King Tides Begin Next Week
Marin County has issued warnings for winter king tides starting next Wednesday evening. Here’s the schedule: Wednesday, November 5 6.9’ 10:00 AM Thursday, November 6 7.0’ 10:58 AM Friday, November 7 ...
Year: 2025
Help Shape the Future of the FHA Website
The Floating Homes Association (FHA) is forming a new Website Steering Committee, and we’re looking for volunteers to help make our website — floatinghomes.org — an even better resource for our community. Our goal is to evolve the site into a true digital community bulletin board that connects, informs, and...
To Infinity and Beyond – In Memory of Ralph Pelligra
Ralph Pelligra, a beloved Liberty Dock friend, died at home peacefully on Wednesday, October 15th at the age of 93 with his wife, Olivia, by his side. Ralph’s relationship with his love, Olivia, was an inspiration to all of those around them. If anything in the world is true, it’s...
Board Meeting Notes — Oct 2025
HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE OCTOBER 14 FHA BOARD MEETING. MORE DETAILS WILL BE REPORTED LATER IN THE FLOATING TIMES. For the fourth month in a row, FHA Treasurer Linda Futrell reported a net gain in income. All sponsors are fully paid up. Two donations...
Tracking Sea Levels at Galilee Harbor
Through a partnership with Webcams for Coastal Observations and Operational Support and Galilee Harbor Community Association, the City of Sausalito has a live bayfront webcam. Located at Galilee Harbor, the webcam will help track flooding, king tide events, and wave-surge in Richardson Bay providing real-time footage for boaters, community members,...
Deadline Extended for Local Art Show
Teddie Hathaway of East Pier sends along the above notice of an extension in the deadline for artists to enter the Intergenerational Art Show which will run from November 26 to December 7 at the Sausalito Center for the Arts.
AB 754 Becomes Law
The amended rent control bill agreed to by the Floating Homes Association and Sausalito marina owners sailed through the state Assembly and Senate with only insignificant changes and no negative votes. Last week Governor Newsom signed it into law along with several other pieces of legislation to help boost housing...
Mirene for Sale on South 40
One of the most iconic homes on South Forty Pier is on the market. The Mirene is a beautifully restored, working 64-foot tugboat where writer Stewart Brand (of the Whole Earth Catalog) and his entrepreneur wife Ryan Phelan have lived for 43 years Originally built as a gasoline schooner to...
Forbes Kiddoo and His Island of Dreams
Forbes Kiddoo, who built concrete barges for the Taj Mahal, the Train Wreck and other houseboats before launching his own private island in 1980, has written a breezy, fun filled autobiography entitled San Francisco Bay of Dreams. The 55-page spiral bound memoir has a forward by Bill Harland, a partner...
Community Cleanup Success!
Huge thanks to the amazing volunteers who came together last weekend to tackle litter around our neighborhood. Together, this dedicated group collected more than 100 pounds of trash — a powerful reminder of what’s possible when we roll up our sleeves and work side by side. The streets (and shoreline)...