The Bay area has been home to many of the greatest musical luminaries of our time, including Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, The Doobie Brothers, The Jefferson Airplane and Starship, Canned Heat … just to mention a few. Very few people know that many members of these legendary bands still...
The Floating Homes Association Annual Meeting returned to the Bay Model on March 15 for the first time in the post-Covid era. Early birds began arriving at 10:00 a.m. to browse the treasures in a silent auction. The crowd soon swelled to over 140. At 11:00 a.m. new FHA President...
HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE MAR 11 FHA BOARD MEETING. MORE DETAILS WILL BE REPORTED LATER IN THE FLOATING TIMES. FHA Events Chair BettyAnn Kram and ex-President Pete Hudson reported that 140 reservations had been made for the March 15 Annual Meeting. Next week...
After years of procrastination, I finally got a resident passcard good for parking in downtown municipal lots. For 40 years, these were only available to residents of Sausalito, despite constant lobbying from the floating homes community. Even when the City Manager was living in a rental home on Gate 6...
The Sausalito Community Boating Center (SCBC) presents the 12th Annual Herring Festival on March 22. An evening of fish, friends, fun, fundraising and fellowship is in store from 5:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. at the Sausalito Center for the Arts. The recently opened boating center (SCBC) is situated between the...
Last week Marin IJ correspondent Paul Libertore reviewed Joe Tate’s memoir of his days with the pirate rock band the Redlegs. The Last Voyage of the Redlegs, which the Floating Times announced back in December, recounts the days before and after the houseboat wars of the mid-70s, and Libertore’s review presents...
In February of 2024, the Floating Homes Association (FHA) updated its membership system. These changes affect how members and guests will attend the March 15 Annual Meeting. Many long-time members recall being admitted to the Annual Meeting with one guest free of charge. That is no longer the case. What’s...
The Floating Homes Association is seeking volunteers for the Private Tour Committee. FHA walking tours and tours of floating homes engage visitors interested in learning more about this special place we call home. In recent years these tours have been the chief source of funding for the FHA, and they...
Jim Woessner, long-time author and Issaquah resident, has just published his new book of micro fiction. No More No Less is a collection of short, short stories (each story is exactly 100 words!) that range from evocative observations on life and nature to comedic musings on the trivial and absurd....
Local legend Joe Tate will host a book release party at the Sausalito Cruising Club on Thurdsday, Dec. 19 at 7PM. The Last Voyage Of The Redlegs covers the Sausalito waterfront scene from 1969-present, including the houseboat wars, adventures with his band the Redlegs and sailing the Pacific. Joe will...