The now semi-annual '' ' City Wide Garage Sale ' '' was first held in October 1990 in El Cerrito , California . Local resident and reuse advocate , Marianne Hegeman proposed the citywide garage sale to facilitate garage inspections in the wake of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake . City Wide Garage Sales have been replicated in other cities including Albany , California ; Mountain View , California ; and Eagle Mountain , Utah
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Garage sale