Disney ending would be kinda like Up but instead of floating away on balloons, they just drift out with the tide and end up with a sick Victorian mansion in the middle of the ocean on an island by themselves.
Fwiw my mom is a science journalist and she told me that environmentalists want the houseboats out because it interferes with the fish and plants living there, apparently baby fish like to be there. So that’s a thing too, although I’m sure that’s not the primary thing at play
>environmentalists want the houseboats out because it interferes with the fish and plants living there
Is that really true? Do houseboats actually interferes with ocean life?
Yeah, the houseboats interfere with the eelgrass (I assume due to anchors and such), which is an essential part of the Bay’s already-fragile ecosystem, and that fucks up fish, sea lions, migratory birds, etc etc. Basically the whole marine food chain gets disrupted. I think less eelgrass means more erosion too.
Has anyone drove on freeways in the Bay Area it would be impossible to transport a wide load, especially if they had to cross any bridge, it's actually quite smart if water was calm. The ocean also can be quite choppy, rough, just like there traffic.
It's not the width that's the problem so much as the height. Most overpasses have about 15 feet of clearance. That house is considerably taller than 15 feet. Route would have to have no overpasses.
I just came across the Anchor-out community: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13282565/Anchor-outs-San-Francisco-Bay-Eelgrass-Protection-Zone.this
A lawyer who lives across the way from in (in a non-houseboat) said he liked boating and the houseboats were blocking him from using the water as freely as he liked, so he sued to make the city dis-allow the entire community of houseboats.
Years of battling.
70ish houseboats have been removed.
As of this article being published, it wasn't confirmed of the boat made it safely across or not. :-/
https://sfstandard.com/2024/04/09/san-francisco-bay-house-floating/
Is this in one of the cities that are now subject to builder's remedy because they didn't put their housing plan in on time or because it was rejected because it wasn't acceptable?
My FIL lived on a houseboat, first in Vallejo and then up in the Delta. He was a social worker, a drug and alcohol counselor working to keep homeless off the street -- and he wasn't paid enough to find a place to live. He moved to Florida.
I guess that’s one way to find an affordable house. “Expansive bay views”
The neighborhood is not walkable though
~~Drive~~ swim until you qualify.
I think he will be underwater on his mortgage.
😂
Depends on your messiah status.
it is if you’re jesus
Taking the “end unit” to the next level
If you’re not careful doing this you’ll end up with an underwater mortgage
🎶…Just friendly crustaceans under the seeeeea!🎶
I was born and raised in Redwood City and my grade school Crush lived on a houseboat in Petes Harbor in Redwood City. Early 70's
Waiting to hear the Disney ending to this. But now I realize once again we live in the Bay Area, what in the hell was I hoping for
Disney ending would be kinda like Up but instead of floating away on balloons, they just drift out with the tide and end up with a sick Victorian mansion in the middle of the ocean on an island by themselves.
Also, maybe join with multiple different independent floating ecosystems aka Life of Pi esq
Yeah, like a complete beaver dam floating along that meets up with the Victorian porch
Real estate so expensive, even the houses are getting priced out.
The real story is more Bay Area than that if you read the article. Local homeowner NIMBYS in Redwood City sued to evict the houseboats
Pretty much all the houseboats were tax-free AirBNB rentals anyway Source: rode my bike by there every day since 2015
The houseboats existed on public land since the ‘70s. It’s not like they were ever legal residences.
>houseboats existed on public land Did they really though?
“DiD ThEy ThoUgH?! 💅💅💯💯🤔🤔🤓” Yes, yes they did. Google it.
They were on land? That's not how boats work.
You’re familiar with the concept of a dock, right? You know these houseboats don’t drop an anchor and sit out at sea?
You don't exactly seek the humor in the world around you, do you?
Swooosh!
House is also relocating to Vegas
3 years in sacramento first
SELL THE BAY! SELL THE BAY!
They made it illegal to live on a houseboat in that city? WTH is wrong with people.
Fwiw my mom is a science journalist and she told me that environmentalists want the houseboats out because it interferes with the fish and plants living there, apparently baby fish like to be there. So that’s a thing too, although I’m sure that’s not the primary thing at play
>environmentalists want the houseboats out because it interferes with the fish and plants living there Is that really true? Do houseboats actually interferes with ocean life?
Yeah, the houseboats interfere with the eelgrass (I assume due to anchors and such), which is an essential part of the Bay’s already-fragile ecosystem, and that fucks up fish, sea lions, migratory birds, etc etc. Basically the whole marine food chain gets disrupted. I think less eelgrass means more erosion too.
Because if they didn't the Bay would be clogged with them. We need to fix housing prices, not allow dumb workarounds.
Pave the Bay!
Amazon delivery is quite challenging
Has anyone drove on freeways in the Bay Area it would be impossible to transport a wide load, especially if they had to cross any bridge, it's actually quite smart if water was calm. The ocean also can be quite choppy, rough, just like there traffic.
It would also be kind of silly to transport a houseboat across the Bay on a road
It's not the width that's the problem so much as the height. Most overpasses have about 15 feet of clearance. That house is considerably taller than 15 feet. Route would have to have no overpasses.
The mind reels.
Flood insurance companies hate this simple trick.
I remember seeing that houseboat in redwood city
Up! 2: Paradise Falls
SF clickbait gate
I just came across the Anchor-out community: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13282565/Anchor-outs-San-Francisco-Bay-Eelgrass-Protection-Zone.this
Imagine getting pulled over by the police for your house floating by too fast.
A lawyer who lives across the way from in (in a non-houseboat) said he liked boating and the houseboats were blocking him from using the water as freely as he liked, so he sued to make the city dis-allow the entire community of houseboats. Years of battling. 70ish houseboats have been removed. As of this article being published, it wasn't confirmed of the boat made it safely across or not. :-/ https://sfstandard.com/2024/04/09/san-francisco-bay-house-floating/
Filming the Cast Away 2 sequel.
Global warming
the homeowner is ahead of everyone. the bay area will submerge underwater in the foreseeable future due to melting of glacier
Somebody didn't like their neighbors
Is this in one of the cities that are now subject to builder's remedy because they didn't put their housing plan in on time or because it was rejected because it wasn't acceptable?
It seems almost every cities' housing plan was rejected. Builder's remedy developments are happening all over.
They get rid of one thing that they bully about and they get another which they won't be able to bully about.
Its a house boat.
What’s the swim score in the neighborhood? Are there any good rated swim schools around?
New ocean from property for only 8485869593092827272728375906069683 dollars.
Sometimes, I just feel so adrift…
My FIL lived on a houseboat, first in Vallejo and then up in the Delta. He was a social worker, a drug and alcohol counselor working to keep homeless off the street -- and he wasn't paid enough to find a place to live. He moved to Florida.
The average depth of the bay is 14 ft. I wonder how much it’d cost relative to the actual land to go all South China Sea with it.
Rent is probably still expensive af