The idea to turn one of the historic buildings on Alcatraz into a hotel is among a variety of proposals by the National Park Service, which will shape the future of five areas of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, including Stinson Beach in Marin County and Muir Woods National Monument.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

"Just don't turn it into a Disneyland," said Patricia Vaughey, a San Francisco resident, who attended a meeting Saturday at Fort Mason. "Keep all the natural areas around it, and you don't have to build a hotel over there."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Growing up on Alcatraz, Jean Comerford, daughter of a prison guard, was used to spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the East Bay from her bedroom window.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Parking in Golden Gate Park: Indignant and outraged. That's how to describe Jean Scardina, who has been volunteering at the de Young Museum in San Francisco for 30 years and recently received a parking ticket. Scardina's crime? She parked her vehicle on JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park, and though her car was officially outside the 4-hours-only zone, it was deemed close enough that she got a ticket.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

A decade after architect Daniel Libeskind began his dramatic design for San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum - rising from the red-brick shell of an abandoned landmark languishing behind a Mission Street parking lot - the new museum finally opens its glass doors to the public Sunday.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

The three protesters who scaled the Golden Gate Bridge and unfurled "Free Tibet" banners while suspended 150 feet over traffic a couple of days before the big Olympic torch run in April will have all the charges against them dismissed once they complete 25 hours of community service.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Workers are laying down granite and installing benches to make an overlook of Crissy Field, using part of a $15 million grant from the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund. The Crissy Field Overlook will offer views of the shoreline, Angel Island and Alcatraz once it's completed this month.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Former Parks Conservancy board chairwoman Charlene Harvey, in memory of her husband, Jim, helped fund Inspiration Point Overlook with views of the Presidio Golf Course. Bay Area venture capitalist George Sarlo and his wife, Sejong, donated to Immigrant Point Overlook, on the west side of the park with views of Baker Beach and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Former Parks Conservancy board chairwoman Charlene Harvey, in memory of her husband, Jim, helped fund Inspiration Point Overlook with views of the Presidio Golf Course. Bay Area venture capitalist George Sarlo and his wife, Sejong, donated to Immigrant Point Overlook, on the west side of the park with views of Baker Beach and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Former Parks Conservancy board chairwoman Charlene Harvey, in memory of her husband, Jim, helped fund Inspiration Point Overlook with views of the Presidio Golf Course. Bay Area venture capitalist George Sarlo and his wife, Sejong, donated to Immigrant Point Overlook, on the west side of the park with views of Baker Beach and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Growing up on Alcatraz, Jean Comerford, daughter of a prison guard, was used to spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the East Bay from her bedroom window.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Growing up on Alcatraz, Jean Comerford, daughter of a prison guard, was used to spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the East Bay from her bedroom window.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

"Just don't turn it into a Disneyland," said Patricia Vaughey, a San Francisco resident, who attended a meeting Saturday at Fort Mason. "Keep all the natural areas around it, and you don't have to build a hotel over there."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Parking in Golden Gate Park: Indignant and outraged. That's how to describe Jean Scardina, who has been volunteering at the de Young Museum in San Francisco for 30 years and recently received a parking ticket. Scardina's crime? She parked her vehicle on JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park, and though her car was officially outside the 4-hours-only zone, it was deemed close enough that she got a ticket.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

The surprising thing about the new home of the Contemporary Jewish Museum is how smoothly it fits into the landscape - even with angled walls of brushed blue steel.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Parking in Golden Gate Park: Indignant and outraged. That's how to describe Jean Scardina, who has been volunteering at the de Young Museum in San Francisco for 30 years and recently received a parking ticket. Scardina's crime? She parked her vehicle on JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park, and though her car was officially outside the 4-hours-only zone, it was deemed close enough that she got a ticket.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

The three protesters who scaled the Golden Gate Bridge and unfurled "Free Tibet" banners while suspended 150 feet over traffic a couple of days before the big Olympic torch run in April will have all the charges against them dismissed once they complete 25 hours of community service.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

The next Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting happens Tuesday, June 10th starting at 6:00 p.m. The One Rincon Hill Sales Center is graciously hosting our meeting this month (511 Harrison Street, at 1st Street - some parking available).

Published by Rincon Hill neighborhood blog on June 8, 2008.

Snyman finished the 1.5 mile swim to the St. Francis Yacht Club, but some of the racers got stuck in a current, and were sent off course, meaning they had to swim further.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on June 8, 2008.

People visiting the Presidio's Main Post today might enjoy spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay, or wander onto a series of trails that crisscross this national park. But they would likely overlook most of the 232 years of military history that still lives here, buried under concrete.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

People visiting the Presidio's Main Post today might enjoy spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay, or wander onto a series of trails that crisscross this national park. But they would likely overlook most of the 232 years of military history that still lives here, buried under concrete.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Located south of Crissy Field, the Main Post is the heart of the decommissioned military base-turned-national park. It is home to some of the Presidio's most important historic properties, and by extension, San Francisco's. Remnants of El Presidio, the adobe-and-clay military garrison founded in 1776 by the Spanish army, are buried underground at the head of the Main Post. Here, Europeans first began to settle in the city.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

In a more inconspicuous corner of the city, a painting by Kahlo and another by Rivera hang - dimly lit and shielded by Plexiglas - on a wall of the busy entryway of San Francisco General Hospital.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Kahlo accompanied her famous husband on those visits and worked in a quieter way. She was also photographed in the city in 1930, at the age of 24, by Imogen Cunningham. And in 1940, the couple remarried at San Francisco City Hall after a year's divorce.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

You also may take a free walking tour at 2 p.m. every Wednesday and Sunday beginning June 15 through July 30. To participate in a tour, just show up at the Officer's Club at 50 Moraga Ave.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Submit written comments on the proposals before the end of business on July 31. E-mail your comments to mainpost@presidiotrust.gov or mail them to Main Post, Attn: Compliance Manager, The Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.

Submit written comments on the proposals before the end of business on July 31. E-mail your comments to mainpost@presidiotrust.gov or mail them to Main Post, Attn: Compliance Manager, The Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 8, 2008.