RICHARDSON BAY REGIONAL AGENCY AND PARTNERS TO CELEBRATE FINAL ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT OF TEMPORARY HOUSING PROGRAM MOVING INTO SAFE, SECURE HOME
MEDIA ADVISORY
August 6, 2026
Media Contacts:
Will Reisman: will.reisman@progress-pa.com
RICHARDSON BAY REGIONAL AGENCY AND PARTNERS TO CELEBRATE FINAL ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT OF TEMPORARY HOUSING PROGRAM MOVING INTO SAFE, SECURE HOME
Innovative program, supported by $3 million in funding secured by State Senator Mike McGuire, helped dramatically reduce the number of illegally anchored vessels in Richardson Bay
Sausalito, CA–The Richardson Bay Regional Agency (RBRA) and its local, state and regional partners will celebrate final eligible participant of the agency’s Temporary Housing Support Program officially moving moved into safe, secure housing. The move caps off a wildly successful program that helped the RBRA remove or relocate all illegally anchored vessels on Richardson Bay.
WHERE: Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito
WHEN: Thursday, August 6, 2 p.m.
WHO:
- California State Senator Mike McGuire
- Marin County Supervisor and RBRA Board Member Stephanie Moulton-Peters
- Marin Housing Authority Executive Director Dr. Tonia Lediju
- Marin County Health and Human Services Director Dr. Lisa Warhuus
- RBRA Board Chair Jack Ryan
- RBRA Executive Director Brad Gross
WHY: Launched in early 2023 with the help of $3 million in state funds secured by State Senator Mike McGuire, the RBRA’s innovative initiative provided housing vouchers to eligible participants living on the waters of Richardson Bay, allowing them to move into safe, secure housing on land. At the time the program was launched, some 60 individuals were living in vessels and house boats on Richardson Bay.
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The Richardson Bay Regional Agency (RBRA) is a local government agency serving Belvedere, Mill Valley, Tiburon, and unincorporated Southern Marin County. RBRA is dedicated to maintaining and improving the navigational waterways, open waters, and shoreline of Richardson Bay.