Claudia Kelly of Gate 6 ½ sends along this excerpt from the book Down by the Bay—San Francisco’s History Between the Tides: What do silver, salami, steel, wine, and lawn furniture have in common? Maybe a picnic with proper silver cutlery on the lawn comes...
The February 25 FHA Annual Meeting and party at the Victorian mansion known as the Pines will be a very special event. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a one-hour business meeting featuring keynote speakers, updates on FHA activities, a 2022 financial report,...
Free e–waste recycling will come to 28 Liberty Ship Way in Sausalito from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 11. Area residents are encouraged to bring old and worn–out electronic equipment for recycling and safe disposal. Hazardous waste and household appliances (other than...
Cormorant feeding frenzies like the one in the accompanying photo are a good sign that herring have returned to the Bay. According to the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, “In California, herring are found offshore during the spring and summer months foraging in the...
Dan Cassidy of Main Dock is the art curator for the Bay Model, and he’s organizing an art exhibit February 14, 2023—April 24, 2023 to feature local artists from our floating homes. Artists from our community are invited to bring one artwork, ready to hang,...
The FHA Board has agreed that small group tours will be the primary funding mechanism for the Floating Homes Association in 2023. Teddie Hathaway (E. Pier) has created the flyer shown below to promote these tours to convention organizers, senior centers and other organization looking...
There was a tear in the fabric of our community this past December with the death of Howard Myers. Many will remember him as a realtor, others as a builder of houseboats, and most as a friend and neighbor. Howard died just a week short...
Here are some of the items that were discussed or decided on at the January 10, 2023 FHA Board Meeting. More details will be reported later in the Floating Times. Treasurer Tracy Corbin reported that the Floating Homes Association ended the year with $50,489.72 cash...
When power went out on South 40 Pier during the recent spate of storms, just after midnight, PG&E announced that it might not be restored before 10:00 p.m. on the following evening. Joe “Gramps” Tate, who lives in an ark that sits on pilings just...
The FHA Executive Committee is putting together a slate of nominees for President, Vice President and Secretary. These officers will serve for two years. Current FHA secretary Linda Futrell is moving to Treasurer, replacing now–landlubber Tracy Corbin. Linda estimates that secretarial duties take about five...
