On Saturday, May 31, the Sausalito Center for the Arts will present a performance of chamber music by trio of teenage virtuosos. The award-winning Onde Trio infuses classical melodies with passion, precision, and a touch of humor. Their name, inspired by the Italian word onde...
Issaquah Dock artisan Tomas Ludlam will present his woodturning pieces at the Bolinas Gallery from June 5—29 along with photographer Joshua Klein. Klein, the nephew of ex-FHA secretary Candice Gold, met Ludlam on Issaquah, and their joint exhibition will allow a unique dialogue of form...
Visitors to our community frequently notice what appear to be vacant berths on the docks. They’re always amazed to discover that these openings are actually underwater streets, vestiges of unrealized plans to fill in Richardson’s Bay back when California first became a state. According to...
Journalist Joe Kloc first learned about the anchor-outs of Richardson’s Bay while on assignment for Harper’s Magazine. His new book, Lost at Sea: Poverty and Paradise Collide at the Edge of America, grew out of his Harper’s feature on the alternative society of boaters. As...
Zen philosopher Alan Watts is fondly remembered for the days he spent aboard the beached ferry Vallejo, along with flambouyant artist Jean Varda. But he moved off the waterfront in the mid-50s and eventually found another unconventional home, at Druid Heights on the southeast flank...
The Sausalito Floating Homes Association (FHA) Legislative Action Committee (LAC) has issued a report summarizing results from the recent survey to gauge community opinion on potential changes to provisions governing berth rents proposed for the California Floating Homes Residency Law (FHRL). The report is being...
Marinship Park will be the scene of a new Spring Fling hosted by the City of Sausalito on Saturday, May 17 from 11:30 a.m. — 5 p.m. Family fun for everyone will include roast pig and other delicacies; a BBQ sauce competition; local celebrity bartenders...
With a little help from the Floating Homes Association, residents of Gate 6 ½ did some spring sprucing earlier this month. Lori Bergeron, Felicity Gordon, Blaise Simpson, Patti Bott and Jung Vu joined forces to sand the rust off wrought iron chairs at the end...
The three largest Sausalito floating home marinas have recommended that their residents vote in favor of the legislative arrangements they previously agreed to with the FHA’s Legislative Action Committee. In a recent email, Becky Smith from Waldo Point Harbor wrote: “We hope you will support...
HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE APR 8 FHA BOARD MEETING. MORE DETAILS WILL BE REPORTED LATER IN THE FLOATING TIMES. Treasurer Linda Futrell reported that the March15 Annual Meeting, which was produced on budget for $8,015, brought in $3,872...
