None of the critical issues have been resolved identified in the LAST Independent' report commissioned in 1991. Sausalito Calif. In 1985, this writer lived near this charming little tourist destination tucked in the side of a mountain beneath the Golden Gate bridge, overlooking San Francisco in affluent Marin County. When I was there it was a highly regarded tourist destination with thriving, HIGH END arts products for sale. I loved to walk the streets and hear the diversity of accents and languages. In the late 1980s, political powers substantially reduced tourism promotion and development.
Foot traffic remains the same.
Now, however, the day-visit buyers buy inexpensive trinkets. While politicians now are correcting the error of their ways, it will take years for Sausalito to recover in tourists' perception. This is a real embarrassment.