Last week FHA President Michael Labate installed two Adirondack chairs on the viewing platform in the new Waldo Point Park. The chairs bear brass plaques memorializing two neighbors who passed away last year: Waldo Point employee Dimitrio Aparicio and Issaquah Dock’s Barbara Duncan. Earlier, a chair honoring Pam Bousquet was...
Gate 6 ½ resident Claudia Cowan is a senior correspondent for Fox News, and recently produced a podcast recognizing the 45th anniversary of a shocking kidnapping in Chowchilla, CA, in 1976. On July 15, 1976, a school bus carrying 26 schoolchildren ages 5 to 14 and their driver vanished without...
As mentioned during the virtual Annual Meeting, Lisa McNelley is unable to continue as secretary of the Floating Homes Association (FHA) due to other commitments. FHA President Michael Labate thanked Lisa for stepping in to replace Linda Sempliner and announced that the Board is seeking a new secretary. The duties...
During the February 17 FHA virtual Annual Meeting, Julie Durbin gave away more than $2,000 in door prizes. The prizes and lucky winners are: Winner Donor Prize Lewis Shireman F45 Training Corte Madera 2 week membership + swag bag Annette Jensen Michele Affronte Prize #1: Gift Card to their favorite...
Former 25-year San Franciscan Mira Pickett crossed the Bridge to explore life on this side a year ago. Originally renting on Yellow Ferry Harbor, Mira knew that that would be a temporary move as the owner occupied his home for a good chunk of each year. A furnished rental became...
A new documentary entitled ‘A Tour of Sausalito’s Marinship’ will be screened as part of a special program at the Sausalito Library at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 11. A previous screening of this film was announced at the FHA Annual Meeting, and for those who didn’t get to see...
The February 17 FHA Annual Meeting on Zoom was was recorded for viewing later. You can find the link by clicking on News on the FHA website’s home page, then clicking on the paragraph beginning “Did you miss the 2022 FHA annual meeting…” to expand it. You will see a passcode which...
They departed corporate New York and the ultra-cool Brooklyn scene directly to our floating homes lifestyle—they jumped right into purchasing their East Pier home before even testing their 3000–mile leap by renting! Tracy Corbin and her husband Scott knew that they had made the right move to live waterside. Not...
During the February 17 virtual FHA annual meeting, President Michael Labate introduced incoming treasurer Tracy Corbin of East Pier. Tracy shared a 2021 financial statement which showed that the FHA finished last year with $68,000 cash on hand, largely due to the successful Virtual Gala and Tour last June: Because...
“When I walk home down the pier, I am walking away from a noisy, hectic world, away from the dirty sidewalks of San Francisco. I am walking above the water, by the birds, seeing the weather approach me, towards my view of Mt. Tam—to quiet and peace.” Running a restaurant...