Sausalito maritime business wins taxation appeal

The Sausalito City Council has voted in favor of a shipyard that appealed $66,000 in business license taxes and penalties.

The unanimous decision Tuesday concluded that city consultants and officials misinterpreted the tax code. The two-hour hearing also revealed that the business license chapter, which was updated in 2018 and put businesses into four categories with different tax rates, omitted maritime businesses.

That discovery, and the observation that the code does not mention other businesses like auto repair shops...