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To: epicure who wrote (426232)	12/29/2019 3:08:08 PM
From: cosmicforce	1 Recommendation Recommended By epicure Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540741

A structure should incorporate the necessary features to survive where it is built. If one lives in fire-prone areas then cement, cinder blocks, steel walls and roofs and countersunk Hobbit holes make sense. If one lives in flood-prone areas then flotation and the ability to be disconnected from sewage for a week or two must be part of the design. There is no landslide or beach construction that fully addresses the worst-case scenarios. My observation is that our forecasting for black-swan environmental or natural hazard likelihood is poorly guessed and even more poorly understood.

To: epicure who wrote (426232)	12/29/2019 4:23:08 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 540741

There are lots of ways to make cheap homes, but not a lot of cheap land on which to put them. I don't know where I'd start; maybe find somebody with a solution to the mentally ill population. Homeless Mentally Ill Facts and Figures : Mental Illness Policy ... mentalillnesspolicy.org Jan 23, 2019 - 250,000 mentally Ill are Homeless. 140,000 seriously mentally Ill are Homeless. “

To: epicure who wrote (426232)	12/30/2019 10:58:05 AM
From: Cautious_Optimist	Respond to of 540741

We need to plan better -- and not leave it to the amoral marketplace and developers. The rise in population is putting great pressure on resources including natural and things like transportation. All of us in the Bay Area, regardless of demographics, can see first hand how broken it all is right now due to a lack of planning. Everything is political, and the lack of vibrant, cheap local newspapers has made it worse IMO. What I am for is livable, cheap housing for the poor in areas that aren't considered flood or fire dangers.