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Bracing for the Big One

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San Francisco is ill-prepared for the region’s next major earthquake, according to a new report by the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association. We talk to the report’s author, and find out about the status of building retrofitting and preparedness throughout Northern California.

Guests:

Tom Parsons, research geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey

Jeanne Perkins, earthquake hazards program manager with the Association of Bay Area Governments

Chris Poland, chairman and CEO of Degenkolb Engineering and author of the "The Resilient City," a report on earthquake preparedness just released by San Francisco Planning and Urban Research

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