City government can and must help San Franciscans prepare for emergencies in order to avoid tragedy where possible and minimize loss of life and property when emergencies occur.


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GAVIN BRYARS
I think the best projects understand that they don't need to invent a new currency. They don'...
GAVIN ANDRESEN
I'm most excited about all of the non-currency uses of the block chain's ledger-ordering abi...
GAVIN ANDRESEN
You really want some natural way for people to get Bitcoins, as part of their paycheck or some other...
GAVIN ANDRESEN
The regulation picture has gotten a lot clearer in the U.S. and most of Europe. And that's fanta...
GAVIN ANDRESEN
Until part of your paycheck is regularly paid in Bitcoin, I'm not sure how it would really go ma...
GAVIN ANDRESEN
Bitcoin as a globally distributed public ledger - that's the thing I'm most excited about go...
GAVIN ANDRESEN
I don't see myself as the king of Bitcoin. I don't want to be the king of Bitcoin.
GAVIN ANDRESEN
In the future, I expect to see bitcoin mining in places where electricity is free or cheap. You coul...
GAVIN ANDRESEN
There's a lot of thought that bitcoin will be a huge threat to existing tax systems or existing ...
GAVIN ANDRESEN
Just as it got easier to use email, it will be easier to use Bitcoin as people invest in it and beco...
GAVIN ANDRESEN
My salary is converted to bitcoin, and taxes are taken out. You have to do all the tax computations ...
GAVIN ANDRESEN
When I first began to write, I was writing on bass, because I was thinking more Public Image, more d...
GAVIN ROSSDALE
I love seeing the fans of the music that I make.
GAVIN ROSSDALE
As an artist, you're pretty sheltered backstage. You often don't know what's going on ou...
GAVIN ROSSDALE
It's pretty hard to make out what's going to be a commercial success and what's not.
GAVIN ROSSDALE
I think it's pretty normal that there are a lot of people out there who don't like us.
GAVIN ROSSDALE
As much as we all love playing live, it's not normal to be on the road all the time, to have no ...
GAVIN ROSSDALE
In a band that works out well, everybody has a certain role to fulfill.
GAVIN ROSSDALE
I don't see myself as the boss. I sing and write the songs, and it would feel strange if somebod...
GAVIN ROSSDALE
I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
GAVIN ROSSDALE
The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
GAVIN ROSSDALE
I don't know any musician who got to the top without hard work. Take whoever you want. They all ...
GAVIN ROSSDALE
Any reaction is better than none.
GAVIN ROSSDALE
I'm not a workaholic, but I was a bit manic, I have to confess.
GAVIN ROSSDALE
Dub and reggae... I play that a lot around the house.
GAVIN ROSSDALE
For some critics we might be uncool on account of our popularity.
GAVIN ROSSDALE
There's nothing worse than someone coming up to me and going Oh God, I really love your hair.
GAVIN ROSSDALE