REDWOOD CITY, CA—A lawsuit against the owner of Pete's Harbor on behalf of boat-dwelling tenants being evicted to make room for a new residential development has been dropped.
Alison Madden, a Pete's Harbor boat owner and the lawyer representing the "Save Pete's Harbor" group, told the Palo Alto Daily News that she filed a motion to dismiss the suit.
Because the state leased it the outer marina for commercial use, Pete's Harbor has no right to transfer the lease to developer Paul Powers for a private development, the suit contends. In April the lease transfer question is expected to go to the State Lands Commission, which has authority over the outer harbor.
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David Phillips
David Phillips is a Chicago-based freelance writer and consultant with more than 20 years experience in business and community news. He also has extensive reporting experience in the food manufacturing industry for national trade publications.
