Center for the homeless on cityowned land on dakota road. An online petition with 7,000 signatures. We want to do the right thing. We want to do the right thing to help and not, you know, getting neighborhoods against neighborhoods. Reporter he and hundreds of neighborhoods packed Council Chambers and overflow rooms. They want the Center Located at a parking lot behind city al, away from homes, away from schools. Have you ever talked to a homeless person . Have you ever heard their journey . We didnt think it would be that difficult, but its become a difficult process. City officials admit the process has not gone well. The two sites chosen based on criteria near Public Transportation and food services. The goal to house up to 45 people for half a year and put them in permanent housing. Fremonts Homeless Population has jumped 27 in two years. The vice mayor says many concerns driven by fear. Both groups are now unhappy. Originally it was the dakota neighbors, but fou im getting petitio
Westbound 580. 21 minutes not too bad. But the roads are slick. We have some showers and you may find some ponding on the roads. So please be careful. 10 minutes from the maze into San Francisco. There are concerns the rain will cause problems in areas scarred by the wine country wildfires. As kpix 5s emily turner reports, the rain could mix with toxic ash and chemicals and wash into streams. Reporter crews have been working around the clock to clear burned lots of hazardous household waste. Its not just in an effort to rebuild but also to prevent any further damage to the area. We come in and collect the containers and chemicals before they are able to get into the environment. How important is timing . Time is of the essence. Reporter thanks to the epa, this first part is gone. But now the main concern is the unknown toxins in the ash. Things like solvents, pesticides, household cleaners. Baykeeper says any number of chemicals could be present and end up in the watershed. We get a bi
foundation elements and a retaining wall. crews say by labor day you will see a full skeleton what is to come. santa clara s mayor is encouraged and the impact on the workforce. we have 36% unemployment here in the valley, now we have all these people working on the site over 300 and ramping up to over 1,000 by the end of the year. reporter: workers that will remain employed for some time as this 1.2 billion dollar stadium comes together with more than 68,000 seats, state-of-the-art technology, it will soon be one of the nfl s best. there s a lot of work remains but this is getting us off to a great start. reporter: a great start and a lot of that work continues at this hour. all of that steel that you see is being trucked in, the 49ers tell us it is american made. also massive cranes doing that heavy lifting, only 30 like it in the nation. four of them are here on this job site. you may have heard the santa clara mayor mention about the 36% unemployment in the valley
ahead. as the first steel beams go in, the new stadium is now taking shape and fast. this is very exciting. in the life of a project, this is a big deal. reporter: a big deal because crews will work around the clock building the steel frame of the stadium, piece by bees. four cranes, 300 workers, 18,000 tons of steel. some beams weighing in at 36,000 pounds. this is the first kind of manifestation of a project coming to fruition coming out of the ground. reporter: before today much of the work in the pit was to put in underground utilities. foundation elements and a retaining wall. crews say by labor day you will see a full skeleton what is to come. santa clara s mayor is encouraged and the impact on the workforce. we have 36% unemployment here in the valley, now we have all these people working on the site over 300 and ramping up to over 1,000 by the end of the year. reporter: workers that will remain employed for some time as this 1.2 billion dollar stadium come
request is denied. some judges want to rehear the case in their written dissent said . said one of the things that he would like to see iss that see is the conversation continue in a respectful way. today the judges said our court has silenced any such respectful conversation. gay rights advocates are calling it another victory for loving, committed couples in california and around the nation. despite this announcement the ban on same-sex marriage stays in place for 90 days to give the sponsors of the measure time to appeal to the u.s. supreme court and they have let us know this morning that is exactly what they are preparing to do. we are gathering reaction from all sides and we ll bring it to you on abc7 news at 4, 5 and 6 live in san francisco, outside the appeals court, carolyn tyler, abc7 news. this morning san francisco s suspended sheriff is waging a fierce legal battle to keep his phone and text messages away from the people who want to fire him. terry mcsweeney is