Blue Economies seek to conserve marine environments while using them in a sustainable way to deliver economic growth. A thoughtful Blue Economy program would incorporate the voices of all the professionals along Sausalito’s waterfront and use innovation and diversification to enhance and bolster the delicate network of maritime services along Sausalito’s waterfront.

The navigational channel spanning Sausalito’s waterfront needs to be dredged in its entirety. The City-owned facilities at Turney Street and the Waterfront center at Cass Gidley Marina need to be restored to fulfill their status as a proper public amenity. We seek a more vibrant waterfront, and streamlining a process for more regular maintenance of the waterfront is a critical part of that.

The costs and complexities of doing business on the bay are high. We believe that greater mutual benefit would be realized from working together to protect, promote and advocate for our waterfront businesses by educating regional agencies about these costs, and working together to streamline processes for getting things done in a more efficient manner.

Our City’s marinas are the recreational heartbeat of Sausalito. The Sausalito waterfront offers many ways to recreate and to enjoy the waterfront whether it be through boat ownership, kayaking, chartering a boat, dining, or simply strolling. As such, waterfront properties should have broader latitude in how they activate their sites for the public. From boat shows to pop-up markets and other novel uses, the current use framework is overly burdensome in preventing many of these activities from taking place.

Both economic diversity AND environmental stewardship can (and must) exist harmoniously - it doesn't have to be one or the other. The Sausalito waterfront should be thriving but is instead being slowly crushed by “anti-gentrification” pressures, regulatory red tape and environmental regulations. As marina operators and waterfront businesses, we are subject matter experts at finding innovative ways to protect and preserve the environment while creating economic opportunities.