so there were several of those. >> reporter: now a new report says what happened during loma prieta it would be a tiny fraction of the devastation to occur if a worse case 7.8 quake hit on the san andreas fault on the peninsula. >> we're expecting about 200,000 housing uninhabitting residential buildings and about 70,000 households displaced. >> reporter: by comparison estimates of the number of homes damaged or destroyed by hurricane harvey range from 30,000 to 40,000. >> we don't actually have experience in the country of displacement along this magnitude. so we don't know the implications of where people are going to go and how the bay area would recover. >> reporter: the study by the association of gave area governments was released today and blames the bay area's aging housing stock as a major factor. >> much of it was built prior to building codes that include seismic conditions. >> reporter: it would have a devastating impact on the housing supply and trigger a major exodus of mostly low income people out of the bay area according to the study. are you prepared for an earthquake

>> loma prieta was different. the ground acceleration here was quite moderate and the duration was moderate. so anyone that believes they survived a big earthquake and their building has been tested is sadly mistaken. >> we are planning for the bigger earthquake closer to san francisco and a fault totally independent. >> much stronger than the loma prieta earthquake. >> so people who were here in '89 they should say 3 times as strong and twice as long and that will give them more of an occasion of the earthquake we would have. 10 percent isn't really the threshold of damage. when you triple it you cross that line. it's much more damage in earthquake. >> i want to thank you, harvey, thanks pat for >> secretary: re. >> thank you. >> here we go. >> secretary: good morning. today is wednesday, february 21st, 2018. this is a meeting of the abatement appeals board. the first item on the agenda is roll call. vice president gilman? commissioner mccarthy, commissioner warshell and commissioner clinch is excused. next item

>> loma prieta was different. ground acceleration here was quite moderate and the duration was moderate. so anyone that believes they survived a big earthquake and their building has been tested is sadly mistaken. >> we are planning for the bigger earthquake closer to san francisco and a fault totally independent. >> much stronger than the loma prieta earthquake. >> so people who were here in '89 they should say 3 times as strong and twice as long and that will give them more of an occasion of the earthquake we would have. 10 percent isn't really the threshold of damage. when you triple it you cross that line. it's much more damage in earthquake. >> i want to thank you, harvey, thanks pat for >> san francisco recreation and parks department offers classes for the whole family. rec and parks has a class for everyone. discover what is available now and get ready to get out and play. henri matisse. frida kahlo. andy warhol. discover the next great artist. get out and play and get inspired with toddler classes. experi

for many, the loma prieta earthquake was the catastrophe of a lifetime.mpacts of the next big one, could be much worse. the association of bay area governments looked at 16 different earthquake scenarios to find the impact on housing. the worst of the those studied... a 7 point 8 earthquake on the san andreas fault. <"if we're looking at an earthquake that is a larger magnitude and has an epicenter centered in the bay area we could see upwards of 10 to 20 times the housing loss we see during loma prieta">( james ) the impacts of that earthquake would be 30-billion dollars in residential building damage... nearly 200- thousand households displaced... and over 50- thousand people needing s helter. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning buzz... lebron hits the game winning shot... and lonzo ball is having a baby ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) hot spot. ac (áábreakáá)(ácommercialá) did you know there's a world of miracles inside our bodies? for example, your eyes can see ten million shades of color. sometime

a bit more up there on 4,000 foot plus loma prieta. but it was enough to make ethan gamboris, who is from bostin, a little homesick as he snapped a few picturess to send home.ethan bamboris/homesick for snow "...yeah i'm a bit homesick and i'm not saying this is a cure all but it was nice to see some snow just the same..." rob fladeboe/santa cruzmtns "...so little or snow this time but there may be more on the way later in the week when another cold storm moves in. not much rain so far this winter either and while that is bad news with another drought looming, it is good news for thelandscape around here which is still bearing the scars of the recent loma fire.that dusting of snow helps to reveal areas most vulnerable to heavy rain. slides and slipouts have been few but the roads are a minefield of frozen potholes. a few loads of gravel made for a smoother ride for nick nash of santa cruz, who says this is the first time he has ever been to the snow.nick nash/first visit to the snow "....i was told there was snow up here and then a saw

centered in the bay area we could see upwards of 10 to 20 times the housing loss we see during loma prieta the study by the association of bay area governments looked at 16 different scenarios, to find the impact on residential housing. the worst of the scenarios, a 7.8 earthquake on the san andreas fault. .. the impacts: 30 billion dollars in quake related residential building damage, nearly 70-thousand uninhabited buildings, nearly 200-thousand households displaced, over 50- thousand people needing shelter, the study also recommended ways cities can reduce housing loss sot understand what vulnerable housing you have in your jurisdiction, retrofit housing, that's the biggest piece and for new housing consider increasing building codes so housing goes beyond life safety and people are able to stay in their homes after a disaster. and the other piece we always recommend is earthquake insurance. (steve) and you can track earthquakes and how to prepare for them at kron-4 dot com. we have a special section with an interactive map of quakes around the world. and tips on how to get ready for the

for many, the loma prieta earthquake was the catastrophe of a lifetime. governments looked at 16 different earthquake scenarios to find the impact on housing. the worst of the those studied... a 7 point 8 earthquake on the san andreas fault. <"if we're looking <"if we're looking at an earthquake that is a larger magnitude and has an epicenter centered in the bay area we could see upwards of 10 to 20 times the housing loss we see during loma prieta">( james ) the impacts of that earthquake would be 30-billion dollars in residential building damage... nearly 200-thousand households displaced... and over 50-thousand people needing shelter. ( darya ) pleasanton has approved the development of a residental community for people with special needs. sunflower hill will house people with mild to moderate developmental disabilities. the sunflower hill will share property with another development project-- homestead at irby ranch. the developer donated more than one-and-a-half acres of land to sunflower hill... and one million dollars. in total... the city of pleasa

. >> reporter: now a new report says what happened during loma prieta would be a tiny fraction of theastation to occur if a worst case 7.8 quake hit on the san andreas fault on the peninsula. >> we are expecting about 200,000 houses to be destroyed and about 70,000 households displaced. >> reporter: by comparison, estimates of the number of homes damaged or destroyed by hurricane harvey range from 30,000 to 40,000. >> we don't actually have experience like this so we don't know the implications of where people would go and how the bay area would recover. >> reporter: a study was released and blames the bay area's aging housing stock as a major factor. >> much of it was built prior to building codes that include seismic conditions. >> reporter: it would have a devastating impact on the housing supply and trigger a major exodus of low income people out of the bay area according to the study. are you prepared for an earthquake? >> just what i did to it. >> reporter: they did retrofitting and bought insurance. >> you can't prepare like a tornado. you can't go to the basement when you know

((steve/me3 vo)) we also saw some snow-capped peaks in the south bay.this was the scene at loma prieta in the santa cruz mountains..which has an elevation of 4-thousand feet. the mountain was covered in snow. much of it has melted away now but we could see some more snow by the end of the week. however..the melting snow is freezing overnight which could lead to some treacherous driving..so use caution. (steve) you can track the winter blast in your neighborhood with the kron4 mobile app.you can also be the first to know about breaking news when it happens.. by turning on push alerts. ((pam)) an update to a story we brought you as breaking news on kron 4 news at six.a missing 11 news at six.a missing 11 year-old from santa rosa.... has been found safe. christain gonzales had not been seen since about 11:45- this morning. he was at his school... brookwood elementary... but there was some sort of incident that occurred... police say, christain was upset... and left the campus because of it. in the last hour... santa rosa police informed us, christan was located.. and has been reunited wit

this was the scene at loma prieta in the santa cruz mountains..which has an elevation of 4-thousand feete mountain was covered in snow. much of it has melted away now but we could see some more snow by the end of the week. however..the melting snow is freezing overnight which could lead to some treacherous driving..so use caution. joining us joining us now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful day if not a little cool. highs today were in the 50s and 60s but it was sunny all the way to the coast. tonight will be another cold night with lows in the 30s and 40s. you can still see some of the snow on our mountains from yesterdays storm. and there's another storm on the way. on the radar you can see a few more showers in southern california and a little snow there too. on teh satellite we can just see the next storm putting itself together in the gulf of alaska. it will bring cold air from the arctic while tapping some very moist air from the tropics. the two will combine to bring us one of the biggest stoirms of the season. some of the wettest mountai

this was the scene at loma prieta in the scene at loma this was the south bay.peaks in the snow-cappedyour forecast is right after the break. ( darya ) and after the break... bay area police are outraged after two brothers -- facing serious charges -- are released from jail. what officers fear will happen. (darya)(james) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:unsettled weather conditions return to the region later today as a strong frontal system approaches from the north. widespread rainfall and strong, gusty winds are expected tonight into thursday across much of the region. unsettled and cooler conditions linger through saturday with a brief drying trend late in the upcoming weekend. unsettled weather conditions potentially return next week as well. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. all lanes open nb 880 at whipple ( james ) two men arrested on child porn charges are now free... and san jose police are frustrated with their release. clifford and clinton pappadak

this was the scene at loma prieta in the santa cruz mountains..which has an elevation of 4-thousand feetd of the week. however ... the melting snow could be frozen this morning ... which could lead to some dangerous driving condition near the mountains ... so use caution. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá) (james)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:unsettled weather conditions return to the region later today as a strong frontal system approaches from the north. widespread rainfall and strong, gusty winds are expected tonight into thursday across much of the region. unsettled and cooler conditions linger through saturday with a brief drying trend late in the upcoming weekend. unsettled weather conditions potentially return next week as well. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) in the east bay... a convicted felon is arrested for carrying a loaded gun into an emeryville hotel. it happened at