Sausalito council nears key decisions on housing projects

Two large development proposals in Sausalito are heading toward the City Council at key decision points. On Oct. 20, the council will hear an appeal by Linda Fotsch of prior city decisions to reject a 49-residence project at 605-613 Bridgeway. The hearing had been scheduled for Tuesday, but the council granted Fotsch a two-week continuance. The project you see today is substantially different from the original proposal, Fotsch said in a letter to the council. At the city s request, we increased setbacks, refined the building s relationship to Bridgeway and Princess Street, and redesigned its architectural style. The city initially worked constructively with me, she said. California housing law provides significant remedies when a city unlawfully denies or obstructs qualifying housing, including applicants attorney s fees, costs and substantial financial penalties. Fotsch contends the project is allowed under the city s 2023 housing element, a state-mandated plan that identifies