Sunday, December 11, 2011

Feds, SF tussle over America's Cup use of Alcatraz (AP)

 

FILE - In this June 3, 2011 file photo, an Oracle Racing AC45, skippered by James Spithill makes its way past Alcatraz Island in San Francisco. The island will offer some of the best views of sailing's most prestigious competition when multi-million dollar boats take to the San Francisco Bay in 2012 and 2013. Alcatraz sits almost directly in the middle of the proposed race course and offers 360-degree views of the bay. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, file)AP - The latest battle for control of Alcatraz Island is under way. Many have laid claim to the wind-swept rock in the middle of the San Francisco Bay since the last prisoner left the federal land in 1963. American Indians occupied the island for 19 months ending in 1972. And politicians have floated the idea of building a casino or even a new San Francisco 49ers football stadium on Alcatraz.

Feds, SF tussle over America's Cup use of Alcatraz (AP)
Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:23:58 GMT

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