As you’re planning holiday dock activities, remember that the Floating Homes Association will reimburse docks for expenses such as party supplies, decorations, and planting projects, up to $10 per berth. To qualify, receipts must be submitted by dock reps to FHA Treasurer Linda Futrell before...
HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE OCT 8 FHA BOARD MEETING. MORE DETAILS WILL BE REPORTED LATER IN THE FLOATING TIMES. FHA Treasurer Linda Futrell reported that year-to-date income of $56,979 is 85% of budget and $52,368 expenses are 72%...
Have you noticed the new exit sign when you come off Rt. 101 North to the Sausalito/Marin City exit? Most exits from freeways in California have an exit number — for Rt. 101 it is determined by the number of miles from the start of...
Here’s another thought I’d like to share: If it weren’t for double standards, some guys would have no standards at all. If you have a thought you’d like to share, send it to Larry Clinton.
On October 28, tenants of Waldo Point Harbor received the following communication from the Harbor’s management: In light of the different burdens caused by various types of subleasing of floating homes within Waldo Point Harbor, we are currently reviewing and revising the Sublease and Short...
Occasionally I get a thought that I feel like sharing. Here’s the first: I get so many spam calls, I’ve renamed my phone the Tomb of the Unknown Caller. If you have a thought you’d like to share, send it to Larry Clinton. ...
Poet, historian and builder Keith Emmons visited the Sausalito waterfront in 1970 with his wife Jane. They spotted an ad for a converted landing craft at Gate 3 and bought it for $1400. Later they moved onto the Fortune Cookie, built on another surplus landing...
The Marin IJ has reported that King tides are expected to bring flooding risks in Marin shoreline communities between November and January. According to the paper, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that tide levels could reach more than 6.4 feet and rise further...
Back in the 80s, a singularly ugly fish — the humming toadfish — created quite an uproar in our community. In those days, toadfish came into the bay each summer to spawn. The males would find a nice solid object, like a ferro-cement houseboat hull,...
Thirty-five years after the disastrous Loma Prieta earthquake, The San Francisco Chronicle recently published a guide to surviving the next major shaker. The supplement notes that “[a] key tool for making it through the next big disaster is an emergency survival kit—and you should have...
