Reporter he says they hope to have the 20 tuff sheds ready to move in by next week. They would accommodate 40 people, two to a shed. Its called a low barrier shelter. Drug and alcohol use wont necessarily be prohibited. I feel like its a joke. Reporter but some arent so sure this is the answer. Janae scarborough told us her father and his dogs live in a tent just down the street. Theyre doing better in a tent with furniture and stuff like that. These sheds, this is something you put dogs in. Anything that we try is new will have risks, but i think the greater risk is to do nothing. Reporter once the tuff sheds are completely occupied, city Officials Say they will begin to dismantle the tent camps around them. In oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. New at 6 00, two people are recovering from injuries after a crash on highway 4 in brentwood. The east contra costa Fire Protection district posted these photos of facebook this afternoon. You can see First Responders rescuing two people from
Oakland mayor libby schaaf says this is just one part of a larger solution in the citys ongoing effort to deal with a growing number of Homeless People living on the streets. A tuff shed camp is in place. Laura anthony is live now from city hall. Laura . Reporter hi, dan. This is meant to be a temporary solution. By recent estimates, about 400 people live in encampments here in oakland. By next week, the hope is that 40 of them will have four walls and a roof over their heads. They are tuff sheds, 20 of them, 10 by 12 feet each, meant to put at least a dent in oaklands exploding homeless problem. One exhibited by sprawling tent cities like this one just a few yards away. We have a longterm plan, a midterm plan and this is the right now plan. This is immediate relief. Reporter joe devries is in charge of the homeless outlook plan. We were looking at what would be positive both for the unsheltered and for the surrounding community to reduce the problems of the garbage, the blocked roadwa
Next month if the California Coastal Commission Approves certain changes to the countys coastal plan. Its going to drag the Property Values way down. I think thats my biggest concern. And then my ability to do any type of maintenance or to put on a new roof. Reporter it comes down to two major changes out of thousands. They are redefining flood zones according to the worst possible scenario that could happen 100 years from now creating a much more Bleak Outlook for the future than the countys plan. Secondly, because of that outlook, itwould make most construction and maintenance on structures west of highway 1 virtually impossible. What we feel is that the staff of the Coastal Commission wants to take those and turn them into a case study for all the other communities along the coast in a way that enforces management. Thats not something to do. Reporter the community at point reyes, and several others including bolinas would all be affected and all have united with the county against t
The morning and for the afternoon across the valleys another hot day inland and we do think well see some cooling changes ahead. More on that in the forecast coming up in just a few minutes. Thanks so. Also with this heat means, of course, fire danger. Were already seeing some brushfires pop up. This one is near the lagos golf course in san jose. This fire began about 1 00 in the afternoon. It is put out now. No injuries to tell you about and folks living in this area certainly saw a lot of smoke. Cal fire is battling several wildfires across the straits here. The san fire is burning in southern california. People can see this from the highways, the residents there and many people are evacuated. This is in the city of Santa Clarita. This one burning in bug surwhere more than 1,000 homes have been evacuated here. More live now from San Francisco where firefighters are freepg take on this blaze. Christie . This fire has already grown, 3,000 acres and the state has put out a call for mutu
Visible injuries. The motive and circumstances surrounding the death are under investigation. The mans identity has not been released. This is the citys 34th homicide of the year. Today in the bays bob redell following the breaking news story this morning. His live report is coming up in 30 minutes. Happening today, this san jose father is expected in court. He is accuse of severely abusing his 6week of old infant daughter. Today in the bays kris sanchez has been comping this story. She join us live from san jose. Kris, this little girl is fighting more life this morning. Shes in Critical Condition. Reporter she is. She has 14 different fractures in her little body including a Skull Fracture that doctors told investigators could not have happened by accident. We expect well learn more about that later today but the babys father 32yearold Matthew Zabala, was arrested at the family home in san joses burbank neighborhood. He is now here at the main jail and will appear before a judge toda