Observation or Celebration?

"Newsom acknowledged that the 1906 earthquake was an awkward' event to mark.
"'Do you sit there with a candlelight vigil and say, "My God, how dare the city do what it did back then, with the corruption of city officials or the mistreatment of its Chinese American residents?"' he said.
"'Do you sit there and tell people, "Why are we all here? The next earthquake is going to come, and most of us are not going to make it." Or do you focus on the city's comeback and rebuilding?'"

The Los Angeles Times discusses the difficulties San Francisco has had in commemorating the centennial of the 1906 earthquake and fire.