Sausalito houseboat confrontation and legal fallout

KPIX-TV news footage from June 7 and 8 , 1971 with reporter Pat O'Brien opening with brief scenes from a confrontation between the houseboat residents of Waldo Point in Sausalito and the coastguard, who are trying to tow away selected houseboats from Gates 5 and 6 of the dock. The authorities claim these houseboats are not up to building (or safety) codes. Resident and houseboat builder Chris Roberts states: "We feel that there's a human right for people to inhabit their houses and it's a basic human dignity that we're trying to protect!" Followed by views of a court hearing (attorneys Terry Hallinan and Albert Morse are seen on-camera together representing the community) and meeting of the Marin County Supervisors the next day, with an explanatory voice-over from O'Brien. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

Thanks to Krystal Gambie for identifying Albert Morse, Jeremy Conn, Chris Roberts and Ebenezer Hantke in this clip for us.

Note that some of the 16mm newsfilm shot on June 7 by the KPIX camera operator was taken from the processed film reel by KPIX producers in the 1970s - presumably for some follow-up story - and not returned to the film cans. We don't know where these picture elements wound up.

This 16mm film print was remastered in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in May 2022. Film shrinkage was measured in May 2022 at 0.35%.