Sausalito's population was 7, as of the census. Sausalito developed rapidly as a shipbuilding center in World War II, with its industrial character giving way in postwar years to a reputation as a wealthy and artistic enclave, a picturesque residential community incorporating large numbers of houseboats , and a tourist destination.
It is sometimes claimed [ by whom? Murrieta was the leader of bandits who settled at the northern end of the future Golden Gate Bridge after being banned from San Francisco in the bandit wars.
However, this theory is contradicted by sources which state Murrieta was from Mexico, not Chile, and because he did not arrive in California until the Gold Rush around According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.
Notably, only 1. A full When Sausalito was formally platted , it was anticipated that future development might extend the shoreline with landfill , as had been the practice in neighboring San Francisco. As a result, entire streets, demarcated and given names like Pescadero, Eureka and Teutonia, remain beneath the surface of Richardson Bay.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle , "State agencies say privately owned houseboats can't be located above the underwater streets because the streets are public trust lands intended for public benefit. Sausalito was once the site of a Coast Miwok settlement known as Liwanelowa.
