Board Meeting Notes — May & June 2024

HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED OR DECIDED ON AT THE MAY 14 AND JUNE 11 FHA BOARD MEETINGS. MORE DETAILS WILL BE REPORTED LATER IN THE FLOATING TIMES. The May Board meeting focused on the results of a legal opinion that...

Summer Serenade: Jazz On The Water

Spaulding Marine Center is offering a unique opportunity to enjoy a Friday night waterfront concert from the comfort of the launch Dixie. The Dixie will take up to six passengers to the water off Gabrielson Park to enjoy a Friday evening Jazz & Blues by...

Bacteria in our Bay

There is a beautiful little beach in the middle of Schoonmaker Marina. On sunny summer days you see children and parents lying on the sand and splashing in the water, maybe even a few serious swimmers [Fig. 1]. But typically, several times a year you...

Waldo Point Harbor Meeting Set

As detailed in an email blast on May 28, the Floating Homes Association (FHA) has heard many concerns from floating home residents about fees and costs charged by or policies imposed by their marinas. In response, the FHA, through its Legislative Action Committee (LAC) and...

Help From the Disaster Response Trailer

Recently we reported on a flooded hull on E. Pier which required residents to employ emergency equipment from the Floating Homes Association’s Disaster Response Trailer on Gate 6 Road. Now, FHA President Pete Hudson shares the current inventory of the trailer: Two gas powered Honda...

Making Your Home Fire Resilient

On the sixth episode of 7 Saturdays to a More Fire-Resistant Home, Safety Action Center hosts Alicia Mason and David Hawks show how to make the inside of our homes more fire resilient. In this 7-minute video, Alicia and David demonstrate simple ways to prepare...

Tech Lab Opens in Marin City

A new maker space called The Lab opened last week at 101 Donohoe St. in Marin City, on the campus of Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church. Open to all ages, and free to use for everyone, The Lab is a maker space, creator space, hacker space,...

Maritime Day Aug 3

Save the afternoon of Saturday, August 3 for Galilee Harbor’s annual Maritime Day. This is a free event for the entire family. Learn about wooden boat building from the Arques School of Traditional Boatbuilding, purchase fish & chips, drinks and homemade desserts, tour open boats,...

94965 Intergenerational Art Show

Sausalito Village is looking for artists 60 and older from zip code 94965 to display their works for sale at a Sausalito Center for The Arts (SCA) exhibition November 14-24. Art from students of MLK School will also be showcased. All art media will be...

New SHS Exhibit: History Detectives

The Sausalito Historical Society has been turning local students into history detectives for the past 15 years. A new exhibit features photos and memorabilia from many years of sharing Sausalito’s history with third-grade students in local public schools. The exhibit is in the SHS Gallery...