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Lisa Arjes's avatar

I think the term Public Safety Redlining is apropos. There is a real lack of parity here. Lurie recently posted on IG that all San Franciscans were safe from catastrophic fires. False!

I agree that a legal action is not only possible, but warranted.

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sunsetwave's avatar

I am sorry to say that despite having grown up here, I never truly understood the issues that the Bayview has been dealing with until now. How is it legal for a city to neglect entire districts at this level? One side of the city is literally breathing in radioactive fallout, and the other side is in danger of going up in flames 1906-style. Is there a possibility of some kind of class-action lawsuit?

I know the courts are both backed up and dealing with their own issues, but what are Lurie and even Wiener thinking? Maybe the plan is that once the west side goes up in flames, they can just raze it and build what they want.

But a conflagration would also take out their prized demographic, the new San Franciscans. I wonder if they know that they're part of this issue too.

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John Crabtree's avatar

I wonder at many of the same things. But honestly I think the powers that be are just not thinking about anything, other than self-preservation maybe

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John Crabtree's avatar

Btw, I will have to double check but I don’t think the Bayview has AWSS either, I’m just sayin

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Lisa Arjes's avatar

AWSS does not extend to the Bayview either.

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sunsetwave's avatar

Ugh I'm sure they don't. Although I read the Chronicle's story on Frank Blackburn and how his system saved the Marina (of course, because the Marina was and still is high-end real estate), and I think at least the Bayview side of the city has quick access to fireboats and other boats and ships of all sizes.

Maybe that's what the city is counting on: fireboats stationed off of Ocean Beach. Well, that would save the new San Franciscans at least (the ones in the Outer Sunset). The Central Sunset would be toast.

I guess it goes both ways: The Outer Sunset is toast if a tsunami hits, but the Central Sunset is safe(r) because high land. The Central Sunset is toast if a fire hits, but the Outer Sunset is safe(r) because fireboats.

Now that I think of it, the Chronicle story noted that Blackburn had just tested his fireboat system only a month or so before the Loma Prieta quake, and that because the boats were docked at Fort Mason, they were only seconds away from the Marina.

But the Presidio (aka Fort Mason) was still a fully functioning military base in 1989, as were Mare Island and Alameda Naval Air Base. Lots more resources available back then as opposed to now.

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Heather Davies's avatar

I just got my notice. SFPUC is proposing a 150’ x 75’ x 27’ emergency pump house building and diesel storage tank at the foot of the reservoir earthen dam at 28th and Ortega. If there is a massive earthquake, the dam could be compromised. I researched and made sure my house would be out of the flood drainage if the dam gave way. However, maybe not a great idea to put critical emergency equipment with hazmat storage right in the floodway. The location is also used for public gathering by dog walkers, outdoor fitness classes, and people who enjoy watching the sunset. Gonna get active on this

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John Crabtree's avatar

Not if, when

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