San Francisco Measure A quake bond faces organized opposition

San Francisco voters are set to decide Tuesday on Prop. A, a half-billion dollar bond measure billed as boosting earthquake ...

A 1906 fire burned 200,000 books. More than a century later, one was returned

Inside a charred book, pages dotted in soot stains tell the story of how San Francisco rose to the epicenter of a gold rush. Barely escaping the 1906 earthquake, this book should’ve burned completely.
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1906 San Francisco earthquake turned heart of the city into a forgotten society

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tower of the Ferry Building at the foot of Market Street remains intact in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake ...
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A look back at the 1906 San Francisco earthquake

120 years ago on April 18, 1906, the San Francisco earthquake (and subsequent fires) ranks as one of the most significant temblors of all time. At 5:12 a.m., a foreshock occurred with enough force to ...
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Lessons learned from San Francisco's 1906 earthquake 120 years later

It's difficult to imagine San Francisco today engulfed in flame, ash and ruin — but 120 years ago, disaster forever reshaped the city. The big picture: At 5:12am on April 18, 1906, a 7.9-magnitude ...

Magnitude 2.9 earthquake strikes near San Francisco Zoo, CA

The United States Geological Survey reports a preliminary magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck near San Francisco Zoo, CA on Saturday. The quake hit at 11:39 PM local time at a depth of 6.96 kilometers.