California Authorities Destroy Boats And Clear Floating Community

That 3, 4 generations have lived on these boats without a problem shows this is about the rising property value and the wealthy community who devalues the working poor.

The report kept saying 'Homeless', those folks are not homeless, the boats are their homes. I live on a boat and its my only home.

No one can ruin a millionaire's view and keep a roof over his head.

"Floating homeless encampments" Plot twist: the boats are their homes . Smh

As a long time resident of the area, I find this utterly heartbreaking. Historically, Sausalito has been a fishermen’s village, with people living on boats. They are part of the charm of Sausalito! When I was a girl, you lived in Sausalito if you couldn’t afford San Francisco or you wanted a quieter life. Now, it is not cheaper and it is not quiet. I really don’t buy the argument that these boats are not safe and that’s why they must be destroyed. If that were the case, about a third of all the housing stock in the whole state would have to be torn down. At a time when we have record numbers of homeless people. As a fourth generation Californian, I resent my beloved home being made into an enclave for the wealthy only.

I LIVED ONA BOAT IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE for 3 years, no one questioned me, no one crushed my boat, no one checked it was sea worthy, there was a great community of people living on the boats there.

The rich get richer and the poor get told to move on. So sad.

At least you can survive a wildfire out on the water. A tent? Not so much.

California has a severe housing shortage California Solution: Destroy more houses

So now they created a homeless camp on land. Brilliant.

I would rather see a homeless person on a boat then on a street.

THEIR HOMES HAVE BEEN STOLEN. This is heartless and cruel.

For those who are hating on the boat people, remember with some unlucky circumstances and a few bad choices in life, anyone in America can end up homeless.

Remember when land was free and we were the land of the free now even on the water the man wants his rent.

citizen: finds a way to not be homeless government: not on my watch...

Don't we have enough homeless people without adding more? Offer them ways to fix their boats already.

How can this even h ave been called a "homeless" encampment when those boats were their homes?? Of course if you throw people and their stuff out of their homes and toss them on the shore, I guess you've made a new homeless encampment for them. So outrageous! Why is it a crime to find a way to live if you're poor??

Making people homeless who had homes… sad

Imagine wanting to remove homelessness but also creating it at the same time.

Boats are a person's abode a home & shouldn't make people homeless. That is extremely unfair.