Sausalito City Manager Arrested After Unauthorized Yacht Boarding
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Elaine Forbes, Sausalito's newly appointed city manager, was arrested on felony burglary charges after police found her on a 75-foot yacht she did not own, prompting the city to place her on administrative leave.
Marin County sheriff's deputies arrested Elaine Forbes, who had been sworn in as Sausalito city manager less than three weeks earlier, on suspicion of felony burglary at Sausalito Yacht Harbor. Officers responded to a noise complaint and discovered Forbes inside the wheelhouse of a 75-foot yacht that she did not own. According to the yacht's captain, Bill Aubrey, Forbes entered the vessel without permission, sounded its horn for an extended period early in the morning, and later locked herself in the wheelhouse. Aubrey described her demeanor as "normal, friendly" and noted that she was not staggering.
Forbes, a former executive director of the Port of San Francisco, was hired to lead Sausalito with an annual salary of $275,000 beginning July 1. The city placed her on administrative leave through September 8 after a closed-session city council meeting, citing privacy concerns for not disclosing the reasons.
A family spokesperson said Forbes is experiencing a mental health crisis and asked the public not to rush to judgment. The sheriff's office indicated that Forbes initially claimed the yacht was hers and said she was having "a bad morning," but no damage or theft was reported.
The incident has raised questions about the vetting process for the city manager position and whether any performance concerns existed prior to the yacht episode.