Elaine Forbes was the director of the Port of San Francisco for almost a decade earlier than beginning the brand new function in Marin County three weeks in the past.
Sausalito Metropolis Corridor in Sausalito on July 13, 2026. (Nina Glick/KQED)
Elaine Forbes, the Sausalito metropolis supervisor and former director of the Port of San Francisco, arrested on suspicion of housebreaking over the weekend, is experiencing a “psychological well being disaster,” her household mentioned.
Forbes, 53, who took over town’s prime administrative place simply three weeks in the past, had already been on a depart of absence since Thursday. As of Monday morning, she remained in custody in Marin County Jail on a $50,000 bail.
“Because the details grow to be clearer and Elaine obtains authorized and healthcare counsel within the coming hours and days, we hope folks will reply with compassion, persistence and respect for her and her household throughout an awfully troublesome time,” Sam Singer, a spokesperson for the Forbes household, mentioned on Sunday.
Within the meantime, Assistant Metropolis Supervisor Brandon Phipps has taken over as performing metropolis supervisor.
“The work of the Metropolis of Sausalito continues with out interruption,” town mentioned.
Forbes led the Port of San Francisco as govt director for 9 years earlier than stepping down in 2025. There, she spearheaded the hassle to assist town put together for the impacts of local weather change on the waterfront. When she introduced plans to depart from the function in 2025, she informed the port fee: “I’m drained, I desire a job with fewer than 280 staff, I don’t need to run a port metropolis anymore, however I positive did these final 9 years,” in response to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Sausalito’s metropolis supervisor is chargeable for overseeing the day-to-day operations of metropolis departments and workers, and implementing and implementing metropolis insurance policies and legal guidelines.
The town council plans to debate subsequent steps on Tuesday.
