earthquake safety

05 May 2025

Citywide Earthquake Retrofit Mandate In The Works, *And Why It Won’t Materialize

Corrections: Certain statements made in the original version of this article (published 5/5/25) were disputed by City officials at San Francisco’s Office of Resilience and Capital Planning. The author published these concerns and addressed them sequentially at the bottom of the article. You’ll spot them everywhere once you know what

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07 Feb 2023

Could a Turkey Style Earthquake Happen in California?

Turkey’s tectonic predicament, responsible for the massive quake that struck Kahramanmaras at 4:17 Monday morning, looks awfully familiar.  The tectonic situation in Turkey nearly mirrors California’s. Similar mechanics are at work here. Our dominant faults shove landmasses past one another in opposing directions, much like theirs. The major difference is,

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26 Jun 2025

Local’s Guide to Alcatraz: Hidden Trails, Stunning Views, & Forgotten Stories

A veteran tour guide gives us the hidden trails, different seasons, and forgotten secrets on the Rock.

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13 Sep 2022

Is The Bay Area’s “Earthquake Drought” Ending?

Sunday night’s earthquake was unremarkable by California standards. For some, the M2.9 tremor was their very first seismic experience. A burp of the notorious Hayward Fault, it struck near the mouth of the Caldecott Tunnel directly beneath Highway 24, where it dams Lake Temescal. North Oakland’s Rockridge and Piedmont neighborhoods,

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23 Apr 2019

The Bay Area Earthquake Safety Guide, It’s Important!

Do you know what to do when a massive earthquake happens?  Do you want to know how to prepare yourself, your loved ones, your neighbors? Good!  The Earthquake Safety Project is aiming at educating everyone in the Bay Area.  Bellow, you’ll find a digital version of the Earthquake Safety Guide,

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