San Rafael denies appeals against 17-story apartment tower

A plan to construct a 17-story, 200-apartment tower in downtown San Rafael is moving forward after overcoming three appeals.

The City Council’s decision to reject the appeals came at the end of a three-and-a-half-hour hearing on Tuesday.

“Tonight, we have these binary choices, which are so unsatisfying, because I want to be talking about nuance,” Mayor Kate Colin said ahead of the votes. “I want to be able to say, ‘I support housing, I support density, and I have concerns with this project.'”

The project...