On this date in 1989, at 5:04 p.m., the largest California earthquake since 1906 struck the San Francisco Bay area. Here's how the major Bay area newspapers covered the occasion this weekend:
San Francisco Chronicle: "15 seconds that changed San Francisco" begins a six-part series with the damage and eventual removal of the hated Embarcadero Freeway. A bonus article covers the recovery of Santa Cruz, whose downtown was revitalized thanks to concerted public effort.
San Jose Mercury News (requires registration): "Fifteen years after the Loma Prieta earthquake stunned the Bay Area, a rocky economy and the drive to prevent terrorist attacks are hurting our ability to get ready for the Big One." The Contra Costa Times reprinted it.
The Oakland Tribune covers the state of preparedness and the handful of sound, historic buildings that remain empty after all this time.
I put down a few individuals' stories here on the tenth anniversary. Those memories are still fresh.
San Francisco Chronicle: "15 seconds that changed San Francisco" begins a six-part series with the damage and eventual removal of the hated Embarcadero Freeway. A bonus article covers the recovery of Santa Cruz, whose downtown was revitalized thanks to concerted public effort.
San Jose Mercury News (requires registration): "Fifteen years after the Loma Prieta earthquake stunned the Bay Area, a rocky economy and the drive to prevent terrorist attacks are hurting our ability to get ready for the Big One." The Contra Costa Times reprinted it.
The Oakland Tribune covers the state of preparedness and the handful of sound, historic buildings that remain empty after all this time.
I put down a few individuals' stories here on the tenth anniversary. Those memories are still fresh.
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