Overview
- The City of Sausalito announced Tuesday that it had accepted Elaine Forbes’s resignation and she is no longer employed by the city.
- The City Council unanimously appointed assistant city manager Brandon Phipps as interim city manager for six months and said it will recruit a permanent replacement after the November election.
- Forbes was arrested July 18 after authorities say she boarded multiple vessels at Sausalito Yacht Harbor, was found on a 66-foot yacht and was booked on suspicion of burglary.
- Court records show Forbes pleaded not guilty to several misdemeanor counts, a judge ordered a psychiatric evaluation and her attorney has said he will seek a diversion program; her next hearing is set for Sept. 30.
- Forbes had begun the Sausalito job on July 1 after a long tenure at the Port of San Francisco, and city leaders said the resignation was meant to let her focus on recovery while the city stabilizes leadership during an election season.