On October 6, City staff provided the City Council a written update on the status of the 1 Harbor Drive project which omitted any discussion of SOS attorneys’ May 19 letter citing the specific laws and court cases that give the Council the power to require environmental review. To make sure the Council had the full picture, our attorneys prepared a new letter responding directly to the staff report. SOS attorney Richard Drury also spoke to the Council during public comment, joining Sophia Collier representing SOS.
After Mr. Drury’s remarks, Mayor Woodside asked the City Attorney whether the Council could receive further guidance on this question, and the City Attorney said he would report back. Stay tuned.
SOS’s goal is a full environmental review, with the developer paying for any needed mitigation. More than 950 residents have signed our petition asking for this review, and we believe the Council has the authority to require it.
We believe there is strong support for an environmental review of 1 Harbor Drive, and we will keep pressing until it happens.
Save Our Sausalito’s motto is “find problems and fix them before we build.” That applies especially to these two projects that will shape our city for years to come.