Alcatraz was first used as a jail during the American Civil War. It later became a federal penitentiary in 1934, closing less than 30 years later.

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When playing The Woman, each of the eight-member cast dons the war mask and sits on one of the multi-level platforms reacting ...

Angela Brassinga also worked at the campus from 1988 until 2015, when the magazine moved to Jack London Square in Oakland.

The son of former 49ers executive Carmen Policy has seen firsthand how to navigate good times and tough ones as well.

The bell tower design stands out as unique among California missions. Step inside to discover artwork brought from Spain in sailing ships long ago. The baptismal font, carved from a single stone, has ...

Never say no to an opportunity to visit Alaska. That’s the travel motto my wife and I seem to be living by lately. After cruising to the state aboard the Crown Princess for our wedding anniversary in ...

Ronnie Pearley offers instructions during a training session, part of the tennis program at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center ...

In 1968, a teen got Thelonious Monk to play a concert at his high school. 50 years later, the recording set off a battle with ...

Tech entrepreneur and Passes founder Lucy Guo said she works hard, works out hard (with up to four Barry’s Bootcamp classes a day) and parties hard as an aspiring DJ.

At Chez Maman East in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood, this simple pleasure has become the stuff of legend, drawing seafood enthusiasts from Sacramento to San Diego. This cozy bistro might ...

Discover 10 fun facts about San Miguel de Allende—from its 16th‑century origins and UNESCO status to hidden hot springs ...