Major SF earthquake could devastate housing, price out poor and elderly

AP ^ | 9/22/5 | BRIAN SKOLOFF

[SmithL]

Most Californians are totally unprepared for the next big quake, but the AP is ready. They've dusted and polished "Disaster", Bush's fault", and most importantly, "Women and minorities hurt most."

[MineralMan]

Counting...1...2...3

[Rutles4Ever]

Are we just counting on an endless string of disasters now?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"San Francisco destroyed by earthquake: women, children and minorities hardest hit"

[RexBeach]

Rent control? Another terrific idea. Oh boy.

This earthquake is a nightmare waiting to happen -and just about nothing can be done to ease the outcome of a substantial quake.

[COEXERJ145]

Of course it would all be Bush's Fault.

[Labyrinthos]

Most Californians are totally unprepared for the next big quake, but the AP is ready. They've dusted and polished "Disaster", Bush's fault", and most importantly, "Women and minorities hurt most."

Let's not forget global warming, SUV's, and the 2nd Amendment.

[cubreporter]

And this story is relevant now why????????????????????

[lepton]

How much stupid does it take to feel the need to write this story?

[untenured]

Rebuilding San Francisco after a major earthquake would change its human face, hastening gentrification and driving out poor and elderly residents, experts and city officials warn...

...Housing there being so plentiful and cheap now.

[2banana]

According to the San Francisco Housing Data Book, the city had 146,000 rent-controlled apartments in 2002, accounting for about 75 percent of rental units.

And housing is some of the most expensive in the country - does anyone see a cause and effect?

[silver charm]

I guess this means Katrina's 15 minutes of fame are up. lol
Are the wire services hard up for disasters?

Seriously, all I can say when I read stories like this is "puuulleeeez!" I lived in and around the San Francisco bay area for 30 years. Always with the worst case senarios' and dire predictions. The story I would like to see is "Major earthquake his bay area........Berkeley has slid under Emeryville! Few seviving moonbats vow to take their heads out of thier asses and become conservative!"

[Doc Savage]

Here's a tip to Sodom Francisco... Don't live there you a-holes! You fall in a big hole..., get yourself out!

[evets]

[Doc Savage]

By the way, when the big one hits and you're left homeless, don't write asking for money! Because you won't get any! You wanna live on top of the San Andreas, then you pay the piper pal.

[Woman on Caroline Street]

Actually, it would be a fault's fault. And you really can't fault the fault. That's just what faults do.

[SmithL]

I can't fault your logic.
; )

[MineralMan]

"Here's a tip to Sodom Francisco... Don't live there you a-holes! You fall in a big hole..., get yourself out!"

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ding,ding,ding....we have a winner. The wait is over.

[silver charm]

your absolutely right. Besides I lived literally right on top of the San Andreas fault and even in the Loma Prieta quake, it just wasn't that big a deal. That Marina district that got hardest hit wasn't populated by poor elderly old folks. It was $$$$$$$ neighborhoods.

[SquirrelKing]

LOL

Stealin' THAT.