Time Summary:
0:28 Interview starts

0:43 Describes having been a lifelong resident of Santa Cruz, with brief interludes in other parts of California

1:13 Describes experiencing the earthquake at her great grandmother's home in Felton, after leaving downtown to help with her great grandmother's care

2:20 Details the damage sustained by her and her husband's home, which he had been in during the earthquake

3:04 Describes her husband and people's response to the initial quake and aftershocks

3:20 Relates the story of her brother-in-law and his child almost getting hit by their chimney

3:37 Talks about how she knew one of the individuals who died, in a car accident related to earthquake damage

4:21 Gives a general overview of her family's circumstances related to the earthquake

4:41 Describes going hiking to the epicenter a few weeks after the earthquake

5:49 Describes the challenges of communicating with family due to infrastructure damage

7:17 Compares her understanding of the scope of Loma Prieta to previous earthquake experiences

8:04 Describes the means by which she was getting information and news at the time

8:41 Describes the impacts of the earthquake on the library and her relationship to the library system

9:02 Talks about learning things from her brother in law who worked for the city, both about downtown and the mountains

9:32 Describes political conversations about the level of the damage

10:25 Describes direct impact on daily life of the physical damages and cleanup


11:02 Talks about the challenges of getting to school at San Jose State in pursuit of her Master's Degree in Library Sciences after the earthquake

13:50 Describes the community impact of the earthquake, including collecting news articles, camping outside, and earthquake weather

15:20 Describes physical impacts on Lompico community

17:33 Talks about price gouging and goods distribution difficulties in stores at the time

19:07 Describes her personal emergency preparedness

20:28 Describes how living in the mountains has generally impacted her emergency response skills

23:05 Talks about how the experience wasn't fun, but the act of reflecting with others is

23:56 Describes how she values the experience of having survived and been able to come together with people

24:37 Shares her earthquake pictures scrapbook

26:37 Talks about her memories and experiences of the Cooper House, highlights the story of the dancer Ginger Johnson

28:29 Describes story of how Pacific Ave eye doctor Dr. Zwerling, and other businesses, weathered the earthquake by relocating

31:32 Details how she was downtown prior to the earthquake because of a trip to Logos bookstore

32:05 Describes how there was both coming together and politicking between people

32:24 Returns to her assessment of the demolition of the Cooper House

32:55 Recounts different changes to downtown, including the appearance and the loss of local businesses like the Teacup, a Chinese restaurant