SPECIAL CONVENTION COVERAGE -- Newsom Addresses Overpass Collapse

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom answered questions from reporters this morning about the collapse of a stretch of overpass near the Bay Bridge earlier today. The collapse, caused by the explosion of a gasoline truck, shut down two freeways. Only the driver of the truck was injured.

Newsom said he was concerned about the vulnerability of the area's infrastructure, especially in light of a potential terrorist attack or major earthquake.

But the mayor, acknowledging the miraculous lack of casualties, said this was an opportunity for the city to prepare for alternative transportation options if a worse catastrophe occurs.

"It shows that we as a city have a lot of work to do," Newsom said.