Apparently.
Notice that the tall buildings have been kept away from the waterfront going way back before the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
Part of a photo as seen at a local McDonalds:
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So just as the long-gone Embarcadero Freeway (see it?) is connected with the Bridge-to-Nowhere, Big Dig Central Subway, the “wired” 8 Washington project is connected with the Chinatown voting stencils effort recently exerted to elect Accidental Mayor Ed Lee.
On it goes.
[Or rather, make that a 4.0 on the Richter, final answer. That was for the afternoon earthquake. This evening's aftershock at 8:16 PM was a 3.8.]
People in the West Bay could definitely feel this this one today, the one centered beneath UC Berkeley.
It felt like a succession of sharp bumps for a few seconds and then there was some generalized shaking – perhaps it all lasted about six seconds.
The Did You Feel It Map:
The initial estimate was a 4.2:
| Magnitude | 4.2 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
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| Location | 37.864°N, 122.249°W |
| Depth | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Region | SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA |
| Distances |
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| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 0.2 km (0.1 miles); depth +/- 0.4 km (0.2 miles) |
| Parameters | Nph= 90, Dmin=2 km, Rmss=0.18 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=3 |
| Source | |
| Event ID | nc71667366 |
I’ll tell you, when I first saw these ugly flying buttresses holding up St. Dominic’s Church at 2390 Bush, I thought they were remedial, you know, like an add-on to a building in danger of falling down.
Then later on I saw images of other old-school buildings what had flying buttresses as original equipment, so then I thought, no, I was wrong, that’s just how this massive building on Bush was constructed.
But just today, I discovered that the nine concrete buttresses holding up St Dom’s are, in fact, add-ons, from back in the 1990′s, after the Loma Prieta. (Thanks, Wiki. You’re so smart!)
I still think that these things are seriously ugly, oh well.
But check it, the church has a five star average from 44 Yelpers, so this congregation must be doing something right, huh?
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Keep on keeping on, St. Dominic’s!
As seen on Fell near Scott:
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The font you can see in the lower box looks like the groovy 1970′s to me, but I’m pretty sure it’s older than that.
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I prefer the font on the upper box, for the record…
I’ll give you this, the Powers That Be are doing a better job with the Japantown BNP this go-around owing, to me not seeing stuff about “no more highrises.”
And, for the first time, I see stuff about “other cultural” what-have-you.
(If that’s too cryptic that’s all right. Basically, this whole process is a focus group for the City to get reactions about what it already wants to do. If you want to participate, well then be my guest.)
All the deets:
I mean, is it necessarily a good thing to “expand the Special Use District?”
I don’t know. (Last year, a couple Angry Young Men were pretty p.o.’ed about one meeting being “dominated” by aging white hakujin who live south of Geary. These AYM wondered why those residing on the wrong side of the Expressway were even included in a Japantown meeting…)
Anyway, ever more deets:
“Date: Sunday, July 31, 2011
Start Time: 12:30 pm End Time: 3:00 pm
Phone: (415) 346-1239
More Info: http://sfplanning.org/index.aspx?page=1692
Date: Sunday, July 31, 2011
Start Time: 12:30 pm End Time: 3:00 pm
(Time Zone: US/Pacific)
Location: Issei Memorial Hall at JCCCNC (map)
Category: Japantown Better Neighborhood Plan
A Community Vision: Sustainability and Renewal
Preserve, restore and enhance Japantown as a vital, prosperous, and livable community that authentically reflects, embodies and continues its cultural heritage and history into the future.
The Japantown Organizing Committee invites you to attend a series of community meetings. We need your input and guidance on their recommended changes to the 2009 draft neighborhood plan.
We will meet to discuss:
Important neighborhood planning
Development issues
Questions about Zoning
Before the end of 2011, the final Japantown community recommendations are scheduled for consideration by the San Francisco Planning Commission. Your help at these meetings is vital to shape the neighborhood recommendations to the Planning Commission.
Click here to download handouts for this meeting.
Phone: (415) 346-1239
More Info: http://sfplanning.org/index.aspx?page=1692
Location Details
Issei Memorial Hall at JCCCNC
1840 Sutter Street
San Francisco CA 94115 US
What’s this? The first time I hear about a “linear park” and, already, the idea’s been killed.
That’s what I learned last night at the poorly-attended “Better” Neighborhood Project meeting. (For some reason the one they had earlier this month had a lot more people, oh well.)
Now last I heard, a few years ago, the powers that be were going to earthquake safe the Japantown parking garage on Post and then during construction people would be able to park their cars on the northbound lanes of excessively-wide Webster Street. But I suppose that got replaced with this linear park idea.
Anyway, here it is:
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Oh, and here too. See the driveways and whatnot?
Anyway, that’s your Japantown BNP update.
Thusly.
Hold on kids, it’s about to earthquake!
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Wouldn’t you and your kids like to ride the Quake Cottage?
Available for weddings, bar mitzvahs, etc, I’m sure.
And it’s probably cheaper than a bounce house…
Your 44th Annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco Japantown is on, once again, for 2011.
Here was the setup for Day 3 this AM complete with Honda generators and mad sake. You know, this pretty much looks just like every annual village festival in Japan:
But sadly, once again, my Hello Kitty SmartCar wan’t allowed to roll with all the Japanese iron. Oh well:
Here’s your overview, your sked, and your FAQ.
And the Big Parade comes tomorrow, Sunday, April 17th, 2011
And St. Mary’s Medical Center will conduct free medical screenings at the east end on Post near Laguna, same as usual:
It’s on!
All the deets, after the jump
