Sausalito’s first hybrid transportation arrived nearly 100 years ago. Not a car, but Steel Electric class car ferries. These vessels were powered by hybrid diesel-electric engines. “Wonderful New Ferry Boat, Redwood Empire, In Service,” was the headline of an unsigned editorial … [Read more...] about Sausalito’s First Hybrid—1927
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Marin 911: Woman piles stuff from store into her purse
Mill Valley May 27 - June 2, 2021 Bad Customer: Store management called police about a woman, who is believed to have stolen stuff from the store last week, is back and she’s randomly putting items in her purse. Police rolled, talked to the woman and settled the issue. Going Up: A woman … [Read more...] about Marin 911: Woman piles stuff from store into her purse
Cops cursed and heckled as homeless move approaches in Novato and Sausalito
Sherman R. Frederick Novato Advance The large homeless encampments that sprang up in Marin during the COVID-19 pandemic have become more tense in the last week as local governments prepare to relocate campers. In Sausalito, the city received the judicial green light to relocate the … [Read more...] about Cops cursed and heckled as homeless move approaches in Novato and Sausalito
Special meeting of City Council on Sausalito budget
A special meeting of the Sausalito City Council will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 18 to discuss the City's fiscal year 2021-22 budget.The meeting continues budget discussions held at the regular City Council meeting on June 8 and at a special meeting of the Finance Committee on June 14. The … [Read more...] about Special meeting of City Council on Sausalito budget
Sausalito history: Richardson Bay Bridge milestones
Robert Harrison and Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society The recent announcement of late-night lane closures for emergency repairs to finger joints on the Richardson Bay Bridge aroused my curiosity about the history of the local landmark, which is a prominent feature of our view from Gate 6 … [Read more...] about Sausalito history: Richardson Bay Bridge milestones
Sausalito history: ‘Once Upon a Waterfront’
Catherine Lyons-Labate and Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society Catherine Lyons hitchhiked from Illinois to Sausalito in 1974 and found her way to the Gates waterfront community. A photographer since childhood, she immediately began recording her impressions of what she recalls as “a beacon … [Read more...] about Sausalito history: ‘Once Upon a Waterfront’
‘I want my park back!’
Sherman R. Frederick Marinscope The homeless encampment in Lee Gerner Park -- a COVID-19 homeless phenomenon that confounds Marin County -- occupied much of the time at the last Novato City Council meeting. It was a 4-plus hour meeting with the bulk of it spent on what to do with the homeless … [Read more...] about ‘I want my park back!’
Sausalito Floating Home event June 9
The Sausalito Floating Home Tour will be held June 9 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at floatinghomes.org/events. This year’s event not only includes tours of the floating homes in Sausalito, but auctions, music and entertainment. … [Read more...] about Sausalito Floating Home event June 9
Sausalito History: Three years of honoring Memorial Day at Marinship
Nora Sawyer/Sausalito Historical Society When the keel for the Liberty Ship William A. Richardson was laid on June 27th, 1942, the United States had been at war for a little more than six months. Just three months before, residents of Sausalito’s Pine Point had been evicted, and their homes … [Read more...] about Sausalito History: Three years of honoring Memorial Day at Marinship
Sausalito removes homeless tent pitched outside City Hall
Sausalito removed a tent set up outside City Hall last week. On Thursday, May 20, the Sausalito Police Department with the assistance of the Sausalito Department of Public Works removed a tent from the north side of the Sausalito City Hall building. The owner of the tent was on scene … [Read more...] about Sausalito removes homeless tent pitched outside City Hall