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| 2024 |
San Francisco Ferry Building
Electronic loudspeakers that played Westminster Chimes and a siren noise were removed due to issues with the city's siren system.
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| 2023 | Alcatraz is featured in the film 'Resident Evil: Death Island'. |
| March 2021 | Alcatraz reopened to the public after being closed for over a year during the COVID-19 pandemic, with ferry services resuming. |
| June 2020 | A woman-owned business (SUSTAP) filed a claim alleging unfair treatment by the Port of San Francisco regarding the lease operation of the Pier 70 Shipyard, suggesting the Port did not genuinely intend to include ship repair in the redevelopment plans. |
| 2019 | Documentary film 'Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly' was released, featuring the creation of Ai Weiwei's 2014 @Large exhibition on Alcatraz Island. |
| 2018 | The Port of San Francisco was expected to host three notable cruise ships for the first time: the Silver Explorer, Ponant's Le Soléal, and the Norwegian Bliss, which would become the largest ship to visit the city. |
| 2018 | A report indicated Alcatraz was drawing approximately 1.7 million visitors annually and that former prison buildings were being conserved and seismically upgraded. |
| November 2018 | Voters approved a $425 million General Obligation Bond for the Embarcadero Seawall Program with 82% support, marking a significant milestone in funding critical infrastructure improvements and seismic safety for the Port of San Francisco. |
| 2016 | The E Embarcadero became San Francisco's second heritage streetcar line, running along the entire length of the Embarcadero using existing track shared with other Muni Metro lines. |
| 2016 | Nelson Saiers created a six-month art installation on Alcatraz Island using math and prison slang to draw attention to long prison sentences. |
| October 2016 |
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
Prior to this month, the bike path did not connect to Yerba Buena and Treasure Island sidewalks due to ongoing demolition of the old eastern section.
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| 2015 | Launch of the San Francisco Seawall Earthquake Safety and Disaster Prevention Program by the Port of San Francisco to improve waterfront infrastructure resilience. |
| 2014 | Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei staged the @Large exhibition on Alcatraz Island, exploring human rights and freedom of expression through art, including Lego portraits of famous political prisoners. |
| August 2014 | The new James R. Herman Cruise Terminal at Pier 27 opened, replacing Pier 35. The modern terminal features electric shore power, larger holding areas, and secure customs screening. |
| April 22 2014 | Warriors officially abandoned the Pier 30-32 arena location and purchased land in the Mission Bay neighborhood for their new arena. |
| September 2 2013 |
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
The replacement eastern span of the Bay Bridge opened for traffic, five days after the closure of the original eastern section.
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| April 17 2013 | The Exploratorium officially opened to the public at its new location on Pier 15. |
| March 16 2013 | Princess Cruises' Grand Princess became the first ship to establish a year-round home port in San Francisco, offering cruises to Alaska, California Coasts, Hawaii, and Mexico. |
| January 2 2013 | The Exploratorium closed its doors to the public at the Palace of Fine Arts and began preparations to move to a new location on Piers 15 and 17 along The Embarcadero. |
| 2012 | The USS Iowa battleship was opened as a museum at the Port of Los Angeles after being rejected by San Francisco in 2006. |
| 2012 | Golden State Warriors announced plans to construct a new 19,000-seat arena on Piers 30-32 near the Bay Bridge, with intended opening by the 2017-18 season. |
| 2012 | J.J. Abrams creates a television series titled 'Alcatraz', further exploring the island's cultural significance. |
| 2011 | The National Park Service began major renovations on the island, including installing solar panels on the cell house roof, stabilizing slopes near the Warden's House, and rehabilitating the outer cell house walls. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, Port of San Francisco, San Francisco Ferry Building & Alcatraz Island, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.