The next Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training in Southern Marin is scheduled for April 1 and April 8. Several floating homes folks have already signed up, and if we get 15 more, we’ll be able to hold emergency simulations on our docks. As in...
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 NOVEMBER, 2016 BOARD MEETING: Jennifer Gennari led a discussion of the Board’s vision for the FHA. There was strong support for the FHA to build community...
In January 2013, Marin County launched an improved version of the Alert Marin Telephone Emergency Notification System (TENS). Local emergency officials use TENS to deliver incident-specific information or potentially life-saving instructions to the geographic areas that are affected. Emergency situations that may trigger a TENS message include: Flooding, wildfires, and...
More winter storms are likely. Check your own pilings for signs of wear and replace them as soon as possible. From Flo Hoylman: People need to know how they will tie their boat up if a collar or piling breaks. Having collars on only one...
At a Richardson’s Bay Regional Agency (RBRA) meeting Thursday evening Sausalito’s representative confirmed the city’s plans to withdraw from the agency, effective at the end of the fiscal year, if there is not significant progress in the removal of illegally anchored boats in Richardson’s Bay....
Malia Rudolf of Issaquah recruited floating homes residents and others to join the Women’s March on January 21 in San Francisco (earlier post HERE). The march was part of a national movement to unify and empower everyone who stands for human rights, civil liberties, and social...
High Tides are coming again: Heavy storms can add a foot of water to these predicted tides. Flooded parking lots can total cars and also damage the wheels on shopping carts, so be prepared to move both cars and carts if high tides coincide with...
The Sausalito Library is presenting a series of documentaries with local historic significance. All films will be screened on Fridays at 7pm inside the Library. The series begins February 10 with a new documentary, “Soul of Sausalito,” from the Miwok Indians through a series of invasions — the Spanish,...
Although the commercial herring season got off to a slow start, the Department of Fish and Wildlife has reported that a herring spawn started over the weekend of January 15, primarily in the mooring field and the waters adjacent to Dunphy Park. The DFW noted...
Not the Usual Sausalito Herring Festival End of January is the time to celebrate our local herring! In a departure from the expected, this year’s Sausalito Herring event is a fundraiser for the Sausalito Community Boating Center (SCBC) at Cass Gidley Marina. The rain-or-shine outdoor festival,...
