and hearing each other down (clapping) and really walking lockstep forward together into a prosperous future. but this project and the many other initiatives that the mayor lee and i have been working on. when we talk about bay view points we're not just talking about hardship and sadness we are talking about people real individuals and families that live and work in the neighborhood. this is why we spent more than a decade planning for this day and it's their voices that are shaping this significant investment. it's for them we'll continue to most of this project forward are i want to acknowledge the

unparalleled commitment that this developer has shown us should be an example that everyone should be foreperson after (clapping) an men and women commitment to the labor and lincoln to the artists and hearing their concerns and honoring them and making sure that everyone has a spot a place in this project. so today is just the beginning of reinvention of the area. i want to thank the many members of the citizen adversities committee and i'm even going to throw in the southeast folks. we spent count also hours to bring us to today.

thank you all. i also want to thank our labor leaders for not giving up and staying at the table. i want to thank all that everyone benefits from a carpenter to the subcontractors wro who are working and let's get out of the way and get started on this construction. thank you (clapping) >> tim paulson joins us as it's executive director in 2004 so he's been on this journalist with the city to rebuild the

shipyard. the san francisco labor council is the center of the labor in san francisco it's comprised of 1 hundred and 50 local unions representing 1 hundred thousand working men and women in this city. it's to promote social justice for all. please welcome tim to say a few words (clapping) >> thank you pam. so on behalf of the san francisco labor council i want to acknowledge what the previous leaders talked about. we were involved in a complexed process. and i'm proud of our partners that actually sat down and did the agreement that's he hopefully b will be the strongest in the country.

i want to acknowledge my partner and all the building trades that are repealed just stand up real quickly (clapping) >> thanks for what's going on. i also want to acknowledge connie ford who's been working diligently with the community whether or not it is with the pact or the other partners we're proud of the work. but one out of 3 households has a member in it. we want to make sure that everything is going to benefit the community local higher and affordable housing and job training and getting into houses and jobs making sure there are good health care and everything is being done.

we negotiated extra money that is going to be used and invested in the community to make sure the community sliefl benefits. we're proud to be part of the process but this is a great day and a great start thank you everybody (clapping) our next speaker really does embody the american dream. i'll introduce my friend and your friend willie brown. a product of the urban black neighborhoods of san francisco he became an attorney to rise through the civil rights movement. willie brown served more than thirty years 15 years as it's speaker then he was elected and

served as the first african-american to serve as labor in san francisco. mayor brown has dedicated his skills to transform and open american politics to all. he is really one of the smartest people in american politics and i tease him for tipping his tow in my field of journalism. perseverance and trades that describe mayor brown and the ship project made possible that deals are not enough political power grows only when public good is done at the same time. please welcome mayor willie

brown. (clapping) >> i'm glad to be here. this is a great journey. it's a journey that's been described adequately by most of the people at the microphone. it's been a long journey. sometimes, the journey you couldn't even see whether or not there was going to be any success. we really do have a bay view people need to see this. most thought it was a joke but clearly a reality. as you observed what what will occur on this till hill and

you'll know that the parks the mayor talked about will not only have grass and walkways but there will be trees. this community will come alive it will not be any different from any other community in expect it will be newer and probably better (clapping) >> and have all the people that have been here be clear that those of us who hold on elected office you know what an incredible debt we owe to those who stepped up and did the infrastructure that will make it possible for this community to come alive. there was not bonded

indebtedness when ms. maxwell was doing her part there was not bonded indebtedness to do all the things we needed to be done yes nancy and diane did their number but without the private sector he stepping up taking their investment capital laying it on the line. and you would think when la in charge first made the application to be selected in the competitive process i lied through my teeth i told them over a few months you'll need to do and they've hung in there.

they've not allowed that lie in the ends the investment opportunity here represented something that's unique in all of america. there's no other piece of soil in america this is potentially as lucrative and profitable for both the private and public sector then this spot is going to be (clapping) so, i say to you and the investors you've done it right. you know that retirement board has a rile that says they can't invest in san francisco. how stupid is that. i hold ms. maxwell we don't want people asking questions about

our investments and knowing san francisco is full of questions everybody babies that are not born ask questions that's the way we're. i'm hoping that we can have san francisco's money, san francisco's pension funds equally as subject to being used in this city and in particular where the predictability of have you ever given is to wonderful. i'm carried away with the idea when the base closure came along they said i can have the shipyard and, of course, diane and nancy make sure it was done. it took a lot longer than then we a thought it would but it

happened. and believe me reference has been made to all the people who were involved. there's been at least 3 secretaries of the navy and they stepped up and their staff he believes that everything that appeared to be high-risk was worth the trip it was demonstration and republicans. the rest of the nation is going to be required to follow suit and be rearview mirror to find our dedicated people like we have. they're going to be able to find

and require people like ed lee and others who have done so much to help put this altogether. and i'll tell you something. my ugly worked in the shipyard. it's the only job he ever had but might uncle worked from the shipyard and he's smiling knowing he would be gambling because it's a we have thing we open the place for people to live and for the rest of san francisco who will beat a path out here. you're going to be shocked at the kind of people who want to live out here. the cost it so much better and

the transportation and all the other things for access to the freeways and to downtown in. cases is so much better the public transit system generally is so much better. this is an ideal place to live. i'm not that i'll be eligible pam is right if we can arrange a discount. when i served lee used to be accused of also trying to leverage for our own benefit but obviously we didn't do it that's why i make an appeal to you (clapping) >> he really is san francisco own force of nature isn't he. now we want to bring to the

poumd a neighborhood poet who embodies the hope of the community. please welcome this lady. tomato i didn't (clapping) hello everyone before i go into this short poem i want to say thanks to everyone. i'm here representing the cafe that is in the heart of bay view. thank you (clapping) and because of all the hard work and faith that everyone has had in the project i can say today, i have a full-time job in bay view and i'll be a first time time homeowner in bay view as well. it's a huge accomplishment.

i'll be reading this poem and dedicate it to everyone. we are the voiceless. who can't sleep long enough to dream who barely have periods between strafrgs. those mean very little when our voices sound like shadows falling into the dark and no one understands when no one is around to see. she fights everyday to fight for her smile. she knows the distances so alcohol is the only comfort she has grown accustomed to.

we have nothing left burr but our voices and sometimes, we forgot we're realized with a shine so bright sometimes. and we are reminded there will be another day. we have nothing left but your voices to speak. thank you (clapping) >> thank you that was beautiful (clapping) well, thank you to the neighborhood and the leaders to all of you and thank you for being a part of something that

was so extraordinary please join us for refreshments and don't forget to nibble on some cookies that were made special for today. those of you who want to be in the photos stay here. bay view is on its way. have a great day

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88. we are at mount davidson and it has the highest point of elevation in san francisco hitting a whopping 928 feet. mt. davidson provides a peaceful 30-acre owe ace and great hiking trails. the spectacular views offers a perfect place to watch the sunrise or suffer sun set with someone you louvre, wear sturdy shows to conquer the stone trails and denly inventory advantage gives you hikers the sensation of being in a rain

forest it's quite a hike to the top here at mount davidson but the view >> hi. welcome to san francisco. stay safe and exploring how you can stay in your home safely after an earthquake. let's look at common earthquake myths. >> we are here at the urban center on mission street in san francisco. we have 3 guest today. we have david constructional engineer and bill harvey. i want to talk about urban myths. what do you think about earthquakes, can you tell if they are coming in advance? >> he's sleeping during those

earthquakes? >> have you noticed him take any special? >> no. he sleeps right through them. there is no truth that i'm aware of with harvey that dogs are aware of an impending earthquake. >> you hear the myth all the time. suppose the dog helps you get up, is it going to help you do something >> i hear they are aware of small vibrations. but yes, i read extensively that dogs cannot realize earthquakes. >> today is a spectacular day in san francisco and sometimes people would say this is earthquake weather. is this earthquake weather? >> no. not that i have heard of. no such thing. >> there is no such thing. >> we are talking about the

weather in a daily or weekly cycle. there is no relationship. i have heard it's hot or cold weather or rain. i'm not sure which is the myth. >> how about time of day? >> yes. it happens when it's least convenient. when it happens people say we were lucky and when they don't. it's terrible timing. it's never a good time for an earthquake. >> but we are going to have one. >> how about the ground swallowing people into the ground? >> like the earth that collapsed? it's not like the tv shows. >> the earth does move and it

bumps up and you get a ground fracture but it's not something that opens up and sucks you up into haddes. >> it's not going anywhere. we are going to have a lot of damage, but this myth that california is going to the ocean is not real. >> southern california is moving north. it's coming up from the south to the north. >> you would have to invest the million year cycle, not weeks or years. maybe millions of years from now, part of los angeles will be in the bay area. >> for better or worse. >> yes. >> this is a tough question. >> those other ones weren't

tough. >> this is a really easy challenge. are the smaller ones less stress? >> yes. the amount released in small earthquakes is that they are so small in you need many of those. >> i think would you probably have to have maybe hundreds of magnitude earthquakes of 4.7. >> so small earthquakes are not making our lives better in the future? >> not anyway that you can count on. >> i have heard that buildings in san francisco are on rollers and isolated? >> it's not true. it's a conventional foundation like almost all the circumstances

buildings in san francisco. >> the trans-america was built way before. it's a pretty conventional foundation design. >> i have heard about this thing called the triangle of life and up you are supposed to go to the edge of your bed to save yourself. is there anything of value to that ? >> yes, if you are in your room. you should drop, cover and hold onto something. if you are in school, same thing, kitchen same thing. if you happen to be in your bed, and you rollover your bed, it's not a bad place to be. >> the reality is when we have a major earthquake the ground shaking so pronounced that you are not going to be able to get up and go anywhere. you are pretty much staying where you

are when that earthquake hits. you are not going to be able to stand up and run with gravity. >> you want to get under the door frame but you are not moving to great distances. >> where can i buy a richter scale? >> mr. richter is selling it. we are going to put a plug in for cold hardware. they are not available. it's a rather complex. >> in fact we don't even use the richter scale anymore. we use a moment magnitude. the richter scale was early technology. >> probably a myth that i hear most often is my building is just fine in the loma prieta earthquake so everything is fine. is that true ?

>> loma prieta was different. the ground acceleration here was quite moderate and the duration was moderate. so anyone that believes they survived a big earthquake and their building has been tested is sadly mistaken. >> we are planning for the bigger earthquake closer to san francisco and a fault totally independent. >> much stronger than the loma prieta earthquake. >> so people who were here in '89 they should say 3 times as strong and twice as long and that will give them more of an occasion of the earthquake we would have. 10 percent isn't really the threshold of damage. when you triple it you cross

that line. it's much more damage in earthquake. >> i want to thank you, harvey, thanks pat for we are celebrating the glorious grand opening of the chinese rec center. ♪ 1951, 60 years ago, our first kids began to play in the chinese wrecks center -- rec center. >> i was 10 years old at the time. i spent just about my whole life here. >> i came here to learn dancing. by we came -- >> we had a good

time. made a lot of friends here. crisises part of the 2008 clean neighborhood park fund, and this is so important to our families. for many people who live in chinatown, this is their backyard. this is where many people come to congregate, and we are so happy to be able to deliver this project on time and under budget. >> a reason we all agreed to name this memorex center is because it is part of the history of i hear -- to name this rec center, is because it is part of the history of san francisco. >> they took off from logan airport, and the call of duty was to alert american airlines that her plane was hijacked, and she stayed