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Who is in charge of making the blue doctors’ office building,
the one on Sixth and Princevalle, handicapped accessible?
Handicap access
“Who is in charge of making the blue doctors’ office building, the one on Sixth and Princevalle, handicapped accessible? The parking lot has handicapped parking if you can see it, the paint in the entire lot is practically nonexistent. But for those handicapped parking spots, there are no ramps. And each office has about two steps to enter the building. Is this ADA compliant? Thanks for your help.”
Red Phone:
City Transportation Engineer Don Dey said that generally “the private property owner is responsible for all ADA access on their property, whether it’s the parking lot, the entrance to the building or the facilities inside.”
For more information on ADA compliance, contact Building Department head Stephen Lau at 846-0258.
Intersection safety
“I’m calling regarding the article about the child that was struck. What struck me about that was the fact that the boy was not using a helmet. All these bicyclists and children not wearing helmets, these are accidents waiting to happen. Why isn’t the police department enforcing the helmet laws and the parents making these children wear helmets to protect their head? I’m hurting for this family and the woman who struck this child. Wear helmets. It protects your head from these traumas. Thanks.”
– “That intersection where that child was killed has always been a problem. It’s sad that it takes something like this for people to realize. I look forward to seeing how the city deals with the intersection. Thanks.”
– “A left hand turn at Church and 10th, we’ve needed that for years. It’s starting to look like San Jose and we definitely need a left hand turn there. We’ve got one on First Street and Church, I don’t know why there’s not one at 10th. It has to take a little boy’s death to do it. I don’t know what the problem is with this city. And what about a picture of the little boy? Are we going to see a picture? I hope we see one. We need a picture of the boy to recognize from the neighborhood. We expect a picture tomorrow. If it was another little boy from Mantelli named Billy or something like that, you’d have done a whole front page article on him and talked to the family and the neighbors. And you definitely would have reported the person who hit and killed the boy. We expect some more from the Dispatch, to do its job.”
Red Phone:
Clearly, caller, you read the initial article on Brayan Trejo’s death and reacted critically before seeing the following stories the Dispatch staff worked on with diligence and sensitivity. Keep in mind that when there’s a death, family members generally don’t want to talk to the media or pass on photos the exact same day. Maybe next time you should consider that perhaps the family isn’t interested in talking immediately following the death of a child and don’t be so quick to criticize. However, if you missed the following articles on Brayan his family, neighbors’ reactions and intersection safety, take a look at the front page of Thursday’s and today’s Dispatch. You’ll also find a photo of the child his family graciously offered to Dispatch staff.
Red Phone is heart broken due to the unfortunate accident that took the life of this 5-year-old boy. However, Red Phone’s seeing red due to your ridiculous comments claiming discrimination and preference by this community’s newspaper. Next time, good caller, stop and think before you call and make angry comments that have no merit.
But let’s move onto the issue of the dangerous intersection. The city is now studying the possibility of installing a safer traffic signal at the intersection of Church and 10th streets. The intersection ranks 13th on the city’s list of 50 most dangerous crossroads, according to a February 2005 traffic study. Check out the front page story for more.
