In a surprising turn of events, the newly appointed City Manager of Sausalito, Elaine Forbes, found herself under arrest by Marin County Sheriff’s deputies. Just days into her new role, Forbes was implicated in a felony burglary incident that unfolded at the Sausalito Yacht Harbor. Responding to a noise complaint, law enforcement discovered her on a 75-foot yacht that she did not own.

The allegations suggest that Forbes had boarded the yacht without the owner’s consent, proceeding to loudly blast the vessel’s horn for an extended duration, starting around 5:30 a.m.

The racket disrupted the slumber of nearby residents and sounded an unexpected alarm for city officials, bringing to light a sudden and significant personnel dilemma.

What makes this incident even more unusual is Forbes’s distinguished career trajectory; she is far from an amateur. Forbes has earned respect through her extensive work in nonprofits and senior positions within public administration.

Born and raised in San Francisco, Forbes holds a master’s degree in urban planning. Her career includes tenures at reputable institutions like the Urban Strategies Council, the Budget Analyst’s Office for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the Planning Department, and the San Francisco Airport. Her journey took a significant step forward in 2010 when she joined the Port of San Francisco, eventually becoming its executive director in 2016.

At the SF Port, she oversaw roughly 270 staff and miles of city waterfront, advancing major initiatives on sea-level rise resilience and post-pandemic recovery.

Colleagues praised her vision — until the plot twist arrived.

Last September, Forbes announced that she was stepping down from the SF Port, citing the demanding nature of leading a complex public enterprise. Fair enough.

Fast-forward to May 2026. The city of Sausalito selected her as its next city manager, a $275,000 annual role, to start July 1.

Running Sausalito can’t be easy, but it’s a little more laid back. Forbes must have seemed like a good fit to everyone, including herself.

But on Saturday, July 18 — not even three weeks later — yacht captain Bill Aubrey found Forbes inside a boat’s wheelhouse after she had locked herself in.

And of course, as we now know, it was not her yacht.

He described her demeanor as “normal, friendly,” and not disheveled; she “wasn’t staggering,” though the previously full bottles of Grey Goose vodka and tequila were now empty.

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The sheriff’s deputies, who had been searching for Forbes for four days following a missing-persons report, noted that she had initially claimed the vessel was hers, and said she was having “a bad morning.” There was no apparent damage or theft.

Just days before her arrest, following a closed-session City Council meeting, Sausalito placed her on administrative leave through Sept. 8 and appointed an acting manager.

Why? We don’t know, and the city has kept its reasons under wraps, citing privacy interests.

But the timing — mere days before the yacht incident — raises questions about whether there had already been problems with Forbes’ performance or behavior during her short tenure.

Notably, Forbes’ long-term relationship with Angela Calvillo, clerk of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, ended in October 2024. Personal turmoil can lead to professional stress.

In a statement after Forbes’ arrest, a spokesperson for the family said, “Elaine is experiencing a mental health crisis. “We ask that no one rush to judgment based on limited information.”

Mental health challenges deserve compassion and should not automatically disqualify individuals from service, particularly when supported by appropriate treatment.

At the same time, when an official in a position of public trust faces criminal allegations tied to erratic behavior, we have to ask whether she was honest during the hiring process.

We also have to ask whether the elected leaders who hired Forbes did a thorough job of vetting her.

Forbes’ situation may not be unique. San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Jackie Fielder only just returned to work after taking time off for mental health reasons.

These are delicate situations. Even public officials are entitled to some personal privacy, but their needs have to be balanced against residents’ interest in capable leadership.

Richie Greenberg is a political commentator based in San Francisco.

On Monday, Donald Trump reignited trade tensions with Canada by imposing a hefty 50 percent tariff on a wide array of Canadian goods exported to the United States.

According to a White House fact sheet, these tariffs will be implemented in 30 days, affecting a diverse range of Canadian products. The list spans from wine and hockey sticks to cement, highlighting the breadth of the trade measures.

An official noted that Trump has tasked his team with exploring further tariffs on Canadian goods. This directive arises from concerns over Canadian wildfires degrading air quality across the northern U.S., with Trump alleging these fires are “poisoning our air.”

This move follows Trump’s assertion that Canada engages in unfair trading practices, particularly against American-made automobiles, alcohol, and dairy products.

Interestingly, Trump did not address these tariff issues with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney when the two leaders met at the World Cup final on Sunday, a public appearance that suggested camaraderie rather than conflict.

The move could unleash a new wave of economic chaos, with risks of higher inflation and further fraying of relations between two nations that had been closely woven together before Trump’s return to the White House. 

The administration official previewing the action said that Canada was one of the only nations other than China that retaliated against Trump’s previous tariffs and must be held accountable.

The official insisted on anonymity on a call with reporters to preview the president’s actions and said that Trump signed three proclamations to launch the tariffs under Section 338 of the 1930 Trade Act.

Several Democratic lawmakers last year proposed repealing the section because they said Trump could use it to destabilize the economy.

The 50 percent tariffs would exclude energy products, potash, fish and critical minerals, but they would include goods that had previously been protected from import taxes by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA. 

That 2020 trade pact recently expired and triggered a new set of negotiations that could run until 2036. 

‘Canada believes in the benefits of free and fair trade, as evidenced by our new government signing more than 20 new economic and security partnerships,’ Carney said in a statement. 

‘This trade dispute has raised costs for families, particularly in the U.S. Canada stands ready to engage intensively to address outstanding issues with the U.S. to the mutual benefit of our citizens,’ he added.

‘In all circumstances, Canada will work relentlessly and take any measures necessary to build our strength at home and to support Canadian workers, farmers, businesses, and families.’

Ontario Premier Doug Ford saw a possible showdown ahead. 

‘If these tariffs proceed, Canada should respond tariff for tariff, dollar for dollar,’ Ford posted on social media.

Recently, Trump has also been demanding Canada and Carney pay ‘damages’ after wildfires spread down into America.

Trump announced Sunday night that he had spoken with the prime minister about the wildfires in Ontario that have caused massive plumes of smoke to blanket cities across the States.

The President said the conversation at the World Cup final went well, ‘But I told him, ‘You’ve got to stop these fires from coming in and poisoning our air.’ Our air’s being poisoned.

‘I have a good relationship with Mark Carney, but you know, we got to stop the fires up there,’ Trump said. 

‘If we can help them, we’ll help them – but maybe they should pay us some damages or something, or [we] should do some tariffs,’ he then threatened.

Trump went on to call the smoke ‘terrible,’ specifically pointing out the situation in Detroit, Michigan, where assembly line workers at Ford Motor’s Michigan Assembly Plant were sent by ambulance to nearby hospitals on Thursday, according to the Detroit Free Press. 

But the poor air quality was felt in other parts of the country as well, with smoky conditions being felt in Washington, DC and New York City on Thursday evening. 

Trump himself likely experienced the smoky conditions in the capital and while traveling to New York City for a work dinner on Friday evening, as the National Weather Service issued air quality alerts in at least 16 states.

The President then made his first threat to impose tariffs on the US’s northern neighbor that day.

‘We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly maintaining their forests and brush,’ he wrote on Truth Social Friday.

The US is being ‘invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air, the quality of which is dangerous, and totally unacceptable,’ Trump added.

He vowed to call Carney to demand answers, claiming that the ‘cost is incalculable.’

‘This is willful negligence, and becoming a yearly occurrence, costing the United States billions of dollars, which cost of this pollution must of necessity be added to the tariffs Canada is currently paying,’ Trump said.

At the World Cup final on Sunday, Trump watched the game with Carney, who has openly challenged the US president and has sought to expand Canada’s trade relations with other nations. 

The Trump administration official said their time together at the game was not a working visit to discuss trade and tariffs.

Trump claims in the proclamations that Canada discriminates against American autos, alcohol and cheese relative to other nations, but his argument rests in large part on retaliatory actions taken by Canada after the US president imposed tariffs on Canada under the pretext that it should do more to stop fentanyl smuggling.

Trump noted in his autos proclamation that Canada maintained, starting in April 2025, a 25 percent tariff on the imports of US motor vehicles that did not qualify for preferential treatment under the USMCA.

His proclamation on alcohol notes that Canadian provinces and territories halted the purchase and retailing of American alcoholic beverages last year, which was also a response to Trump’s tariffs and taunts of making Canada the 51st state.

But Trump has long objected to Canada’s treatment of US cheese, saying in his proclamation that Canada discriminates against the US compared to Europe on dairy products.

Trump and Carney have had a frosty relationship, with Carney, a former central banker, winning the premiership last year by promising to stand up for Canada.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January, Carney called out Trump — without naming him — by saying that the ‘most powerful’ countries are using the economy to coerce less powerful nations.

Trump responded at the time by saying: ‘Canada lives because of the United States.’

A man from California, identified as both a pastor and Jiu-Jitsu instructor, faces allegations of child sexual abuse spanning several years. Investigators express concern that more victims might still be undiscovered.

The accused, Emmanuel Marchica, aged 51 and residing in Hollister, was detained on July 10 following an investigation by the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. This probe, initially centered on a single victim, uncovered wider allegations of long-term child sexual abuse.

The investigation was set in motion on July 5 after deputies responded to a report alleging the continuous sexual abuse of one child.

Detectives swiftly moved to interview witnesses, rapidly identifying other alleged victims. Their efforts culminated in executing numerous search warrants, eventually resulting in Marchica’s arrest.

Investigators said disclosures from victims date back to at least 2012, leading detectives to believe additional victims and witnesses may still be out there.

According to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, Marchica was serving as a pastor and regularly offering religious services at a community gathering center in the Hidden Valley community of San Benito County at the time of his arrest.

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Authorities did not identify the congregation or organization.

Detectives also said Marchica previously owned bakery businesses in Prunedale and Monterey, as well as gyms in Sand City, Seaside and Prunedale, where he offered physical therapy, massage therapy services and worked as a Jiu-jitsu instructor.

Investigators believe those community connections may have put him in contact with additional potential victims over the years.

Marchica was booked into the Monterey County Jail on multiple felony charges, including lewd or lascivious acts with a child, sexual penetration of a child, oral copulation with a child and annoying or molesting a child.

His bail was set at $17.5 million.

The sheriff’s office is urging anyone who may have been victimized by Marchica or anyone with information that could assist the investigation to contact detectives.

“Detectives understand that victims of sexual abuse often delay reporting for many years,” the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. “Regardless of when the abuse may have occurred, investigators encourage victims to know that they will be treated with dignity, compassion, and respect throughout the investigative process.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Janelli Arroyo at (831) 755-7261 or Detective Sgt. Nicholas Kennedy at (831) 755-3773.

Dressed all in black, a gang of thugs viciously assaulted and robbed a man who was dozing on a Manhattan subway, authorities reported.

According to the police, the 32-year-old victim was approached by three attackers while he was asleep on a southbound train on the 4 line near Union Square around 3:30 a.m. last Friday.

As the man slept, one of the attackers began to strike him, ultimately snatching his cellphone, officials stated.

Before fleeing, the assailants also attempted to steal the man’s watch, but decided to retreat, police disclosed.

Emergency medical services transported the victim to New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital, where he is currently in stable condition, according to the authorities.

Cops said they’re looking for young men between the ages of 18-25 years old. 

Pictures released by cops show them dressed in shady, all-black outfits, with two of the fiends covering their faces. 

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at on X @NYPDTips.

In South Carolina, scandal has engulfed a pastoral pair, leading to their resignation amidst allegations of a sex offender being employed near children at their church.

Pawleys Island Community Church, currently facing public outrage, saw 70-year-old Warren Perry arrested on Tuesday. His arrest followed claims of probation breach by accessing children through the church’s youth initiatives.

Pastor Don Williams and his spouse, Ginny, announced their resignation on Friday in response to the growing controversy, as confirmed by a Facebook post from the church.

“Effective immediately, changes have been implemented within our church leadership; we accept Pastor Don Williams and Ginny Williams’ resignations,” the statement declared.

“Moreover, we’ve accepted the resignation of Niki Howard, the Director of Pawleys Island Christian Academy, alongside several elders who opted to vacate their positions.”

In an email obtained by News13, Williams said the resignation is ‘necessary so that PICC can begin healing and moving forward,’ adding that church workers were ‘unfairly caught in the crossfire of this past week.’

Perry was convicted in 2023 of sexually exploiting a minor and his probation specifically prohibited him from being around children, according to ABC15 News. 

South Carolina probation officials told the outlet they were aware Perry volunteered but were not told the church also ran a school and daycare. 

On July 13, the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office was alerted by a parent who said Perry was working at the church’s school and daycare, which serves 300 students, according to an incident report obtained by the outlet. 

Police later spoke with the 70-year-old’s probation agent, who said Perry never informed them that the church operated a daycare and school. 

That same day, authorities received another complaint from an anonymous woman who claimed Perry worked as a custodian and had ‘unrestricted access’ to children, the incident report obtained by the outlet stated. 

She also said a teacher raised red flags with school administrators about a registered sex offender’s access to students, per the report.

The volunteer was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly violating probation.

Investigators alleged Perry worked at the preschool for years while under supervision, regularly entered classrooms during school hours and had full access to the campus. 

Pastor Williams addressed the shaken congregation in a meeting on Wednesday, saying Perry had disclosed his criminal history and that the church, along with law enforcement, was aware of it.

The pastor said restrictions were put in place, including a rule that Perry was never to be alone with children. 

Williams said he only learned Perry was violating his probation conditions after speaking with his probation officer.

Video from the tense meeting showed parents and community members shouting as the pastor spoke, alleging Perry was regularly around students.

They also accused the church of failing to alert families that Perry was a registered sex offender.

The controversy has now landed the church in court, with parents accusing leaders of failing to protect children and keep families informed. 

A class-action lawsuit seeks to represent families tied to the academy and church activities during the years Perry was allegedly present, demanding more than $25 million in damages.

Daily Mail reached out to Pawleys Island Community Church for comment.