Blaise Simpson and Jung Vu from Gate 6 ½ attended the April 14 meeting of the Flood Zone 3 Advisory Board at the Marin County Civic Center. They were the only members of the public present, along with District 3 Supervisor Stephanie Moulton-Peters and her aide, Jennifer Imbimbo. Here’s her...
Gate 6 ½ resident Jung Vu has launched a new app that provides more accurate local tide projections than have ever been available before. MarinFlood provides real-time and future tidal water levels for flood-prone locations in Southern Marin. This ad-free utility combines official NOAA astronomical tide predictions with proprietary forecast...
The Advisory Board of Marin County’s Zone 3 Flood Control District, meeting after the king tide flooding early in January, advised flood control staff to go back to the drawing board for the District’s project to pump flood water from Marin City into the Bay and to study ways...
During a Sunday morning lull in the storm, residents of Gate 6 ½ Dock noticed ominous clouds of what seemed to be smoke billowing out of the two large transformer boxes that provide household-voltage electricity to our homes. A quick call was placed to 911 and soon two firetrucks came...
A campy parody of low-budget detective movies is being presented next Wednesday by the Sausalito Players. Directed by Lewis Shireman of Gate 6 ½, this show typifies British heroism, as embodied by the protagonist detective Bullshot Crummond. Sausalito Players is a play-reading group that has been presenting light comedies since...
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...
Traditional jazz virtuoso and pioneer resident of Gate 6 ½, Carl Lunsford, died yesterday at the age of 90. Born and raised in Ohio, Carl moved to New York City after college to begin his career in music. Self–taught as a boy, Carl became a mainstay of many great traditional...
Long-time Gate 6 ½ resident Lewis Shireman has stepped up to lead the Private Tour Committee. The committee organizes guided tours tailored for small groups providing them an opportunity to explore the docks and peek inside some homes. They have long been a major fundraiser for the Floating Homes Association....
With a little help from the Floating Homes Association, residents of Gate 6 ½ did some spring sprucing earlier this month. Lori Bergeron, Felicity Gordon, Blaise Simpson, Patti Bott and Jung Vu joined forces to sand the rust off wrought iron chairs at the end of the dock and repaint...
On the evening of January 7, 2025, Gate 6 1/2 homeowners Felicity Gordon and Blaise Simpson attended the third and final community meeting to discuss the Marin City Stormwater Plan. The meeting was held at the Senior Center in Marin City. The plan was initiated in 2023 to reduce flood...