Earthquake Insurance for Floating Homes

Recently we reported that the Bay Area is overdue for a major earthquake, which raised the question of earthquake coverage for floating homes. According to Samantha Fazio of Hawser Marine Insurance, both the California Fair Plan (CAF) and Red Shield offer earthquake coverage as required for all California homeowners. CAF’s...

Get Finances in Order Before a Quake Hits

“Earthquakes are an inevitable part of life in California, a threat we live with daily,” states a recent supplement to the San Francisco Chronicle. Bringing that closer to home, the paper declares: “Experts predict, and history suggests, that we are overdue for a major quake, particularly along the Hayward Fault...

Fun and Games at A Day in the Park

The Floating Homes Association’s A Day in the Park is coming up on Sunday, October 29!  We hope to see you there. We are planning some activities that are sure to please.  Here’s a sampling: Don’t miss the opportunity to place your bid on some fabulous prizes at our Silent...

Sponsors and Volunteers Sought for A Day in the Park

The Floating Homes Association invites local organizations to sponsor the free Day in the Park on October 29. If you or someone you know has an enterprise of interest to the floating homes community, this is an opportunity to connect with our community of more than 400 households. The festival-like...

Learn To Save a Life

Marin County Health and Human Services and the Marin Medical Reserve Corps are offering free CPR and Stop The Bleed classes. The next classes are Thursday, Oct 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the Corte Madera Community Center Main Hall and Tuesday, Nov 14, at 2:00 PM at the Marin Health...

Save the Date for DITP: Oct 29

Floating Homes Association presents: A Day in the Park October 29, 2023, 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Charles Van Damme Park, Waldo Point Harbor The autumn edition of the FHA’s free A Day in the Park is sure to have something for the whole family, including some of your usual favorites:...

Power Up During Outages

During the recent Ready Sausalito emergency preparedness fair at the MLK basketball courts off Coloma Street, 15 different community groups had booths dispensing invaluable life-saving information. Subjects ranged from animal safety to stroke awareness, and one booth provided tips for dealing with power outages as wildfire season approaches. Here are...

Emergency Preparedness Fair Sep. 9

Sausalito Village will hold a READY SAUSALITO community-wide emergency preparedness fair on Saturday, September 9 in partnership with the Southern Marin Fire Department’s Neighborhood Resource Group program. Head over to the MLK Basketball court on Coloma Street in Sausalito from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for this free event. At...