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2 weeks agoOngoing SF campaign promotes enhanced building safety to prepare city for next big earthquake
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- As we approach the 36th anniversary of the devastating 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake, you may be wondering, how safe is San Francisco? The city has an ongoing campaign to enhance safety if we're ever to face another big quake again. Come December, owners of thousands of presumed concrete buildings in San Francisco will be asked to take part in a screening program. In the meantime, soft-story building owners have been overwhelmingly compliant in making sure their structures are safe.
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1 month agoSF's Mission Cultural Center fighting for survival amid move during seismic retrofitting
"The city said we will purchase it, we rent it to you for a dollar a year, but you are responsible for the tenant build outs and for maintaining the space," Ayala said. The center flourished under the agreement. It became the home of La Raza Graphics, which produced many of the posters and flyers that announced festivals, marches, concerts and other events happening in the Mission.
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