Opinion: High-Rises Won't Sink San Francisco
Opinion: High-Rises Won't Sink San Francisco The weight of large buildings may not be a major threat to coastal cities, despite recent claims. March 16, 2021, 8am PDT | Diana Ionescu | John A. Egan and Ronald O. Hamburger, in a piece for the San Francisco Chronicle, challenge a recent article in the same publication that claimed the San Francisco Bay area is literally sinking under the weight of high-rise development. The article's "alarming language suggests that this is a sudden phenomenon, and that San Francisco, in particular, is at risk of sinking underwater as bay fill is compresse...
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