It falls into the sea after an earthquake. All but the state's mountainous eastern edge. Then gold is discovered there and everything starts up all over again.
Reagan and his 1966 race for governor play a big role in the book. Gentry didn't like Reagan much.
Too late. Some judge just declared that, despite the citizens voting to put the division on the ballot,———Too bad. “F” the voters. Judges know better. Oh, well. Won’t be the first time or the last that Cali voters have had it shoved......where the sun don’t shine.