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43 <br /> <br />character of construction in vulnerable areas. Climate change may also result in more <br />severe storms, wildfires, rain-induced landslides, changes in habitat, reduced potable <br />water supply, and greater temperature extremes. <br />A substantial part of the General Plan is dedicated to environmental and natural <br />hazard issues. Policies and actions in the Open Space, Parks, and Conservation <br />Element (Chapter 6), and in the Environmental Hazards Element (Chapter 7), <br />address the management of natural resources and protection of the public from <br />these hazards <br /> <br />3.8 Access to Housing <br />Unaffordable housing also contributes to the vulnerability of residents and will <br />become significantly exacerbated after a disaster. After a disaster, if many housing <br />units are lost, a constrained market may drive up the cost of housing even further. <br />Loss or damage of housing that results in increased costs to either renters or home- <br />owners will likely increase the number of permanently displaced San Leandro <br />residents as finding housing that is affordable and near jobs, schools, medical <br />facilities, and other services on which they rely will be challenging. <br />It is generally more difficult for residents in multi-family housing (either renters or <br />owners) to retrofit their housing and many do not have insurance to protect <br />themselves and their belongings in case of a disaster. In many communities, renters <br />are also more likely to be resource-limited (low income, cost burdened, or lacking <br />savings) and will need assistance both during a disaster (e.g., with shelter-in-place <br />facilities), as well as post-disaster with finding interim, affordable housing to avoid <br />the permanent displacement of low income or cost-burdened renters from <br />communities due to damaged housing. <br /> <br />3.9 Access to Information <br />The ability to reach out to those who live and work in San Leandro is important to the <br />City; therefore the City of San Leandro has multiple information outlets for residents <br />and businesses to access information. The City’s website and social media accounts, <br />and the local television and radio channels are all updated with emergency <br />preparedness information as well as timely, safety information in the event of a <br />disaster. In an effort to make sure that information is available and the information <br />is whole community inclusive, the City’s preparedness information is translated into <br />multiple languages and distributed through the City’s website, social media accounts, <br />trainings, and public outreach venues. In the event of a disaster the City would <br />translate all critical information and distribute via social media, radio, television and <br />the City’s mass notification system. <br /> <br /> <br />82