Sausalito declares emergency after blast at homeless camp area puts city on edge

An ongoing debate about how to house Sausalito’s homeless population took a new turn last week when the city declared a state of emergency in the wake of a Feb. 9 explosion and fire at an encampment at Marinship Park.

A woman living at the encampment used a cigarette lighter to set two tents on fire, one of which contained a propane tank that exploded, according to police. Debra Ellen Hazelwood, 61, was arrested on suspicion of arson.