Talk:1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
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SF Chronicle continued to publish
editSomeone with better knowledge than I could add a section about how the Chronicle (or maybe the Examiner?) managed to get published even though the paper's entire physical plant was out of commission. The newspaper was more or less thrown together with Macintoshes and printed elsewhere (Sacramento, I think). The paper was not typeset as normal but instead was a mishmash of laserprinted stories (often in different typefaces). I recall that everyone was astounded that the paper sort of magically appeared the next day -- very impressive, and a reassuring example of resilience and can-doism in the face of disaster. I wish I'd kept a copy. Cellmaker (talk) 01:57, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
- That kind of content would probably be best presented on the articles for the newspapers as it's really about them and not about the earthquake and/or the effects of the earthquake. Dawnseeker2000 04:05, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
This makes no sense
editI've read this repeatedly, but I can't parse it in any way that makes any sense: 'The Federal Communications Commission later investigated the issue of KNBR's EBS malfunction, calling the fail "revoked".' Does anyone know what this sentence actually means? Dstar3k (talk) 01:38, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
- This was added on 13:39, 9 April 2021, and has not been changed since as far as I can tell. Unless someone can explain what it's supposed to mean in the next week, I'm going to delete it. Dstar3k (talk) 01:51, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
Los Gatos
editThere was a great deal of destruction in downtown Los Gatos. After the earthquake, my boyfriend took me there on his motorcycle. I remember seeing commercial buildings on the Main Street whose front double doors were off kilter, one side was higher than the other. Los Gatos damage is barely mentioned. I wish I had pictures. I know there was at least one building collapsed into rubble. This article only mentions broken windows and toppled chimneys. I cried when I saw the damage in Los Gatos. It was a pretty little town. 72.130.17.17 (talk) 03:59, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
Los Altos
editThe mention of "casualties" in Los Altos may be inaccurate. There was damage to property and utilities but I am not aware of fatalities. My parents lived there and went through the quake. Donmiguel ic (talk) 18:24, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for that. I wrote Los Altos when I intended to write Los Gatos. Dawnseeker2000 21:46, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
Time of earthquake
editThe text reads “ On October 17, 1989, at 5:04p.m. PST,”
I’m not sure of Wikipedia standards for time zones, but shouldn’t that be PDT, not PST? Splashcat62 (talk) 18:25, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
Done. You are correct. Thanks for the note! Binksternet (talk) 19:50, 27 May 2026 (UTC)