WPH Rescinds Sublease Fees

On October 28, tenants of Waldo Point Harbor received the following communication from the Harbor’s management: In light of the different burdens caused by various types of subleasing of floating homes within Waldo Point Harbor, we are currently reviewing and revising the Sublease and Short...

Thoughts While Floating

Occasionally I get a thought that I feel like sharing. Here’s the first: I get so many spam calls, I’ve renamed my phone the Tomb of the Unknown Caller. If you have a thought you’d like to share, send it to Larry Clinton.    ...

Who’s Behind the Train Wreck?

Poet, historian and builder Keith Emmons visited the Sausalito waterfront in 1970 with his wife Jane. They spotted an ad for a converted landing craft  at Gate 3 and bought it for $1400. Later they moved onto the Fortune Cookie, built on another surplus landing...

King Tides and Sea Level Rise

The Marin IJ has reported that King tides are expected to bring flooding risks in Marin shoreline communities between November and January. According to the paper, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that tide levels could reach more than 6.4 feet and rise further...

Toadfish Back in the News

Back in the 80s, a singularly ugly fish — the humming toadfish — created quite an uproar in our community. In those days, toadfish came into the bay each summer to spawn. The males would find a nice solid object, like a ferro-cement houseboat hull,...

Preparing for an Earthquake

Thirty-five years after the disastrous Loma Prieta earthquake, The San Francisco Chronicle recently published a guide to surviving the next major shaker. The supplement notes that “[a] key tool for making it through the next big disaster is an emergency survival kit—and you should have...

Milagros & Memories Oct 26

The Sausalito Center for the Arts (SCA) presents a festive fundraiser on Saturday, October 26:  Milagros & Memories: Celebration of Día de los Muertos. From 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., guests will enjoy live music, a Mexican buffet, dancing, and an open bar. Master of...

Gate 6 ½-er In the News

In his recent report on Fleet Week activities, San Francisco Chronicle columnist Carl Nolte noted that Fleet Week “is a big deal for the Naval Sea Cadets, a youth organization sponsored by the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard designed to get young people interested in...

Shoreline Adaptation Meeting Oct 23

The Sausalito Chamber of Commerce is holding a community meeting on Wednesday, September 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to discuss Sausalito’s shoreline adaptation plan. Catie Thow Garcia, the City’s Resiliency & Sustainability Manager, will discuss the planning process and recent grant funds the...

Magic Aboard the Matthew Turner

Julie Durbin, from Kappas West, joined a select group for a special sail on the tall ship Matthew Turner earlier this month. The brigantine, built locally by volunteers, hosted major donors to the campaign to restore the paddle wheel and smokestack from the Charles Van...