Poster boards and golden nametags surrounded a crowd of some 200 Tuesday evening for the first of three open houses hosted by Point Reyes National Seashore on the fate of Drakes Bay Oyster Company. The event, which took place at the Dance Palace, in Point Reyes Station, was marked by bright smiles and little opportunity for substantive public discussion.
It was part of the 60-day public comment period—ending November 29—on a draft environmental impact statement…