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this is the fix on the other side [inaudible] the idea is to grout underneath the footing and put a curb underneath it and a concept is acceptable to everybody. i any we're done if you want to -- >> expect that the footing on the east side has not been developed by building department. >> they were out there today. >> maybe we should hear from mr. duffy. p >> you're right, they haven't been out there to look at it, but that's why we want to get a concept. >> just to address your comment, was that a engineer just to review the plans? yeah that would have to happen. it's [inaudible] on the main permit it's a brick foundation they need to fix it and so they've come up with some solution that the permit owner appeal is for one side. they came up with one solution to deal with fixing it on both sides. they've come up with a solution to come up with a detail and put, like, [inaudible] existing foundation and grout underneath it and add a front on to it. i've seen this before so i'm sure dbi will approve it. i've seen this type of thing before so it's always good whoen you see a brick foundatio

those rods have been sitting in water for a while so they will have to be drained and protected with grout. the work was supposed to be done by new year's day but a bridge engineer says that will take until june. >>> and clean-up begins today on the collapsed section soft willits highway 101 bypass bridge. this is what it looked like last week. five construction workers were injured. the mess should be cleared by the end of the week. it's unclear when work will begin to reconstruct it. the $275 million bypass project will route highway 101 traffic around the city of willits. >>> new metering lights should ease traffic on the morning commute at one of the worst bottlenecks in the area. 85 between 280 and 101, northbound meters will be active now from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and southbound on from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. >>> coming up, valentine's day isn't just about chocolate and flowers. how our four-legged family members are feeling a little bit of the love, as well. >> and if our newsroom is any indication, a lot of people in the bay area are battling the flu right now. and it's not just the sneezin

. >>> california is getting the state through the grout by conserving water but they are far short of the 20 percent goal the governor set last year. water use dropped by 9 percent in november of last year compared to november of 2013. the bay area is doing a better job of save water than southern california and we have cut our water use by 18 percent compared to 3 percent in los angeles and three other southern california counties. >> mike? >>> no rain in the forecast for another 10 days. milder conditions as you head into san francisco at 55 crossing the golden gate bridge and 52 through the ferry building to downtown and june in the financial district. we are mid-to-upper 40's for richmond and san lenadro and union city at 31 (o) 41 actually. saratoga is 42. 37 in palo alto. 39 in pleasanton. san jose and oakland, with the worst air quality, but it is better now than it was 24 hours ago. this is our sixth consecutive "spare the air" day with wood burning banned. the winds on mount tamalpais are from 27 to 30 miles per hour. that will keep our air quality cleaner. we will be in the

staging east and her might actually have the consultants group that makes you having a less amount of grout on the columbus and powell streets to build the actual infrastructure underground and not having another location in that area that is opened to allowing the staging will cause a disruption and will have more impact on cost. >> and the project over all? >> you can compare this to the emphasis between the china town construction site today verses the union square, construction site today, and china town is mostly off street and the road remains open, where the union street requires the road to be closed for a extensive period of time. >> and i just thank you for the thoroughness of the study, and i will have to look at the cost benefit and it seems like it is providing benefits but what strikes me is that a half billion to 1.4 billion price tag and although there is sources of funding that you have identified, but i have questions about how it impacts the other priorities for the city as well. but thank you. >> and that is one of the next steps is looking at this in the context of san

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to end the historic grout. >> reporter: and life look outside as we look at as default--sfo.or san jose. right now there's a dense fog advisory. visibility * could download half a mile. --down below. >> reporter: some portions of the double--delta and the north bay. the fog and will eventually go away. temperatures in the 4051 here--8 works some of the 30's in the north bay. >> reporter: was the fault has gone will see sunshine. --fog. 64 does. >> reporter: 67 degrees in oakland 62 degrees and san francisco. san mateo for instance will not--warm-up. >> reporter: this weekend coming got will be nice and warm saturday will be warmest of the 270 degrees. monday is that sliver of a chance of there will be a raindrop. will not to seek out of the course of the weekend. >> reporter: was focused in on the fault. --fog. >> reporter: a much better usual right at the 11. -- 101. the chp reported the dense fog. we see so little red on the ropedancers. the commute over marin county it was a much better commute. and speaking of bridges here is a bay bridge bright no longer accept over the

report survey more than 300 experts revealed even the tiniest improvements like adding new bathroom groutr adding kitchen curtains can raise a home's value. >> very soft simple touches that can in the mind of the buyer transform that kitchen and by extension make the entire home feel much more livable. >> reporter: clearing corrupt, touching up paint in -- clearing clutter, touching up paint in high traffic areas and increasing curb appeal are things to do. blunders for buyers are not shopping around mortgages and skipping home inspections and sellers should avoid overpricing homes and negotiating commission. >> 4% worked out to be the average that negotiated their commission. >> reporter: experts say april is the best month to put a home up for sale. >> more than 5 million homes in the u.s. are expected to be sold by the end of the year. >>> the parents of a missing southern virginia teenager are pleading for her safe return. 16-year-old aysia monique lewis has not been seen since she left christiansburg high school monday. investigators believe lewis left with a 33-year-old man from ill

so they will have to be drained and protected with grout. "chronicle" reports bridge engineer says that could take until june. >>> and caltrans is trying to make your morning commute feel a little less like los angeles. crews have installed 15 metering lights to ease congestion in some of the worst bottle necklace in the area. lights are on 85 between 280 and 101, northbound meters will be active from 6 to 11 a.m. and southbound 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. >>> 5:12. she made it here safely. elizabeth has the traffic report. >> thank you. thank you, mike the cab driver for getting me here relatively on time. let's go out to -- what do we have first? westbound 580. the dublin interchange a report of a crash at hopyard and we are seeing a little bit of slowing on the approach to 680. it's already off to the right- hand shoulder so i don't think it will cause much delay. headlights are the commute direction westbound 580. the bulk of traffic is in our usual spot out of tracy, the altamont pass, up to about north flynn. and then it does loosen up quite a bi

tiny improvements like cleaning bathroom grout for one or adding new kitchen curtains can raise a home's value. clearing out clutter, touching up paint in high traffic areas, also topping the list of quick fixes. consumer reports released a list of costly blunders. for buyers that includes not shopping around for a mortgage and skipping the home inspection process. for sellers, the list subjects they avoid pricing homes too high and overpaying on commissions. >> six in ten real estate professionals said they do negotiate their commission. believe it or not, 4% worked out to be the average. >> experiments say april is the best month to put a home up for sale. more than five million are expected to hit the market by year's end. >>> even though sales are up online, retailers amazon and zappos may be in the market for brick and mortar stores. zappos set up a store in las vegas hoping to entice customers with an up close look before ordering them which they're able to do at self- serve kiosks. >> you can see the item. even if it's not physically in stock, you can choose it, check out and it's

so they will have to be drained and protected with grout.osed to be done by new year's day. now it will run until june. >>> the family of a woman killed during a suspected street race wants the city of san jose to stop speeding. kiran pabla was out for a jog monday when two cars hit her. two men were arrested. police say they were drunk and going more than 70 miles an hour. >> a joyful person. she didn't deserve this at all. those two guys that did this, i hope you guys go to sleep at night knowing that you guys killed a innocent person. >> officials admit the road is dangerous. kiran's family wants the city to install speed bumps to stop the reckless driving. >>> silicon valley's home to some of the most competitive high schools in the bay area. but students tell us stress at school is starting to take a toll. and as betty yu shows us, even the school district realizes there is a problem. >> reporter: it's been a tough couple of years for students at gunn high school particularly for sophomore martha cabot. >> time we changed something. >>

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