TWO SCOTT'S VALLEY MEN JUST MISSED BEING HURT WHEN A LANDSLIDE LEVELED THEIR HOME TUESDAY MORNING. JOHN PARR AND HIS FRIEND WERE STANDING OUTSIDE THE HOME PARR HAD JUST PURCHASED, WHEN A MUDSLIDE CAME DOWN AND ENGULFED THE VACANT HOUSE. THE LUCKY PAIR HAD JUST COME OUT OF THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 612 BEAN CREEK ROAD, AFTER DOING SOME WORK INSIDE. THE MUD ALSO COVERED AND DESTROYED 2 VEHICLES. THE HEAVY RAINS DESTABILIZED THE HILLSIDE CAUSING EARTH TO MOVE FROM THE AREA OF MILLSITE ROAD DOWN ONTO THE HOUSE. THE WHOLE THING WAS OVER IN SECONDS. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON A GEOLOGIST ASSESSED THE SITUATION AND SAID THE AREA WAS STABLE. ADDITIONAL EVACUATIONS WERE NOT NECESSARY.

AN ELDERLY DRIVER STRUCK A WOMAN RIDING IN THE BIKE LANE OF FREEDOM BOULEVARD MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE 85-YEAR-OLD DRIVER SAID HE DIDN'T SEE HER AS HE MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO VALENCIA ROAD. THE 65-YEAR-OLD VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO DOMINICAN HOSPITAL, BUT ESCAPED ANY MAJOR INJURIES.

THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO HAS INITIATED A NEW POLICY THAT PROHIBITS MEDICINAL MARIJUANA CLUBS IN PLACES THAT HAVE CITY HOMELESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS. MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM SAID "IF YOU'RE AN ALCOHOLIC, THE LAST THING YOU WANT IN YOUR BUILDING IS A LIQUOR STORE." ALL FUTURE LEASES WITH THE CITY WILL INCLUDE THE NEW POLICY. THE MAYOR IS ALSO ADVOCATING LEGISLATION AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ENACT A MORATORIUM ON ANY ADDITIONAL POT CLUBS IN SAN FRANCISCO.

A ONCE POLLUTED SANTA CRUZ PROPERTY IS NOW CLEANED AND READY FOR DEVELOPMENT. OWNERS OF THE TRIANGULAR DOWNTOWN PROPERTY BETWEEN RIVER AND BULKHEAD STREETS AND NORTH PACIFIC AVENUE, SPENT 3 MILLION DOLLARS ON THE CLEAN-UP. THEY HOPE TO USE THE 1.4 ACRES AT 125 RIVER STREET TO BUILD 70 CONDOMINIUMS, BUT THE CITY MUST GIVE ITS FINAL APPROVAL BEFORE THEY CAN IMPLEMENT THE PLAN.