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...
PG&E has launched its new online Safety Action Center to help everyone get started on their safety journey and make sure that you, your family, your neighborhood and even your pets are prepared before a wildfire or another emergency. The Floating Homes Association has extensive...
We recently reported that the City of Sausalito has taken the first step toward offering free parking in city lots to residents of unincorporated areas within ZIP code 94965. Now the City Council has also agreed to allow residents of unincorporated areas of the 94965...
In the accompanying photo, Victoria Colella and Michele Affronte kick back while listening to music off the deck of Wolf Island at the end of Main Dock. Next up: Joe Tate and the Hippie Voices at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4. If you plan...
After four decades of lobbying, the Sausalito City Council has agreed to extend eligibility requirements of the Sausalito Resident Parking Program to Include unincorporated residents of ZIP Code 94965. That means that floating home residents will soon be able to take advantage of up to...
Recently we reported on a new Disaster Preparedness Guide which can be downloaded free from the FHA website. This week we’re presenting an excerpt from that guide with tips for preparing your own family emergency plan: Meet with household members Explain the dangers—and your emergency...
The smoke drifting over Sausalito from the wildfires to the north is an unpleasant reminder that fire season has begun. With hundreds of acres of undeveloped land in the Marin Headlands between Sausalito and the ocean, our community faces a significant risk from a rapidly...
