Reopening Alcatraz

4:05- - Alex Stone, President Trump said in a post to Truth Social on Sunday that he is ordering the Bureau of Prisons to reopen and expand the famed Alcatraz Island prison, which lies off the coast of San Francisco, "to house America's most ruthless and violent Offenders."  

The prison was closed in 1963 due to crumbling infrastructure and the high costs of repairing and supplying the island facility, because everything from fuel to food had to be brought by boat. Add to that: "The Rock" is a major tourist site that is operated by the National Park Service and is a designated National Historic Landmark. Alcatraz gets about 1.6 million sightseers and generates about $60 million annually. 

 

 

4:20pm – Conway Crew’s Cinco De Mayo celebration plans and what is Cinco De Mayo? 

 

4:35— Michael Monks, L.A. mayor says animal shelters won’t close. Rescue groups are still on edge 

 

4:50 pm – The first Monday in May, the Met Gala 2025 is here / Lady Gaga draws 2.5 million people to her show in Brazil / Someone crashed through Jennifer Aniston’s gate this afternoon in Bel Air