Oakland, California Oakland to consistently be listed as one of America's most crime-ridden cities. In 1980 Oakland's black population reached its 20th-century peak at approximately 47% of the overall city population. The 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on October 17, 1989. The rupture was related to the San Andreas fault system and affected the entire San Francisco Bay Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX ("Violent"). Many structures in Oakland were badly damaged including the double-decker portion of Interstate 880 that collapsed. The eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge also sustained damage and was closed to traffic for one
Loma Prieta (band) Shirley. Their signing to Deathwish Inc. was announced in October 2011, and released their fourth studio album, titled "I.V.", through their new label on January 17, 2012. The album received positive reviews from AbsolutePunk, "Alternative Press", and "Exclaim!". Two music videos, for the songs "Fly by Night" and "Trilogy 4 - Momentary", have been released to promote "I.V." In support of "I.V.", Loma Prieta toured New Zealand and Australia in January 2012, the United States with Birds in Row in March 2012 and North America with Converge and Git Some in April 2012. The band recorded and released a split