The property manager of a building where a woman fell three stories to her death during a Fleet Week Blue Angels party is investigating the incident, according to the building’s property management company. 

The woman, identified Tuesday as Patricia Hamon, 51, apparently tripped and fell during the rooftop party on Oct. 7, according to her ex-husband, Clark Hamon, and a Facebook post made by a friend. Hamon was known to her friends as Tricia O’Connor—her maiden name.

“Our office is investigating this matter and will follow up when we have more information,” said Stefan Calic, property management director at Hanford-Freund & Company. “Our office is still gathering all of the relevant facts of the incident.”

READ MORE: Woman Died Falling From San Francisco Building During Blue Angels Party

The roof of 2940 Van Ness Ave., where a woman fell to her death during a Fleet Week party, was easily accessible to a reporter from The Standard. | Source: Garrett Leahy/The Standard

Tenants and neighbors said the party happened on the roof of the apartment building at 2940 Van Ness Ave. and that about 10 people may have been present.

‘You’re Not Supposed To Go Up There’

The Standard visited the apartment building Thursday and accessed the roof via an unlocked door that was slightly ajar. Signs reading “keep out” and “emergency exit only” were posted to the door. The roof did not appear to be built for leisure use, felt spongy, was covered in gravel and had no guardrails or significant ledges around its perimeter.

In San Francisco, a roof does not need guardrails or protective walls, known as parapets, unless a building has a permitted rooftop deck, or has machinery on the roof being worked on, such as an HVAC system.

Signs warn tenants not to access the roof of 2940 Van Ness Ave., where a woman fell to her death during a Fleet Week party. | Source: Garrett Leahy/The Standard

“It’s not the owner’s responsibility; you’re not supposed to be up there,” said Engin Yagmur, a structural engineer with San Francisco firm ECS Engineering.

The property is owned by three individuals and two trusts. The Standard was unable to reach them for comment.

‘I Knew She Was Dead’

A witness who lives across the street from 2940 Van Ness Ave. said Patricia Hamon fell onto the steps of the neighboring home at 2930 Van Ness Ave. | Source: Garrett Leahy/The Standard

A witness who lives across the street from where the incident happened told The Standard that Hamon fell onto the outdoor steps of the neighboring home at 2930 Van Ness Ave.

The witness, who asked to remain anonymous because she said she feels traumatized by the incident and wants privacy, said she heard a “loud sound” around 4 p.m. Saturday before seeing a woman’s body on the concrete steps. The Standard has been unable to verify where Hamon landed after her fall. The San Francisco Fire Department said it could not confirm the location due to legal reasons.

“Then I saw blood pouring out [of her head], and I just screamed,” the witness said. “Her friends were looking over the roof. I was screaming for them to call 911, because I was too horrified to do so myself.”

An old exercise bike on the roof of 2940 Van Ness Ave. | Source: Garrett Leahy/The Standard

The witness said a passerby called 911 and they performed CPR for about five minutes until police responded and continued to administer medical aid. The witness said medics arrived shortly after and tried to use a defibrillator on Hamon.

“When they gave up, I knew she was dead,” the witness said. “They were taking the body away, and [her friends] all held hands, and talked about her,” the witness said.

A friend of Hamon, Alix Rosenthal, posted a message on Facebook Tuesday on behalf of Hamon’s family.

“I am sad to announce that Tricia suffered a fatal accident at a Blue Angels party on Saturday,” wrote Rosenthal. “We are still working on plans for a memorial, and will announce details as soon as we have them. Trishie was a bright light in our community, her passing is an unspeakable loss for all of us. Please seek support from one another as we grieve together.”

Rosenthal and the O’Connor family declined to comment further.

The post San Francisco Blue Angels Get together Loss of life: Roof Lacks Security Rails appeared first on DAILY SAN FRANCISCO BAY NEWS.

The San Francisco Department of Building and Inspection says it has been unable to inspect a new black “X” logo on the roof of Elon Musk’s social media company formerly known as Twitter for two days in a row after the company declined access to the structure.

It’s the latest in the push and pull between the city and Musk since he formally changed Twitter’s name to X this past week as part of the company’s overhaul following Musk’s $44 billion acquisition in October.

More from Deadline

On Tuesday, an attempt to remove the company’s iconic blue-bird sign and logo from its Market Street headquarters was rebuffed by city officials who said there was no permit filed, leaving only the “er” remaining from the Twitter logo and one of the birds de-blued.

Fast forward to Friday, when a large black X was erected on the roof of the building, prompting a notice of violation filed with the city for work done without a permit. Any replacement letters or symbols require a permit to ensure “consistency with the historic nature of the building” and to make sure additions are safely attached to the sign, said Patrick Hannan, spokesperson for the Department of Building Inspection.

According to the department’s complaint page after a “notice of violation” was filed, the inspector assigned to the case on Friday “spoke with Tweeter [sic] representatives and Building maintenance engineer representatives. I explained BID’s complaint investigation process and requested access to roof area. Tweeter [sic] representative decline to provide access but did explain that the structure is a temporary lighted sign for an event. I explained to all representatives that the NOV requires the structure to be remove with a building permit or legalize.”

On Saturday, the same inspector reported a “2nd attempt to gain access was performed on 7/29/23 after conversations with property manager on 7/28/23. However, upon arrival access was denied again by tenant. The original NOV document issued on 7/28/23 was redrafted and issued on 7/29/23.”

Story continues

Despite all of it, Musk pinned an post atop his X page overnight showing the lit X logo on the roof — and wrote he was committed to X staying in San Francisco despite the city being in a “doom spiral with one company or another left or leaving.”

“Many have offered rich incentives for X (fka Twitter) to move its HQ out of San Francisco,” he wrote. “Moreover, the city is in a doom spiral with one company after another left or leaving. Therefore, they expect X will move too. We will not. You only know who your real friends are when the chips are down. San Francisco, beautiful San Francisco, though others forsake you, we will always be your friend.”

Best of Deadline

Sign up for Deadline’s Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Click here to read the full article.

The post San Francisco Inspectors Nonetheless Can’t Get On Roof To Examine Elon Musk’s New ‘X’ Signal appeared first on DAILY SAN FRANCISCO BAY NEWS.

HVAC work between the Washington Avenue, Leeds Avenue and North Main Street schools will cost $ 4.2 million, according to a report by Remington and Vernick. The roof overhauls at the high school and Washington Avenue School will cost approximately $ 500,000.

About 100 people marched from Pleasantville High School to Veterans Park in …

Both Chestnut-Lee and board chairman Julio Sanchez, who was elected to the board this year, criticized previous administrations for making the problems so bad, and state observer Constance Bauer for failing to urge the school board to make the necessary repairs in recent years 10 years.

“I was upset but not surprised,” said Sanchez. “Minimal effort has been made to defuse the situation. That is disheartening. “

Chestnut-Lee said she was in contact with Governor Phil Murphy regarding the mold and HVAC issues in Pleasantville. This was confirmed by Murphy’s press officer Alyana Alfaro.

“The governor continues to encourage all schools to open to face-to-face teaching as soon as it is safe to do so,” Alfaro said. “In August, the governor donated $ 100 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to help districts reopen. His budget for FY22 provides an additional $ 75 million for urgent needs through the SDA. “

Meanwhile, the district-wide remediation of the mold is waiting for the approval of Bauer, who is reviewing the expenditure.

The post Pleasantville faculty board takes motion on yearslong mould, HVAC and roof issues | Training appeared first on DAILY SAN FRANCISCO BAY NEWS.

I sent them this link indicating that the 6 “can be reduced to 2” if solar panels are mounted over the smelly hole to prevent anything from entering the hole from above.

Code expert Glenn Mathewson describes common problems with non-electrical regulations for solar roofs. Find out more here.

www.finehomebuilding.com

They already mounted my panels on 6 inch standoffs instead of tile hooks, so I figured this meant they could cover the ever-living hell from my roof instead of working around the smelly holes.

But Sunrun’s design team said they weren’t going to investigate this stinkhole code thing on existing homes with Contra Costa County. And the county licensing authority never called me back after I left them a couple of voicemails. Sad.

Apparently it would break Sunrun’s policy to shorten stinkhole vent stacks and mount panels over them (with some air gap). Not that it matters anyway, PG&E wouldn’t let me get more panels because PG&E sucks.

Regarding the main panel upgrade … I had a lot of nonsense because my gas riser was within 36 inches of the main service panel. I think whether or not you have this gas pipeline problem it may actually be cheaper to split your project into two parts. You can find an electrician to show the permit and do all the work on the main junction box replacement with a solar-enabled 200A (with 225A busbar). That way, PG&E has no doubt that your work on this part of the project is for one main panel only.

Once you have your fancy new main panel, reach out to Tesla again and they will be like – cool. When I got bids; Tesla wanted to charge a lot more for this main panel work than a stand-alone electrician could have charged (that was before I learned my gas riser was too close to the MSP).

The post Will Tesla Photo voltaic transfer roof plumbing vents and improve panel to 200 amp earlier than photo voltaic set up? appeared first on DAILY SAN FRANCISCO BAY NEWS.

Raccoons have great looks – masks, glowing eyes, striped Davy Crockett tails.

Her closest relatives are bears and weasels. But they are neither awkward nor intrusive. They waddle.

In Connecticut and most of the United States, they are our neighbors. They are total omnivores that can live and thrive in almost any location.

Rural raccoons feed on berries, nuts, mice and bird eggs and wash their food in streams and ponds. Their suburban and urban counterparts raid birdhouses and trash cans and do well. Like many other wildlife in the state, they have benefited from coexistence with humans

“You are a really nice, curious animal,” said Laura Simon, urban wildlife expert.

But after a few weeks they could become too crowded and cost you the moving price, not to mention the heavy attic and attic repairs.

Female raccoons that mate in winter come to maturity and need to nest. They need a protective shelter because if male raccoons find the young pups, they will attempt to kill them in order to mate with the female again.

Hollow trees are excellent nesting sites. But they are becoming increasingly scarce.

“Unfortunately, people felled hollow trees,” said Simon.

This is how female raccoons find replacement places. You will use abandoned marmot burrows. There is space between rakes and shovels in a tool shed.

They climb chimneys and nest on the ledges inside.

“People don’t think about it until they see sooty footprints all over the house,” said Chris Vann, a wildlife biologist with the State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Or they squeeze through holes in attic walls and curl up there to raise their pups.

“January and February are the mating months,” said Tom Dommermuth of WESTCONN Pest Control and Nuisance Wildlife Removal in New Fairfield. “Then there is a 60-day gestation period. So we’ll see raccoons later in March. “

“You go to the tightest corner of the attic and want to stay there,” said Joe Gray of Bats R Us Wildlife Removal Specialists of Bethel.

It takes about eight weeks for the raccoon mother to wean her pups and take them into the outside world. Simon said that if the nest is in a chimney, the easiest and most humane solution is to not use the chimney for a few months and then hire a chimney sweep to clean it up.

“People think they can smoke them out,” she said. “The mother will go, but the pups will be burned.”

Attics are tougher. Along with nesting, the raccoons make it easier in the nest. It can stink. And loud.

“They make so much noise and cause so much damage that people can’t sleep,” said Gray of Bats R Us.

The mothers are also vehemently protecting their young – if you block the hole in the attic while the female is outside, she will tear a hole in the roof to get back inside.

“You could expect $ 1,500 to $ 2,000 in damages,” Gray said.

If they are pinched, they can be released on site. They cannot be relocated to other parts of the state.

A louder way to get rid of nesting raccoons is to throw vinegar-soaked rags and tennis balls near their nest, get an old radio or stereo, and blow loud music on them. (Finally … AC / DC can benefit society.)

For a full list of ways to deal with raccoons, visit Wildlifehotline.org.

The best way to prevent all of this from happening is to start in the fall. Put a cap on your chimney and close holes and loose vents that would otherwise allow animals to enter in winter. Wildlife control experts say it is also a good idea to keep tree branches from hanging over your home.

“If you see a raccoon running over your roof, it may be too late,” said Vann.

There is also this. Raccoons – along with skunks, foxes, coyotes, and bats – transmit the rabies virus in Connecticut.

However, this should be put into perspective. There has been only one documented case in US history of a human being infected with rabies from a raccoon.

And there are only one or two deaths per year in the country from rabies caused by an animal bite.

By comparison, around 85 people die from bee stings and 51 from lightning strikes in the United States.

“Probably more people die from golf balls than from rabies each year,” said Simon.

Contact Robert Miller at earthmattersrgm@gmail.com

The post That noise in your roof could possibly be a raccoon appeared first on DAILY SAN FRANCISCO BAY NEWS.