The onetime metropolis supervisor of a rich San Francisco suburb has resigned from her position lower than two months after she was arrested following a weird incident aboard a yacht on the metropolis’s marina.
Ex-Sausalito metropolis supervisor Elaine Forbes, 53, stays in therapy and her situation is bettering, household spokesperson Sam Singer instructed The California Submit on Wednesday.
“Resigning was necessary so she may give attention to her psychological wellbeing,” Singer mentioned.
Forbes’ departure brings an abrupt finish to her quick tenure working the Marin County metropolis.
She was arrested in July after authorities mentioned she boarded a number of vessels at Sausalito Yacht Harbor.
Mayor Steven Woodside introduced Forbes’ resignation Monday, saying the town had accepted it and she or he was now not employed.
“Our hearts are with Elaine and her household, and we stand behind her as she takes this time to give attention to her well being and therapeutic,” Woodside mentioned.
The Metropolis Council unanimously agreed in closed session to nominate Brandon Phipps as interim metropolis supervisor for six months. Town expects to conduct a recruitment for a everlasting substitute after the November election.
Forbes had been on the job for less than about three weeks when authorities arrested her July 18 after she allegedly boarded a number of boats, together with a big yacht, on the Sausalito marina.
Authorities mentioned Forbes was discovered aboard the yacht round daybreak after its horn started blaring.
Investigators alleged she initially claimed the vessel belonged to her earlier than its proprietor confirmed she didn’t have permission to be aboard. She was initially booked on suspicion of felony housebreaking.
The yacht’s proprietor, Andy Cunningham, instructed The Submit that Forbes had ransacked clothes, eaten meals and consumed 4 bottles of wine aboard the vessel. A missing-person report had been filed for Forbes days earlier than her arrest.
Forbes later agreed to endure a psychiatric analysis at Marin Common Hospital throughout a court docket look and didn’t enter a plea. Her legal professional, Randy Knox, mentioned on the time that she was “attempting to get the assistance she wants.”
Singer beforehand mentioned Forbes was experiencing a major psychological well being disaster in the course of the incident. Forbes lived on a houseboat close to the marina, and Singer mentioned she might have believed she was aboard her personal vessel.
Earlier than taking the Sausalito job, Forbes spent 9 years as government director of the Port of San Francisco. She abruptly introduced her departure from that submit in September 2025, saying she was “drained” of overseeing such a big operation and wanted a change.
Singer mentioned Forbes’ members of the family — together with her spouse Angela Cavillo, clerk of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors — are grateful for Sausalito’s response.
“Angela and her household are tremendously grateful for the town of Sausalito and the way properly they’ve handled her throughout this troublesome second in her life,” he mentioned.
