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Center on Mission Street in San Francisco and joined by carla, the Deputy Director of spur and one of the persons who pushed this shelter in place and safe enough to stay concept and we want to talk about what it means and why its important to San Francisco. As you know the bay area as 63 chance of having a major earthquake and its serious and going to impact a lot of people and particularly people in San Francisco because we live on a major fault so what does this mean for us . Part of what it means is that potentially 25 of San Franciscos building stock will be uninhibit tabl and people cant...

Like the 1 across the street have been upgraded to meet some modern standards. This is the Williams Building that we were talking about that is the replacement of the building that was damaged in the 1906 earthquake. It was built just like it with the plans. This building they were going to dynamite it. In 06, they dynamited buildings to clear the path. From an interesting point of view, spencer is here, this building is incorporating into the brandnew building next to it, which makes the new building an addition. It is not a new building. It is a brandnew building meeting todays code. We say ...

We say you are a gigantic addition to an old historic building. Did it change the permit fees . Of course. One thing about publication able is how well buildings will perform. The brandnew building down there which is what . The brandnew glass and steel building. When we build brandnew high rise buildings theyre required to meet the minimum standard of the Building Code. The Building Code is a minimum standard document. Can you choose to build beyond it. Few People Choose to build buildings that are immediately occupiable after an earthquake. Most build buildings that wont collapse, which is w...

Burner with the emergency . [inaudible] first shot so, im very caution to say it took a lot of hard work, i remember the day we walked into the office to a 40 million deficit we had to renegotiate our contract and peenings for the first time and pension that happens an issue in california were part of the state system and still not ready for the shakeout on the development and so, ill like to think its [inaudible incomprehensible] level and i think that what it gibbs you time do is to start working on some of these dreams and really give Development Opportunities and that is what its like desp...

Hi, im lawrence corn field. Welcome to building San Francisco. We have a special series, stay safe. Were looking at earthquake issues. And today were going to be talking with a residential Building Owner about what residential Building Owners and tenants can and should do before earthquakes and after earthquakes. Were here at this wonderful spur exhibit on Mission Street in San Francisco and i have with me today my good friend george. Thanks for joining me, george. And george has for a long time owned Residential Property here in San Francisco. And we want to talk about apartment buildings and...