After a quake big enough to knock out a city hall that doesn't get the upgrades, as well as countless other structures, there will be more chaos and anarchy here than our city council and staff are equipped to handle. So seismic upgrades will have little benefit. Maybe we could all squeeze in for shelter there when our homes are matchsticks, although I wouldn't be able to get across the river.

Maybe Zelenka and others would like city-funded seismic upgrades to their homes as well, but the truth of the matter is that they're not nearly as important as they think they are.