Floating Times Seeks Volunteer Proofreader

Jenny Stein, who was instrumental in setting up this online newsletter, has been proofreading copy from the beginning. Now it’s time to thank Jenny for her years of service, and to find her replacement. The commitment is about one to two hours per week, on...

Living With Fire in Marin

A series of free webinars offering tips and insights into dealing with local wildfires is now available on the Internet. The series, called Living With Fire, is produced by FIRESafe MARIN, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing wildland fire hazards and improving fire-safety awareness here...

Free Disaster Preparedness Guide

The City of Sausalito has released Disaster Preparedness: The 2020 Citizen’s Guide. The 27-page guide provides instructions for dealing with everything from fires, to earthquakes to tsunamis. Topics include: Making a family plan Preparing at work Weather terms Evacuations Planning for disastrous floods and landslides...

Come and Get it – Bayside Cafe

In the 80s, the restaurant in the nearby Harbor Center changed hands so frequently, we called it the Under New Management Café, because banners like that were posted almost constantly. But that all changed in 1992, when the Davary family took over and renamed the...

Magazines for San Quentin

As most of you know, there has been a massive outbreak of COVID-19 at San Quentin Prison. All the inmates are in a lock-down situation. That means that any classes they may have been taking or groups they were a part of have been cancelled....

Boat-In Movie on the Seine

Waldo Point’s boat-in movie innovation is going global. Sausalito Village reported that Paris recently transformed the River Seine into a floating cinema for social distancing fun. On July 18, as part of the annual Paris Plages,  a floating movie theater was set up on the...

Found Kayak

The yellow kayak pictured above was found drifting between Gate 6 ½ and the other Kappas piers on the evening of July 23. It’s now being stored on West Pier. If it’s yours, text Chris at 609-203-9054.

Board Meeting Notes – July 2020

IN A ZOOM MEETING, THE FLOATING HOMES ASSOCIATION BOARD MET on july 14 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE FEBRUARY. HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED OR DECIDED AT THAT  BOARD MEETING: Treasurer Teddie Hathaway introduced a revised 2020 budget with cuts previously approved...

FHA Pares Budget

With only one private tour this year, and no public tour, the Board of the Floating Homes Association has agreed to reduce spending. Until we can begin increasing income through tours or other means, it will be necessary to eliminate reimbursements for dock activities, stop...