When: Monday, January 20 2025, from 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM Where: Manzanita Recreation Center, 630 Drake Avenue in Marin City, CA 94965 (See Map Below) Organizers: The Marin City Community Services District Food: Lunch will be provided by Emeryville's Touch of Soul Restaurant. The theme of the 27th Annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration is "Voices of Change: … [Read more...]
Wide Boat, Narrow Road. Haiku Ensues.
June 5, 2024 -- A boat sits wedged in the Highway 101 underpass at the north end of Sausalito, with its OVERSIZE LOAD escort looking on. I sought to sail free! Narrow minds constrained my dreams. Walls are closing in! It's not clear from this photo, but a very large truck was pulling this very large boat when it entered the not-very-wide eastbound underpass on Donohue St. … [Read more...]
King Tides and Deep Puddles in Sausalito Mean Trouble Jan. 17-24 2023
Continuing Rains and King Tides Jan. 17-24 Click here to see our page on Sausalito flood zones and little-known dangers to your car It wasn't enough that we've welcomed 2023 with a series of atmospheric rivers soaking Sausalito for a not-quite-biblical couple of weeks. Now the other half of our local version of fire and brimstone is arriving in the form of King Tides... and … [Read more...]
Sausalito Ferry Shut Down (Mostly) Dec. 5-8 & Dec. 11
Please Help Us Spread the Word about the Sausalito Ferry Shut Down! If you commute to San Francisco on the Sausalito Ferry via either Golden Gate Ferry or Blue & Gold Fleet, you're going to need to make alternate plans next Tuesday through Friday, December 5-8, and Monday, December 11. . . The Sausalito Ferry shut down is caused by the Sausalito pier closure … [Read more...]
King Tides Return to Sausalito in December and January
King Tides Return to Sausalito in December and January Each December and January, when Earth is closest to the sun, we get several rounds of especially high tides called King Tides in Sausalito when the full moon decides to make trouble. . These tides can be especially damaging when they flood local streets and parking lots, since salt water from the Bay can cause … [Read more...]
