There have recently been a number of online postings regarding the treatment of individuals living in vessels on the Richardson’s Bay anchorage that are misleading and inaccurate. The misleading postings have implied that individuals have been removed from their vessels, had their vessels destroyed and were subsequently made homeless amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. None of this …
Under a new agreement between two agencies overseeing Richardson’s Bay in southern Marin County, only seaworthy vessels will be allowed to anchor on a temporary basis in the bay after October 2026 to preserve the area’s sensitive ecology. Both the RBRA Board of Directors and the Bay Conservation & Development Commission (BCDC) have approved an …
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The Agency has initiated its Transition Plan to improve the health, safety, and management of the bay through enforcement of requirements for anchored vessels, housing relocation support, and eelgrass protection and restoration. Vessels used as primary housing that were in the August 2019 census were able to enroll by October 15, 2020 to become eligible …
An Avoidable Disaster A few short weeks ago, RBRA sent out a newsletter stating that Richardson’s Bay can become extremely dangerous, fast. Sadly, this prescient warning was not heeded. During the severe wind event that stretched from January 18th to 19th, at least 16 vessels went adrift. Two of these vessels collided, resulting in one vessel …
