After sheltering in place for 15 months, Sausalito is coming back to life, one social event at a time. Here are some to look forward to: Jazz and Blues by the Bay Returns The City of Sausalito Park and Recreation Department is once again presenting Jazz and Blues by the...
The Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District has completed repairs to the floating dock at the Sausalito Ferry Landing. The dock is now back in place and will return to service on Wednesday, June 23. Golden Gate Ferry will resume its pandemic schedule on June 23, with one morning...
The recent announcement of late-night lane closures for emergency repairs to finger joints on the Richardson Bay Bridge aroused my curiosity about the history of the local landmark, which is a prominent feature of our view from Gate 6 ½ in Kappas Marina. In the Anne T. Kent California Room’s...
The completion date of a construction project to improve safety for cyclists, cars, and pedestrians at the intersection of Gate 6 Road and Bridgeway has been postponed until late July due to manufacturing delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Work on the project will pause in June while the contractor...
California is planning for a wide reopening on June 15. What does that mean for Marin’s COVID-19 response efforts? Join Marin Public Health at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 10 for a virtual program about what’s next for businesses, schools, health care, and our community. The discussion will feature contributions...
Catherine Lyons-Labate has created a 209-page hard cover photo essay featuring hundreds of her photographs, as well as recollections by her and others who lived or worked on the Sausalito waterfront in the late 1970s. The book, Once Upon A Waterfront, tells the stories of many colorful Co-Op characters, and...
On May 11, the Sausalito City Council adopted a resolution to support a beautification project for the roadway tunnel between Marin City and Sausalito. The group behind the proposal, All the Children United, was born as a relatively simple idea for an art installation in tunnel. The finished design will...
Three brief but timely news items cropped up recently, and here they are for all to share: More Carts FHA President Michael Labate has received 21 discarded shopping carts from Mollie Stone’s. Most were in good shape, and he has scavenged wheels off several and started labeling the good ones...
After 5 years of delays, work is finally beginning on the Gate 6 Intersection Modifications Project. Construction will start with a bicycle pedestrian detour, stormwater quality protection measures, and enlarging the Multi-Use Path/Gate 6 corner for pedestrians and cyclists. The work will impact vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian travel until at...
During the recent FHA Virtual Annual Meeting, a panel of people who work in building and maintenance of reinforced concrete hulls were asked to address the use of sacrificial anodes to protect hulls. They were kind enough to give their valuable time to frankly express their opinions on the subject....