What’s not to like about a beautiful photo, with the sky reflected back in a rippling pool of water? We put up with the king tides of winter, and some of us (East Pier and Gate 6 1/2, the further end of A Dock parking where 2 or 3 spots...
July 4 started out a little gloomy in Sausalito, but that didn’t deter a hard-core contingent from turning out to march in the annual Independence Day parade. They gathered in Hurricane Gulch to get in gear, get in tune, and get in step, and then made their way proudly along...
Remembering Jack Underwood: The Importance of Marrying Well On Tuesday, July 4, 2017 our long-time friend, Jack Underwood, passed away quite suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 75. Jack was one of the most loved members of our community and, as everyone who knew him will tell...
According to recent reports in local newspapers, the Board of Supervisors will consider whether regulation of short-term rentals in unincorporated Marin County is necessary—and if so, how it should be done. The county, which governs Marin’s unincorporated areas, currently has no laws regulating rentals fewer than 30 days. Short term...
The Floating Homes Association is partnering with the American Red Cross to install FREE Kidde 10-year (sealed battery) smoke alarms. You may have seen previous announcements geared to an August 19 installment date. That date is now filled, but there will be other opportunities. If you’re interested in taking advantage...
The City of Sausalito’s recent withdrawal from the Richardson Bay Regional Agency (RBRA), after more than 30 years, has generated a lot of press coverage and speculation. What happens next will affect the floating homes community. Here at the Floating Times, we feel it’s important to shed light on the...
LIFE ON THE HOOK: Sausalito’s Floating ‘Homeless’—from Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore—first appeared June 30 on KQED’s The California Report. Just one of several recent pieces on homelessness (see all tagged stories here), this post is unique in that Mark Fiore gives both a face and a voice to...
In our own version of “Which is cuter: puppies or kittens?” I’d have to say that the duckies have it over the goslings, at least on the first day out of the nest. A second clutch of ducklings recently hatched over at South 40. Must be something about that giant...
At the May meeting of the Richardson’s Bay Regional Agency, Teddie Hathaway of East Pier read the following statement, which had been discussed at an FHA Board meeting and approved by The Executive Committee: The Floating Homes Association is a volunteer civic group which represents the interests of the residents of...
The Ferry Vallejo had a choppy history until recently. Originally a passenger ferry in Portland, Oregon in the late 19th century, the old paddle-wheeler was no longer needed after the construction of a bridge there in 1888 (sound familiar?). Following years of idleness, she was transported to San Francisco Bay,...