Under the large header of “previous examples”, I’m wondering this morning how the reconstruction of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake/fires went. How long until it was done? Who paid? Can one reasonably argue that the economic and social effects played a role in WWI and associated national politics? Racial and labor politics in California? In setting the stage for the economic powerhouse that the Bay Area has become?

I look forward to reading your cunning and well-informed insights.