Bakersfield is well known in the arts for its contributions to country music, notably the Bakersfield Sound. But it’s not as well recognized for its architecture. A new exhibit at the Bakersfield Museum of Art may help change that. It’s called Bakersfield Built: Architecture of the 1960s . Several events …
Read More »Why Do Valley Hospital Earthquake Bonds Keep Failing With Voters?
On January 17 th , 1994 before the sun even rose, the peace of a Los Angeles morning was broken when the ground began to quake. The 6.6 magnitude quake would soon become known as the Northridge Earthquake. When the dust settled, 57 people were dead and tens of billions …
Read More »Historical footage of the aftermath of San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906
Here’s an edited version of Library of Congress footage of the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906. The 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck at 5:12 a.m. and was centered along the San Andreas Fault, which slices through coastal California. Most of the cities of central California were …
Read More »Small earthquake reported in Merced County
The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed a 3.4-magnitude earthquake hit in Merced County Thursday morning about 21 miles south-southwest of Los Banos. The earthquake struck at about 3:41 a.m. The … Click to Continue »
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