The pandemic was tough on live theater, with actors and directors needing to become overnight filmmakers—Zoommakers, in order to practice their craft and reach an audience. Because without an audience, what’s the point? The audience makes the circle complete. We houseboaters are lucky. No need to cross a bridge to...
A capacity crowd filled the Seahorse Restaurant for the Floating Homes Association’s annual membership meeting and party on February 24. Those attending learned that the FHA had a busy year that included two very successful Day in the Park events, the purchase of new shopping carts for all docks, the...
The following report comes from the Legislative Action Committee of the Floating Homes Association: Our active Sausalito floating home community has just stopped a year-long attempt to roll back homeowner protections incorporated in the 2023 Floating Home Residency Law. For now, Assemblymember Damon Connolly has rejected a proposal, launched by marina owners last...
The FHA’s Legal Action Committee (LAC) continues to pursue amending the Floating Homes Residency Law to address vacancy control, passthrough fees, and long-term leases in a way that is fair to all: owners of newer and larger homes, owners of smaller and older homes, and the marina operators themselves. The...
Urgent Message from FHA President Pete Hudson: The FHA has initiated a funding campaign to help the FHA offset the costs for outside legal counsel. These costs could reach $11,500. We need your support. Your donation will help ensure that the FHA can obtain valuable legal advice. Please consider donating...
Last week Michael Konrad of South 40 Pier provided a primer on eel grass, a key component of the ecology of Richardson’s Bay. This week he examines threats to eel grass and what is being done about them. The damage that anchored boats can inflict on eelgrass is often mentioned...
The Legal Action Committee (LAC) of the Floating Homes Association continues to meet with County officials to iron out possible proposed changes to the Floating Home Residency Law, specifically the provisions that which went into effect in January 2023 limiting increases on berth rents upon sale of a floating home....
Peanut Butter Publishing began on a floating home in Seattle, founded by longtime resident Elliott Wolf, to make writers dreams come true. Why peanut butter? “No one ever remembers the publisher of books, only the title and sometimes the author. So, I wanted a really sticky name,” Wolf said. “Now,...
Biochemist and marine biologist Michael Konrad of South 40 Pier sends along the following natural history of one of our most important neighbors, eelgrass: Life began in the ocean. Then continents generated by tectonic plate movements gradually became hospitable to life, and some living organisms migrated onto this new dry...