To call Angel Island the “Ellis Island of the West” is misleading. The U.S. immigration station at Angel Island is markedly different from its East Coast counterpart; for one, unless you are from the ...

Scenic trips from San Francisco to Angel Island on the Golden Gate Ferry will be suspended Monday through Thursday for dock ...

Last weekend I brought 15 college students on a field trip to Angel Island, as part of a class on the history of San Francisco. Angel Island is sometimes known as the Ellis Island of the West, but the ...

Golden Gate Ferry wants to take over the only route from San Francisco to Angel Island State Park as soon as this month and could raise some fares by nearly 60%. Under the fare proposal, a round-trip ...

As the Trump administration cracks down on immigration, a new exhibit on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay draws attention to the “virtual wall” that already looms over the U.S.–Mexico border — ...

One hundred years ago today, the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay opened its doors. From 1910 to 1940, the “Ellis Island of the West” was the gateway into America for more than ...

One year ago, the fate of the only ferry service between San Francisco and Angel Island State Park was uncertain. This week, the ferry to the popular state park will continue into the future under an ...

Earlier this month New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared that New York State would suspend its participation in “Secure Communities” because it unfairly attacks immigrants. It is well known that ...

It’s so ubiquitous that you see it on a poster during the ferry ride to Angel Island from San Francisco. It could very well be one of the only things that you know about the state park in the middle ...

Visitors to Alcatraz Island this spring and summer can extend their journey by adding a tour to another island in San Francisco Bay. Visitors can double down on history by touring the infamous former ...