Earlier this week, residents of San Francisco, California, encountered a familiar sight. A huge two-story houseboat, complete with white picket fence, was seen being towed through the bay.
The move comes after residents of one of the largest houseboats were among those who lost a years-long legal battle with Redwood City, a suburb south of San Francisco.
rare sight
Californians looked to the skies to see the solar eclipse on Monday (April 8), but they may have missed the perilous journey of a double-decker houseboat from a Redwood City marina to the city of San Rafael. unknown.
It reportedly took two days for the shingled house to be towed at a glacial pace by a much smaller boat.
“It's unstable,” Edward Stancil, the last remaining resident of Redwood City's Docktown Marina, told the San Francisco Standard.
Of the two-story houseboat, he added: It was the largest houseboat they had in Redwood City. ”
Regarding the situation in Redwood City
The surreal scene is the result of a years-long legal battle between the houseboat residents and the government of Redwood City, home to about 80,000 people.
According to local media reports, the city council has asked residents to complain that houseboats at Docktown Marina are obstructing public access to state waterways.
The two-story houseboater was among dozens of others asked to relocate their homes.
The situation stems from a 2015 lawsuit in which homeowners in the Docktown neighborhood sued the city, claiming the marina was illegal. According to media reports, the Redwood City marina was once home to more than 100 people.
After nearly a decade of legal battles, the city determined that the marina residents were in the country illegally.
As a result, Docktown residents, hoping to avoid eviction, filed a lawsuit against the city. But to no avail, and as part of an ongoing legal battle, the city council has proposed compensating residents for the relocation.
The San Francisco Standard, citing the ship's owner who did not give his full name, said the ship was expected to arrive in San Rafael by Monday afternoon.
The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed to SFGATE that the boat was still underway as of Monday afternoon.
(Information provided by agency)
