San Francisco’s Skyline Shines, but Earthquake Risk Remains 120 Years After 1906 ^0%

KQED - By Ezra David Romero - 4/18/2026, 1:00 PM

Pessimism Bias 12.1% - Anchoring Bias 9.8% - Negativity Bias 9.5%

San Franciscans love to gather at Dolores Park to watch the skyline glow at sunset. The hard edges of the Transamerica Pyramid catch the light. Then the San Francisco Marriott Marquis, with its Art Deco-inspired windows, and finally, the spiraling silvery-grey of the Salesforce Tower. But when Mary Ellen Carroll looks out at the skyline... more