1.   Kopp warned that if no deal is reached, Bay Area lawmakers are prepared to invoke a state law that gives priority to seismic retrofitting projects for statewide funds.

2.   Relighting the beacon was originally scheduled for the official reopening of City Hall next week at a ceremony after a four-year seismic retrofitting project.

3.   The natural gas company plans to use helicopters during a seismic testing project on nearby lands.

4.   The seismic retrofit project will tune the bridge structure to reduce violent motion caused by ground movement and will strenghten the structure to reduce damage caused by such motion.

5.   The seismic projects are not.

6.   The seismic retrofit projects fall under those categories, he said.