Like many East Bay cities, Alameda covered in older, wood-frame buildings that could serve as tinder for post-quake fires. But perhaps the most pressing concern is its structural reality: Most of i…
When the “Big One” eventually hits, the city of Alameda will have plenty to worry about.
“All those apartment houses along the South Shore, that’s all soup,” said Dennis Evanosky, a longtime resident, documentarian and community historian. “Everything the water side of Otis, everything the water side of Clement, everything the water side of Main and Central, that’s all man-made land. All of it. Including schools.”
Liquefaction occurs when serious shaking causes water-logged soil to lose its strength and behave like a liquid. Reclaimed land is at particular risk. Buildings could tilt and sink into the ground. Bridges and roads leading to them could be severely damaged or destroyed. “Tax base, tax base, tax base, that’s why the city let them do it,” Evanosky said. “The developers just take their money and leave.”
File photo of a new housing development on Clement Avenue in Alameda in March 2022. The Alameda Marina is being revitalized along with 360 units, including 49 affordable housing units. Although many of Alameda’s concerns overlap with other East Bay cities, the confluence of potential hazards puts this small, tree-lined city at unique risk in the event of a major quake. The city and East Bay agencies are making changes that they hope can avert the worst potential outcomes.
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