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Article: Sausalito lands 2 blows against Fort Baker convention center plan.(base reuse)
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- California Planning & Development Report
- Article date:
- December 1, 2004
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The City of Sausalito's lawsuit over a development plan for the former Fort Baker Army base at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge is headed back to district court. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Fort Baker proposal may be inconsistent with the San Francisco Bay Plan, and held that the district court should determine whether the National Park Service must get a "take" permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act because of fishing pier and marina construction.
Although the Ninth Circuit rejected numerous other claims made by Sausalito, the ruling was a victory for the city. Sausalito has fought since the 1990s to prevent development ...