funding this is unprecedented never before has the city made a significant attraction because public housing has always been treated as if it's public housing and the housing authority we're past those days and bringing up the families back together again with the public housing families we're residents we're part of this city and all residents will benefit in this city through the wealth and the things that exist because we're a city that cares taking care of of our residents we care about taking care of of each other i want to thank the mayor he's kept wording and worked tireless to keep public housing starting with the 4. $7 million to help to formerly

homeless families they're in those units and the elevator money that fixes the elevators in public housing (clapping.) so this mayor is not just talking the talk but walking the walk that means so much because the way we get it done is work together and make sure that we continue to keep it at the forefront of everything we do in this city no more neglect wire finally doing what we need do to take care of the residents in the public housing development i'm as i said i'll emotional as someone that remembers what it feels like i'm enjoying even though moment and can't wait for the day this place in particular is rehabbed when we do work at west side court and holly court and west point and those

elements that have been delipidated for many many years i want to emphasize the importance of not expecting services to find their way or people to find their way to where services are it is difficult it fourth how many services are available all over the city we're using those services and bringing them directly to the community room of the public housing development we're going to be bringing hope to the public housing residents and i look forward to the day when we change the way this city does business were our resident and no longer being operating in isolation thank you to olsen lee and highs team and hud and mayor's office of housing and allowing the red tape and the bureaucracy not to get in the way of progress and thank you to

barbara smith if he housing authority to do the best they can with the limited resources this is a great day i'm looking forward to the changes to competency (clapping). >> so excuse me. supervisor breed president breed struck a question why are we doing this we're doing this for the residents we want the residents to have a better life with the improvements only the physical side and on the social service side but we're sort of johnny come lately the housing authority was isolated for a long time two organizations that have stood instead of in the water department's wants and this needs of the resident for many in reinforces i'm hoping

we're actually dlifrp i delivering on some of them as this demonstrates so and so two organizations at citywide council of senior disabled residents and the housing tenants association behind me is beverly and joyce armstrong (clapping). >> and we thank them we thank them trembling fewer support in getting us to this point because they've heard a lot of promises over the years we were just like another set of promises but at this point, we're going to be delivering on the promises but beverly and joyce i'm going to ask more of your patience i'm going to ask for your patience because you you know we have planned i'm going to ask for your patience we're going to get

though the rehab it will be messy but at the end of the day we're to be we are not off i want to ask beverly to say a few word (clapping.) >> smooimdz beverly senate file have a i'm president of the citywide council of senior disabled we advocate our seniors disabled in our building and public housing we advocate for them in every aspect of they're living i would like to bring joyce up here as well they do a tremendous job advocating for that the family developments. >> thank you beverly good afternoon, everyone thank you secretary castro we want to thank the supervisors who work and malia cohen and london breed our housing folks

are making it easier for public housing and thank barbara smith she's the redevelopment housing queen we call her, in fact, we have of one of this i live in and represent we're excited and welcome this program the secretary we have something to give you we have fighting to keep your jurisdiction wide of councils in place we're important to advocate for the people who can't be here all the time we're conducting leadership trainings which we 14reb9d black history and the new year we're diverse and reaching out to the people in public housing just remember i'm here to advocate to keep our jurisdiction wide and some suggestions for you all you can share with president obama the 3 things anything that

anyone needs ask us and we'll be there thank you (clapping.) >> the strength of the jurisdiction wide organizations is that they're elected by the tenants and the buildings or developments to represent so we're internal to it we ourselves are tenants we live in the buildings and developments at threat with the conversions to rad rad didn't have a provision for the continued existence of those jurisdictions wide counsels this you give us a lot of worry about who is there to advocate for them who is there to you think if i them together so their voice is heard whatever the issue regardless of who is managing them who owns them the tenants were not sold all right. so they need their

advocacy that's what we're here for so mayor ed lee and secretary castro we need to fix this okay (laughter) we need to save our jurisdiction wide our duties is to represent the tenants in the housing in every aspect of their lives and to take that away from them leaves them sloimentd and weak take us seriously we need the continuation of those organizations thank you. (clapping.) >> >> so we're going to conclude the program and have a little opportunity for q and a but before we go to that i'd like to thank you know an incredible number of people and i won't thank them all individually i apologize in

advance for not thaiks them terms of mr. secretary we want to acknowledge the assistant secretary for his work also and so on and so forth and the former assistance secretary and our own staff and would like to thank the folks that gave me with our staff on a daily basis that holds this transaction together and greg and others in terms of the city staff it is the whole city that works on this (laughter) federal reserve the mayor's office the city administrators offers and naomi kelly is critical in the task force and the departments of all sort of lined up behind the mayors

directive assist the housing authority i know tom from dbi and planning and dpw and the human resources we're all working targeted a common goal this is again, the whole notion that the housing authority are no longer a island in san francisco i want to thank the enterprise list and the other people we're working with the developers and the cohorts and thank our housing developers we're uniquely blessed in san francisco to have 5 eco system they've step up to the plate and it is continuing to be difficult they'll do it t and last but not least i want to thank my staff who have been working on this

lydia and others who have been leading the charge (clapping.) again, thank you all we will all do this together and hopefully, all see each other in he 12 months for the groundbreaking for the first one or the completion of the late last - at this point we'll on the floor for questions. >> i heard the secretary mention $11 million in federal funds and local money how does that free up $5 million. >> the 11 millions is the rehab we have for this particular building the so the 35 buildings that are being rehabbed through the rental system will get

$500 million in rehab that's sort of the number for the larger portfolio the $11 million. >> so the $500 million source. >> it's a variety of things from private first mortgages to loan and tax accurate equity some b will be the contribution from the check signed that i even though mayor the 52 million okay. and growing all those sources combined will go towards funding those are repairs that's the repairs not just the software quote/unquote you know related to the arithmetic and the consultant and things like that but repairs alone. >> the private and one of the unique things, yes public housing can be financed with private first mortgages because

of the rental assistance program their vouchers instead of them to the housing authority this is one of the unique things changing the form of the lender they call private section 8 in the past the secretary and the depended have model that on behalf of the public housing site they're creating a form of investors vouchers that the leopard are familiar about yes there will be private first mortgages and supported by rad vouchers. >> how much is the city public housing is going to be run by private nonprofit. >> those 35 hundred units will be all ultimate run by private parties some are nonprofits and some for profit one of the unique things structured those

transactions is that we'll hold the housing authority holds the land it is not going to be sold off and the housing authority remains involved in managing the assets for the for assembly future. >> all san francisco public housing will be managed by outside agrees. >> that's correct. >> what housing authority will be involved. >> well, the housing authority ruling role is clearly going to be involved. >> (repeated.) >> the constitution of the united states. ownership and management to asset management and have an incredible role with the voucher program in terms of hud's role it will remain the same they're the people responsible for the resources and their got the demolition to make sure we use the resources appropriately and have the obligation to serve and goal to

serve low income people. >> timeline we hope to start construction on the first project if october of this year. >> nonprofits in place do we know who is going to manager. >> on the wednesday night under the housing authority will be the particular developments they're currently engaged in as we said we're at the start of the process we have to go through a few things like the leopard approval and the hud staff this is a momentous occasion they have to sign off on the packages but the developers that have been selected that i itself housing authority for their negotiations are listed on 7sz housing authority website. >>

>> 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 >> feel like it really is a community. they are not the same thing but it really does feel like there's that kind of a five. everybody is there to enjoy a literary reading. >> the best lit in san francisco. friendly, free and you might get fed.

♪ [applause] >> this san francisco ryther created the radar reading series in 2003. she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a.

her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on her community. >> a lot of the raiders that i work with our like underground writers. they're just coming at publishing and at being a writer from this underground way. coming in to the library is awesome. very good for the library to show this writing community that they are welcome. at first, people were like, you want me to read at the library, really? things like that. >> as a documentary, there are interviews -- [inaudible] >> radar readings are focused on

clear culture. strayed all others might write about gay authors. gay authors might write about universal experiences. the host creates a welcoming environment for everybody. there is no cultural barrier to entry. >> the demographic of people who come will match the demographic of the reader. it is very simple. if we want more people of color, you book more people of color. you want more women, your book more women. kind of like that. it gets mixed up a little bit. in general, we kind of have a core group of people who come every month. their ages and very. we definitely have some folks who are straight. >> the loyal audience has

allowed michelle to take more chances with the monthly lineup. established authors bring in an older audience. younker authors bring in their friends from the community who might be bringing in an older author. >> raider has provided a stage for more than 400 writers. it ranges from fiction to academics stories to academic stories this service the underground of queer fell, history, or culture. >> and there are so many different literary circles in san francisco. i have been programming this reading series for nine years. and i still have a huge list on my computer of people i need to carry into this. >> the supportive audience has allowed michele to try new experiment this year, the radar book club. a deep explorationer of a single

work. after the talk she bounces on stage to jump-start the q&a. less charlie rose and more carson daly. >> san francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most literate cities in the united states. multiple reading events are happening every night of the year competing against a big names like city arts and lectures. radar was voted the winner of these san francisco contest. after two decades of working for free michelle is able to make radar her full-time job. >> i am a right to myself, but i feel like my work in this world is eagerly to bring writers together and to produce literary

events. if i was only doing my own work, i would not be happy. it is, like throwing a party or a dinner party. i can match that person with that person. it is really fun for me. it is nerve wracking during the actual readings. i hope everyone is good. i hope the audience likes them. i hope everybody shows up. but everything works out. at the end of the reading, everyone is happy. ♪ . >> commissioner. i'll call roll. >> thank you. >> commissioner pating commissioner shlain commissioner fung commissioner karshmer and i'm going to walk to the podium and on up the letter to read dr. charles letter. >> the president oh, the president of the commission edward cow is