The Richardson Bay Maritime Association is hosting a community discussion about the future of the northern waterfront from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 4 at the Spinnaker. Two films will be shown followed by a panel discussion featuring Mayor Steven Woodside, John L. Wong, Mary Crowley, Paul...
Blue & Gold Fleet has temporarily suspended ferry service between San Francisco and Sausalito while PG&E undertakes environmental cleanup at the fleet’s Pier 41 base in the city. Riders traveling between San Francisco and Sausalito are encouraged to use the Golden Gate Ferry as an alternative. Blue & Gold has...
Our favorite waterfront citizen scientist, Michael Konrad of South 40 Pier, recently submitted a photo essay of his adventures rowing on the Bay to Latitude 38, the local boating magazine. That submission led the editors to interview Michael for an article they titled “A Local Mariner Aging Gracefully on the...
On Saturday, May 9, the popular NBC Bay Area show Open Road will air a segment on harmful algal blooms in San Francisco Bay that will feature photos from a Floating Times report of a massive algae bloom in June, 2020. The episode follows scientists from the San Francisco Estuary...
Long-time resident and fan of the Sausalito waterfront community, Annie Sutter, died on September 22, 2025. Having left Wisconsin in 1974 to explore fresh territory, Annie landed in Sausalito and found out she was home. Enchanted by the waterfront, she soon was writing a regular column entitled “On the Water”...
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...
Two years of planning for sea level rise was swept away when the Sausalito City Council rejected the draft shoreline adaptation plan. According to the Marin IJ, last Tuesday the Sausalito City Council sent the 168-page plan plan back for more work, deeming it incomplete. The plan had also drawn criticism...
Forbes Kiddoo, who built concrete barges for the Taj Mahal, the Train Wreck and other houseboats before launching his own private island in 1980, has written a breezy, fun filled autobiography entitled San Francisco Bay of Dreams. The 55-page spiral bound memoir has a forward by Bill Harland, a partner...
Following a Floating Times report last week on a reduction in trash in Richardson Bay, a front-page article in the Sunday Marin IJ announced: Restoration Work Creating New Era for Richardson Bay Open Waters and vibrant setting thrive as anchor-outs move on The article states: “Richardson Bay has had more...