Residents of an 'anchor-out' community moored permanently on San Francisco Bay are facing eviction from their 'floating homes' to aid in preserving the environment. This eviction is affecting unregistered, uninsured boats known as 'anchor-outs' in Richardson Bay. Despite incentives to relocate, many residents are reluctant to leave their way of life. Recent incidents include a whole home spotted floating across the bay and a two-story houseboat being towed from San Mateo County to Marin.
UPDATE: The Coast Guard says they gave the vessel a safety escort to Richardson Bay off Sausalito, where it was anchored. The owner had told me his boat was headed to San Rafael. https://t.co/iEYZXdL5sD
A two-story houseboat was towed from San Mateo County to Marin because the state forced out a community of houseboats. https://t.co/7V4w2Z69zh
If this is one of the Redwood City Docktown houseboats headed for Sausalito, the comments section on this is A+++ Bay Area drama. https://t.co/AFyBaeH18s https://t.co/YkCQPu3dwl
A longtime community of unregistered, uninsured boats known as “anchor-outs” is being evicted from their neighborhood in Richardson Bay, ostensibly for the bay’s larger ecosystem. However, even when offered incentives to move, many anchor-outs refuse to abandon their way of life. https://t.co/SL9SmwuDTx
Entire home spotted floating across San Francisco Bay https://t.co/O65me3iWXE
Residents of 'anchor-out' community moored permanently on San Francisco Bay say they will be left with nowhere to go as they're evicted from 'floating homes' to help preserve environment https://t.co/63c1RA76Zk https://t.co/hIHwxckYs6