SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA, March 7, 2002: Voters rejected a proposal to build a $7.8 million police and fire building after a campaign alleged the facility would destroy this upscale town’s appearance and violate its feng shui. Opposition to the Mediterranean-style facility arose in part because some said it would violate Sausalito’s feng shui, the ancient Chinese art of placing things to ensure a harmonious energy flow. Feng Shui is akin to the Hindu system of home and building design and placement detailed in the Vastu Shastra, and perhaps in the future building proposals will be similarly rejected for violating vastu principles.
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