The Light Party Plans Alcatraz Conversion

This would probably be of interest to David Lynch. Hell, he might even like its philosophy...

The Light Party - the latest entrant into the arena of political parties - is a self-described "wholistic, proactive, educational, empowerment party is a synthesis of the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian and Green Parties." Founded by Da Vid, the party has a seven-point plan for solving all our current political problems, through the power of synergy - "Synergy is natural magic," their agenda explains, "a universal law, which exists in our infinitely abundant and compassionate universe . . . Through the power of Synergy, we have an invaluable tool for healing the Earth and each other."

First step in healing the world - take over Alcatraz island. You know Alcatraz - that island prison that once housed Al Capone that no one could break out of that was subject of nineties Hollywood blockbuster The Rock. (It featured the memorable line, "Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen," as delivered by Sean Connery). As I was saying, the Light Party has proposed turning Alcatraz (now a major tourist attraction) into the Global Peace Center.
They've got a measure on the ballot, but you could say this is a real battle of Da Vid and Goliath considering what they are up against ... even in San Francisco. The very liberal San Francisco Bay Guardian is not endorsing it:

We understand why some people question why a decaying old prison continues to be a centerpiece of Bay Area tourism. A monument to a system that imprisoned people in cold, inhumane conditions doesn't exactly mesh with San Francisco values.

But the Alcatraz Conversion Project, which proposes placing a half–golf ball–like Global Peace Center atop the Rock, is a wacky idea that looks and sounds like a yuppie tourist retreat and does little to address the island's tortured past. People don't have to support everything with peace in the title.

The proposal includes a white domed conference center for nonviolent conflict resolution, a statue of St. Francis, a labyrinth, a medicine wheel, and an array of what proponents call "architecturally advanced domed Artainment multimedia centers."

We agree with the ideal of dedicating the island to the Native Americans who fished and collected birds' eggs from this once guano-covered rock for thousands of years and whose descendants carried out a bold occupation at the end of the 1960s. But this proposal seems based on wishful thinking, not fiscal or environmental realities.

The plan is backed by the Global Peace Foundation, which is a branch of the San Francisco Medical Research Foundation, a Mill Valley nonprofit founded by Marin resident and Light Party founder Da Vid. It's just goofy. Vote no.