Time Summary:
0:28 Interview begins

0:40 Describes having lived in Santa Cruz for forty years as of 2019, prior to which she lived in the South and the East Coast

0:54 Describes having experienced the earthquake while at her daughter's basketball game at the Branciforte middle school, after just leaving a shopping trip downtown

2:32 Highlights that all the fathers leaped down to their daughters on the court, prior to everyone leaving the building and gathering outside

3:15 Describes the view of downtown, smokey and dusty and collapsing, from on athletic field outside the school

4:13 Details her understanding of the scope of the earthquake at the time, realizing the large scope when heading home on damaged Capitola Road

5:01 Describes the importance of her family being together during the crisis

5:47 Describes her emotional and spiritual response to the earthquake in detail

6:19 Highlights how the earthquake brought out the good in people

7:10 Describes the benefits of reflecting on your priorities in the face of disaster

7:24 Describes the business and retail response downtown, including tent community

8:01 Details the minor ways in which the earthquake impacted her life, including home damage

9:00 Details the larger personal impacts of the earthquake, including the death of an acquaintance and increased personal safety

11:29 Describes her experiences working as a new registered nurse at Dominican Hospital on the graveyard shift the night of the earthquake

14:52 Highlights the widespread occurrences of heart attacks, heart pain, and perceived heart attacks

15:18 Talks about the successful conclusion of that night and the improvements over the subsequent days, including folks volunteering to come into work

16:17 Describes her awareness of Dominican's emergency planning at the time and after the earthquake

17:10 Describes the strengths you develop by living through an event like the earthquake

17:38 Details people sleeping outdoors, as a part of the fear after the earthquake

17:53 Reflects on how an experience like the earthquake serves as an opportunity for spiritual growth and community coming together

18:24 Describes folks coming together, inspired by concert at which Santana performed

19:38 Describes her admiration for the resilience of the woman injured at Ford's Department store, and how inspiring it was taking care of her

20:44 Reflects on her commitment to learning from traumatic events and those who struggle through them

21:30 Emphasizes the importance of regularly checking in about emergency planning

22:20 Describes the importance of the Cooper House and the intensity of its loss

23:58 Describes how local politicians were able to come together despite their differences prior to the tragedy

24:36 Compares contemporary homelessness issues to homelessness challenges and changes after Loma Prieta

26:24 Emphasizes the importance of looking at homelessness as the kind of emergency that brings us together and inspires us to act urgently

27:10 Talks about her firm appreciation for all the emergency responders and community members who helped out

27:48 Talks about how much she values this project and being able to participate