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Category Archives: Natural Disasters
In a Time of Massive Budget Cuts, Cal May Have to Borrow for a Football Stadium
Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere in California… It's such a California story. UC Berkeley's Memorial Stadium sits on an earthquake fault line. It's going to cost about $321 million to renovate. … Continue reading
Dozens of Homes Collapse in 7.4 Mexico Earthquake
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MEXICO CITY (AP) A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit central and southern Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing at least 60 homes near the epicenter and a pedestrian bridge in the capital where people fled shaking office buildings in fear. One of the … Continue reading
Beyond the Bay: Sierra Club Sues to Stop City by the Salton Sea
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Rachael Myrow here, host of The California Report, with an a.m. post from beyond the Bay Area Bubble… It's one of the more pungent parts of California. On the back side of the state's largest state park, Anza-Borrego, there's a … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: Did Former Oakland Raider Anthony Wayne Smith Murder a Man in 2008?
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Murder trial of ex-Raiders player begins (Los Angeles Times) Seattle Gets the People’s … Continue reading
A Year Later: Remember Japan's Disaster
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Sunday marks the first anniversary of Japan's Tohoku earthquake and tsunami—a disaster that killed 16,000 people, left nearly 4,000 missing, triggered one of the world's worst nuclear disasters, and dealt a staggering blow to the Japanese economy. Here's a brief … Continue reading
4.0 Quake Rattles Bay Area Awake, Reminder of Hayward Fault Stress
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It wasn't "The Big One" – not even close – but this morning's 4.0 earthquake rattled buildings and some nerves around the Bay Area this morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the temblor at 5:33 a.m. centered 5.5 miles below … Continue reading
Tsunami Survivors Thank The Kids at Rosa Parks Elementary
By Aarti Shahani Some kindergarteners today sat on the floor, cross-legged, heads bowed, in welcome of 19-year-old Japanese nuclear disaster survivor Ai Kubota, who fled her native Fukushima after the accident almost a year ago. That was the third and … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: White House Proposes $4.6 mil Cut for Tsunami Warning/Preparedness Programs
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. White House floats $4.6M cut to tsunami warning system; move could be dire … Continue reading
1906 Earthquake Survivor Dies at 109
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(Bay City News) SANTA ROSA — A Novato woman thought to be the oldest of three known remaining survivors of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake has died at the age of 109. Rose Cliver passed away Saturday in Santa Rosa, … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: That Slackliner Bouncing Around with Madonna? Humboldt State University Grad
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. HSU grad performs at Super Bowl with Madonna; slackliner introduces sport to millions … Continue reading
