Berkeley PRSFI, August 2010: Two years of diligent effort have restored the infrastructure of San Francisco Island to its former greatness. The big one finally hit the city of San Francisco in the middle of the summer of 2008. This earthquake measured 9.2 on the Richter scale, rupturing all major geologic fault lines in the bay area.
A rift opened west of the fault lines causing the Pacific Ocean to separate the USA mainland from the San Francisco Bay area by 25 miles, forming San Francisco Island (outside of US territorial waters). There were relatively few injuries, as all the Democratic Liberals and the one Republican Conservative managed to survive.
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Senator Barbara Boxer and Senator Diane Feinstein, all Liberal Democrats from California, immediately left Washington DC to inspect the physical damage to San Francisco. Amazingly the Bay Area Rapid transit (BART) was still operating.
Together with former Mayor Gavin Newsom the four subsequently declared independence from the USA, forming the Peoples Republic of San Francisco Island (PRSFI). Governance of the PRSFI is via a troika plus one. Some of the new island nation's major cities are San Francisco (banks and fishing industry); Palo Alto (Silicon Valley, computers/ electronics); Napa and Sonoma valleys (wine making); Monterey (Pebble beach golf course); Carmel by the Sea (world class beach resort) and Gilroy (garlic capital of the world).
Capital of the PRSFI is at Berkeley. After Congressional recognition occurred, the USA set up an embassy there. A Visa is required for all people entering the country and includes a stamp "BONIFIED LIBERAL" underneath the picture. The official language is Valley Girl English, you know, (similar to Ebonics). Fiscal policy has been "tax the crap", out of bankers, fisherman, the computer developers, golf enthusiasts, wine makers, beach goers and garlic growers, to support homeless people, green energy regardless of cost, gay pride parades and other Liberal causes.
"Boat people" have been spotted leaving San Francisco Island headed for the mainland USA. The people in the boats look like bankers, fisherman, vintners, computer jocks, garlic growers and golf players/professionals.
