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wayne, you had the first interview with barbara or barbie robinson about this new role. did she say how long it would take to build the first outside shelters? >> reporter: well, she thinks that they can get this done within six months. they're hoping to get the first people off the trail or even the whole trail cleared by the end of this month. we're not sure how they're going to accomplish it yet, but that is the goal. >> okay, wayne, thanks very much. wayne freedman reporting. >>> moving on, a level one storm will arrive in the north bay first as is so often the case. spencer christian is tracking it for us. >> this is just the next in a series of storms that will continue all the way through next week. here's live doppler 7. things are quiet at the moment. as dan pointed out a storm of light intensity. it will develop late tonight in the north bay and start swinging through other regions in the early morning hours bringing scattered showers and occasional wind gusts up to 30 miles an hour. here's the forecast animation. notice between 9:00 p.m. and midnight we'll see
wayne, you had the first interview with barbara or barbie robinson about this new role. did she say how long it would take to build the first outside shelters? >> reporter: well, she thinks that they can get this done within six months. they're hoping to get the first people off the trail or even the whole trail cleared by the end of this month. we're not sure how they're going to accomplish it yet, but that is the goal. >> okay, wayne, thanks very much. wayne freedman reporting....
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our goal is to stabilize them, to improve their well-being. >> reporter: barbie robinson says she has not had a single day off in weeks. she already runs the county health department and she plans to take a wholistic hilgt approach in dealing with the homeless by treating symptoms ranging from drug abuse to mental issues. the county has given her $12 million in seed money. >> can $12 million solve the county's problem? >> absolutely not. i see it as a start. >> reporter: sonoma county is hardly unique in having a homeless crisis. there are camps like this in every major city and county and there's a disconnect between the haves and have notes. places like 811 davis, a symbol of distrust. >> joe ribota trail will be reelected to a residential neighborhood. >> i feel that the county not handling their business on the trail and they're basically dumping this issue. >> reporter: meantime, barry robinson promises a degree of vetting, houses with rules for residents. her goal, to make good neighbors from people in a bad situation. temporary neighbors until they find their footing. >> this
our goal is to stabilize them, to improve their well-being. >> reporter: barbie robinson says she has not had a single day off in weeks. she already runs the county health department and she plans to take a wholistic hilgt approach in dealing with the homeless by treating symptoms ranging from drug abuse to mental issues. the county has given her $12 million in seed money. >> can $12 million solve the county's problem? >> absolutely not. i see it as a start. >>...
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a few moments ago we spoke with barbie robinson who will be running the program for the county. >> our plan is to have resources for coordination of logistics, to move individuals and their things out to whatever site it was going to be. if it was here at campus, we would have had to have transportation and logistics for their belongings. >> reporter: not everyone in the county agrees with the decision. >> it's going to be a waste of time and money because nobody can go out there. people are trying to get a job. people are trying to find a place to live. they're going to solution security. they have to go to legal aid. they have to do all these things. they can't be all the way out there. >> reporter: no perfect solution to a very non-perfect, imperfect problem. the question now is when will this happen. the county it is not to clear the rodota trail by the end of this month. they say they'v been working with the residents already, they've been enlisting them and they're thinking they will move to this section out of town. live in santa rosa, wayne freeman, abc 7 news. >> thanks, wayne
a few moments ago we spoke with barbie robinson who will be running the program for the county. >> our plan is to have resources for coordination of logistics, to move individuals and their things out to whatever site it was going to be. if it was here at campus, we would have had to have transportation and logistics for their belongings. >> reporter: not everyone in the county agrees with the decision. >> it's going to be a waste of time and money because nobody can go out...
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she is barbie robinson. she has been working on the homeless issue. about giving her an interim appointment on tuesday. wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> wayne, thank you. >>> in the south bay, residents of san jose's largest mobile home park find themselves in the middle of a dispute between the property owners and the owners of the park. chris nguyen is live in north san jose with the story. chris? >> hi, kristen. hundreds of homeowners received a warning letter last week touching off widespread panic across the neighborhood. city officials are now working to prevent displacement, but some people wonder if those efforts will be enough. fears of displacement over a possible redevelopment plan. >> this is the only home me and my sister have ever known. and the thought of having to leave that is scary. >> an unsettling start to 2020 after residents at the west winds mobile home park in san jose received an eviction warning saying they may be forced to move out by august 2022. >> these people can't lose their homes. they can't afford to go anywhere else. so
she is barbie robinson. she has been working on the homeless issue. about giving her an interim appointment on tuesday. wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> wayne, thank you. >>> in the south bay, residents of san jose's largest mobile home park find themselves in the middle of a dispute between the property owners and the owners of the park. chris nguyen is live in north san jose with the story. chris? >> hi, kristen. hundreds of homeowners received a warning letter last week...