building inspections. your questions asked about how we compare to other cities, of course, in california, l.a. and asked, in parallel, i had a meeting with the california building official. every monday we have a phone conversation and a conference call with experts. and also we are closely in contact -- regarding the developers that looked at this, they wanted us to come with this kind -- everybody looks at the same thing. they look at the information seat without this approval, yet. we asked them to anchor all the way to the bed rock. you asked how many buildings we do. before salesforce, only one or two buildings go all the way to the bed rock. the fillmore goes down. we have better criteria regarding the geotechnical expertise in the panel. and also we ask people to get the settlement. the ten year settlement after the c.f.c. the developer is welcome to do that because they want to see what kind of settlement to prove the building is good. they say they are down to the bed rock. that is what they want to say to make their building more safe. the public wants us to do these kind of things. and then to answer your question , we learned from l.a. and l.a. learned from

finally, i'll just mention that the california building officials association came out with a rather strong opposition earlier this month to an assembly bill, 2681, that would call for a required inventory of vulnerable buildings, that every jurisdiction in the state has to produce. san francisco is already ahead of this in many ways, because of the community action plan for seismic safety, because we do have a long-term plan we're currently implementing, but the way the state legislation is worded, we would probably have to reduplicate that work and actually spend a lot of money to come up with the kinds of inventory data that this state law seems to require. so we have sent letters to the mayor's office dealing with our state lobbying organization and requested that they try and persuade the governor not to go forward and sign this particular bill until it is amended. i don't have any immediate update on whether that bill has yet been put in front of the governor, as you know, he's been rather busy with the climate action summit that was held here in the city just last week. so i do

. >> work is officially under way to build a new trail in california. >> this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. there are very few times they can advance a project that is good for the environment and our economy. >> the trail will run from lark spur to humboldt. governor brown signed it into law this week. >> you will have a contiguous trail where folks will be able to hike, bike, or ride their horse all the way from marin county in the south to humboldt county in the north. >> we should start seeing progress in six months starting in marin and sonoma. the whole trail could be finished in two years. >> now that's exciting. it is opening day for the san jose sharks. >> talk about >>> coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 -- >> california has the largest percentage of bridges in poor condition in the nation. >> and it's not just our bridges, a new report card gives our roads and transportation system a failing grade. at 6:00 we investigate what's being done to build a better bay area. >>> and it's not just jets, tonight we'll take you aboard a fleet week floating attractions. a rare chanc

work officially under way to build an epic new trail in california. >> this is a once in a hroeufplt opportunity. there are very few times where you can advance a project that is good for the environment and our economy. >> and that project is called the great redwood trail. the it will run from lark spur to humboldt. >> eventually, you will have a contiguous trail where folks will be able to hike, bike, or ride their horse all the way from marin county in the south to humboldt county in the north. this is going to be the equivalent of a john mere trail or appalachia trail. >>> start seeing a portion in six months in marin and sonoma. the whole trail could be finished in two years. is today a good day for hike something. >> yeah, i think so. in the north bay, it could be muddy in spots. the dewpoints are still in the muggy to humid threshold. not as muggy as the next several days. we will be in the upper 50s through 7:00 this morning. and this will last through noon tpf if you're heading out, it will be sticky. dry air moving into the north bay. during the evening hours, all of us fe

building official. he said the biggest obstacle is whether a tiny home built in tennessee meets all california regulations and requirements. >> someone needs to certify that they meet those minimum requirements as established by the state of california. >> reporter: the tiny home is manufactured by new frontier tiny homes. they're normally certified by pacific west associates. santa rosa said it was not familiar, and questioned whether it could accept a pwa certi certificati certification. after the meeting, 7 on your side arranged that the city is now ready to accept the certification. >> it's good to know. >> reporter: and they hope the family can move into the home in less than two months before the birth of their third child. final certification of the tiny home is pending a visual inspection from pwa, which should happen before the end of this month. just so many struggles, as you've been seeing out there today, dan. >> michael, great job. tiny home. great work as always, michael. a year ago here in santa rosa, the winds were howling as the plates were spreading. a little breezy here tonight. but bas

building were delivered over the weekend. fremont remains blocked between mission and howard. trap sit officials should know by tomorrow when they could partially reopen. >>> the trump administration is suing the state of california over net neutrality that governor brown just signed into is law. it guarantees full and equal access to the internet. among other things, internet providers cannot block or slow data based on content or favor websites or video streams from companies that maestra. the justice department announced the lawsuit shortly after the governor signed the bill yesterday. the department says the federal government has exclusive power to right the rules of the web. telecom companies are expected to file their own lawsuits. >>> governor brown has vetoed a bill that would have allowed san francisco to taupe a supervised safe injection site for in extra venous drug users. enabling illegal and destructive drug use will never work. san francisco could still go ahead and open a site, but it would violate state and federal law. mayor breed says she's going to move to push the effort forward. >>> today marks 25 years since the kidnapping and murder of polly class. she was taken from her home in petaluma a

building a better california. >>> well, if you've been to the dmv recently, you may have waited less than people did just a few months ago. officials told state lawmakers today that average waits dropped by 57 minutes during the past two months. they credit extending hours, and hiring extra workers. but two local lawmakers urged the dmv to do more so you'll wait less in the future. >> but we've really got to look outside the box and things that we can do to increase the comfort level for our constituents. >> allowing people to do things without having to go to the dmv offices. i think that could be something that should be increased. >> dmv lines became much longer as californians try t er lenses anddsateevement's new real i.d. standards. >>> no matter the reason for the wait for the dmv, they have frustrated people across california. >> one viewer in gilroy went to some extraordinary measures, just to get an appointment. but then still had a problem. >> michael finney joins us with the story. michael? >> this year is getting a little panicky. you probably have friends that have gone through this or coming up on it. his license was

buildings and some people had to leave their homes. >>> california's now entering its peak fire season. october is historically a critical fire month. cal fire officials say nearly a dozen of the state's 20 deadliest fires occurred in october. in the first nine months of this year, cal fire reported more than 937 square miles burned in wildfires, more than double the area scorched during the same time last year. >>> the fire danger is still high right now. let's go over to spencer christian for a first check on the weather. >> still very warm and dry and windy here in the bay area. you can see temperatures right now in the upper 80s in many inland locations. so it's been a warm day and continues to be. wind gusts between 15 and 21 miles per hour. so red flag warning for high fire danger remains in effect for elevations above 1500 feet. wind gusts could reach 50 miles per hour. of course, that means fires can start and spread easily. we'll see conditions improving gradually overnight into tomorrow. so we'll see the red flag warning canceled at 5:00 and the fire danger being reduced a bit. kristen? >> thank you for that, spencer. our coverage of the nor

and now the california voting officials are the pioneers of this open source voting and realize switching to a new election technology takes time. it's not necessarily complicated to build out the system. there's precedent in new hampshire, but if we're going to do it right, obviously, we have to garner the political will that's taken about ten years, and now we're glad to see linda jerrell and the department of technology step in and we can hopefully get started. this year's civil grand jury called me in to discuss the kava discuss, and the new grand jury accepted the answer i presented, and i had some corrections to the report. it seemed to be basically founded in the slalom report, and i've gone on record in front of the election commission to say that the slalom report was erroneous in a lot of ways. it is great news that we look like we're moving toward a general public license open source system now, and we recognize there's been two failed projects, one in travis county, texas, and one in los angeles, and with the department of technology now involved, we think we're going to avoid those pit falls. thank you very much for your issue in this and carrying it forwar

california department of forestry and fire protection. officials say the winds caused the power lines to touch ...creating an electerical arc...sending sparks into dry vegetation. the 20-17 cascade fire destroyed more than 250 buildings and killed four people. pg&e is facing dozens of lawsuits from insurers...which have spent billions of dollars settling homeowners' claims. (vicki) one person has been severely burned in a house fire in san mateo county. you can see how severe the damage is... and we are learning a total of two homes have been destroyed. kron 4's lydia pantazes explains what happened from moss beach. one person has been hospitalized as firefighters work on a house fire in moss beach tuesday morning. according to authorities, the victim has both second and third-degree burns on legs and feet and has been taken to the hospital. one home has been destroyed and another damaged in the fire. authorities received reports of the fire just before 3 a.m. (grant) developing news tonight... hurricane michael is poised to slam florida's panhandle tomorrow- threatening dangerous storm surges to low-lying areas. florida, georgia and alabama have issued states of emergencies and south carolina is under a tropical sto

building a better california. (ken) new details tonight, on a south bay volleyball coach who was arrested wednesday on sexual assault charges for inappropriately touching three boys. (pam) school officials reported the alleged crimes to police. rob fladeboe has the story.. san jose police were on campus here at independence high school on friday as the investigation continues into the arrest of the school's head volleyball coach, who is no longer on the job.this is the booking photo of 24 year old peter samante, who is accused of inappropriately touching three male students. the boys were 15 and 16 years old. police say the alleged crimes took place between january 2017 and octoberof 2018. police confirmed all three boys are on the volleyball team. off camera, students expressed disblief, one told me the coach was "popular and polite to a fault." independence high is a big school. many of the parents i spoke with were unaware of the arrest but a few are shocked and concerned. parent".....it's not good for the children and not good for the school to have a coach like that...."parent"....it's hard because i have two sons at this school and i worry a little bit about it but it's very good

california department of forestry and fire protection. officials say the winds caused the power lines to touch ...creating an electerical arc...sending sparks into dry vegetation. the 20-17 cascade fire destroyed more than 250 buildings and killed four people. pg&e is facing dozens of lawsuits from insurers...which have spent billions of dollars settling homeowners' claims. (vicki) new at 8. a community health clinic in santa rosa is serving its patients in a unique way since the wildfire destroyed their facility last year.(ken) thanks to a four million dollar grant -- people needing medical care through santa rosa community health -- are seen by nurses and doctors in shipping containers!kron4's michelle kingston tells us all about clinics in a can. (mk)on the inside -- it looks like any other exam room at a doctors office.but on the outside -- it's quite different suzanne dedmore, family nurse practioner"it's a unique setting and i really love actually being outdoors."santa rosa community health's vista clinic was destroyed in last year's fire and they needed a place to assist their 24-thousand patients ...that's when the tipping point community stepped in -- raising millions of dollars to help non profits supportin