Some time soon, new rules will require many older apartment buildings to be inspected, and then reinforced to make them less vulnerable to earthquakes. The city’s new list of about 2,400 vulnerable buildings will be released this month, and about half of those are two- and three-story apartment buildings with parking on the ground floor.

How can the City help? City Hall should appoint a liaison that will help guide these folks slowly and patiently through the permit process. 

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