An ambitious proposal to reimagine and reconstruct Alcatraz Island as a "global peace and creative arts center" could appear on this November's ballot, more than a decade after a similar effort was turned down by voters.

In 2008, a proposition to transform the federally run island into a "Global Peace Center" with a dome-shaped building in the center, was added to the California ballot, despite its lack of legal or financial backing.

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At the time, Global Peace Foundation Director Da Vid told the Chronicle that the idea came to him in 1978. When asked where the money would come from to raze the prison, he said, the "money will come."

The proposal, Proposition C, eventually garnered 28 percent of the vote, and was struck down.

This month, however, a new proposal was put forth, calling for the city of San Francisco to "acquire Alcatraz" from the federal government with the "express purpose of transforming Alcatraz Island into a global peace and creative arts center."

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The text of the proposal is sparse, but it would make the acquisition of the island an official but non-binding policy for San Francisco.

That being said, it's unlikely such a proposal will pass, as it would be a herculean effort for the city to wrest it from national management. Alcatraz Island is currently owned by the federal government as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and is very popular with tourists. The Parks Conservancy reports that Alcatraz attracts more than 1.4 million visitors annually.

Alyssa Pereira is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at apereira@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @alyspereira.

