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fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Ongoing 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.
San Francisco
Mission District
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 weeks ago

SF's Mission Cultural Center fighting for survival amid move during seismic retrofitting

Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts must raise $4 million to relocate and secure temporary rent, risking loss of archive and survival before its 50th anniversary.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Walker Hall Graduate Student Center / LMS Architects

Walker Hall converted a 1927 seismically unsafe building into a graduate and professional student center with meeting rooms, lecture hall, and active-learning classrooms.
Renovation
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Golden Gate Bridge to Undergo Final Phase of Seismic Retrofit Project, South Tower to Get Fresh Coat of Paint

Golden Gate Bridge's seismic retrofit is essential to prevent damage from major earthquakes.
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