Alcatraz Island

Everyone is invited to attend the annual Sun-Rise Gathering at Alcatraz Island on Monday, October 13th, 2008 (State Holiday) on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, to commemorate 516 years (1492-2008) of Indigenous Peoples Resistance to Colonization in the Americas!  

This menacing-looking plant is Solanum marginatum, a deadly relative of nightshade. It's not a plant you'll find in local nurseries since the Department of Food and Agriculture has classified it as a potentially noxious weed in some parts of California. FLORENCE LOW flow@sacbee.com  

Alcatraz brings to mind images of hardened prisoners, tough guards and a thankless rock stuck in the middle of a rough, cold bay. But even prisoners need a little sunshine in their lives - or, in this case, roses, fuchsias and geraniums. For nearly a century,...  

It's called Officer's Row – a name that harkens back to its early 20th century military days. The garden that now occupies the space where three Victorian houses once stood is almost hidden.  

Alcatraz brings to mind images of hardened prisoners, tough guards and a thankless rock stuck in the middle of a rough, cold bay. But even prisoners need a little sunshine in their lives - or, in this case, roses, fuchsias, and geraniums. For nearly a...  

CARMICHAEL, Calif.----Team Semper Fi, a triathlon team comprised of elite athletes who are also disabled war veterans, competed in the recent Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon Series. These athletes have come forward to validate the value of chiropractic care in improving their ability to compete...  

Canadian Superior Energy Inc. announced today that it will be presenting today at the Independent Petroleum Association of America 2008 Oil & Gas Investment Symposium being held in San Francisco, California, October 6 - 8, 2008.  

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Here's a safe bet for uncertain times: A lot of banks won't survive the next year of upheaval despite the U.S. government's $700 billion rescue plan to restore order to the financial industry.  

1. Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson (born July 9, 1947), also known by his nickname , The Juice , is a retired American football player, actor, spokesman, and convicted felon, who achieved controversy for having evaded criminal conviction in the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her...  

(San Francisco, California) Two transgendered candidates are vying for the honour of becoming the first trans elected official in the US.  

SAN FRANCISCO - California Gov. Arnold Schwarz-enegger has told U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that the most populous U.S. state may need the federal government to buy $7 billion of debt the state is unable to sell due to weak credit markets and that California may not be alone.  

Open Energy Corporation (OTC BB: OEGY), a renewable energy company focused on delivering building integrated photovoltaic solutions, today announced that it has completed its largest solar electric installation for the new California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco...  

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Bucking Horse Energy Inc. today announced that it will present at the Independent Petroleum Association of America's 6th Annual Oil and Gas Investment Symposium to be held from October 6-8, 2008 in San Francisco, California.  

International Presidents Cup Team Captain Aussie Greg Norman has announced that New Zealand’s Frank Nobilo will serve as his captain’s assistant for the 2009 Presidents Cup, to be held Oct. 6-11, at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California.  

Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Genentech Inc. said a patient taking its drug for chronic psoriasis, Raptiva, has developed a rare brain infection. The infection, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, or PML, was linked to a 70-year-old who received Raptiva for more than four years, said Tara Cooper...