TO KEEP EVERYONE UP TO DATE ON WHAT THE FHA BOARD IS DOING, HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED OR DECIDED AT THE JULY, 2017 BOARD MEETING: Government Relations chair Teddie Hathaway reported that Sausalito is no longer part of the Richardson’s Bay Regional Agency. Sausalito has hired two part-time staff to patrol the...
The series of free concerts, Jazz and Blues by the Bay, staged its last performance of the summer on Friday, August 25. Sausalito’s own bluesman, Eugene Huggins, got the audience up and rocking on one of many beautiful summer Fridays. All summer, a table for six was available without charge...
Fifty-three floating homes in our community are now protected with 10-year smoke detectors. These state-of-the-art alarms were provided and installed free by the Bay Area Chapter of the Red Cross. Volunteers from the Red Cross and from our community gathered as early as 7 a.m. on August 19 to begin...
On Monday afternoon, August 28, the Marin County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting to discuss the future of Seaplane Adventures at Commodore Marina. Specifically, the Commission will consider making a recommendation to the Marin County Board of Supervisors regarding a revocation or modification to Seaplane Adventures’ Use Permit....
You may have noticed there is renewed activity in the Gate 6 area. I contacted Waldo Point Harbor construction superintendent Dan Hughes to ask for an update on the project and completion timelines. The following is the response I received, which leads to the belief that construction must be completed...
If you happen to be in France in October, look for the French edition of the National Geographic, with a cover story on San Francisco. The magazine sent a reporter (Thibault Petit) and photographer (Cyril Marcilhacy ) here in early August, and part of their assignment was to explore our...
According to Sausalito Currents, the City and the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to stay for six months the parties’ pending litigation arising from the District’s project to replace the existing Sausalito ferry terminal. Under the MOU, the Bridge District will submit newly...
“Good evening Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea” . . . The September 30 Floating Homes Tour will be a time-warp visit back to the 1940s, commemorating the 75th anniversary of Marinship, the WWII shipyard that gave rise to our community. Themed “Homefront on the Waterfront,”...
Friends and neighbors gathered at the triangle on Liberty Friday night, July 29, to honor Nancy Frisch, who is moving away after 40 years. Nancy has decided to relocate to Washington State to be near her son Noah, who was born on the dock. Noah’s dad, photographer Steve Frisch, passed...
If you’ve seen some new shopping carts on your dock recently, that’s because the Floating Homes Association has purchased 40 new and refurbished carts for use by residents. FHA Vice President Flo Hoylman arranged for the carts to be delivered to pick up points near East Pier and Liberty...