maybe we should hire that guy at d.p.w. i'm hoping in 2020 we do a better job at this and we as a commission start to see this stuff. thanks chief. >> thank you very much. chief velo thank you for your report. i have two things. there was a drill on saturday october 19th. did you want to comment on how well this drill went? >> that's the drill debut that coincides with the earthquakes we had in past history of san francisco. very well attended. lot of volunteers were there. it was very well attended event. we were able to get commitment

to do this. they were very pleased to do that. they actually approached us to get the idea of getting that in the school. we'll meet with them in the future and have ideas. having that relationship with s.i. and having that large drills going from house to house instead of doing it live, it was a great drill. >> i was pleased to see that. the press was impressed. pretty much a full page and the back side. i wanted to get some feedback on that and i want to thank all those volunteers and members who went out there that day. only other remark i wanted to show our appreciation.

to you commissioner, veronese for this program. >> item 6, commission report. report on commission activity since last meeting october 9, 2019. >> commissioners, i'll call for public comment on this item. any member of the public wishes to give public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. any announcements that you would like to make at this time. vice president covington. >> vice president covington: i was thanked to thank commissioner veronese for his ongoing support regarding the stress unit. i think it's very admirable. he pursued money and training

for the peer support group. i thank him for that. i wanted to say that i know that the president of our commission was there but the commemoration of the 30th anniversary was outstanding. it was just absolutely wonderful. it was very uplifting. i would think it might be a somber event, actually we laughed a lot. the st. francis fire boat was there. the mayor did a wonderful job as emcee. supervisor stephanie was there. there were people in the department who has been in the department who had time to speak as well. it was heart warming.

i saw little bit of it on sfgov today. >> commissioner veronese i see your name on the roster. >> commissioner veronese: just on commission activities. we had the fire department hosted a pier support training. there were about 30 members. the training was put on by the international association of firefighters. my foundation, the national first responders paid for it. it was a great program. i stopped in the very beginning of the program to say hello. sat through an hour of it. it's a great program being offered. i look forward to doing as many of these as we can.

there were three or four different departments from all over the bay area that jumped in on it. which is great. there's more money there to keep doing these things. i hope that the department we'll do some in southern california as well. i look forward to the department and other departments contributing to it and with their people. i was really pleased to see it was a good show. we'll keep doing them as long as people show up to them. the credit goes to the thousands of contributors that contributed to the fund and everything that- everybody that was part of that. thank you for that. >> commissioner hardeman. >> commissioner hardeman: this will be brief. had celebration fleet week the day after the last meeting downstairs.

george schultz was honored. his 99th birthday, former secretary. there was charlotte, his wife, who has been so good about hosting things. she's having a hard time getting around. it was a very nice performance. i didn't see a lot of first responders. i think there was an invitation that went out like the day or two before. i think lot of people were missed is what i was told. i was representing the fire department. we were there. i enjoyed it. it was fun. thank you. >> president nakajo: thank you very much. commissioner hardeman. >> commissioner hardeman: on monday november 18th we have our retirement scheduled at headquarters at 4:00. just as a reminder. i wanted to comment as well on the ceremony. i believe chief anita bradley,

she gave remarks. i tell you, that was some really inspiring and enjoyable comments. she's got talent. it was just enjoyable how real she was and how honest she was and how she brought everything in perspective. i really enjoyed that. to cap it off with the vice president, we had an opera singer that was really fantastic to be able to add to that and the atmosphere. she said something about us san franciscans everything and we celebrate earthquakes as well. it's the resilience of everybody within the department and city and county of san francisco. i know everyone is prepping for the next one or trying to prep for the next one. i wanted to remark on that as well. thank you for all of that. i appreciate it so much.

madam second? >> item 7. agenda agenda for next and future meetings. >> president nakajo: call for public comment on this item. what do we have for the remainder of the year? >> it was confirmed today ems6 presentation with captain payne. and a closed session settlement. >> president nakajo: that is for the commission meeting november 13th? >> yes. >> president nakajo: we have two more commission meetings left in the year. december 11th will be the last meeting of the year. commissioner hardeman -- >> commissioner cleaveland: wont

writer position on. give us an update on what's happening with that position. perhaps share if it has to be in closed session to discuss the candidates for the position. i think this position is so critical to future funding for lot of things that our department needs. i like to have that on the agenda and get an update from the department on what's happening. >> president nakajo: we'll have the chief of the department comment on that. >> updated. i gave vice president covington some of the applicants who we are going to get their red resus and who we want to interview. i'll be happy to talk to you about it. >> president nakajo: thank you very much. madam secretary.

>> item 8. public comment on item 9 on all matters pertaining to item 9b below including public comment on whether the item 9b in closed session. >> president nakajo: any member of the public that wishes to give public comment on this item. seeing none, public comment is closed. >> vote on whether to conduct items 9b in closed session. the commissioner may hear item 9b in closed session to code section 54957b and administrative code section 57.10b. >> president nakajo: , in terms of this motion to go into closed session, commissioners? >> second. >> president nakajo: we have a second from vice president

>> is that a motion commissioner hardeman. there's a motion. is there a second? thank you very much. vice president covington all in favor say aye. thank you very much. we are completed for this evening. we are adjourned. thank you very much commissioners.

>> welcome to the stage, father microcode -- father michael quinn. [applause] >> good afternoon distinguished guests, chief nicholson, chief

scott, and all the wonderful people of san francisco and the people from surrounding areas who are here on this wonderful day to ask god's blessing and to really recognize that we have indeed received god's blessing however, we name our god since a terrible day that we remember as the earthquake. on october 17th, 1989. for those of us who were around at that time, remember there was a moment when we didn't know what to do. the bridges were closed. it seems like we were really stuck. what happened is god's spirit within us took over and what happened is communities came together. the communities came together to not only address the immediate issues, but the more far-reaching issues. example, the san francisco interfaith council was founded as a consequence. can you imagine that week all of our faith decided we should work

together as a community of san francisco and work together. thank you, god. you had to ring the bell a little loud, but we got it. thank you for the first responders, many of whom risked their lives. thank you also for the individuals who are not first responders, but who stepped out. they let god work in them. they have been blessed since this time -- since that time with the divine intervention of our god. our god has given us civic leaders who make sure that our rooms are safe. we continue to ask for divine intervention of that god to give us leaders to provide for emergency services, to provide for the welfare and the well-being of the citizens and the guests of the city of san francisco, and we thank god for their continued vigilance to be prepared for all those occasions may god keep us all safe and may the next 30 years be safer than

it was 30 years ago on this date now i have the great privilege of introducing maryland and breed. [applause] >> thank you, father quinn. thank you so much to everyone who is joining us here today to celebrate how far we've come over the past 30 years, and i remember that day. i was actually a freshman in high school attending galileo high school right here in this neighborhood, and it almost feels like it was yesterday. we know that 30 years ago the loma earthquake struck suddenly, and even though it only lasted for 15 seconds, its impact was

tremendous. 12,000 homes damaged, millions of dollars in property damage all over the bay area, and sadly , 67 lives were lost before their time. we've come a long way and we know that there have been significant changes in san francisco. we all remember the embarcadero freeway. it is no longer there. pays valley and the central freeway, and we have some hayes valley folks here with us today, it is now this beautiful, vibrant open space. buildings in the civic centre that have been rehabbed to seismic standards, and of course, so many people who live in the marina. you remember the devastation that existed here which is why it was so important that this city implements soft story legislation to ensure that when the next earthquake hits our

safety, we are more resilience. we are more prepared than we were, then. we all know that we can't prevent an earthquake from happening, but in this city, we have taken the lessons learned from what we know happened. that was a time where technology was a lot different. we didn't have many cell phones and smart phones and other communication devices. in fact, those of you who were there probably remember when it happened. i ran upside. i was on webster street between fulton and mcallister at a friend's house. i felt the ground shake. it had turned upside down. we immediately ran outside and were like, what happened, what happened? we didn't understand what was going on. we heard the bay bridge collapsed, we heard this was going on. there was so much information. we did not have access to

electricity. we relied on radios and relied on communication from others. more importantly, we were safe because we knew that so many of our first responders from the police department, from the fire department were out there in the communities checking and making sure that our communities were safe so we are so grateful so we continue to be there for us time and time again. we want to spend out -- sent send out a special announcement -- a special shout out to the volunteers. we know when disaster strikes that our public safety officials may not be able to get everyone right away, so we are going to need to look out for one another over the years, we have really worked hard to build more resilient communities. communities where neighbors know what to do, where they look out

for one another so that we are the first responders when our fellow neighbor needs us during these times so that we can continue to keep one another safe and provide support during what we know could be a problematic time in our city. we have come a long way and we are still standing stronger and more amazing than ever. san francisco, as we know, even with his challenges, is still one of the most beautiful cities in the world. we will continue to make sure that we make good policy decisions, good investments, and continue to work with all community members throughout san francisco to make sure we are all safe. today we remember that we have come further in the past 30 years in being a more resilience , a more seismically safe, a better city so that when the next one happens, we are prepared. i want to thank all of you for being here today to really mark

this occasion. i also want to take the opportunity to suggest that you think about your emergency preparedness kit. you have to access the wreck of -- the recommendations on the website for things you can use and one of those kids that would last for 72 hours. i was with some kits -- kids today at rosa parks middle school and they were telling me what i needed to put in my kit. i thought wow, we are preparing the next generation and they are now going to be the ambassadors for their families and for their communities so that we can all look out for one another and to make sure that people are safe and that our city is better and stronger than ever. thank you all again so much for being here to celebrate. [applause]

>> good afternoon, everybody. i'm catherine stefani. i'm the supervisor for district two. it is such an honor and a privilege to serve district two. thank you all for being here today. thank you mayor breed for your remarks. obviously we are here today to commemorate 30 years of the loma earthquake, witching just 15 seconds rocked our community. i can't believe it was only 15 seconds because what -- 170 -- one summer he asked me the other day how long i thought it was, i said, at least a minute. when someone told me it was just 15 seconds, it truly was the longest 15 seconds of my life. we know that it took the lives of 67 neighbors and cost caused over $5 billion in damage. it is, of course, fitting that we are here in the marina, a

neighborhood which suffered some of the most extensive damage. the headline of the examiner, in fact, the following day red, s.f. marina devastated. in this neighborhood, gas mains and pipes burst sparking fires, causing buildings to collapse, and killing four people. i was actually a junior in college. i was in my dorm room at st. mary's college just across the bay bridge when the earthquake struck and my friends and i, you know, we heard about what to do in an earthquake and, of course, when it hits, all of a sudden all of that goes out the window. what we did is what you are not supposed to do, we started running. we ran outside to find a chaotic scene. all of the windows in our library had been blown out, people were panicking, and i was personally touched because my roommate at the time had her little brother here in san francisco who was recovering from leukemia. it was one of the hospitals here

in san francisco, and we did not know whether or not the hospital was okay, whether or not he was okay, and of course, we were hearing things like that bay bridge collapsed, and based on how bad that earthquake felt, we pictured the entire bay bridge in the bay because it felt like that actually could have happened. and what we learned from this experience is the importance of having a plan in place and be prepared ahead of time. we know that every household should have an earthquake safety kit and a plan for what to do in the event of an earthquake. having these important conversations now will make a safer in the event of another big one. just this monday, we had a small earthquake of 4.7. a reminder we must always be prepared and a reminder we must talk about this with our children. my daughter who is 10 years old had just fallen asleep in bed next to me and was jolted awake, sending her sharp elbowed

directly into my jaw and making me perhaps the only injury of the earthquake that night, but really, that was my daughter's first time experiencing an earthquake and it was truly scary for her. she had a lot of questions about what would happen if the earthquake had been bigger and she was so on edge that she really couldn't go back to sleep i told her, you know, we turned that nervousness into awareness. we become aware of what we can be doing and then we turn that awareness into preparedness. we are having important conversations about what to do in case of an earthquake, what our family disaster plan is, and where we keep our emergency supplies. i hope that today, on this 30 year anniversary of the loma earthquake, families across the city are having similar conversations about how to be prepared. we do not know, of course, when the next big one will strike, but we must do everything we can is a city to make sure our residents and businesses are as prepared as possible. i'm proud to have cosponsored the earthquake safety and

emergency response bond that will be on the ballot in march and if passed, will provide over 600 million in much-needed funding for capital improvements to critical infrastructure, including neighborhood fire stations, district police stations, the emergency firefighter water system, and other essential facilities and infrastructure. i'm also excited to announce today my resilient district two program which started here with the resource fares this afternoon. i will be working with neighborhood leaders and i want to thank neighborhood leaders. so many are out here. without you, we wouldn't be able to do what we do. thank you so much for how you do this. i'm looking at you gail and patricia and jim and so many other people. jason, allen, cat, the earth his only people in this neighborhood that rise to the occasion and really help us do what we need to do to be prepared. i want to thank everyone who has joined us today. i look forward to continuing our work to be prepared for the next earthquake, and i want to thank

our first responders. i have so much respect for all of you. all of our police officers, all of our firefighters. what would we do without you? you are amazing. especially here in san francisco [applause] with that, i would like to call up san francisco battalion chief [applause] >> it is dangerous to give me an open mic. i have limited time. i am a talker. it is an honor to be here today. thirty years ago the deputy chief and myself were pro- bees, we didn't even earn that status. we were in a fire academy and at 504 we were being dismissed. and in the yard, he always had to run in the yard unless you are doing a training thing. we were all running towards that seven-story at the time and it was a brick building.

i saw it go back and forth swaying and swaying. and then all of a sudden you started swaying and the captain told us to hit the ground, cover your head, and we didn't even know what hit us and then we realized. it was going on for a long time. it really was. i mean, it was my anniversary, my 30 year anniversary, but we had been doing this for years. no matter where we are, no matter what fatality, what country, we are there for every disaster. it was amazing. later on i went home quickly, checked on my dog who was hiding , he never did that. i made sure she was all right, went back to station seven and i said, i am a pro be, can i answer phones? >> answer phones, get on the rig i got on the rig. i didn't even have a coat, i just put on some old-timers turn out. we went to south of market. the entire south of market had their horrible collapse on the street. the entire south of market smells like natural gas and it

was really an eerie feeling. then we swooped into the marina where i was dropped off and we have a very special guest a little later that will tell us his story, but i was dropped off after -- at the marina. basically what i did was help expand the auxiliary portable hydrant system that you see right here. when it opened the hydrant in the marina, which was a disaster area, it was several square blocks of houses leaning, garages buckling, and then the dramatic three-story building that ended up in the intersection with -- where the big rescue was. when he opened up the hydrant it just dripped out. one of our chiefs at the time invented this system. we have had the auxiliary system since 1915, but he invented the portable hydrant system. that beautiful fireboat out there was an older one and pumped from the bay into a manifold and we were able to create a hydrant system to put the fire out. basically i just moved hose and

that is what i did, but hopefully he will come up at some point, but he did a terrific rescue while i was moving hose. he was crawling in 35 feet into a dilapidated building, barely shoulder space with a chainsaw. meanwhile, aftershocks were going on. it smelled of natural gas. he hears a woman calling, yelling for help, he is making his way cutting piece by piece trying to shore up for his own safety, getting in there. he gets close to her, and then finally, i think it was the blade that winter he had to get something, a new chainsaw, he was so scared he would leave and not come back and he promised her. that is promised that he kept in that is a promise we keep to you when we swear in. we will be there and he showed that hand raise and he got back and there, cut more away and got her out. he saved her life. he has done so many awards for

that, so many accolades, but the truth of the matter is, it is a two-way street with the community and us. she saved his life. she taught him about better things. how to live better, how to live more sound, and a more peaceful. they became friends for the rest of her life. he will carry that in his heart. anyway. i'm just going to get a little corny for a minute. my dads not alive anymore, but he was so proud that his daughter went to that fire, because that was my first fire, and somehow i ended up in sports illustrated. [laughter] you know, this is an old because there's a marlboro ad at the back of it. [laughter] all right. i am a ham, but who knew i was going to be in sports illustrated? [cheering] okay, okay. all right. the next day we went down there and worked on the marina, my dad

walks into time warner building in manhattan, because he was mre said, that's my daughter, that's my daughter, and they said, yeah , whatever. he said let me get my boss down. some some boss comes down and says come back in a week and they blew up a big poster of that picture. anyway, dad, we did it together. he was the one that called and told me the bay bridge collapsed we had a power failing. none of us headphones. he called on a land line. remember that? landlines. who has a land line here? excellent. that's pretty good. but on a more serious and, enough with this. i know that our whole careers we have been training and trying to improve. and i know chief nicholson, that is one of her big agendas, is improve the disaster plan. it really is the birth of the organization because it was amazing to see civilians and fire and anybody moving hose to get that system up and running

because the marina was so full of natural gas and we had already had an explosion. it was really incredible. i love working with them in training with them and practising. we are here for you. we always will be and we love san francisco. we are going to pay tribute to the seriousness of what happens that day, but we are also celebrating an earthquake. it is just amazing what san francisco does. we come out for everything. anyway, we love you, and when we raise our hands, we really mean it. it is a two-way street. i will introduce jim at maxwell. you have a few things to say. [applause] >> good afternoon. i just wanted to really briefly thank the mayor and supervisor stefani for putting this event on. it's so important that we continue to remember that 30 years ago, this city and our

neighborhood were rocked. we were in shock, but it really galvanized us as a community to come together. as we have heard, the organization was born out of this event and that people came together and work together side-by-side with fire to help put out the fires, and we are really pleased that we are starting our resiliency d2 efforts because it's that tenacity and the resiliency that will make us strong and be able to bounce back the next time we have to face such an event. i also want to say its important that as communities who come together and we all know each other. these events are great. we need to have more community events were you get to know your neighbors and make an effort to say hello to a friend, make an effort to get to know your local merchants as well. the merchant corridors a need to be resilient. they are the ones that will be providing for us in the next big event, and i think everyone remembers how they didn't have power or anything else, either,

but a lot of them banded together and somehow provided food, they provided water, they provided a place for us to gather, and we need to remember that going forward as we move forward. we have been working on a little neighborhood -- actually, it won't be in the neighborhood now , but a memorial to the earthquake. that is close to happening. that has been 15 years of grassroots effort. [applause] a number of folks have been involved in putting that together. that finally will happen down at twenty-two at station 35, which is appropriate since it is also to honor the fireboat phoenix i was instrumental in putting out the fires here. as we were putting that together , and artists were talking to neighbors, one of the things that came out of a few community meetings that i remember very specifically was,

everybody's remembrance of that -- there was the earthquake, there was the event, and after that there was immediate silence that descended on the city, on the neighborhood, as everyone took stock of their surroundings and what was going on. he was at that point that a lot of neighbors wandered out of their homes, looked to their other neighbors they possibly hadn't even met before, and said , hey, how are you? how are you doing? as everybody okay? that connection was made. we need to keep those connections strong so we can be resilient for our next event. thank you, mayor. [applause] >> okay. our plan was to have enough speeches until we could get to the right time, but clearly we didn't have a lot of politicians speaking today.

[laughter] so we will have a fireboat display from the san francisco fire department. there we go. look to your right, you can see it. some of us also remember that there was a world series game going on between the giants and the a's. [indiscernible] come on up, chief.

>> good afternoon, everyone. i am the chief of the san francisco fire department. [cheers and applause] thank you very much. when battalion chief anita proudly was speaking, she was speaking about our retired firefighter named jury shannon. many of you have probably seen him in the newspaper of late. he saved a woman named shara, here in the marina and thankfully he has showed up today and welcome. we all look up to you. [applause] >> thanks. >> do you want to say a couple of words? >> yes. i'm flattered by all of what has gone on since the earthquake and immediately after. i want to take this chance to talk about something that i beg these reporters to pass on, and they would promise me they would and it never happened. i didn't do this rescue. the fire department did this

rescue and the people out there in the rescue squads, i was a mediocre fireman. these guys were trained way above my pay grade. and what they do on a daily basis, we are in insurance policy for the citizens of san francisco. it is no big thing when you wreck your car and the insurance company comes and takes care of it, but when the fire part -- department does it, for some reason, the bonds that we had since 1900 and sex with the citizens of san francisco, they feel about us as we feel about them. it is not just a job, and the dedication -- you realize, 264 guys, people, drove back into the city immediately after the earthquake. they weren't on duty and they weren't getting paid. what other department in san francisco can say that? these guys came in, left their families, didn't know what they were going into, would you never do when you respond to an incident. they came back into the city and they worked for 72 hours and they didn't get any accolades,

they didn't get any newspaper print. they did it because of the love of the city and the love of the job. i was so proud when they pinned that badge on me in 1970. i wanted to honor it and do something to think that i deserved it. i still, when i see these rubber rings, i still get that same feeling in my heart. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. as you can see, the fireboat display to your right. [cheering] that is not the phoenix, that is the other one, right? that is the st. francis. named for our great city. i want to ask chief nicholson and chiefs got to join me up on

the stage. supervisor stefani. >> are you going to ring the bell? >> yeah, we are. a few more minutes. come on up. come on up. [applause] you have three minutes. [laughter] just say a few words about the system you invented. >> it is an honor to be here

today and 30 years. it's hard to believe it goes by so fast. i wanted to echo what you said about the fire department. and wanted to point out that what happened in 89 we understand the risk of the fire department and the support on the developments that we get. we had mayor dianne feinstein. and had a meeting with her and explained to her what the risks were and the equipment that we needed for the portable water system. mayor feinstein totally understood. it was a classic meeting. we went in, we were told we had 20 minutes, three hours later, we left her office. we had a 50 billion-dollar bond issue and a special appropriation for the water system and they were just going to work. we did that and i just want to

point out to the dedication of the firemen, that is amazing. it is hard work. we developed the portable possible -- the portable water system and worked with the fireboat. a lot of training. 189 came, we were ready. we had a plan. i like to point out to you what happens in an earthquake like what happened in 189. we lost all the power in city -- in the city for three full days. the earthquake hit. it messed all over the city. just in the marina alone we had 127 water main breaks. we lost all water in the marina. fire breaks out and we say that when all hell breaks loose, nobody else knows what to do so they call the fire department. but an earthquake is the extreme example of that. we have to perform. and what happened, all the water is gone, and only because goodyear blimp was in town

because of the world series. the fire department only knew they had a fire because of several fire alarms. the chief down there was a hairy he had had a drill with the portable water system one week before. he knew exactly what to do. call the fireboat and the portable water system, and they got there 40 minutes later. we had to this wind today that we had then. we would have stopped the fire. this is an example of what would happen. in that day, there was no wind. it was a good fortune for all of us. a lot of hard work. they knocked the fire down and training, having equipment available, having the mayor and everyone behind the fire department, it all came together that day. i can tell you it was a proud day for the front -- san francisco fire department and also for the people who came in and the off-duty guys and it all

worked out good. for all of us that were there that day, they were proud of what happened. we did the best we could under the circumstances and it all worked out. here we are today. thank you very much. >> thank you. right on time. [applause]

again, we want to thank each and everyone of you for joining us here today to commemorate the 30 year anniversary of the earthquake. we honor the men and women of the san francisco police and fire department that have put their lives on the line year after year in this city to keep us all safe. today, as a reminder of our need to do everything we can to build a more resilient city. we have a fair that is supported by district two supervisor catherine stefani where you can learn more about the

organization and you can learn more about ways to build the organization so we can continue to look out for one another, take care of one another, and make sure that when the next one happens, we are all prepared to be safe and to be secure and to continue to have a strong, more resilient city for future generations to come. thank you all so much for joining us here today. [applause] last but not least, we have a special treat. an incredible, incredible, incredible opera singer. [applause]

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>> hi today we have a special edition of building san francisco, stay safe, what we are going to be talking about san francisco's earth quakes, what you can do before an earthquake in your home, to be ready and after an earthquake to make sure that you are comfortable staying at home, while the city recovers. ♪ >> the next episode of stay safe, we have alicia johnson from san francisco's department of emergency management. hi, alicia thanks to coming >> it is a pleasure to be here with you. >> i wonder if you could tell us what you think people can do to get ready for what we know is a coming earthquake in san francisco. >> well, one of the most things that people can do is to make

sure that you have a plan to communicate with people who live both in and out of state. having an out of state contact, to call, text or post on your social network is really important and being able to know how you are going to communicate with your friends, and family who live near you, where you might meet them if your home is uninhab hitable. >> how long do you think that it will be before things are restored to normal in san francisco. >> it depends on the severity of the earthquake, we say to provide for 72 hours tha, is three days, and it helps to know that you might be without services for up to a week or more, depending on how heavy the shaking is and how many after shocks we have. >> what kind of neighborhood and community involvement might you want to have before an earthquake to make sure that you are going to able to have the support that you need. >> it is important to have a good relationship with your neighbors and your community. go to those community events,

shop at local businesses, have a reciprocal relationship with them so that you know how to take care of yourself and who you can rely on and who can take care of you. it is important to have a battery-operated radio in your home so that you can keep track of what is happening in the community around and how you can communicate with other people. >> one of the things that seems important is to have access to your important documents. >> yes, it is important to have copies of those and also stored them remotely. so a title to a home, a passport, a driver's license, any type of medical records that you need need, back those up or put them on a remote drive or store them on the cloud, the same is true with any vital information on your computer. back that up and have that on a cloud in case your hard drive does not work any more. >> in your home you should be prepared as well. >> absolutely. >> let's take a look at the kinds of things that you might

want to have in your home. >> we have no water, what are we going to do about water? >> it is important for have extra water in your house, you want to have bottled water or a five gallon container of water able to use on a regular basis, both for bathing and cooking as well as for drinking. >> we have this big container and also in people's homes they have a hot water heater. >> absolutely, if you clean your hot water heater out regularly you can use that for showering, drinking and bathing as well >> what other things do people need to have aren't their home. >> it is important to have extra every day items buy a couple extra cans of can food that you can eat without any preparation. >> here is a giant can of green giant canned corn. and this, a manual can opener, your electric can opener will not be working not only to have one but to know where to find it in your kitchen. >> yes. >> so in addition to canned

goods, we are going to have fresh food and you have to preserve that and i know that we have an ice chest. >> having an ice chest on hand is really important because your refrigerator will not be working right away. it is important to have somebody else that can store cold foods so something that you might be able to take with you if you have to leave your home. >> and here, this is my very own personal emergency supply box for my house. >> i hope that you have an alternative one at home. >> oh, i forgot. >> and in this is really important, you should have flashlights that have batteries, fresh batteries or hand crank flashlight. >> i have them right here. >> good. excellent. that is great. additionally, you are going to want to have candles a whistle, possibly a compass as well. markers if you want to label things if you need to, to people that you are safe in your home or that you have left

your home. >> i am okay and i will meet you at... >> exactly. exactly. water proof matches are a great thing to have as well. >> we have matches here. and my spare glasses. >> and your spare glasses. >> if you have medication, you should keep it with you or have access to it. if it needs to be refrigerated make sure that it is in your ice box. >> inside, just to point out for you, we have spare batteries. >> very important. >> we have a little first aid kit. >> and lots of different kinds of batteries. and another spare flashlight. >> so, alicia what else can we do to prepare our homes for an earthquake so we don't have damage? >> one of the most important things that you can do is to secure your valuable and breakable items. make sure that your tv is strapped down to your entertainment cabinet or wall so it does not move. also important is to make sure that your book case is secure to the wall so that it does not fall over and your valuable and

breakables do not break on the ground. becoming prepared is not that difficult. taking care of your home, making sure that you have a few extra every-day items on hand helps to make the difference. >> that contributes dramatically to the way that the city as a whole can recover. >> absolutely. >> if you are able to control your own environment and house and recovery and your neighbors are doing the same the city as a whole will be a more resilient city. >> we are all proud of living in san francisco and being prepared helps us stay here. >> so, thank you so much for joining us today, alicia, i appreciate it. >> absolutely, it is my pleasure. >> and thank you for joining us on another edition of building [♪] >> i just wanted to say a few words. one is to the parents and to all of the kids. thank you for supporting this

program and for trusting us to create a soccer program in the bayview. >> soccer is the world's game, and everybody plays, but in the united states, this is a sport that struggles with access for certain communities. >> i coached basketball in a coached football for years, it is the same thing. it is about motivating kids and keeping them together, and giving them new opportunities. >> when the kids came out, they had no idea really what the game was. only one or two of them had played soccer before. we gave the kids very simple lessons every day and made sure that they had fun while they were doing it, and you really could see them evolve into a team over the course of the season. >> i think this is a great opportunity to be part of the community and be part of programs like this. >> i get to run around with my other teammates and pass the ball. >> this is new to me. i've always played basketball or football. i am adjusting to be a soccer mom. >> the bayview is like my

favorite team. even though we lose it is still fine. >> right on. >> i have lots of favorite memories, but i think one of them is just watching the kids enjoy themselves. >> my favorite memory was just having fun and playing. >> bayview united will be in soccer camp all summer long. they are going to be at civic centre for two different weeklong sessions with america scores, then they will will have their own soccer camp later in the summer right here, and then they will be back on the pitch next fall. >> now we know a little bit more about soccer, we are learning more, and the kids are really enjoying the program. >> we want to be united in the bayview. that is why this was appropriate >> this guy is the limit. the kids are already athletic, you know, they just need to learn the game. we have some potential college-bound kids, definitely. >> today was the last practice of the season, and the sweetest moment was coming out here while , you know, we were setting

up the barbecue and folding their uniforms, and looking out onto the field, and seven or eight of the kids were playing. >> this year we have first and second grade. we are going to expand to third, forth, and fifth grade next year bring them out and if you have middle school kids, we are starting a team for middle school. >> you know why? >> why? because we are? >> bayview united.

>> chairman: good morning, everyone, the meeting will come to order. welcome to the thursday, october 23rd is special meeting of the government audit and oversight committee. i'm supervisor gar gordon mar, and i'm joined by supervisor peskin. thank you to this