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journey back in is there a motion? yes i would like to, um , motion 10 and so i believe that was moved by member cunningham dinning and seconded by vice chair d'antonio and we'll take roll on adjournment. member catalana. yes. remember cunningham denning? yes vice chair. dantonio remember? freedom box? yes chair. williams yes, all right, so it's been approved and we are adjourned at 11 06 am thank you, everyone. sf
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>> all right. i'm bob and a native federal, state, and local and i crazy folks to a member an honor the as follows: that survived the one hundred and 17 years old this morning at 511 or 513 and in a few minutes i'll give a moment by moment description had happened to the city and the citizens one hundred and 17 yearly and stereo some of the franciscans that worked everyday to make sure that we were survivors for the
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big one we are out to the franciscan will gather just to support this and several years ago once all the saviors passed we pledged to be here to continue if colonist and carl summed it up san francisco is the accident survivor and a couple of shout outs we have not done before and talk about the gardeners of the city and have 20i89d since 2017 to restore over to the right let's give them a hand. >> and silence number two an attorney paul retired and director should be at the helm and for the guardians one more time let's hear it. >> and also folks a small group
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here of the san francisco historic successors and dressed every year and led by stephen johnson known as trotters of hit give the sf a good hand. >> this is great we also special announcement here to make the presentation is none other than those who attended those in the past is joseph who happens to be a director from the san francisco history and please welcome norton. >> (clapping) just a very it quick announcement of history the earthquake plague will go on the young this and fabricated as we speak we got our permit and it is going up this year.
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>> wow. >> we don't have the exact date yet. >> but with that, [off mic.] >> that was short but sweet one more time for the empire if you would (clapping.) before we begin our narrative of our 1906 two things make that present the organizationer in 1906 about that along the housekeeper give him a noise hand the housekeeper and, of course, the betrayer two lovely is donna over here. >> and unless we forgot reggie used to say all right. and last time for our native i enjoy doing one hundred and 17 years
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ago our seismic waves rotated across san francisco and estimate the collapse of the earthquake was 7 i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of 9 on the money scale and at the end of the first day the city by the bay would suffer 6 aftershocks and budget committee wirnltd citizens for 72 hours and a brief timeline of the residents the residents of san francisco faced during those days am and wednesday april 18, 19065 a.m. a shock was felt in san francisco and some 2120 to 21 seconds the san franciscan were awakened by at tremendous and measuring 7.9 on the modern scale the first casualties were low rent tenants had the apartments collapsed and
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hundreds killed what when it swallowed they're home and other buildings caught affair and traffic calming the mayor of the city needs factually federal emergency management agency wondered and would die 4 days later in the hotel on the fire station home and earthquake damage within the city to estimate was impossible and messages we're sent around the world. at 6:00 a.m. san francisco eugene be sniktd is unaware until the city officers arrive at his door and the downtown - 6:30 a.m. all of the folks are responded to the mayor
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and some soldiers donate 209 residents and firefighters and at 14 a.m. major aftershocks still stanldz are the buildings and the city suffered aftershocks stretching the services and fires raged throughout the city and were for the stopped until 72 hours later and the fires started and firefighters created firebreaks and afternoon one-on-11 o'clock the hogan's hospital was set up outside of city hall and the injured have forced to evacuate and 3:00 p.m. mayor sniktd appointed the city of 50 the prominent citizens and reports of counting in the streets and
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the mayor orders a shot to kill proclamation and everybody folks are in downtown are are seeing shifty winds force the winds towards the city and - but the fire breaches the ballot line and continues uphill and thursday april 1, '92 omb california george governor arrives to assess the damage and the chronology and examiner and it in paper to print a special ocean and 6:00 p.m. u.s. chicago arrived in san francisco to help the dr. pomm and the great fire reaches van ness avenue and the decision to blow to pieces or watch it burn and mayor; isn't
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it allowed the people to stop the raging infirm this made for many blocks and many scum to the affair and the affairs on the knob hill realize they're homes will not be saved by burn and friday at 5:00 a.m. the firebreaks into van ness finally stopped and mayor snits saw a victory in the battle and 18 teams this from the chicago 20 though refugees and saturday april 21st 190 of a mayor smiktsdz officially claims the fire is over and the next day and april 18th to the present
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time today none when the next quake will come and - but the citizens never rests if they spread tomorrow or another one years might strike as the city sleeps. >> (laughter.) >> (clapping.) and thanks for the good news. >> (laughter.) >> well, do we have any guests i'll tell you what we'll check our watch it is close to 5 o'clock oh, we have our chief. >> look at that. okay. wait a minute. >> seemingly politicians turn to those who leading the city in the past and do so currently and coping the populous city safe in time of stress and dangers with
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the sheriff's or state of emergency we get them and puts the mayor the man - that's close to 90. and the man only delighted to be with us mayor from the 6 to 20 the honorable willie brown junior. >> (clapping) (laughter). >> one more time for the mayor. >> yeah. (clapping.) you know how many times that on the occasion nothing could please you more than to have presented to you what that was in the 1906 as the announced by - it really gives us a appreciation how magnificent
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this city became as is result of that fire and the effort to rebuild it and all times year in and out we the people are continuing will tncly renewing our commitment so welcome to the very significant one hundred and 17 anniversary of the day of the quake. >> (clapping) all right. >> as the mayor how about that cot i love that beautiful. >> we also going to go in order my please to introduce the 26 jeanine nicholson. >> groerts and to everybody and
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way thank you for being out here and we're here to commensurate this great earthquake and to remember those who we lost and let me know please prepare yourself for any disaster and with the fire department stand ready to assist and always rode and to assist. thank you very much. and have a beautiful day everyone. >> (clapping) all right. thank you, chief as the it is mr. ryu and she's a successful native of the daughter i love it she's done the job and please welcome our mayor london breed everyone please. (clapping.) good morning, everyone. it is so wonderful to be here with all of
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you to celebrate this time honored position we know that is one born that devastation we saw a magnitude that we have not seen in san francisco since of an earthquake that not only destroyed our city but the affair that came afterwards we think about the number of people we lost on that time and take at that moment to pause to express and remember. and - but it is also a time to remind united states how resilient the city is and always has been we came together as a community. sociomany people so many neighborhoods supported one other and out for one another and no one has represented that more than our father and thank you, guardians of the city and so many of the people that are retired and active police and affair, personnel and others who continue to step up and put
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their lives on the line to protect the residents of city and county of san francisco. we saw the simple resilience during the globe pandemic when none of us, what covid 19 as we knew lives will be lost the first responders time and time again continue to show up and interest for the people of the city and county of san francisco. that's why it is important we celebrate to remind us what happens in the past so we could not only prepare for the future but also remember what we are as franciscans. not what other people define us but we know who we are. (clapping.) so that's how we come here every single morning i want to thank every single to take that moment to requirement you earthquake
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preparedness is important and sign up for alerts and so you can get notification and make sure you have enough splices to last you for three days we have been having drills and come out stronger and better than ever and thank you for being here. for this occasion (clapping). >> london breed neither zip codes another fab speech a great morning for i had a chance to visit more powerful people in san francisco and we have a 6 year chief sent years in la and i don't know. i like the way he does his business a would you please welcome bill scott everybody (clapping). >> thank you, give me
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everybody. >> hard to follow london breed i'll try i want to say thank you, it is always a great event every year and the chief and i were talking what will we do if it happens today, i want to echo london wrordz this is the most resilient city in their opinion in the world. and i think if three happened today we'll be ready to do what we need to do and support each other we know how to do just in so thank you, everybody and let's be ready for whatever comes our walkie-talkie (clapping). >> >> couple of people will not support is carmen chu here
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today she's not here but give her a hand anyway. >> this is a new person coming up from the park and police and an important day she was the dancer or dancer here the evaluate sheriff of san francisco please welcome ms. carter everybody there we go (clapping.) thank you for that on behalf of tommy we're happy to celebrate this time. and finding and resilience that san francisco has gone through as the mayor said. i just stand here with the other professionals public safety and first responders and in our community as we come together a celebration the finding we are best friends in the grid in 70 three san francisco has and i remember the
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1906 earthquake we leave here with the same spirit they had and the same fighting spirit let's remember why we're here and when we leave here let's be stronger with more grid as we pushed forward and move forward. thank you. (clapping.) . okay. one more speaker why not the executor director of the state of emergency and she's on add individual surf would you welcome maryellen carol everybody let's hear it for her. >> (clapping) good morning thank you for being here. as was commensurate the 1906 earthquake what i - makes me know we'll ignore we're going to be okay with the people you
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heard we have the best mayor and the best police chief and fire chief sheriff's department and their leadership um, and we can face anything that comes in front of us so i feel confident hopefully, will not happen any time soon but also i want to notify everyone to come out on saturday is he civic center so one of the things we say to folks during this take action to prepare and come out on saturday we'll to make that easy for you with a number of things to help you get ready thank you for being here. and let's do this. >> (clapping) you might want to take a look at at the sign this is dedicated in the mayor lori lightfoot memory of one hundred and 17 years and those who worked in the building
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and especially i think a celebration will jones is a longs for time aid to willie brown so, so what else do we have. this is for dave deputy chief the best ever very good. >> (laughter) can we do that up here. >> can we rehire you for negotiation i'm not stalling but never had to schedule but jump this up and start singing and that is the (moment of silence.) we hear and those who helped with the city after the earthquake so if we'll have a moment of silence. for 40 seconds starting right now with everyone (moment of silence.) >> ten seconds.
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>> at that time just the sound of the warriors last night. >> wow. >> all right. happy earthquake day and you want to do some singing let's hear it for lilly anyone remember the words of san francisco oh, you haven't? >> i'm going to give you $1 million. thank you very much. >> (laughter.) >> by tommy dorsey. >> this is in the 30s all right. >> (clearing throat) you know the beginning. >> and everybody up here willie come on up. >> and i want to thank you, who did this it is, you know, fshl
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legal ready. >> are you kidnapping (laughter). >> all right. everyone has to join in now it only takes a corner this great big world to find a place we love my home that on a hill you, you know, you love you still i've been away but now about to tell you san francisco open your golden gates we'll make a way out our donor. >> san francisco here is you're wondering one paying the wonder no more. >> other places only make me love you best and tell me you're the hardest one the goldberg west. san francisco
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(laughter). >> we are coming home to stop wondering no more. >> yeah. >> nicely done. >> (clapping) did you sing that in full voice somehow that was in full voice thank you for being here. for another great remembrance and thank all the people that came before us in the and the people including the publix made it safe to be in san francisco thank you, everybody. >> i lo
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>> welcome to another episode of safety on today is episode we'll show you how 0 retroactive you're home let's go inside and take a look. >> hi and patrick chief officer and director of earthquake for the city and county of san francisco welcome to another episode of stay safe in our model home with matt we'll talk about plywood. >> great thanks. >> where are we we if you notice bare studs those are prone to failure in an earthquake we need to stabilize those they don't lean over and plywood is effective as long as
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you nail along every edge of the plywood for the framing we'll nail along the sides and top and on the bottom 0 immediately you'll see a problem in a typical san francisco construction because nothing to nail the bottom of the plywood we've got to wind block between the studs and we'll secure this to the mud sill with nails or surface screws something to nail the bottom of the plywood. >> i notice we have not bolted the foundation in the previous episode thorough goes through options with different products so, now we have the blocking we'll a xoich attach the plywood. >> the third thing we'll attach the floor framing of the house above so the top of the braced walls one to have a steel
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angle on top of this wall and types of to the top of the wall with nails into the top plate and the nails in this direction driving a nail it difficult unless you have a specialized tool so this makes that easy this is good, good for about 5 hundred pounds of earthquake swinging before and after that mount to the face of wall it secures the top of wall and nailed into the top plate of the with triple wall and this gives us a secure to resist the
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