In 1906, neither San Francisco nor California had building codes or zoning regulations. The city established its first building code in 1907, and the state followed two years later.

San Francisco has assigned a seismic hazard score to hundreds of city-owned buildings. Some key ones, including a jury duty ...

At 5 a.m. on April 18, 1906, San Franciscans were jolted out of their beds by the first tremors of an earthquake whose vibrations would be felt as far away as England. The massive quake brought ...