I recently had the pleasure of interviewing architect, activist and historian Michael Rex for a Sausalito Historical Society oral history. Michael moved to Sausalito in the mid-70s. When I asked what brought him here in the first place, his instant reply was: “The water.” Here are some excerpts from that...
On January 13, the Richardson Bay Regional Agency (RBRA) announced that just five boats remain on the anchorage due to the agency’s temporary housing support program. And the agency’s goal of 15 new acres of eelgrass has been nearly met, two years ahead of schedule. RBRA Board Chair Jack Ryan...
The Sausalito Public Library will host a screening of the documentary Looking For My Anchor and Q&A with local filmmaker Erica Jordan at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, November 14. Looking For My Anchor follows Jordan’s quest for mooring as she grapples with grief from the loss of her mother, home,...
For the fifth year in a row the Melet family of Gate 6 ½ have hosted a volunteer bay cleanup day. But this year was a little different than previous outings. Mom Nikki Melet reports about the efforts of her son and daughter, who organize the annual cleanup: “Oscar and...
Just over a year ago we reported that Peter Romanowsky, the self-proclaimed pirate chaplin (sic) of San Francisco Bay, who anchored out for six decades, had accepted a housing voucher from the Richardson Bay Regional Agency and moved to an apartment in Larkspur. Recently, Romanowsky told the Marin IJ: “After...
Journalist Joe Kloc first learned about the anchor-outs of Richardson’s Bay while on assignment for Harper’s Magazine. His new book, Lost at Sea: Poverty and Paradise Collide at the Edge of America, grew out of his Harper’s feature on the alternative society of boaters. As early as 2010, Kloc began...
The Richardson Bay Regional Agency (RBRA) continues to make progress toward reducing the number of anchor-out vessels from the waters off Sausalito. In September, the agency removed the last illegal floating home off Waldo Point, a condition of its agreement with the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC). ...
With the help of $3 million in state funds, the Richardson Bay Regional Agency (RBRA) established an innovative housing voucher program in 2023, allowing eight boaters previously living on the water to move into safe, secure housing on land. Others are participating in the program this year, all of which...
The New York Times recently reported on London’s growing houseboat community. Some of the challenges these houseboaters face will sound quite familiar. “In London, a Houseboat Used to Be the Affordable Option. Not Anymore,” reads the headline. It’s the old story of supply and demand, according to the Times: “With land-based...
Local media has been abuzz lately with stories from the Southern Marin waterfront. Galilee Harbor. The March 27 San Francisco Chronicle carried a front–page story about rising berth rents at Galilee Harbor. The article describes Galilee’s unique status this way: “It is the only wholly owned and operated live–aboard cooperative harbor...