CHAPTER 2
Marin County was a green, sunny place, with Mt. Tamalpais dominating the center, the Pacific Ocean on the western edge, and San Francisco Bay to the east. It contained some of the most expensive real estate in the country. Sausalito, the first town after the bridge, was a small, charming tourist destination with bayside waterfront restaurants and shops, surrounded by wildly overpriced homes.
Sausalito’s Gate 5 Road was located along an inlet called Richardson Bay. It was created as fill by the U.S. Navy during World War II to build tanker and oiler ships after demand exceeded what could be produced at other ports. Ironically after that start, during the 1960’s it became a counter-culture haven. Beside it, Gate 6 Road was smaller and quieter. Docks lined with houseboats had been
