Boat dwellers near San Francisco face an Oct. 15 exit deadline

A few holdouts remain among dozens who lived rent free on boats in a bay north of San Francisco, and they must leave by October fifteenth.

On air: Brock Thunderson and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Newsroom
Published 2:15 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by The New York Times: “They Lived Rent-Free on Boats Near San Francisco. Until Now.”
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 2:15 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Brock Thunderson and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: San Francisco.
BBN covered this story before: San Francisco Created a Car-Free Oasis by the Sea—and It’s Driving… (October 13).

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The New York TimesThey Lived Rent-Free on Boats Near San Francisco. Until Now.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNow, a few holdouts on boats north of San Francisco have until Wednesday, October fifteenth, to leave the bay where dozens once lived rent free for decades.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe New York Times says it took a yearslong fight to get most of them out. Rent free, for decades, on the water.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistTwo days out is the kind of warning I would call a red alert, and I have called a drizzle one.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYour rent is due Thursday and these people had a view.