The group did not respond to requests for comment. The city says the hotel can appeal the decision. It could also face further legal action by the city in oakland, anser hassan abc7 news. Housing is one of the pillars of building a better bay area, especially the effort to address the shortage in so many communities. And this afternoon we want to focus on San Francisco, which was just put on notice and threatened with the possibility of losing millions in funding because its way behind in the amount of new Housing Units that are needed. Abc seven News Reporter leanne melendez is here now to tell us what San Francisco has to do. And liane not much time to do it. Well, can we say the clock is ticking, right . Because in order to meet the mandate imposed by the state over the next eight years, San Francisco should be adding 10,000 units a year because now the city is nowhere near that goal. All because the process is so very long and nimbyism is very much a part of the citys dna. The building process in San Francisco can be summed up in 1 or 2 words slow and convoluted, like mark linzell. Many architects and builders agree. San francisco takes too long to approve new housing when it comes to issuing new housing permits. The latest numbers show that so far this year, San Francisco has granted 182 permits where san jose, with a slightly larger population, has issued 1448. We are expected to deliver 82,000 units in the laid because some on the board of supervisors believed it would cause gentrification. So the way they halted the project was to use the California Environmental quality act. Sequa unfortunately, it is now being used by to stop housing and other projects, even if those projects are environmentally beneficial. San francisco also allows anyone one to object to a project, even if it meets all the requirements. Is that discretionary review can take months. Thats the case with the 2550 irving street project, which offers 90 units of Affordable Housing. A Neighborhood Group objected and the project was delayed, pending several appeals. After losing all appeals, the project has finally been given the green light to Start Construction in spring of 2024. State senator scott wiener says San Francisco also violates the states density bonus law, where builders can add more units if they add more Affordable Housing. But San Francisco frequently adds an additional fee. Thats, i think, illegal. Yet they have been allowed these discretionary objections and added fees are unique to San Francisco and they are intended to go away after the Legislature Passed sb 433, authored by senator wiener. Sb 433 starting early next year, will sweep away a lot of the obstacles that San Francisco has put up to block housing. The California Department of housing and Community Development asked researchers at uc berkeley to analyze San Franciscos housing approval practices and policies. This is the takeaway from that report. The procedural rules are a problem in terms of achieving those supply goals and those production targets. The same is true for smaller home projects. Some people actually have lost the opportunity to build just because Interest Rates have gone up and its taken a year or two to get their project approved and now they cant get the loans to do the project anymore. San franciscos mandated 82,000 new units would bring the cost of housing in San Francisco down. And because there isnt enough housing in the city of San Francisco, especially Affordable Housing, we are seeing homelessness to climb, to record levels. But heres the rub. If San Francisco doesnt act quickly to streamline the building process, the state has said it could withhold state funding. But if the state pulls out, then we can kiss Affordable Housing in San Francisco goodbye. So its not only mayor breed saying this, but state officials know what theyre talking about when they say if San Francisco doesnt build enough Affordable Housing, the city will have more unhoused people and people forced to move out of the city. Now, in addition, San Francisco could lose local control over what gets built here. And thats a big issue because you dont want you dont want the state, you know, a city like San Francisco, which is so focused on, you know, the character of a neighborhood, you dont want sacramento making those decisions here and saying, lets build this right here. So we want to keep that control, right . Absolutely. See if they can retain it. Thanks. Thanks. Sure up next, the search for the suspect in wednesdays mass shooting in maine. Its becoming more and more frustrating for those involved in the massive manhunt and a decision today on the start of this years commercial crab season. Will it be delayed for a fifth Straight Year . And the battle against mpox. 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Dont change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. Healing from within is a wonderful thing. Ask your childs eczema specialist how dupixent can help heal their skin from within. In maine. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 76. And this comes as a massive manhunt for the suspect continues. Abc News Reporter reena roy shows us where crews are focusing their efforts now. Authorities in maine mapping out in detail exactly how theyre trying to track down an alleged mass shooter, robert cod, whose considered armed and dangerous. Nowhere to be found for two days now. I want to assure all that a tremendous amount of law enforcement, manpower, time and effort is being utilized around the clock in every effort to apprehend the suspect, as well as to safeguard this community. Police say a main focus right now is this river in the town of lisbon near a boat launch where investigators found cards abanda nd cars left running with the door open and a firearm inside. Officials say cod owned a boat and a jet ski. Divers going into the water, aircraft searching from above and sonar equipment will also be used. So im not here saying that the suspect we know the suspect is in the water. And this is what were doing. What im telling you is youre going to see a lot of activity here. Abc news has learned cod sister told investigators that she thought her brother may have been going after an exgirlfriend who was frequently in the Bowling Alley. Detectives also going through more than 530 tips from the public as survivors speak out about the terrifying moments at the Bowling Alley and local restaurant where Authorities Say cod opened fire, killing 18 people and injuring 13 others. I saw someone get shot and i saw like blood splatter everywhere and they just fell off their chair and they werent moving. Ten year old tony got separated from her mother, tammy, at the Bowling Alley until the next morning. Tammys cousin, tricia asselin, was working at the Bowling Alley when gunfire erupted. She ran to call 911, but was shot and didnt survive. The sad part is i didnt know she was there that night. I just feel devastated for the loss of her family and especially her son. The shelter in place, advisories from police are still in effect and schools were closed again today. Most family weekend events at Bowdoin College have also been canceled. Reena roy, abc news lewiston. And please remember these jarring events of gun violence weigh on us all. And we have a list of vetted resources to help you to get started, just visit abc seven news. Com take action electricity remains out across acapulco two days after hurricane otis made landfall as the most powerful storm to ever hit Mexicos Pacific coast. Damage is just catastrophic with 80 of the hotels seriously damaged. The death toll stands at 27, with four people reported missing. Local residents are now expressing concerns that their neighborhoods will be ignored by the government in favor of getting the tourist areas repaired. First, lets talk about the weather here. The weekend is pretty much here and we have some concerns when it comes to fire because of the wind right. The red flag warning. Sandia, how serious is it . It is serious enough that you need to remain extra aware this weekend. Karina and kristen, lets take a look at the set up here on live doppler seven. There is a trough that is going to dive down into the great basin. High pressure is going to build in behind it and thats whats going to set the stage for those gusty offshore winds right now, we do have some high clouds passing through the bay area. Otherwise plenty of sun from our sutro tower camera. Those temperatures still on the cool side, upper 50s to the mid 60s from San Francisco at 57 to san jose at 66 degrees. And everyone else in between. Heres a live view from our kgo roof camera. And its a little breezy, but this is a sea breeze. Were not dealing with the offshore winds or the downsloping drying winds right now, 67 in santa rosa, 64 in napa. Were in the mid to upper 60s from concord to fairfield. And heres a lovely view from our santa cruz camera as some people are out at the beach enjoying the sunshine. High fire danger this weekend. Strongest winds late tomorrow into sunday morning. And we are looking at cold and frosty conditions tomorrow morning with sunny and milder weather for the afternoon soon. Lets talk about the fire danger index. It takes into account the winds. Also the fuels, how dry they are and the humidity levels as well. And as we take a look here, youll notice that 8 00 tomorrow night, some areas going into the orange to red category in the hills, particularly which is very high to extreme fire danger that continues into sunday morning as we are expecting some of the stronger winds between late saturday night and sunday morning. What this is going to do is cause these humidity values that were pretty elevated tomorrow morning at 5 00 to really crash. I mean, were talking about teens to Single Digits in places like napa starting tomorrow afternoon and really continuing right on through sunday where you see the humidity values really low. So its not so much the dense vegetation that still is retaining moisture from the recent rains, but its the finer for vegetation, grasses and shrubs that could easily be flammable if there is any sort of a fire that does break out and that can spread rapidly. Once again, a reminder, frost advisory for the north bay valleys, 1 to 10 a. M. Tomorrow, 36 degrees or lower frost will form. So protect any sensitive plants. And dont forget about your pets as you take a look at your morning temperature. Theyll be dropping down into the mid 30s to upper 40s. Theres not a lot of cloud cover to insulate you. Its going to be mainly clear other than a few high thin, wispy clouds tomorrow afternoon. Wall to wall sunshine but certainly windy conditions at the Higher Elevations and some lower elevations as well. Low 60s to low 70s. So it is a warmer saturday. And lets talk about that halloween forecast. The sun goes down at 612. And for those trick or treaters, its going to be quite the treat temperatures in the 60s in the evening, not bone chilling cold a few creepy clouds out there. The accuweather seven day forecast. In all seriousness high fire danger for the weekend and then halloween is dry. We may see something in about a week in terms of rain. Kristen and karina. All right. Well keep an eye on that. Thank you, sandhya. Well, she is a difference maker still to come, the bay area teens striving for success while helping others find their own voice. Im seven on your sides michael finney. Coming up, why your catalytic converter is just a little bit safer tonight. Hang around for 89 years. 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