Bomb. There is no count of how many potentially suspect structures exist in the city. How many such structures are out there . How many occupants are out there . This type of tragedy may occur tomorrow, in a month. Berkeley city councilman also thinks the current proposals fall short. Its become clear that we do need more regulations to ensure balcony safety. There are more steps we can take as a community. The current ordinances would require mandatory ventilation and inspections every five years. Beyond that eric wants notice to residents that dont use steel in their structures but the family of one collapse victim wants to go further. Attorneys wrote, quote if the city wants to prevent another tragedy, these required inspections should be done at minimum, every year. Whatever the final forum if approved tonight it would go into affect immediately, requiring initial inspections within six months. In berkeley abc7 news. A bill that would have let regulators keep an eye on Construction
Barrier. Two lanes are now open. You can see where the stein is supposed to be. Crews removed it before 5 30 but the scene is dangerous for drivers. Southbound 101 lanes are open. And its now expected to reopen at 8 00 tonight. You can see traffic is slow and backed up in that area. Good evening thanks for joining us. Im matt keller. Im ama daetz the Berkeley City Council is poised to pass strict new guidelines tonight for the construction and inspection of apartment balconies. This is followed the collapse that killed six students. Some think the guidelines dont go far enough. That meeting set to begin here in about an hour, theyre looking at a series of ordinances urgency ordinances theyre calling them, to beef up construction here in the city. Some think that more needs to be done incding the family of a young victim from the north bay. Theyre a ticking time bomb. There is no count of how many potentially suspect structures exist in the city. How many such structures are out there .
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tomorrow. joining me is sandy valenciano of the california youth justice alliance. she crossed the border with her family when you were just 4. let s talk about this with your personal experience behind it, why are we seeing this unprecedented spike in unaccompanied immigrant kids crossing the border? yes. i think that it would be very interesting to listen to the stories of each of these children, youth and kids who have been crossing the border, but speaking from a perspective from mexico, i think that lately in the last couple of years violence has risen extremely, and it s not safe for one to go in the streets. some countries i m sorry, some states more than others, right? and i think the same goes for central america and south america where you have extremely risen violence in the streets, gangs and kids losing their parents so they re seeking other