Artists are busting out all over—like the wildflowers this spring. Marin Open Studios kicks off the weekend of May 6-7, and this year the preview gallery has moved to the Sausalito Center for the Arts at 750 Bridgeway. The gallery show showcases 250 works by...
My name is Heather and I live on Liberty Dock. I was recently recruited to be Director of FHA’s Private Tours Committee. These tours help the FHA raise funds to support work we do for our community. Before accepting the position, I inquired about FHA...
As we reported last week, harbor owners are opposing the recently enacted rent stabilization ordinance (AB252). Recently, they prevailed upon Stephanie Moulton-Peters, President of the Marin County Board of Supervisors, to propose amendments to the law which would effectively gut it. At the April...
Our own Davey Jones of Main Dock has been profiled by KQED. Writer Alan Chazaro says that Davey Jones’ Deli in the Harbor Center sells “some of the North Bay’s best sandos.” When Davey isn’t at his deli inside the Bait Shop, he’s often catering...
After 12 years in Waldo Point Harbor, Mari Steeno is moving back East. Liberty Dock neighbors and friends gathered on April 22 for a potluck to wish her well. A sign on the potluck buffet table read: “Don’t say goodbye, say see you later,” and...
Harbor owners are opposing the recently enacted rent stabilization ordinance (AB252), claiming it is a financial burden, and are collectively seeking to amend the bill. The FHA wants all residents to understand what is in the bill, and how it helps to level the playing...
As reported recently in the Pacific Sun, Marin City residents were upset when the County Board of Supervisors ignored their protests against a multi-unit development proposed to be built on the old Village Baptist Church site in Marin City, just across Drake Ave. from the...
Here are some of the items that were discussed or decided on at the March 14 FHA Board Meeting. More details will be reported later in the Floating Times. FHA President Pete Hudson reviewed his vision for FHA 2023/4 including: More committee involvement, follow–ups and...
Last week we told the story of the ark Omphale, which was destroyed by fire off of A Dock in July, 1996, not in December as was inaccurately reported. The Omphale had an equally noteworthy neighbor at Waldo Point Harbor for many years: the Spreckles...
Old-timers may remember the Omphale, an old ark in Waldo Point Harbor that burned to the waterline 27 years ago. Thanks to Sausalito Historical Society co-founder Phil Frank, we can now share the history of this one-time local landmark. In the 1970s, Phil was one...
