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Jason Rosenthal
@JasonCRosenthal
Imaginary character telling the tale of Southern California's mental state straddling the fine line of living in my own mind and waiting in line at Disneyland.
Jan 10, 2023 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
As Mother Nature rains havoc upon us today #OTD in 1857 was The Fort Tejon Earthquake. It was the last time "The Big One" occurred on the central-southern San Andreas Fault with a M7.9 rupturing from Parkfield to couple dozen miles (or so) northwest of The Cajon Pass. The earthquake would have continued rupturing southeast towards Imperial County, but the 1812 event, commonly known as The Wrightwood Earthquake, occurred, which "stopped" and "prevented" The San Andreas Fault from further rupturing.
Nov 14, 2022 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Even with a possible Dem House loss there is a lot to be happy about:

A likely narrow margin of Rs in The House means they're not going to have a lot of room to pull their crap. A lot of blue state Rs don't want to be up against the wall dealing with damaging nonsense. A lot of Rs, whether they'll admit or it, clearly received the message about Trump and Trumpism. It's not a winning issue.
Jun 29, 2022 • 17 tweets • 2 min read
Following the events of 1906 and 1925 powerful state interests, like real estate and Southern Pacific Railroad, both of which had significant holdings in San Francisco and Santa Barbara, used their mammoth power to downplay the threat of earthquakes in California. That included fighting Sacramento against implementing proposed earthquake safety measures.
Jun 29, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Today is the anniversary of the 1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake. Most famously the aftermath of this event resulted in the rebuilding of the Santa Barbara we know today with its Mediterranean and Spanish architecture helping create the mythic California "old Spanish days." Myth aside working in part with insurance companies the Santa Barbara City Council was the first government agency in California requiring earthquake resistant structures, and required structures to be designed by accredited architects & thoroughly inspected during construction.
Jun 29, 2022 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
Aside from today's "earthquakes" in D.C. where many say it is a "turning point" today is the 30th anniversary of an actual earthquake that was a real major turning point for geologists and seismologists, The Landers Earthquake.

usgs.gov/news/featured-… The Landers Earthquake, among other discoveries, brought attention to the Eastern California Shear Zone and Walker Lane.