today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums. conceptu

. >> the recology driver is cooperating. only hours after the accident we found chp officers inspecting trucks outside of recology san francisco facility. >> we're just lie triing to lower the amount of accidents on the road. >> just two months ago a recology truck hit a grandmother and 7-year-old granddaughter in a crosswalk. the girl's foot was crushed but she is recovering. >> the incident at broadway is under investigation by the police. >> spokesman robert reed says the company sends condolences to the family. he says despite accident recology has a strong safety record passing inspections for the last 20 years. >> safety is number one here, just a fundamental of what we do. >> focus is on this fatal accident. the investigation by police continues. the name of the bicyclist has in the been released. >> the rampage in february that claimed lives two of santa cruz police officers. the detective sargeant. we know the time line of the double murders and new details about the killer. abc 7 news vic lee has the story. afterno

. >> the recology driver is cooperating. only hours after the accident we found chp officers inspecting trucks outside of recology san francisco facility. >> we're just lie triing to lower the amount of accidents on the road. >> just two months ago a recology truck hit a grandmother and 7-year-old granddaughter in a crosswalk. the girl's foot was crushed but she is recovering. >> the incident at broadway is under investigation by the police. >> spokesma robert reed says the company sends condolences to the family. he says despite accident recology has a strong safety record passing inspections for the last 20 years. >> safety is number one here, just a fundamental of what we do. >> focus is on this fatal accident. the investigation by police continues. the name of the bicyclist has in the been released. >> the rampage in february that claimed lives two of santa cruz police officers. the detective sargeant. we know the time line of the double murders and new details about the killer. abc 7 news vic lee has the story. afternoo

. >> reporter: mark questions told us the driver of the recology truck seemed emotional after it happened. police say the driver stayed on seen and was cooperative. san francisco police say it's still too soon to say who was at fault. regardless, neighbors in the area call it a tragedy. one of them left flowers and candles at the site. it's still an active investigation and police say drugs and alcohol are not suspected at this time. in san francisco, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> the last fatal bicycle accident was in february when a woman was hit by a cement truck near at&t park. >>> a live look at an america's cup practice on the san francisco bay. the america's cup will be sailing under a new slew of new rules this summer including a lower speed limit. this follows the artemis racing accident that killed a sailor earlier this month. >>> nurses from two san jose hospitals walked off the job. they are staging a two-day strike at the good samaritan and regional medical center. both are affiliated with hospital corporation of america. the key issues are pension reform, benefit cuts and staffi

a recology truck and the 21- year-old man were traveling the same direction on 16th street in the mission district. but when the truck made a turn, the bike crashed into its rear. witnesses tell us the man was not wearing a helmet. >>> caltrans today began repairing a snapped bolt on the new span of the bay bridge. crews prepared the concrete pier of installation of steel saddles to prevent the bridge from swaying during a major earthquake. the fix adds $10 million to an already $6 billion project. >>> you might have seen a few of them on your way to work today. perhaps you bumped into one? distracted walkers. now the focus of a new safety campaign. >> leaving your car at the airport might be not such a drag after all. how you can actually make money while you're miles away. >>> mother nature providing us a lot of sunshine once again today but today we bottomed out. some of you were 10 degrees below average. live look outside at the golden gate bridge where it's sunny there. there is a significant change to the holiday weekend forecast. it involves rainfall. find out when next. >> plus, a

coming up at 6:00 on awc 7 news we'll talk to recology about their safety records. we're live in the mission, abc 7 news. >> taxi cabs, buses, shuttles and limos faced surprise inspections at oakland international airport today. several agencies formed a joint strike force. officials discovered one driver working without a valid license. >> we do this several times per year. we have allied agencies come together. >> inspections follow a similar effort at san francisco international airport yesterday coming after five people died when a limb scene burst into flames on the bridge earlier this month. that limo carried more passengers than permi law. >> caltrans is doing a little show ask tell today. >> this is part of efforts to assure everybody the bridge will be safe when finished following problem was steel rods breaking. >> we are live on treasure island with the story. heather? >> because work will be going on underneath the road bed and high above waters job one was to build platt forms for workers. with that done, this shows how next job was to start chipping aw

police say a recology truck and the 21-year-old man were going the same direction on 16th street in the mission district. but when the truck made a turn, the bike crashed into its rear. police say the bicyclist was going fast and a witness says he wasn't wearing a helmet. >>> nurses from two san jose hospitals have walked off the job staking a two-day strike at good samaritan and regional medical centers. the main sticking points in negotiations are pension reform, benefit cuts and staffing levels. this strike coincides with the nurses' walkout at east bay sutter hospitals. >>> america's cup sailors back on bay to practice two weeks after an artemis team member was killed when his boat capsized. new wind speed limits are among 37 recommendations in response to the accident. all four teams contributed to the proposal but the coast guard will have the final say. >>> above the bay waters, the fix is not yet in but it is under way. today we got our first look at how engineers will work around those bad bolts. and the job has all hands on deck. >> oh, god, about 30, 40 people altogether righ