county transportation authority, a great turnover. and i don't see any diversity. i don't see any diversity. and when i say diversity, i don't mean one type of diversity, i mean, do you all really represent the constituency, the taxpayers of san francisco? having said that, i see the supervisors are busy having a sidebar, and that tells me something. supervisors, one, to become a supervisor, you must represent. and for the newest supervisors, you can look what's happening around you. when somebody's giving public comment, which is sacrosanct, and you're having your public conversations, and you think you're really smart, i can write, and that's the reason

why i have my blog. >> chair peskin: is there any further public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel]. >> chair peskin: and the t.a. is adjourned. [gavel]

>> san francisco is surrounded on three sides by water. the fireboat station is

integral to maritime rescue and preparedness not only for san francisco but for all of the bay area. >> fire station 35 was built in 1915, so it's over 100 years old. and behind it, we're going to build fireboat station 35. >> so the city's capital planning committee, i think about three years ago, issued a guidance that all city facilities must resist sea level rise. >> fireboat station number 35, construction costs are approximately $30 million, and the construction is over

complicated because the float, it's being fabricated in china and will be brought to treasure island where the building -- the actual fire station will be constructed on top of it, and then brought to pier 22 1/2 for installation. >> we are looking at late 2020 for completion of the fireboat float. the historic fire house will remain on the embarcadero. we will still respond out of the firehouse with our fire engine and respond to medical calls and other incidents raratin the district. >> the if a sill has to incorpora incorporate five to 6 feet of sea level rise. it's built on a float that can move up and down as the water level rises, and so it's on four fixed guide piles, so as the seas go up, it wican move

and down with the bay. it does have a full range of travel from low tide to high tide of about 16 feet. so that allows for current tidal movements as well as several extra feet for sea level rise in the coming decades. >> the fireboat station float will also incorporate a ramp for ambulance deployment and access. >> the access ramp is rigidly connected to the land side or more of a pivot or hinge connection, and then, it's sliding over the top of the float. so then that way, the ramp can, you know, flex up and down like a hinge but also allow for a slight -- a few inches of lateral motion of the float. both the access ramps, of which there's two, and the utilities, need flexible connections when connecting from the float and back to the building. so interesting power, water,

sewage, it all has flexible connections to the float. >> fireboat station 35 will provide room for three boats and one fire boot. >> we would like to establish a dedicated marine unit that would be able to respond to multiple incidents. looking into the future, we have not only at&t park, we have a lot of kayakers, but we also have a lot of developments on the southeast side, including the warriors stadium, and we want to have the ability to respond to any marine or maritime incidents along all of these new developments. >> there's very few design references for people actually sleeping on the water. what we really looked to were cruise ships, which are, you know, larger structures, several times the size of station 35 but have a lot of people -- a lot of sleeping, but they're really the only

good reference point. and so we looked to the cruise ship industry that has kind of an index for, you know, how ma many -- how much acceleration they can accommodate. >> it's very unique. i don't know about any other fire station built on the water in the united states. >> the fireboat's a regional asset that can not only be used for water rescue and stin wishment of fires, but we also do environmental cleanup. we have a special rigging that we carrie that will contain oil spills -- carry that will contain oil spills until viermsal can come out. this is not a job, it is -- environmental can come out. this is not a job, it's a lifestyle, a community, and we're willing to help people any way we

>> good evening, everyone. i want to welcome you to our 22nd annual lunar new year's press conference. my name is kyra worthy. i'm the executive direct of san francisco safe, and today is all about kicking off our lunar new year, and the safety initiatives we're preparing for the year of the pig. while the lun an new year is a time to celebrate with family and friends, and wish of a prosperous new year, unfortunately, it's a time when the chinese community is frequented by scams and extortion-related crimes. i'm here to let you know that san francisco safe, and our partners are doing everything we can to make this a crime-free new year's. this begins with our speakers

today in law enforcement to let you know what's going to be happening. today we are honored to have san francisco mayor london breed here with us to launch the secelebratory season and safety season. >> the hon. london breed: good afternoon, everyone. i'm so excited to be here today, really, the gateway to chinatown in the city and county of san francisco. as we begin the process of celebrating new year and the year of the boar here in the city, with so many faauuestiva and events, there are so many things that bring people here to san francisco, but more importantly, it also supports a lot of our chinese community and their history and the traditions that existed for so many years. i'm looking forward to the

excitement of what lunar new year will bring in san francisco, but this time of year, it is important that we protect our communities, as well. during this time, we know that there is unfortunately a lot of crime that takes place that targets especially many of our chinese residents, and in particular, our senior community. we know of a recent incident that occurred, a tragic incident, and we are -- our thoughts and prayers are with the victim of -- a woman who was also attacked. but we know there are a number of scams, a number of issues that take place that we need to do a better job of working with the community, that we are providing resources so that people know who to call, and that our folks standing behind me, so many incredible members of our law enforcement community, they are going to be out there walking the beat, and in many cases, they speak

cantonese and mandarin and are here to work with you. that's the goal of sf safe, to highlight the awareness of keeping our community safe, and have a safe and happy and prosperous new year in the city and county of san francisco. so i am looking forward to the excitement, a lot of folks that are shopping here, but we will be paying very close attention. and we want the people of this community to feel comfortable calling 911. no matter what the case is, if there is a crime, feel comfortable in reporting it, in calling it. in fact, a couple months ago, i was with supervisor aaron peskin at portsmouth square where we opened a drop-in centers for people to meet with police officers to report challenges or issues or crimes in their community. it's open two days a week.

so we know there's a lot of work to do. and we don't want to just arrive when there is an issue, we want to make sure that we're being proactive so that crime never happens in the first place. that's what today is about. and last, but not least, i think it's important to talk about how we as a city need to do a good job of looking out for one another. we need to have conversations with the merchants and with our neighbors so that we are truly our brother's and sister's keeper. so that we are paying attention when something is going wrong or something is going right. just a conversation can make a difference in having someone who may have been a victim of a crime in reporting it. it may be the difference between having a crime from happening in the first place. as we go through the celebration of this year and year-round, san francisco will be paying very close attention to do everything we can to protect the residents of our city, but especially keeping an eye on our seniors.

and that means not just our police officers, that means the residents, too. we have to make sure that they are in the forefront of our thoughts, of our prayers, as we move forward in the city together with these incredible celebrations and the changes that continue to occur. san francisco is a great community because of its people, and we're going to have a great and prosperous and safe lunar new year. this is all so much for coming here today. [applause] >> now, we have deputy chief mr. redmon. [applause] >> thank you, kyra. good afternoon to everybody and thank you for being here this afternoon. we appreciate your time and interest in what we all have to say today about the lunar new year. as we know, the chinese lunar new year is a time to celebrate with the community, family, and

friends, and to wish for a prosperous year, this year, of course, being the year of the pig for the san francisco police department, as well. [applause] >> yeah. only i can say that. while we wish we could solely focus on the festivities surrounding this time of year, we have to focus on safety-related crimes. while the department has reduced the numbers of relates crimes, there is still a reason for us to be vigilant. just last month, we arrested two chinese nationals linked in scams targeting chinese

seniors. both subjects are still in custody. i want to recognize sergeant jason hui and captain sergio chin who are here from the special victims unit. they are still investigating this case and are looking for more victims if they're out there, but i think they deserve a round of applause for putting together this case and continuing the investigation. [applause] >> a couple of safety tips for the residents. be cautious if you're approached by a stranger who asks you to follow them somewhere, wants to come home with you, ask you to withdraw money from an a.t.m., or engages in similar suspicious behavior. when in doubt, please contact the police. a lot of people ask the police department a lot of questions about what number they should call. this is definitely a 911 call to the police department because it is an active crime in progress and this person is trying to harm someone else, so please call 911. all of you, please help spread

the word during this lunar new year about the existence of these potential scams, especially to our el dder community members who are often the targets of these scams. in closing, i'd like to urge members of the chinese community who have been confronted by suspects in these possible scams to contact us. we are here to work with you and to create a safer san francisco. happy lunar new year, and there's one person i would like to recognize. there is a change in command we have in the central district. captain paul yep has been a major player at central station, and our new commanding officer, captain robert yeh, as

well, and paul has helped with that transition immensely, so we're looking forward to the lunar new year. thank you, everybody. [applause] >> now, i want to introduce supervisor aaron peskin. [applause] >> supervisor peskin: thank you, miss worthy. miss worthy is worthy, and sf safe is a great organization. i just want to say that that joke was so funny, i regret having you to arrest you a few years back. but in all seriousness -- [speaking foreign language] [applause] >> supervisor peskin: mayor breed, to the president of the san francisco board of supervisors, norman yee, to the representatives of the other supervisors and elected officials gathered here today, to the command staff of the san

francisco police department, to the representatives of the chinese consolidated benevolent association, to the representative of the chinatown community development center, mr. norman fong, and most importantly to the rank-and-file members of the san francisco police department who you see gathered around here today who do the incredible, culturally competent, linguistically competent work here in district three in san francisco's beloved iconic chinatown, i want to thank you for your service. you are the definition of community policing. the first one of these events i went to was 18 years ago, and i am pleased to say that the number of incidents not only here in district three in chinatown, but in the

archipelago of other districts, in the richmond, the sunset, and in the southeast corner of san francisco, have gone down. we remain resolved, we do this year in and year out, and i have to say it's come with profound results, and i want to thank the san francisco police department and the working men and women of the police department for making that happen. [speaking foreign language] >> supervisor peskin: and happy new year of the boar. [applause] >> thank you, supervisor peskin. now we're going to have assembly member david chiu. [applause] >> good afternoon, san francisco. happy lunar new year. it is happy to be back in this spot. i often like to brag to my colleagues in the california state legislature that we have the best chinatown not just in california but in the entire

country, and here at the gateway -- [applause] >> give it up for chinatown. [applause] >> here in chinatown, we meet here once a year, and i think i have been here almost all of the ten times that we come here to celebrate community. it's important to celebrate, it's important to gather, and it's important to be watchful. but men and women around us are responsible for keeping us safe, and we know that happens with community partnerships with nonprofit organizations, with our family associations, with our merchants, but particularly with the leadership of our men and women in blue. i want to salute our san francisco police department for their successes in making sure that we are bringing clark county artists to justice. i was with family members and community members in visitacion

valley this weekend as we are praying for the health and for justice when it comes to the case of our chinese grandmother in visitacion valley who was brutally attacked last week. we have work to do, but we can only do this work together, and so we want the public to remember that in partnership as one family of san franciscans, we can keep our community safe and ensure that all of us will have the happiest lunar new year that we ought to have. have a wonderful day, and thank you. [applause] >> thank you. now we want to introduce our commanding officer of central station. thank you very much, kyra.

hello, everyone. i am a proud fourth generation san franciscan and a native, and i'm proud to be the commanding officer of central station of which includes chinatown. today, i am joined by my colleagues at central station, including my housing and foot beat personnel, and i'd like to introduce them. first is sergeant albert chiu. [applause] >> officer dustin sang. [applause] >> officer dexter sang. [applause] >> officer marisa chung. [applause] >> officer philip leung. [applause] >> officer alex anton. [applause]

>> officer jennie mau. [applause] >> and officer reginald pena. [applause] >> and all of them, as i mentioned, work housing and are foot beat officers, and they primarily focus in the chinatown area. it is very important to us that you know us and that we add faces to our names so you can recognize us whenever you need us. you heard earlier that during the lunar new year festivities that we want you to have fun but also be alert. you should watch out for each other and report suspicious activity, criminal behavior, and especially if it involves seniors. which brings me to telling you on how to report crimes related to the lunar new year. first, a reminder to say no

calmly if someone tries to intimidate you into giving money or valuables. never go with anyone to the a.t.m. and/or disclose any of your information with them. please report all extortion attempts to the police immediately by dialing 911, and now that mandarin and cantonnese language assistance is available. dial 911 if the extortionists are in or just left your home or business, or dial the non-emergency number: 415-553-0123 to report an extortion that occurred at any time, either past or current. a blessing scam hotline is available, as well. 415-553-4212. you can also make an anonymous tip at 415-475-4444. in closing, on behalf of

central station, i would like to say -- [speaking foreign language] >> have a happy lunar new year. thank you. >> president yee: i want to say this is one of the most important media events for the chinatown community and beyond because every year, people get scammed, and we need to, every year, remind people that you have to be careful with the people that are coming towards you and asking for your jewelry, asking for your money in the name of blessing your family. now it's been powerful that the community has come together with the police department. when i was growing up in chinatown, that wasn't the case where the community worked with the police department, and people took advantage of that. and now what i'm seeing is we're working together, we're watching people, we're preventing things from happening, but it takes the

community to join not only the leaders that are here today, but also the police department. we need every single one in our community to talk to at least two people, whether it's your relative or a friend, a neighbor that's a senior, talk to them, remind them, remind them over and over again because people are still going out there, they're -- after their wealth. so i want to thank all the media out here, and especially the police department for hosting this, making this a reality that we can have a safe lunar new year. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. now we have jason collins from the district attorney's office. [applause] [speaking foreign language]

>> good afternoon. i'm senior inspector jason colin from the san francisco district attorney's office, and i want to let everybody know that just like the new year when it's january 1, chinese new year is also a time to give thanks, and my district attorney, george gaston, would like to pass on the thanks. the first is we want to thank you, san francisco police department, for assigning sergeant jason hui to be my partner in the series of blessing scams. sergeant hui, who's somewhere behind me, has worked tirelessly on this case. he worked the entire night of this case, and he hasn't taken

a day off during the three-week holiday. he is a great partner in this case. the other thing is i want to thank community for stepping forward with videos, and for taking the time to talk to us. over the years, the blessing scam, as we found out, is an international crime syndicate coming out of one city in main land china. we've had many -- help from many agencies across the globe. i don't have time to list the names, but i do have a chinese interpretation of agencies that helped us in this particular series of ten cases in the last couple of months. finally, i want to share something. i get very emotional when i think about this, a lot of folks, whether english or chinese speakers, they come to me because i have interviewed at least 60 victims of these

blessing scam cases since 2012. and they ask me, well, why are these seniors so stupid in giving away all their stuff? i say, you know what? they're not stupid. they're actually smarter than us, because they care about the life, the welfare of their loved ones more than they care about the material wealth that they have. give you an example. right up the street here, spoke with a victim. she lost $4,000, her life savings. she worked cash jobs in chinatown, and she saved up for about six years for this money. and as i was talking to her, she said well -- i said well, what was this money for? she goes, look at me. she's in her 50's. she only had two teeth left. all the other teeth had fallen out. she said look at me. i have a hard time eating. i have a hard time looking at you right now.

i could spend the money to fix my teeth, but i don't want my son to have my life. this money was for my son to go to college in a few years and hopefully get out of this chinatown that's keeping me here. another incident, i spoke to a victim recently. she hasn't left the house in about two months since a blessing scam happened to her. the worst part about it is this is an affinity scam. she trusted the scammers. she trusted the scammers with her family members. now she trusts no one. lastly, another victim i had, she described to me for about ten minutes how she lost all her jewelry and a large amount of cash, but this one piece of jewelry meant the most to her. it's a bracelet, it's the last piece that she got from her mom. and the story is there was a

house fire back at home. mom ran upstairs, grabbed her jewelry, threw them out the window where a neighbor caught the jewelry as the fire was approaching, and the fire came close. her mom jumped out of the house. she fell -- she died in the fall, and at the time, she was wearing this bracelet. after the fire, the family never recovered the heirloom -- all the jewelry that mom threw out the window. the only things they recovered was this bracelet. so these are the people and these are the faces that i speak with. these are the victims. i want everybody to understand, please be supportive. they're not stupid, they're people just like us. they think about their families more than they think about themselves and their belongings. and with that, thank you very

much, and in english, happy new year, and may good health be with all of you. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. now we're going to have miss kong from carmen chu's office. [applause] [speaking foreign language]

[applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. my name is michelle kong, and i'm very honored to attend today on behalf of san francisco's elected treasurer, carmen chu. our funding goes to support vital city services for san francisco communities, including public safety. as the only chinese american assess or in the state of california, assess or chu is pleased to see the strides that the community has made to be incluesive of our diverse chinese community in san

francisco. as the new year approaches, please remember to take care of your valuables and to report any suspicious behavior, and on the behalf of assessor chu, we thank you for your service and wish everyone a happy new year. [applause] >> thank you. now, to close us out, we're going to have mr. fong, reverend fong. [applause] >> she said breathe. you're going to help me with this prayer, and -- 'cause i believe in the law -- all people should pray once in a while. this is the prayer that i did for the family of mrs. wong that was beat up in viz valley. you don't have to shout it, but say it with feelings. we need each other, we need the cops more than ever before.

why don't you guys drive by phelan every day on your way to work or something? okay. any way. we're thinking of the two seniors that have recently been beat up. a lot of people are upset. let's soak it all in. repeat after me. peace. [speaking foreign language] >> safety. [speaking foreign language] >> love. [speaking foreign language] >> we need peace, safety, and love to feel a little better. we need this city to get its act together, and we're depending on the city, mayor breed, and all others to jump

in really fast. [applause] >> thank you. so i just want to jump in and stay it's been a pleasure to be here with everyone, all the leaders of our central communities. everyone has a idea of what's going on and wants it to start, but together, with our collaborati collaborative efforts, we can make it a safer san francisco. a special thanks to nanny, she'll be giving out 10,000 piggy banks, and fortune cookies with a different tore tune inside. if you could, join us on the merchant walk, say hi to the different merchants, and help give out our materials. thank you so much. [applause] streets.

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> i wanted to wish you a best wishes and congratulations the community has shifted a lot of when i was growing up in the 60s and 50's a good portion of chicano-american

chinese-american lived in north beach a nob hill community. >> as part the immigrant family is some of the recreation centers are making people have the ability to get together and meet 0 other people if communities in the 60s a 70s and 80s and 90s saw a move to the richmond the sunset district and more recently out to the excelsior the avenue community as well as the ensuring u bayview so chinese family living all over the city and when he grape it was in this area. >> we're united. >> and growing up in the area that was a big part of the my leave you know playing basketball and mycy took band lessons and grew up.

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> allergies welcome to the community fair it kicks off three weeks of celebrations for the year and let's keep everybody safe and celebrate the biggest parade outside of china on february 11th go best wishes and congratulations and 3, 2, 1 happy enough is enough. >> i grew up volley ball

education and in media professional contrary as an educator he work with all skids whether or not caucasian hispanic and i african-american cumber a lot of arrest binge kids my philosophy to work with all kids but being here and griping in the chinese community being a chinese-american is important going to american school during the day but went to chinese school that is community is important working with all the kids and having them exposed to all culture it is important to me. >> it is a mask evening. >> i'd like to thank you a you all to celebrate an installation of the days here in the asian art museum. >> one time has become so many things in the past two centuries

because of the different did i licks the immigration officer didn't understand it became no standard chinese marine or cantonese sproupgs it became so many different sounds this is convenient for the immigration officer this okay your family name so this tells the generations of immigrants where they come from and also many stories behind it too. >> and what a better way to celebrate the enough is enough nuru with the light nothing is more important at an the hope the energy we.

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> relative to the current administration it is, it is touching very worrisome for our immigrant frames you know and some of the stability in the country and i know how this new president is doing you know immigration as well as immigrants (fireworks) later than you think new year the largest holiday no asia and china those of us when my grandparents came over in the 19 hundreds and celebrated in the united states chinese nuru is traditional with a lot of

meani meaning. >> good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessor-recorder i want to wish everything a happy new year thank you for joining us i want to say. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i'm proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north beach community port commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to continue to work with the

community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in under serving come back and giv >> i personally love the mega jobs. i think they're a lot of fun. i like being part of a build that is bigger than myself and outlast me and make a mark on a landscape or industry. ♪ we do a lot of the big sexy jobs, the stacked towers, transit center, a lot of the note worthy projects. i'm second generation construction. my dad was in it and for me it

just felt right. i was about 16 when i first started drafting home plans for people and working my way through college. in college i became a project engineer on the job, replacing others who were there previously and took over for them. the transit center project is about a million square feet. the entire floor is for commuter buses to come in and drop off, there will be five and a half acre city park accessible to everyone. it has an amputheater and water marsh that will filter it through to use it for landscaping. bay area council is big here in the area, and they have a gender equity group. i love going to the workshops. it's where i met jessica. >> we hit it off, we were both

in the same field and the only two women in the same. >> through that friendship did we discover that our projects are interrelated. >> the projects provide the power from san jose to san francisco and end in the trans bay terminal where amanda was in charge of construction. >> without her project basically i have a fancy bus stop. she has headed up the women's network and i do, too. we have exchanged a lot of ideas on how to get groups to work together. it's been a good partnership for us. >> women can play leadership role in this field. >> i tell him that the schedule is behind, his work is crappy.

he starts dropping f-bombs and i say if you're going to talk to me like that, the meeting is over. so these are the challenges that we face over and over again. the reality, okay, but it is getting better i think. >> it has been great to bond with other women in the field. we lack diversity and so we have to support each other and change the culture a bit so more women see it as a great field that they can succeed in. >> what drew me in, i could use more of my mind than my body to get the work done. >> it's important for women to network with each other, especially in construction. the percentage of women and men in construction is so different. it's hard to feel a part of something and you feel alone. >> it's fun to play a leadership

role in an important project, this is important for the transportation of the entire peninsula. >> to have that person -- of women coming into construction, returning to construction from family leave and creating the network of women that can rely on each other. >> women are the main source of income in your household. show of hands. >> people are very charmed with the idea of the reverse role, that there's a dad at home instead of a mom. you won't have gender equity in the office until it's at home. >> whatever you do, be the best you can be. don't say i can't do it, you can excel and do whatever you want. just put your mind into it. >> hi, i'm corn field and welcome to doing building san francisco, we are doing a

special series, called stay safe, how you can stay in your home safely and comfortable, and we know that an earthquake is coming and there are things that you can do to reduce the effects of the earthquake on your home. let's take a look at that. >> here at the spur urban center on mission street in san francisco talking about staying in your home after an earthquake. i have guests today, pat buscavich and his dog, harvey and david, and both structural engineers and we want to talk about things that you might do before an earthquake to your home to make it more likely that your home will be ha bitable after an earthquake, what should we do? both structural and maybe even important non-structural things. >> you hear about how to prepare an earthquake kit and brace your book shelves and water tank and that is important.

what you have to be careful is make sure that you are not going the easy things to make yourself feel better. if you have a bad structure, a bad building, then you need to be looking at that and everything that you do to keep your collectables in place is small and compared. if you have taken care of your structure, then there is a lot of stuff that you can do in your house that is non-structural and your chimney and water tank. >> let's talk about what the structural things might be. >> and he is exactly right. you don't want to make the deck chairs safe on the titanic, it is going down, you are going down, you have to make sure that your house is safe. there are basic things that you need to do including bracing the water heater, not just because of fire hazard but because of the water source and the damage, but basic things are installing anchor bolts, and adding plywood and strapping your beams to column and posts to footings and foundations are really easy things to do and most

contractors can do the building department is set up to approve this work, and these are things that every home owner should do, and it is a little harder because you have to get a building permit and hire a contractor. but you want to be able to after a big earthquake to climb in bed that night and pull the covers up and say i don't have to worry about going to a government shelter. >> that is the main focus that it is great to have an earthquake kit to be able to bug out for 72 hours. here is a better idea, stay in your own home and in order to do that you have to be make sure that your structure is okay. if you have a house, the easy things to do with the wood construction is feasible. if you have a renter or you live in a concrete building, you need to talk to the building own , and make sure they have done their due diligence and find out what the deficiencies are. >> when i have looked at damaged buildings,vy seen that a little bit of investment in time and money and structural

work provides great dividends. >> especially if it is the wood frame, typical house that you can do the things that i was talking about, the anchor and the plywood in the first garage area, you know if you refinanced in the last three years, get some of that savings and it is a really good investment. and the other thing that i try to tell people, earthquake insurance is not the solution to the shelter in place, if there is a big earthquake and your building is damaged, you are not in your house, you may be somewhere else, if you work in the city, it is going to be really hard to commute from sonoma, you want to do what is necessary so that your house is retrofitted and a couple of years of earthquake premium could get you to a level that you could be in the house after a significant earthquake and it may have damage and there is still a shelter in place where you are at home and you are not worried for the government taking care of you and you are living in a place where you can go to work and you want to have your wood frame house is really easy to get to that level.

on top of the wood frame house, i mean every wood frame house in the west half of the city have a water tank and the water tank fall over because they are gas fired and start fires. and that is something that you could do for yourself, and for your neighbors and for the whole city is make sure that your water tank is braced. >> if you look at the studies that are predicting on fires, we are going to have a lot of fires and for every water tank that is braced there is a potential of one less fire that the fire department is going to have to fight and we don't want to have any more fires than we need to. so bracing the water heater is the first thing that you want to do. >> and so easy, and you go on-line and you google, earthquake, water and heater and you google the sites where you can find the details and you can put them out there on the hardware store and you can hire a small contract tore do that for you. that is a couple of hundred bucks, the best investment. if you are in other types of building it is complicated. if you are in a high-rise building you just can't anchor

your building down because there are no anchor bolts, but at that point, the tenant should be asking questions of the owner's and the managers about earthquake preparedness >> and don't take the easy answer, oh, our building is safe it was designed to code. that is not the right answer, ask the tough questions and see if you can get a report that has been given to you. >> what is the right question? will i be able to stay in my home after the expected earthquake? is that a good question to ask? >> yeah, you may be more specific if you talk to the owner, if it is not a recent building, if it is ten or 20 years old see if they had an inspection done and there you will have a written before that will tell you all about the structure. >> thanks, pat. >> thanks, harvey. and thanks david for joining us and thank you for joining us on

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