PB Monthly:

Mayor Gloria opts for marsh-heavy option on prime land that’s also home to camping, golf, recreation

Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled a proposal Tuesday to transform much of northeast Mission Bay into marshland to help fight sea level rise and restore animal habitats destroyed when the area was aggressively dredged decades ago.

Gloria’s proposal is a big win for environmentalists in their years-long battle with golfers, campers and recreation advocates over the prime area, which became available for redevelopment six years ago when a mobile home park closed.

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De Anza Cove aerial view

De Anza Cove is part of northeast Mission Bay, which would become primarily marshland under a new proposal from Mayor Todd Gloria.(Nelvin C. Cepeda – U-T)