About this Event
When Loma Prieta hit at 5:04 p.m. on October 17, 1989, the Bay Bridge closed for a month and the region lost its main artery. Ferries filled the gap within days. That improvised workaround became permanent policy: the state legislature created the Water Emergency Transportation Authority and directed it to run a consolidated regional ferry system and stand ready when disaster disrupts bridge traffic in and out of San Francisco. Today WETA operates SF Bay Ferry under a mandate to move survivors, first responders, and disaster service workers when the worst day comes.
Join California Women in Homeland Security for a sunset ride on that system.
We're gathering on the Great ShakeOut, two days shy of the 37th anniversary, for an evening of conversation with the women who plan, exercise, and lead this region's response. No panel, no PowerPoint. Just an hour on the water with colleagues, a working piece of resilience infrastructure under your feet, and the skyline going gold behind the bridge.
Event venue & nearby stays
SF Ferry Building, Gate G, `1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, United States
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