alcatraz Island | action | City report: Minor permits granted since ... Commission meeting. 1970 scanned page ↗ |
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