Q: When and Where is the Day in the Park? A: It’s on Sunday, June 4 from Noon to 5:00 p.m. in Van Damme Park at Waldo Point Harbor, located between Issaquah Dock and Charles Van Damme Dock. Q: Who sponsors Day in the Park and why? A:...
Here are some of the items that were discussed or decided on at the April 11 FHA Board Meeting. More details will be reported later in the Floating Times. President Pete Hudson set increasing FHA membership as the most important goal for 2023. Dock reps have been updating dock rosters...
The Southern Marin Fire District has launched a new website for the Southern Marin Neighborhood Response Group (NRG) program. The NRG program helps connect individuals and neighborhoods to resources, education, and training that will help them to prepare them for and respond to emergencies and disasters. In the event of...
The Floating Homes Association represents the interests of floating homeowners and renters to help foster a friendly, inclusive, and colorful community on Richardson Bay. Your membership helps the FHA provide services and sponsor events that support and strengthen our unique community. Through the work of our volunteers Board of Directors...
For those of us who didn’t follow the custom of changing smoke alarm batteries when resetting our clocks to Daylight Savings Time, it’s not too late. FHA Emergency Services chair Flo Hoylman passes along these suggestions from the Southern Marin Fire District: Today’s smoke alarms are not all designed the...
It was about 11:30 on a rainy morning when a neighbor looked out her window by chance and saw that the home across the dock was sinking! It was leaning precariously toward its inboard neighbor. Obviously no one was home as standing up inside would have been difficult, if not...
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 off of South 40, fired...
Tides over 6 feet high will return Tuesday, January 17, through Tuesday, January 24, peaking at over 7 feet from January 20 to 22. Use the interactive Floating Times tide chart to find projected heights and times of these tides. Rain is also predicted for at least the first two...
Another Atmospheric River arrives late Wednesday, January 4, continuing into Thursday with heavy rain leading to likely flooding across the Bay Area. A High Wind Watch is also in effect. The combination may trigger mud slides and power outages. More detailed information from NOAA is available here. In addition, a...
Last week’s early morning (3:39 a.m.) earthquake, which roused some floating home residents from a deep sleep, is a reminder that we are definitely on Terra Non Firma. The December 17 temblor was centered in El Cerrito—only 10 miles away—and was measured at a magnitude 3.6. The tide was about...