By Hunter Cutting
The proposed plan for a new marina in Clipper Cove at Treasure Island has recently changed dramatically and for the better. Real estate speculator Darius Anderson, who had been pushing to close off Clipper Cove entirely to build a private luxury mega-marina, has taken a major step backwards and is now promoting a plan that would leave about two-thirds of the Cove for public use.
This is a major step forward in the fight to save Clipper Cove, a public treasure that is San Francisco’s largest and best-protected open space on the Bay. Advocates for the Cove are still fighting to further improve the marina plan, but saving at least two-thirds of the Cove is a major victory worth celebrating.
As is so often the case, this victory has hundreds of godparents, including the Sierra Club, which was one of the very first organizations to champion Clipper Cove.
The campaign to save Clipper Cove isn’t done fighting (or winning). The current plan would still sacrifice 25 percent of the Cove in order to expand Anderson’s private luxury marina by 442 percent. The public won Round One, and we can win Round Two. So stay tuned for how you can help. But in the meantime, everyone should enjoy this victory!
Read more about Clipper Cove in "A mega-marina for mega-yachts at Treasure Island?"
Photo: a youth sailing class at Clipper Cove, photo by Lyn Hines.