February Community Workshop

Written By Aaron Nathan

We’re shaping the future of two key Sausalito sites and your voice matters now more than ever.

The City has decided to combine MLK Park and Corporation yard into a single project. As required by the housing element, it is preparing a combined Request for Proposal (RFP) for:

  • Site 84 – Martin Luther King Jr. Park Property

  • Site 75 – City Corporation Yard

The RFP selection criteria will determine what kind of project is chosen. If we want facilities that serve families, seniors, and the broader community, we must show up and make that case.

The latest draft of the RFP is available here for you to review. As it stands today, it gives a tiny bit of consideration for factors impacting neighbors, and we want to push for more. Check out the “scoring rubric” for details.

Before the RFP is formally released to developers, the City is hosting two interactive community engagement sessions because Friends of MLK pushed them to. These meetings are a critical opportunity to influence what ultimately gets built — and how.

While the Housing Element requires us to build housing units at MLK park, we have an opportunity to push for additional elements that benefit all residents, current and future. We need a strong showing from our community, especially to advocate that since we are putting all of the affordable housing in this park, a community center and indoor pool be heavily and seriously considered as part of the final RFP selection process for the developer. 

If these amenities are not clearly prioritized in the RFP criteria, they will not materialize later. This is the moment to insist they be part of the evaluation framework.

Session 1

WHEN: Sunday, February 22, 2026
TIME: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
WHERE: The New Village School
100 Ebbtide Rd, Sausalito, CA

Session 2

WHEN: Sunday, March 8, 2026
TIME: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
WHERE: TBD

Please come prepared to ask questions about:

  • The importance of preserving meaningful park functionality

  • The need for thoughtful integration with the surrounding neighborhood by making sure no more than 50 units are built, at a 32 foot height limit and with no impact to parking 

  • And most importantly, since we have to build housing, we should also strongly push for a community center and pool as central components — not afterthoughts — in the evaluation of proposals

Can’t attend in person?
A link to provide written feedback is available here.

But in-person participation will carry the greatest impact. A visible, constructive, solutions-oriented presence matters.

Let’s ensure MLK’s future reflects the full needs of Sausalito — housing, yes — but also community space, recreation, and long-term livability.

Hope to see you there.


Aaron Nathan
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