Housing Needs in Earthquake Disaster Areas: Field Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session, Watsonville, California, April 11, 1990; San Francisco, California, April 12, 1990U.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 1217 pages |
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... groups that were registering families who were victims of the earthquake slighted them ; we were not really given enough authority . We need to do a lot of work to make sure that families will not suffer expe- riences again that are ...
... groups that were registering families who were victims of the earthquake slighted them ; we were not really given enough authority . We need to do a lot of work to make sure that families will not suffer expe- riences again that are ...
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... group I should talk about is shared living situation , more common in our county where not only people are sharing households , it was necessary to also share other living expenses . They simply do not recognize that this was a ...
... group I should talk about is shared living situation , more common in our county where not only people are sharing households , it was necessary to also share other living expenses . They simply do not recognize that this was a ...
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... groups that are in place and are there to help . Such agencies , as well , have an obliga- tion . People have been denied ongoing certification for temporary housing because they were told that they lacked the money for a security ...
... groups that are in place and are there to help . Such agencies , as well , have an obliga- tion . People have been denied ongoing certification for temporary housing because they were told that they lacked the money for a security ...
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... groups and local- ities before the disaster , the response would have run even more smoothly than it did . With that , I will conclude my remarks and try to answer any questions you have . [ The prepared statement of Ms. Jean can be ...
... groups and local- ities before the disaster , the response would have run even more smoothly than it did . With that , I will conclude my remarks and try to answer any questions you have . [ The prepared statement of Ms. Jean can be ...
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... groups provide free labor , we are able to start housing some of these families . We can rebuild the start house for them with $ 18,000 for materials . Our support due to clients has been essentially providing advoca- cy and support in ...
... groups provide free labor , we are able to start housing some of these families . We can rebuild the start house for them with $ 18,000 for materials . Our support due to clients has been essentially providing advoca- cy and support in ...
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