This year, the FHA invited members of Sausalito Village to join us for fire extinguisher recharge day on September 26. The result was a record crowd in the Waldo Point Harbor parking lot, as folks lined up—all masked and socially distanced—with fire extinguishers to be...
The FHA is hosting a representative from Fire Master who will: Check if your fire extinguisher needs to be refilled ($0) Refill an existing refillable fire extinguisher ($20) Sell you a new refillable fire extinguisher ($50) Dispose of old non-refillable fire extinguishers ($0) When: Saturday,...
Without an Open Homes tour this year, the Floating Homes Association (FHA) cash reserves are shrinking steadily. Membership dues have always been kept as affordable as possible, and they do not cover the ongoing operations of the FHA. The Board would like to get back...
If you see a young woman on a paddleboard with a peppery mini schnauzer scampering around and peering out, she’s the Floating Times’ new proofreader. Her name is Aditi Iyer. Her pal’s name is George. They just moved to Issaquah dock from Liberty where she...
HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED OR DECIDED AT THE SEPTEMBER 8 BOARD MEETING: Floating Times editor Larry Clinton introduced Aditi Iyer, who is the new proofreader for this publication. Treasurer Teddie Hathaway reported that the FHA’s liability insurance, including directors’ and...
Membership Chairs Lisa McNelley and Jill Sherman have created a survey of floating home owners and residents that will help the Floating Homes Association to better understand residents’ needs and concerns, thus shaping future FHA activities. The survey is being conducted anonymously through the website...
Lia Ditton, who lived on East Pier a few years ago, has set a world record for a woman rowing solo from San Francisco to Honolulu; she covered the distance in 86 days, 10 hours, 5 minutes and 56 seconds. The previous women’s record had...
On Saturday, September 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., FireMaster will be in the parking lot near the Waldo Point park to refill fire extinguishers. It will cost $50 to buy a refillable extinguisher and $20 to have an existing extinguisher refilled. Each extinguisher...
During the PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) last fall, residents were cautioned not to shower, flush their toilets, or let their holding tanks fill with any kind of wastewater. With no electricity to run our grinder pumps, our holding tanks could overflow, with very...
Wildfires are bigger, burn longer, cause more damage, and kill more people than ever before. Marin is as susceptible as Sonoma County or other areas that have suffered large destructive fires. That’s the bad news. The good news is that a new Joint Powers Authority...
