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Sausalito, California
Location in Marin County and the state of California
Location in Marin County and the state of California
Coordinates: 37°51′28″N 122°29′25″W / 37.85778, -122.49028
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMarin
Government
 - County BoardDistrict 3
Charles McGlashan
 - SenateCarole Migden (D)
 - AssemblyJared Huffman (D)
 - U. S. CongressLynn Woolsey (D)
Area
 - Total2. March 11, 1889 | California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The US state of California is divided into fifty-eight counties. March 11, 1889 | The Marin County Board of Supervisors is the governing body for the unincorporated areas of Marin County California in the San Francisco Bay Area's North Bay The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. Carole Migden (born August 14 1948) is an American politician from San Francisco California who currently represents the third district The California Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of California. The California State Assembly is the Lower house of the California State Legislature. Jared Huffman (born 18 February 1964 Independence MO) is the Assemblyman for California's 6th Assembly district which includes Marin and southern California's 6th congressional district stretches up the Pacific coast north of San Francisco Bay. Lynn C Woolsey (born November 3, 1937) American politician has been a liberal Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve.sq mi (5. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile.km²)
 - Land1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi (4. 9 km²)
 - Water0. 3 sq mi (0. 9 km²)
Elevation13 ft (4 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total7,330
 - Density3,331. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/sq mi (1,263. 8/km²)
Time zonePST (UTC-8)
 - Summer (DST)PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes94965-94966
Area code(s)415
FIPS code06-70364
GNIS feature ID0277597

Sausalito (from the Spanish: sausal, "willow", and diminutive -ito, i. The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 415 is the Telephone Area code for San Francisco, as well as portions of neighboring Brisbane and Daly City; and Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout e. , "little willow" ) is a San Francisco Bay Area city, located in Marin County, California, United States. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the March 11, 1889 | California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 7,330 as of the year 2000 census. The community is situated near the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, and prior to the building of that bridge served as a terminus for rail, car and ferry traffic. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension Bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean Developed rapidly as a shipbuilding center in World War II, the city's industrial character gave way in postwar years to a reputation as an artistic enclave, as a picturesque residential community (incorporating large numbers of houseboats), and as a tourist destination. A houseboat is a Boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a Human Dwelling. It is adjacent to, and largely bounded by, the protected spaces of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA is a US National Recreation Area administered by the National Park Service that surrounds the San Francisco

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Geography

Sausalito, as seen in this view from Bridgeway.
Sausalito, as seen in this view from Bridgeway.

Sausalito is located at 37°51′28″N, 122°29′25″W (37. 857708, -122. 490266)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census square miles (5. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile.km²). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1. 9 square miles (4. 9 km²) of it is land and 0. 3 square miles (0. 9 km²) of which (15. 18%) is under water.

History

What is now Sausalito was once the site of a Coast Miwok settlement known as Liuaneglua. The Coast Miwok were the second largest group of Miwok Native American people The branch of the Coast Miwok living in this area were known as the Huimen. [2] [3]

William Richardson
William Richardson

In 1838, William A. Richardson, an Englishman who had assumed Mexican citizenship and married the daughter of the Commandant of the Presidio of San Francisco, established "Rancho Del Sausalito", from which the later town acquired its name. William A Richardson ( August 27, 1795 – April 20, 1856) was an early California entrepreneur influential in the development of The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Presidio of San Francisco (originally El Presidio Real de San Francisco or Royal Presidio of San Francisco) is a park on the northern tip of the San [4] Sausalito is believed to refer to a small cluster of willows, a moist-soil tree, indicating the presence of a freshwater spring. [5] Richardson established a watering station on the shores of what is now called Richardson Bay (an arm of the larger San Francisco Bay), selling fresh water to whaling, merchant and other sailing ships. San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento

In the 1870s, the North Pacific Coast Railroad (NPC) extended its tracks southward to a new terminus in Sausalito, where a rail yard and ferry to San Francisco were established. The North Pacific Coast Railroad (NPC was a common carrier narrow gauge railroad in the northern California counties of Marin and Sonoma that carried See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and The NPC was acquired by the North Shore Railroad in 1902, which in turn was absorbed in 1907 by the Southern Pacific affiliate, the Northwestern Pacific. The Northwestern Pacific Railroad was a Regional railroad serving the Redwood Empire of Northern California.

By 1926, a major auto ferry across the Golden Gate was established, running to the Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco [6]. The Golden Gate is the North American Strait connecting San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. The Hyde Street Pier is a historic Ferry Pier located on the northern waterfront of San Francisco California, amidst the tourist zone of Fisherman's This ferry was an integral part of old U.S. Highway 101. It ceased operation shortly after the Golden Gate Bridge opened in May of 1937. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension Bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean

During World War II, a major shipyard of the Bechtel Corporation called Marinship was sited along the shoreline of Sausalito. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Bechtel Corporation ( Bechtel Group) is the largest Engineering company in the United States, ranking as the 9th-largest privately owned company in the When the United States had entered World War II on December 8 1941 some extraordinary changes began to take place in communities all over the nation A shore or shoreline is the fringe of land at the edge of a large body of water such as an Ocean, Sea, or Lake. The thousands of laborers who worked here were largely housed in a nearby community constructed for them called Marin City. Marin City California, USA, is an Unincorporated area of Marin County. The soil which supports this area is dredgings from Richardson Bay that were placed during World War II as part of the Marin shipyards for the United States Navy. Dredging is an Excavation activity or operation usually carried out at least partly underwater in shallow seas or Fresh water areas with the purpose of World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships These can be Yachts military [7] A total of 202 acres (0. 8 km²) were condemned by the government. A portion of this total area was formed in the shape of a peninsula and this peninsula became known as Schoonmaker Point. Schoonmaker Point is a low lying Landform (37° 51' 51" N; 122° 29' 16" W jutting into San Francisco Bay at Sausalito California.

Plaza and fountain near the Sausalito Inn, June 1974 (Robert E. Nylund)
Plaza and fountain near the Sausalito Inn, June 1974 (Robert E. Nylund)

Following World War II a lively waterfront community grew out of the abandoned ship yards. By the late '60s at least three house boat communities occupied the waterfront along and adjacent to Sausalito's shore. A houseboat is a Boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a Human Dwelling. But beginning in the '70s, an intense struggle erupted between house boat residents and developers. It was dubbed the "House Boat Wars. " [8] Forced removals by county authorities and sabotage by some on the waterfront characterized this struggle. This long fight pitted the waterfront against the "Hill People" or the rich on the hill looking down on the water front. Today two house boat communities still exist: Gallilee Harbor in Sausalito and Waldo Point / Gate 6 just outside the city limit.

In 1965, the City of Sausalito sued the County of Marin and a private developer for illegally zoning 2,000 acres (8 km²) of land to build a city named Marincello right next to Sausalito. Marincello was a failed development project in Marin County California that would have put a metropolis full of homes apartments and hotels in a planned community atop the The city won the lawsuit in 1970, and the land was transferred as open space to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA is a US National Recreation Area administered by the National Park Service that surrounds the San Francisco

Demographics

Sausalito's harbor sidewalk
Sausalito's harbor sidewalk

As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 7,330 people, 4,254 households, and 1,663 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 3,852. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9 people per square mile (1,489. 5/km²). There were 4,511 housing units at an average density of 2,371. 1/sq mi (916. 7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91. 65% White, 0. 65% African American, 0. 29% Native American, 4. 17% Asian, 0. 25% Pacific Islander, 0. 71% from other races, and 2. 28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3. 33% of the population.

There were 4,254 households out of which 8. 8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33. 9% were married couples living together, 3. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60. 9% were non-families. 45. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1. 72 and the average family size was 2. 34.

In the city the population was spread out with 7. 4% under the age of 18, 2. 4% from 18 to 24, 39. 5% from 25 to 44, 38. 5% from 45 to 64, and 12. 3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 93. 5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93. 8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $87,469, and the median income for a family was $123,467. Income, refers to consumption opportunity gained by an entity within a specified time frame which is generally expressed in monetary terms Males had a median income of $90,680 versus $56,576 for females. The per capita income for the city was $81,040. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 2. 0% of families and 5. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 1% of those under age 18 and 5. 5% of those age 65 or over.

Tourism

Located at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge, Sausalito receives a steady stream of visitors via the bridge and a ferry service from San Francisco. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension Bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city It retains one of the few ungated marinas in the Bay Area that attracts visitors. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the

Education

Sausalito is served by the Sausalito Marin City School District for primary school and the Tamalpais Union High School District for secondary school. Sausalito Marin City School District is a public school district in Marin County California, with offices in Sausalito California. The Tamalpais Union High School District or TUHSD provides High school education to students residing in ten elementary districts in central and southern Marin Grades K-6 attend Bayside Elementary School in Sausalito while high schoolers attend Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley. Tamalpais High School (nicknamed Tam) is a public secondary school located in Mill Valley California. Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge.

People

Industry

The Spaulding Wooden Boat Center in 2007.
The Spaulding Wooden Boat Center in 2007. The Spaulding Wooden Boat Center (SWBC in Sausalito California, is a living museum where one can go back in time to experience the days when Craftsmen

Sausalito in Fiction

Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth in a Sausalito-based scene in The Lady from Shanghai.
Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth in a Sausalito-based scene in The Lady from Shanghai. George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Rita Hayworth (October 17 1918 &ndash May 14 1987 born Margarita Carmen Cansino was a Spanish-American actress who rose to stardom in the 1940s as the era's leading Sex symbol The Lady from Shanghai is a 1948 Black-and-white Film noir directed by Orson Welles and starring Welles his then-estranged
Sausalito's fictional "Cetacean Institute" from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
Sausalito's fictional "Cetacean Institute" from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Star Trek IV The Voyage Home ( Paramount Pictures, 1986) is the fourth feature Film based on the Star Trek Science fiction

Sausalito in Music

Songs referring to Sausalito

Albums recorded in Sausalito

Further aspects

References

  1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  2. ^ Peterson, Bonnie J. (1976). Dawn of the World: Coast Miwok Myths. ISBN 0-912908-04-1
  3. ^ National Park Service. (2005). Cultural Landscape Report for Fort Baker, Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
  4. ^ Robert Ryal Miller, Captain Richardson, Mariner, Ranchero, and Founder of San Francisco Berkeley: La Loma Press, 1995 [Call number at SSU: Regional Room F869 . S353 R546] 1995
  5. ^ Tracy, Jack. Sausalito Moments in Time: A Pictorial History of Sausalito 1850-1950. Sausalito:Windgate Press 1983. Windgate Press is a small American publisher located in Sausalito California whose focus is on San Francisco and California ISBN 0-915269-00-7
  6. ^ http://webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfphotos/AAC-2256.jpg
  7. ^ Soils testing results for the Liberty Shipbuilding site, Sausalito California, EMI report 7291W2, City of Sausalito Community Development Department, Nov 1989
  8. ^ A Short History of Liveaboards on the Bay, Larry Clinton, Bay Crossings, August 2001.
  9. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  10. ^ Profile of life history of Sally Stanford
  11. ^ Charters, Ann (ed. ). The Portable Beat Reader. Penguin Books. New York. 1992. ISBN 0-670-83885-3
  12. ^ City of Sausalito : Alan Watts Audio Cassette Collection
  13. ^ Vijay Mallya is not your typical brewer / Owner of Mendocino Brewing Co. is a member of India's Parliament - and more
  14. ^ Sausalito Historical Society. Sausalito (Images of America). San Francisco: Arcadia Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0-7385-3036-0

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