The exploding cost of Pres. Donald J. Trump's White House Ballroom are creating a flurry of proposals for related public improvements. One such proposal is to repurpose an existing federal property in California as a west-coast arts and culture hub, which would have the added benefit of assuaging the anguish of western citizens at being ignored by the eastern political establishment.
That location, of course, is Alcatraz Island, an underutilized space, conveniently located in San Francisco Bay, within a metropolitan area of around 7.5 million inhabitants, a western equivalent of the WH Ballroom that could become a venue for many forms of entertainment and cultural development. Interest has already been expressed by NASCAR (aquatic division), WWE and the Mud-wrestling Admirers Guild of America (MAGA).
In addition, Alcatraz has long been a focus of Pres. Trump's attention, he having spoken of it many times during his first term as a place to host any number of other US politicians.The California Bay Ballroom would economize by using the planned eastern façade of the White House Ballroom, oriented to the south with a view of San Francisco already famed worldwide. The façade would be constructed over existing residential space that could be converted to hotel space for guests and to preparation for festivities.
It is anticipated that the facility will include residential space for Mr. Trump, who will no longer be in office when it is completed. There will also be a presidential library, where the former president will be assigned (correction, invited -Ed.) to work.
Not shown in the accompanying image is the proposed electric sign facing the Golden Gate, tastefully flashing "TRUMP" in gold letters 50 feet tall, supported by global network transmission of its image on Fox News.
The attached rendering envisions Pres. Trump en route from San Francisco to the inauguration of the new facility.
