Notable Quotable

July 24, 2006

“A major earthquake in Sacramento or the Bay Delta is a nightmare scenario for California. The earthquake damage would be bad enough. But if it were to weaken the levees, it would cause terrible flooding, kill thousands of people, jeopardize the drinking water for 23 million people, and cost
billions.”

— U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.