Legal Opinion
Defend Our Waterfront v. State Lands Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 17, 2015No. A141696, A141697PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RUVOLO, P. J.
I
INTRODUCTION
In this case, we address a discrete dispute arising out of the controversial “8 Washington Street Project,” a plan to develop waterfront land near the San Francisco Ferry Building. The site for the project includes a parcel of property commonly referred to as “Seawall Lot 351,” which is currently owned by the City and County of San Francisco through its Port Commission (the City), subject to the public trust for uses benefiting the people of California. The public trust restriction on the use of Seawall Lot 351 is inconsistent with the 8 Washington Street…
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