>> 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 . >> i love that i was in four plus years a a rent control tenant, and it might be normal because the tenant will -- for the longest, i was applying for b.m.r. rental, but i would be in the lottery and never be like 307 or 310. i pretty muchd

>> 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 >> good afternoon, everyone. i am the mayor of the city and county of san francisco and i am here to welcome mayors from all over the country, including the u.s. conference of mayors on the centre for climate and energy solutions, to this great city. we are all gathered here today for a common cause. of taking meaningful acti

it will be closer than loma prieta was, probably stronger than loma prieta was, and south of market is going to suffer a very great deal of damage, and if you or i are lucky enough to be on the sidewalk next to an old building on bad soil that happens to lose a wall, a parapet, whatever, because foundation cracks and settles several feet, we could be the victim. that is why this eir should not be certified until it does this analysis, identifies those mitigations, and gives you the chance as the legislative body to then -- [ bell rings ] -- for the city to pin that down, the obligations of property owners and the time scheduled to accomplish it. thank you. >> supervisor kim: thank you. next speaker is phillip babich. >> good afternoon, members of the board, and staff and department representatives. my name is phillip babich, i'm with the law firm reed smith. we raised three issues on appeal, but the one i want to focus on is our first issue, and that's that the eir should have considered a higher housing density alternative that could have reduced certain environmental impacts on trans

that's why the marina district was hit so hard by the loma prieta earthquake. >> the shifting of the earth took place in all of those areas where there was landfill. artificial intelligence the area where the warriors new arena is used to be landfill, and much of market street used to be 100 foot high sand dunes. with how it looks today it's hard to imagine it. >> we have a sort of an easy the weight we look at it. >> reporter: of course engineers take all of this into account. but chlenge it is to create a solid foundation on land that didn't used to be land at all. in san francisco, john ramose, kpix 5. >> unfortunately, nature maybe taking some of its land back. a projected rise in sea level will have the most impact on areas that were reclaimed from the bay. >>> the two bad beams at the salesforce transit center, took the spotlight a ways from the salesforce tower today as they offered a first look at the new observation deck. kpix 5 juliette goodrich went up there. >> reporter: it's a long way to the top but salesforce ceo mark benioff says will up a chair and take a look. >> we

s vital service when the bay bridge was closed a month after loma prieta. >> it seems b.a.r.t. is taking up most of the slack, another record day. >> reporter: so b.a.r.t. is despite its flaws an indispensable part of our region like our circulatory region. passenger counts surge and dip with the economy. think about the most recent struggles with the agency, crime, drugs and homelessness. >> unfortunately as a transit agency, we have limited resources and we're not really equipped to deal with these social issues. >> reporter: the challenges we see today are a jarring departure from the video of opening day with those polite, well dressed, optimistic crowds. look back over the years and b.a.r.t. isn't just a train system. it's a pretty amazing reflection of the bay area itself and in many ways a reflection of us. >> yeah. b.a.r.t. is kind of a microcosm if you want to call it that of the world it serves, you know, and i think it's true. i always like the term a city on wheels because in a way that's kind of what it is. >> reporter: a city on wheels and still a work in progress