every public accommodation needs to be wheelchair-accessible. there are also other other forf disability. most of the issues we are hearing about are wheelchair accessibility issues. there is a small group of private individuals who are wheelchair-down that go around the city and they look at small businesses. and i dare say anybody in small restaurants have some accessibility issues. it is another attempt at making your building wheelchair accessible. i am not sure which of you may be merchants and which it may be landlords. the law applies to both. and that means you were 100% liable for any barriers to access and any damages that may be associated with those barriers. there are ways you can defend yourself. with your landlord or at senate -- or a tenant, this can avoid a lot of problems later on. the inspections offer a limited attempt at bringing a civil action for damages. it does not affect the ability to bring damage claims under the symbol laws. however, most lawyers -- they will not pursue the case. so, oftentimes, it works it to stop t

and it cost about $15,000 to $25,000 to build a wheelchair- accessible bathroom. for restaurants, bars, it's a truck, there is an issue on the height of the counters -- for restaurants, bars, at such wreck, there is an issue on the height of the counters. that keller would make the person wheeling up on in the chair not be able to be eye level. you cannot have it like that. you have to have a portion of the counter down level. it is 34 inches. i daresay most of the counters will not be that size if you have a business like that. however it may be. that is not what the normal business layout is. tables. there is a percentage based on the number of seats that have to be wheelchair-a accessible. they are required to be appropriately designated with a placard. you can get that any press run supply store. in place with commercial interiors can furnish you with those placards. you also have to have a sign out front that your business is wheelchair accessible. and various signing issues. each one of those things you do not have if someone must use to you is a separate cl

a man hit from behind in a wheelchair. what the driver was seen why one of the greatest school districts says the consolidation in necessary. >>> where did it go? the satellite plummeted to earth. where nasa believes it may have landed. a life long resident is dead tonight hit by a car while using his wheelchair. on his family's search for answers and the driver police are looking for. >> he was kind of like a free spirit all over this town. >> reporter: jim cox is talk about his brother, dave, who was hit and killed as he wheeled himself in his wheelchair in richmond. >> he's gone. it's all over with. >> reporter: there's a flower memorial at the intersection with 34th street today where we found a witness. >> i saw his body on the ground with the wheelchair 30 feet away from his body. >> reporter: she didn't want to appear on camera, but said after the driver hit cox from behind, he took off. >> he try to drive forward, the wheelchair was stuck in the bump, so he -- reversed the car and then turned. >> it could have been

the wheelchair was stuck in the bump. so he reversed the car and then turned. >> it could have been an accident but the fact that the person failed to stop after he hit the victim makes it a crime at this point. so it's a felony hit and run. >> cox died at the hospital at age 2, a life long richmond resident. >> being in a wheelchair, he was still energetic. to me he really loved life. >> he spent his life in that chair. >> his nerves grew down his back and grew into a circle, they didn't go into his legs. >> jim cox lost his own leg a few years ago and since they lived in their childhood home together dave had been coaching him along. >> he had his flags on the wheelchair, he had all the criteria for running. it's just that -- just a crazy thing to happen. >> police are looking for the vehicle, an older model black lexus with tinted windows and a rear spoiler. it probably has front end damage from the crash. they're offering a $10,000 reward. >> i don't understand the guy driving off. >>> well, a sunnyvale mother is jail

dave had the flag on his wheelchair, he all the criteria for running. it's just that it's a crazy thing to happen. police are looking for an older model black lexus, it probably has front-end damage from the crash. they are offering a $10,000 reward. >> i can't understand the guy just driving off. i don't understand that. in richmond. cbs 5. >>> an exhibit of children's art is canceled. how supporters picked a new venue for the show. >> cries of protest inside and outside school, what's behind it and the looming deadline that students cannot miss. show could be labeled propaganda -- and cancell . >> is. >> hard to believe a children's art show could be labeled propaganda and canceled. the art was moved to the sidewalk outside the museum of children art today. several jewish organization protest the show featuring art work of palestinian children. who are they to say a exhibit of children's art should be modified this is a one sided hamas propaganda show. >> after a display outside the museum they were moved into a gallery. >> hundreds of oakland familie

he had been in a wheelchair all his life, born with spina bifida. and he made a point of making friends everywhere. late yesterday he was returning to his home after coffee with a friend when a driver didn't see him and struck him from behind. cox was thrown from his wheelchair and dragged under the car several feet. that driver took off. cox grew up in the neighborhood the youngest of six siblings with many relatives in the east bay and they are heartbroken at losing the man they called the anchor of their family. >> he is just the kind of guy that, if nobody else would listen to your silly problems or complaints, could you call him and dave was there and he would give you advice and be happy to do this. >> for the person who did this, they have to live with it. it was an accident whether they face up to it or not. >> reporter: cox's backpack from the back of his mangled wheelchair was recovered. he was an avid raiders and as fan who enjoyed going to games with his family. the car that hit him is described as an older model lexus, black or dark in

wheelchair hit from behind. what the driver was seen doing before taking off. nearly a half dozen schools on the chopping block. why one of the largest school districts in the bay area says the consolidation is necessary. >>> good evening. i'm anette. he's a season ticketholder, but one bay area sports venue is telling hiwhatnot to wear. troubles. the t-shirt >> sharks fans who watch their team on tv got plenty of glimpses of the bench and season ticketholder wearing t- shirts, promoting his bail bonds company. >> this isn't about marketing. it's about our company showing our support for the sharks. our company is involved in over 200 charities, and each one of these events, we show our community spirit. >> but as of this game, the free tv exposure for the t- shirts is supposed to end. >> i received a letter from the council of the sharks, said if i tried to go in there with my t-shirts, i will be rejected and have my tickets confiscated. >> that's $20,000 worth of season tickets from a guy that sells season tickets for the past ten years. for the past couple o

every public accommodation needs to be wheelchair-accessible. there are also other other forf disability. most of the issues we are hearing about are wheelchair accessibility issues. there is a small group of private individuals who are wheelchair-down that go around the city and they look at small businesses. and i dare say anybody in small restaurants have some accessibility issues. it is another attempt at making your building wheelchair accessible. i am not sure which of you may be merchants and which it may be landlords. the law applies to both. and that means you were 100% liable for any barriers to access and any damages that may be associated with those barriers. there are ways you can defend yourself. with your landlord or at senate -- or a tenant, this can

in a wheelchair man was struck by vehicle and attracted 300 ft.. police are still working on a description. another retailer man struck in of richmond. dave cox was on his way home when he was hit by a newer model lexus. reggie could martels us that his family is calling on the driver of the car to come forward. >> the family of david cox says the 52 year-old was well known, loving and kind. if after having coffee with a good friend friday evening, cox decided to wheel himself home. that is something he has done all his life but never made it. >> uncle dave was the not that type our family together. every holiday season we went to his house. he is who brought us together. i would like to say to whoever did this, even if you know the person who did this, please come forward. please come for. you would not want this to happen to your family. >> he turned down an electric wheelchair. he turned it down. he wanted the physical exercise. >> for a society that does not have every answer for the mobility of people in wheelchairs, >> the makeshift memorial

for writing the wheelchair on the asphalt.e sidewalks. that was craig sklar reporting live. >> cry, thank you >> a live look-credit--thank you. >> for the latest weather crook it has been a little bit f everything this morning, loosy goosy robyn? >> sun and the east bay, clouds and fog for the san francisco area. we will start to clear by 10:00 a.m. with breaks in the east bay. it will pull back by 10:00 a.m.-noon but lingering along the coast. today, it is going to be windy with cooler conditions. it will drop down compared to yesterday with a 10 degrees-20 degrees. mild and concord only getting up to 66 this afternoon in san francisco. not that hot. we will have warmer weather in the south bay. tomorrow, it looks to be the coolest day of the week. foggy in the morning and a chance for scattered showers in the bay area. patchy fog in the morning but definitely warmer on sunday put your extended forecast looks great. warming up and slowly climbing up to the upper 80s for the area. we will take a look at futurecast the fog is u

a man confined to a wheelchair struck and killed and a hit and run crash. we will tell you got this san jose sharks ticket holder in hot water and it assures that caused the problem. we >> another busy political saturday. results are in from the florida gop straw poll. rick perry came in second in demit romney. parry and romani leader crossed paths in michigan. >> their race for the white house keep up as several hopefuls the campaign trail. but romney stopped in michigan highlighted his family roots and will give some a major boost. >> if i am lucky enough to become the nominee i think we could take michigan. during his speech perry says he knows what americans need and will guide the country in the right direction. >> americans are ready for change and they are not talking about their rhetoric of change they're talking about change every day. >> to the south, the sunshine state of florida is told with a handful of presidential candidates. it remains to be seen whole and in the white house bill one thing is for sure, it will be in action packed race to the

. >>> investigators in richmond are trying to find a hit-and-run driver who killed a man in a wheelchair. the accident happened yesterday evening near 34th street and esmond avenue in richmond. 52-year-old david cox was struck from behind and thrown from his wheelchair. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. neighbors say he had been fighting to make his neighborhood sidewalks handicap safe and that he was on the street side because his wheelchair couldn't get through all the curbs. >> everybody's really down about it and just doesn't understand how, you know, somebody could leave a man in his last moments like that, you know, without any regard for his life. >> a witness described the suspect's vehicle as a black two-door older-model lexus. anyone with information is asked to call richmond police. >>> the san francisco district attorney's office is facing some controversy tonight over a memo concerning dna evidence. the memo was written last year by a specialist in dna evidence who did contract work for the d.a. the d.a.'s office decided to keep that memo secret and really because of t

. >>> invtigators in richmond are trying to find a hit-and-run driver who killed a man in a wheelchair. the accident happened yesterday evening near 34th street and esmond avenue in richmond. 52-year-old david cox was struck from behind and thrown from his wheelchair. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. neighbors say he had been fighting to make his neighborhood sidewalks handicap safe and that he was on the street side because his wheelchair couldn't get through all the curves. >> everybody's really down about it and just doesn't understand how, you know, somebody could leave a man in his last moments like that, you know, without any regard for his life. >> a witness described the suspect's vehicle as a black two-door older-model lexus. anyone with information is asked to call richmond police. >>> and coming up next at 5:00, what not to wear. one fan has taken up a fight with the sharks and he says he is not backing down. >>> and pastries and politics? nothing sweet about a uc, berkeley, bake sale. >>> and restoring a sacred body of water. why a gym is in need o

if they see somebody in a wheelchair they get it. maybe i'll have to have adaptive software or something like that. but when it's an invisible disability, i think they are very fearful and i think you are probably right in not having to tell people upfront. you might want to wait a while. or if you end up needing an accommodation, that's when you bring it up because sometimes you don't need any. i experienced in a program, a girl worked for a while in our program through financial aid and she was wonderful and we did not have to pay any money at all for any accommodations that she needed. we just needed to be aware of some things at first. and that goes with other people in our department that we hire. we have several people with disabilities and not one has ever cost us any money. >> you mentioned earlier that once you get the job, there can be problems on the job. who has had that experience? tell us more about that. >> well, once i went undiagnosed for a very long time because aspergers wasn't a diagnosis until 1994. so, as an adu

another man in a wheelchair struck and killed this morning in richmond. this is a victim. dave cox was on his way home when he was hit by a newer model lexus. reggie kumar tells us if the victim's family is calling on the driver to come forward. >> the family of david cox stated 52 year-old was wall mt., loving and kind. after having coffee with a good friend friday evening, cox decided to wheel himself home, something he has done nearly all of his life, but he never made it. >> my uncle was the center of the family. every holiday season we went to his house. he prodded together. whoever has done this, come forward. ickes sought anything that looks suspicious, please come forward. he would not want this to happen to your family. >> we are a society that does not have an answer for the mobility of people in wheelchairs. we knew that there was risk. >> someone in a vehicle literally ran him down and left him to die. richmond investigators have a vague description of the car that hit cox. an older model lexus with tinted windows and a spoiler on the back. reggie kumar, kron4

he was ejected from the wheelchair, thrown on to the roadway. >> a witness told abc-7 that the wheelchair got trapped under the friend end of the car. the car backed up to dislodge the chair and then took off. >> i know accidents happen, but to just leave hem in the middle of the street. i see people hit dogs and stop. to hit a human and just keep going, unimaginable. >> cox died from his injuries. the cox family made its first visit to this memorial. >> we're a forgiving family, but we need to know the truth. that's what we need to know. >> today was the youngest of six children, the first to die. his brother tom held back tears. >> i just wish i had the opportunity to tell him how much i loved him, and just kind of reach some kind of closure. >> a richmond police officer told us they want the public's help to find the black lexus with front endamage. >> i was toll they didn't see him and it was total accident, but until we hear the other side of the story from the person responsible, we're not going to know. >> the car is an older black two-door lexus with tinted windows and front end d

. >>> police in two bay area cities are investigating two hit and run crashes where wheelchair bound moan were killed. the latest one happened in santa clara. a 67-year-old man in a wheelchair was crossing east homestead road near quince avenue around 1:00 yesterday morn whenning a car hit him. the man was dragged 300 feet and was later pronounced dead at the hospital. police do not have a description of the vehicle but say it should have significant front end damage and possibly a broken windshield. >>> in richmond police are looking for the driver of a veeng similar to the one we're showing you here. it is an older model dark colored lexus, 2-door sedan with tinted windows and a rear spoiler. now, police say on friday the driver hit and killed 52-year-old david cox who was also in a wheelchair. cox's family tell us here that on saturday night that they want the driver -- that happened saturday night that they want the driver to turn themselves in. >>> a scheduled natural gas purge by pg and e prompted an evacuation of an east bay neighborhood. fire crews evacuated about 50 homes be

he was ejected from his wheelchair, thrown onto the roadway. >> a witness said that the wheelchair got trapped on the front end of car near memorial. then i took off down 34th street. >> i know accidents happen, but to just leave him in the middle of the street. i see people hit dogs and stuff -- to hit a human and keep going is unimaginable. >> he died of his injuries on the way to the hospital. the family made the first visit to the memorial. >> we need to know the truth. >> david was the youngest of six children. the first to die. his brother held back tears. >> i just wish the opportunity to tell him how much i loved him >> richmond police officers say they want the public's help to find the black lexus with front end damage. the family wants answers. >> i would hope we hear the side of the story from the person responsible. >> the car is black lexus with tinted windows that has front end damage. the driver is wanted for felony hit-and-run. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> sunnyvale police have arrested the mother of an 8-month-old boy that was found dead friday

i just don't understand that. >> being in a wheelchair, he was still very energetic.ed life. >> richmond police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. the suspect vehicle is an older model black lexus with tinted windows and a rear spoiler. it's likely the car has some front end damage from the crash as well. >>> in another bay area news, a controversy cooking up at the uc campus. >> organizers of a bake sale that would raise prices on race and gender say they are already seeing a lot of that clash. >> we didn't expect personal threats to be made or in posted and exquisite sets to be made to the organizers of the event to bring down the table to throwing our baked goods at us and other kinds of physical threats. >> the other end is intended to protest the state bill that would allow these thieves to consider ethnicity during the application process. they are planning on basing their prices on such things as well. coming up, the chair of california's republican party joining us live. >> he's going to talk about another debate, another slugf

david cox was riding his -- in his wheelchair when he was hit by a car. richmond police are still looking for the driver. abc7's reporter spoke with his friends and family. >> 52-year-old david cox has been confined to a wheelchair most of his life. neighbors said that didn't dampen his spirit. >> he would always wave and say hello and he had a flag on the pack of his chair. they say this car, caught on camera, or a car like it, hit cox as we wheeled on on 34th street. >> he was struck from behind on a two door lexus, black in color, continued windows with a -- continued windows with a wheel spoiler. he was ejected from his wheelchair, thrown on the roadway. >> a witness who did not want to appear on camera said the whole wheelchair got trapped under the front end offer of memorial. the car backed up to dislodge the chair and took off under 34th street. >> i know accidents happen but to just leave him in the middle of the street. i see people hit dogs and stop. to hit a human and keep going, it's unimaginable. >> cox died from his injuries on the way to t

who is an electric wheelchair she attacked him bit off piece of his skin pieces of his skin said she was a vampire. maybe she was to our team outward i mean that's possible but really this is america at its best norman rockwell would be really proud because i mean it's just it's pretty it's pretty appalling and i think what's most interesting about this is the police arrested both the woman who put me on a no i tricked her and they like the guy in the electric earth i'm sorry but you know what are we going to electric wheelchair also had better us a couple times and you know they call this a crime but it's hooter's a good it's just on the eve it was just involved in some kind of role playing that went very very wrong we're going to leave it on that note though this of course happened in florida which just as far as i'm sorry it happened in florida but that's not to do it thanks for being here guys are going friday and that is going to do it for tonight show thanks for tuning in to make sure to come back on monday alone i will do that she will be talking about the latest developments

on friday night, another wheelchair-bound man, 52-year-old david cox, was also killed by a hit-and-rundriver. police believe the suspect was driving an older model black lexus. >>> there was another hit-and-run crash that killed a 37-year-old man today. the accident happened on highway 101 at about 5:30 this morning. officers say it appears a red honda civic was hit from behind by a afford pickup. the civic was hit by a minivan. witnesses say the driver of the pickup left the scene. the hit-and-run vehicled described as a 1960s or 70s full size ford pickup truck and should have front end damage. >> police are keeping a strong presence following the killing of the president of the san jose chapter of the hell's angels. 51-year-old jeffrey pettigrew was shot inside a casino friday night by a member of the vegas motorcycle gang. pettigrew was a city employee and well known by law enforcement. police say they're concerned that the killing could result in an all-out war between the two motorcycle gangs. the shootings happened during annual street vibrations biker festival attended by thousa

another wheelchair bound man it. he was crossing at quaint. the 67 -year-old man was carried 300 feet. investigators have not determined to make and model of the vehicle but this is most likely as damage to the front end and windshield. this is similar to what happened friday night when the man in wheelchair was hit from behind and killed while crossing the stumpf. the driver in that case has not been found either. >>> at daily city woman was killed in the hit and run on highway 101 in menlo park. the red honda civic was rented by pickup truck which then took off. right after that the honda was hit by the taxicab which stopped. the honda driver was killed. the chp is looking for the full- sized ford pickup, brown or tan, and 1960's or 70s model. >>> we now know the authority of the identity of the woman authorities say he died of the medical mistake. the victim was 66 -year-old judith mayne from oakland. the hospitals officials in oakland are disputing claims that the placement the nurses brought in last week during the labor dispute were not

the guy i mean electric earth i'm sorry there were three older books that your new electric wheelchair also has better us that a couple times when they call this a crime but it's hooters accouterments just believe it was just involved in some kind of role playing that went very very wrong we're going to leave it on that note though this of course happened in florida which is as far as stories happen in florida but that's not to do it thanks for being here guys if you're right and that is going to do it for tonight show thanks for tuning in to make sure to come back on monday alone i will be back she will be talking about the latest developments with your financial crisis since you know if you're down and what it means for the u.s. in the meantime do not forget to be kind of a fan of be a loner on facebook and follow us on twitter if you missed any and tonight's show or any other night you can catch it all online at youtube dot com slash do a lot of show and coming up next stay right there it's the next. yuri's shouldn't when you look for nuclear winter against all odds. in human blood

. >> supervisors. 23 years ago on august 24, the moment of bad luck put me in a wheelchair. luck happens. kicking up places to live after i was in therapy, we came to the south beach marina apartments. i asked my parents if the noise from the freeway bothered them. they were in their 60's and said what noise. i closed the dining room doors and it was ok. i have been there 22.5 years. i would like to stay longer, but who knows. six years ago, my rent went up 8%. the following year, 10%. the following year, 10%. this year, almost 9%. i do not know how much time i have. the first part of those years of being in a wheelchair, people would say the cup is half full and half empty. the decided in a little bit of time when people would ask me that -- take your favorite coffee mug and throw it against a wall and glue it and take it back together again, and drink out of that cut for a week. then tell me if your cup is half full or half empty. it is not a question of half full and half empty. if it holds a precious few drops, it is worth it. one of those precious few drops -- i believe

as a person who uses a wheelchair daily, it really does help when passengers are able to board on the back. it will free up time for the drivers to get the wheelchair person on board and, so that is what i have to say about that. i hope it can be implemented and relatively soon. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> i really support what was stated about the actual human impact of these statistics. like for instance, during this fiscal year, i spent 50 minutes before midnight waiting for 1 california street bus. there was a bus that was missing. the one california line is a showpiece line of mta. a lot of time was invested in improving this run, which is heavily used. but at times, i've had to wait long times for that 1 california street bus after 9:00. it makes me tear my hair out. naturally, i've lost all lot of hair, but certainly, waiting for muni buses does not help. this really has to stop. one iphone mta to make a ripple -- to make a complaint, i make a report and get an acknowledgement but i never get an explanation as to what went on. this has been going on for years. i t

. >>> another wheelchair bound man killed in a hit and run, a 67-year-old man died after being hit at homestead and clint at about 1:00 a.m. >> the speed limit on this road way is 40 so the vehicle was traveling at least 40 miles per hour when it struck him and knocked him out of the wheelchair. >> police lieutenant says the man was carried 300 feet. there is no crosswalk at the intersection. they are searching for a dork colored sedan with possible front end or windshield damage. >>> a driver caused a fatal accident on 101 about 5:30 this morning. a honda civic was hit from behind by a pickup truck near march road and then struck a second time by a sack see cap. the honda driver, a 37-year-old daly city woman, was killed. chp is looking for a full sized dodge pick up, brown or tan, and a 1960s or 70s model. >>> seeing the sun took sunday off, heavy showers are a rare september sight. but check out the video of the san francisco skyline. plenty of things went on, including this food festival at jack london square. let's see if the sun will show up for work on sunday. jim? >> it will b

a person can come back three times and see three different wheelchair-accessibility issues, that is nine claims. the attorneys' fees are only recoverable -- only the plaintiff has the ability to get the attorneys' fees. if you fight a lawsuit and win, you do not get attorneys' fees. is a one-sided statute. the policy is to promote access. one of the issues for a merchant to look at is your least. virtually every commercial lease, what ever the business maybe come up switches to the tenants all responsibility for code compliance. what that means is coming you have to indemnify the landlord on the insurance or the least, or any money that the landlord may have a. clearly, the landlord -- the lease does not stop the plaintiff from suing the landlord. therefore, the attorney for the plaintiff is going to target the person they are getting the money from. it does not let the tenant of the hot. the tenants in their lease is contractually responsible to the landlord. there are ways that can be dealt with between the landlord and the tenant. i have represented landlords. i have represented tenan

. >>> the search is on for a south bay driver who plowed into a man in a wheelchair and took off. the 67-year-old man was struck and killed yesterday morning at homestead road, a few blocks east of kaiser center clara medical center. investigators say the man was dragged at least 300 feet by the car. police don't know much about this car except that it's front end and windshield are likely smashed n also just last week, another man in a wheelchair was also killed, also hit by a hit and run driver. a 52-year-old man was struck and killed friday night in richmond by a person driving a black two-door older model lexus that driver also still on the loose. >>> bay area could be the battle ground for a full-blown biker war. san jose police say they are concerned about pay back between rival biker gangs after someone killed the leader of san jose's hell's angels in nevada. 51-year-old jeffrey pet grew was killed during a shootout with the rival vagos motorcycle club at a casino in sparks friday night. officers say pet grew worked days at san jose's department of transportation and nights