If you’re searching for that perfect summer read, look no further than the Boatload of Books column in the Floating Times. Curator Jen Gennari has updated the listings and included links for how to find these books by or about floating home residents. Great gift ideas, too!
So many creative people live on the docks! We’ve gathered a list of publications by current and former residents as well as select books about our floating homes. Links are provided; read on to know more about houseboat history and your imaginative neighbors. Fiction A Small Black Ether, Jim Woessner....
Long time Main Dock resident Cyra McFadden passed away recently, leaving behind an “only in Marin” legacy. In the 70s, Cyra wrote a satirical look at the New Age heyday hereabouts, which first appeared each week in the Pacific Sun. It was eventually published by Knopf in a spiral bound,...
Gus is a cat who hangs out on East Pier, where neighbors occasionally feed him. Gus is known as a feisty guy, who sometimes bites the hand that pets him. And recently, East Pierian Joan Kedell spotted Gus at the dock gate, presumably standing guard against unwanted dogs.
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Issaquah Dock residents, the Marin County Board of Supervisors has tightened regulations governing floating homes from outside the county. As reported in the Marin Independent Journal, the Supervisors “approved changes to the county code, specifying for the first time that anyone seeking to move...
After gathering input from residents of all 10 Sausalito docks covered by the recently enacted rent control amendment to the Floating Homes Residency Law (FHRL), members of the Floating Homes Association’s Legal Action Committee (LAC) have been meeting with county and state officials to discuss possible changes to the legislation....
The Legal Action Committee (LAC) of the Floating Homes Association recently held a series of dock meetings to gather community input on possible changes to AB252, the floating home rent control law that was enacted at the beginning of 2023. At issue is the amount marina operators can raise berth...
In recent years, the Gate 6 ½ parking lot has flooded in even minimally high tides. But on Wednesday October 11, Kappas Marina began repaving and raising most of the lot. For two days, residents had to vacate the lot except for the turning circle at the end of...
Click on the image above to view video On Sunday evening, September 10, a scrawny coyote got up on the end of Gate 6 ½ Dock and was spotted by Natalie Towle. The young, injured animal limped down the dock to the opening between berths #12 and #10, then scooted...
44 new shopping carts were delivered late Tuesday, August 29. Floating Homes Association President Pete Hudson and various volunteers distributed them to docks where they are needed. The carts are courtesy of the FHA and partially funded by an anonymous donor. Please help keep these carts in good working order....