>> 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 >> hello, i am with the recreation and parks department. we are featuring the romantic park location in your backyard. this is your chance to find your heart in santa and cisco with someone special. -- san francisco with someone special. our first look out is here at buena vista park a favorite with couples and dog walker

>> 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 >> the program will be continued by the remarks of our special guests. first of all the honorable mayor of san francisco. please welcome our mayor. [applause] >> thank you very much. happy luna new year everyone. [applause] it's my pleasure again to join our senator leno, our supervisors kim and scott wiener and the entir

>> loma prieta was different.d 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 >> the renovation of balboa park the oldest in the city of san francisco, and now it is the newest part in the city of san francisco. through our partnership, and because of public investment from the two thousand eight fund, we are celebrating a renewal and an awakening of this park. we have it safer, happier more joyous. >> 3, 2,

>> loma prieta was different.he 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 >> we'll be seated and get going. we have a special announcement courtesy of the warriors. the laundry list of people to announce. anita shu, crist stan son. board of supervisors, norman yee. scott wiener, cindy wu, phil tang, wane young and shou young and norman fung. when you get a list like this, i would like to say if t

the accomplishment of the molestation that tunnel as was mentioned the trying anniversary of the loma prietaarthquake and we read in the paper the u s is seeing movement in the soils and the geography it suggests another quarter could come sometime soon so this work is done ahead of that it is not often that you know government can get ahead of that problem it could have he'll seen an earthquake and seen an off water supply but thanks to the foresight of the puc the investments have been made at that strengthen the system to when the earthquake is caring we'll be better off the peninsula is a tremendous beneficiary of the upgrades as and mentioned we receive all of our water from the hetch hetchy system as well the alamed in santa clara couldn't county we're talking about a benefit to after all us so, i say my thanks to all of the people to the self-puc and the contractors labor and others who have seen their water bills go up sometimes, we is having maybe a little bit disgruntled but the outcomes of the investment they'll be proud and celebrate with us again my pleasure to welcome to the sa

investigative reporter elise kirshner discovered that 29 years after the 1989 loma prieta quake, some still need to be retrofitted. >> when the suppress freeway lapsed after loma prieta we saw what can happen when columns fail. decades later, some columns still need to be stabilized to withstand a large earthquake. now, the investigative unit merged the national bridge inventory with data provided by caltrans and discovered that more than 20 bridges owned by local authorities from sonoma to fremont have yet to be retrofitted. san francisco's director of earthquake safety says if columns are not stable when the next powerful earthquake hits it will be even harder to get help to those who need it. >> we look at a lot of things of making sure our first responders have access to these folks post disaster. the last thing we would want to do is -- we would definitely want to make sure that the transportation networks are intact. >> reporter: and we also found that a well-traveled stretch of bark has yet to be retrofitted. we'll have more details tonight in our full investigation at 11:00. e

you may remember this scene from the loma prieta quake.collapsed. traffic came to a halt for more than a month. how big of a danger zone is this? >> it's a major concern. >> how close are we to one of these fault lines now? >> we are very close. at the eastbound hills, the hayward fault runs right along the eastbound hills, near the bridge sits the san andreas fault. >> the bay bridge is a stunning feat for another reason. something that is not visible oat first glance. crump crumple zone technological. the new bridge won't -- technology. the new bridge won't crump crumple. >> where would you want to be if an earthquake hit? >> on the top of this bridge. it would be one heck of a joy one. >> this is what nader is talking about. the engineering community considers the innovations, game-changers. inside the 585 foot tower. >> the sheer link beam is the heart and soul how we made the link work. everything is ealas tick. >> this animation allows the four legs of the tower to move independently. >> the stiffer the structure the more rigid it is

first let me point out that prior to the loma prieta earthquake, sinbad's was one of the stars of the waterfront. it was alive, very successful and doing quite well. many things then came there afterwards causing much trouble to us. the sewer that was built for the street, on the street, the underground muni metro line came about, the earthquake brought down the freeway, the construction of it, these things really damaged and inhibited our operation, denied patronage to us in many different wais, automobiles, foot traffic and so on and so forth. yes, we've faced declining sales and it was difficult and very foreboding on us. we are asking you not to look at this history but look at the most current history of the last two years in which we lived up to the agreement in its fullness and in its honesty. we think that a little bit of time that we're asking for to find a new place, to keep staff on board, to keep these employees productive, off the welfare units, and even for myself as well the same thing would hold true. in the past we have had wonderful people we worked with, were freque

the loma prieta brought a section down of the old one. >> reporter: how will it perform after the quake? will they be able to keep driving on it like nothing happened on have to close it down and check things? they say it won't fall down but they are not crazy about the way it looks right now. >>> a popular tourist spot in san francisco was evacuated today because somebody sprayed pepper spray. fire trucks lined up outside the boudin restaurant at fisherman's wharf this morning. authorities say somebody's pepper spray -- somebody pepper sprayed the front of the building. >> people were walking out of the building and started coughing. they realized other people in the area were also coughing. >> 11 people are were treated there at the restaurant. investigators are checking surveillance video to try to identify any suspects. >> negotiators trying to hammer out a deal in the port labor dispute are racing to beat tonight's deadline. if they don't, labor secretary tom perez is forcing them to go to washington, d.c. to finish negotiations. the idea is after nine months of talks a change of s

it was a bay area's biggest quake since the loma prieta quake in 1989.ong shaking damaged hundreds of homes, businesses, and government buildings. and the quake also sparked a big fire at a mobile home park and left people without power and water for days. now in the six months since that quake hit the napa area, recovery has been uneven. some homes and businesses have been fixed and repaired. they are back up and running. but ktvu fox 2 tara moriarty says others are still in the early stages of cleanup. >> reporter: we're here at the post office on 2nd street that has been closed since the quake stopped. and folks really miss it. this one says bring it back. this san art deck koa building that is historic and would like to see it once again open for business. you can see that the repairs here have started and we know that the official estimate for damages throughout the city was $442 million. but a risk management company says that number is at least twice that much. downtown the safeway that was reslated to open in december but so far no word. they hav

interest peaks after the loma prieta.g means the difference between cracked plaster and coming off the foundation. >> you're going to lose your sewer, gas, electrical and it's going to make the house a nonhabitable. we don't want to come after, red tag the home and send you to your inlaws. >> i've had nightmares. >> reporter: the antique wood work a part of the charm. the unreenforced foundation not so much. >> we went under there and we crawled the whole perimeter. >> reporter: class home work included pulling on cover alls. >> we haven't seen a single creature yet. fingers crossed. >> i said if i saw anything without legs i was out. >> reporter: then the decision, get the job done or do it themselves. >> they really walk you through the whole thing. >> it's self-rewarding to do something like that. you turn around and look at it. >> reporter: then again it's tight quarters, dragging tools, eating dust. >> this dirty, gross. back breaking work yeah. >> you hit your head a lot. >> reporter: both couples we talked to are h

loma prieta. and the highest totals came in. sonoma county. can tell you it's impressive for a single storm to drop a foot of rain on the bay area. that's what happened. showing a live look at the bay bridge, shaking from time to time, we have lingering wind. the wind will drop off as we head throughout the day and showers will deteriorate as well. typically when i a system moves out and another moves in, we have tight pressure grading. and that's the story of the day. a little bit of wind, lingering rain and all of this is racing off to tahoe where the snow levels are down to 6500 feet. that's where we needed to be where the resorts accumulate significant snowfalls. i'll show you what we have throughout the day today. temperatures mostly in the 50s. i'll show you the hour by hour forecast at lunch time. climb into the upper 60s in north bay. watch this, between noon and 3:00 p.m. temperatures will jump into the mid 60s. south bay, 64. uniform temperatures court siff that storm. i don't want to say cold by any means. it was a warm weather make

the unit has found that 25 years after the loma prieta earthquake many columns still have not been retrofitteddata provided by caltrans and discovered 23 local need to be retrofitted. they say if columns are not stable when the next powerful quake hits it will be even harder to get help to those who need it. >> we look at a lot of things but making sure our first responders have access to these folks post disaster. the last thing we want to do -- we want to make sure that the transportation networks are in tact. >> and the investigative unit discovered that a well traveled stretch of b.a.r.t. is yet to be retrofitted as well. we'll have more details tonight in the full investigation coming up at 11:00. >> well if you have a tip for the investigative unit give us a call at 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail. >> well there is something in the water at lake shab oatchabot, and it's killing man's best friend. now warning signs are posted but for some families it's too little too late. we see the problems at lake chabot. >> she seemed like the glue that sort of kept the family together. she was alwa

. >> reporter: after loma prieta, when the bay bridge was closed, there were actually three lanes of traffic on the richmond/san rafael bridge to ease congestion. but after the bay bridge reopened, this bridge went back to two lanes. live in marin county, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> assembly member mark levine introduced a bill to combine the design and environmental review process. it's hoped that would return drivers to a faster commute sooner rather than later. >>> cargo traffic port of oakland remains slow again after a weekend shutdown at 29 west coast shipping facilities. that shutdown all part of a contract dispute between the longshoremen and the pacific maritime association which represents all the shippers and the terminal operators. the slowdown having a big impact on countless businesses including the rice industry. >> we pride ourselves in getting it there on time and delivering on those promises that we make. people will find someone who can deliver on time. >> labor negotiations resumed yesterday. the west coast port system handles nearly a trillion dollars in annual trade.

loma prieta just about 9.5 for you. we checked in with just about 3 inches of rain on the valley floor here in san jose. i love putting you up to date when it comes to our seasonal averages. we're at 135% of average in san jose. meanwhile, 147% of average in mountain view. this is all courtesy of the storm system that came through. right now, just some light activity lingering. what i'm really impressed about, what i love showing you, is that snowfall coming down at the lake level. we've had really high snow levels up until this point. snow levels right now at about 6300 feet. that's going to continue as we head throughout the next couple days. so some resorts picked up over two feet of fresh snowfall. throughout the day today, all that moisture will continue to race off twarz the sierra nevada. as for us we're going to see a bit of weather whiplash with a warming trend coming your way. we'll talk about what this means for your weekend plans. right now, back to you, scott and kris. >> thank you. >>> you hear it there. f

the investigative unit has found that 25 years after the loma prieta earthquake, many of the columnsstill have not been retrofitted. the units merge the national bridge inventory with data provided by caltrans, discovered 23 owned by local authorities from sonoma to fremont still need to be retrofitted. the director of earthquake safety says if columns are not stable when the next powerful quake hits it will be even harder to get help to those who need it. >> a lot of things making sure our first responders have access to these folks post disaster. last thing we want to, to make sure, why we want to make sure that the transportation networks are intact. >> the comprehensive look here, the unit also discovered that a well traveled stretch of b.a.r.t. has yet to be receipt to refitted to withstand a large earthquake. tonight our full investigation coming up at 11:00. >>> it's 5:22. what about access to the san jose sharks. new show is debuting tonight. have you heard of the new dialing procedure for for the 415 and 628 area codes? no what is it? starting february 21, 2015 if you have a

it was the biggest quake to hit the bay area since the 1989 loma prieta quake. >> 200 people were hurtied from injuries suffered during that quake. hundreds of home, government offices and buildings were damaged or destroyed in the quake that was centered south of napa. >> well, ktvu fox 2 reporter, tara moriarty, is in napa this morning, and you are saying the recovery is slower in some places, including a major grocery store. >> reporter: yes. we're here at the safeway store on the corner of jefferson and clay. it was supposed to reopen in december. but as you can see, it's still closed. a lot of people wonder what's going on. >> the building owner, no word from them. you can see all of the food has been moved out and the official estimate for damages throughout the city was $442 million. but a risk management company says that number is really twice that. now, many small business owners say that disaster relief was not enough to recover losses. overall, city leaders say they've seen progress. we spoke to one business owner who lost $38,000 in inventory inside her store. she was able

loma prieta just about 9.5 for you. we checked