Sausalito Restaurant Week Returns Mar 16-22

Next week, Sausalito diners can indulge in mouthwatering three-course dinner menus priced from $50 –$75, along with two-course lunch menus from $25 – $45. Select restaurants will also be shaking up a $10 specialty cocktail for the occasion. Participating restaurants include Angelino, Copita, Cultivar, Le Garage, Poggio, Scoma’s, Sula, Sushi...

Annette Rose: “She gave us credibility”

On Sunday, the San Francisco Chronicle ran an obituary for influential Sausalitan Annette Rose that reads like a pocket history of the houseboat community. Annette got into politics after being evicted from a condemned construction shack on the Sausalito waterfront in 1984. She served on the City Council and Marin...

Dance Party Benefits Nonprofits

Well-known Sausalitans Susan Roe and Jack Sherwood are hosting a community dance party on Saturday evening, March 28 celebrating the year of the Fire Horse. Proceeds from the event, dubbed Unstoppable Energy, will be donated to local non-profits focused on infrastructure and restoration. The organizers promise no speeches, just a...

Free CERT Refresher Meeting Mar 11

Currently certified Community Emergency Response Team members are invited to attend free quarterly meetings to refresh their skills. The next meeting, hosted by the San Rafael Fire Department, will be on Wednesday, March 11 from 5:30–7:00 p.m. at Canal Alliance, 711 Grand Ave, San Rafael. This meeting will feature training...

Hudson Insurance Scare

Holders of comprehensive liability insurance policies from Hudson Insurance Group whose policies are due to renew have instead been receiving non-renewal notices. The situation, however, isn’t as scary as it seems. Jayda Zemansky-Martini, President of Sadler & Company, which represents Hudson along with several other carriers, points out that these...

Finding My Roots in Carbon

For Michael Konrad of South 40 Pier, science is personal. Here’s a memoir about his student days at the dawn of the nuclear era: As people age, they often think about the past, their roots. Finding Your Roots is a popular PBS television show in which Henry Louis Gates Jr....

Annual Meeting Packs Bay Model

Breakfast at the Bay Model proved a popular format for the Floating Homes Association’s annual Membership Meeting on Saturday morning, February 21. FHA Events Chair BettyAnn Kram and her team of volunteers set out a lavish buffet of bagels, muffins, quiches and fresh fruit. Firehouse Coffee rounded out the menu....

Loans Available for Storm Damage

As of Friday, February 13, loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available to Marin County businesses, private nonprofits, and residents to offset physical and economic losses from the storm, flooding, and king tides from December 31 through January 5. The SBA, in collaboration with local agencies, has...

Board Meeting Notes — Feb 26

Coming together  |  video by Larry Clinton and Jared Brown  |  post by Larry HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE FEBRUARY 10 FHA BOARD MEETING. MORE DETAILS WILL BE REPORTED LATER IN THE FLOATING TIMES. The FHA Board met in person for the first time...

Full Agenda for Annual Meeting     

The FHA Annual Membership meeting on Saturday morning, February 21, promises to be chock full of important information for floating homes residents. There will be tables for FHA Membership, sponsors and the exciting silent auction. Bidding for the silent auction kicks off as soon as the doors open at 9:00...