Treasure Island - Slammed

If you search for housing options or visitor feedback on this historic site, you will inevitably run into the phrase. But what does it mean? Is the island "slammed" with traffic? Slammed with criticism? Slammed by nature? Or is it simply the hottest, most overcrowded hidden gem in the Bay?

In early 2024, a severe storm combined with a King Tide caused seawater to pour into the foundation of a newly completed luxury building. The headline in the local paper read: "Treasure Island Slammed by Surge: New Development Underwater." The island is required to build a massive 18-foot-tall seawall around its perimeter to survive projected sea level rise by 2100. The cost of this wall has doubled to over $500 million. As the island scrambles to raise funds, it continues to be slammed by weather events that arrive sooner than scientists predicted. slammed treasure island

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When the city approved the Treasure Island Development Project in 2011, the promise was glittering: a solar-powered, carbon-neutral, LEED-Platinum community. Crucially, the plan mandated that 25% of all new units be "affordable" to low- and middle-income families. Slammed with criticism