San Diego to solicit bids for two Mission Bay Park properties

Last summer, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria asked the City Council to declare three commercial leaseholds in Mission Bay Park as surplus property as a prelude to seeking new leases to revitalize the dated attractions.

The idea was rejected by council members and environmentalists alike, and now the city is working to pass legislation to exempt all of Mission Bay Park from the Surplus Lands Act, which requires local governments to promote affordable housing on unneeded property.

But while the bill introduced by San Diego Assemblymember Chris Ward makes its way through the statehouse, city officials are inviting developers to bring forward their best proposals for two of the three parcels.

One of those two is the Dana Landing marina, which covers about 4.5 acres along Ingraham Street. The other is the nearly 1-acre Sportsmen’s Seafood restaurant on nearby Quivira Way.

The aging Marina Village banquet and conference center was included in the initial surplus-declaration request, but that 23-acre property was not included...