The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged St. Joseph 's Cathedral , resulting in the need for $ 22 million in repairs ; it also damaged Saint Joseph 's Seminary of Mountain View , resulting in the death of someone working in the tower . St. Joseph 's , a Sulpician seminary at one time affiliated with Saint Patrick Seminary , was subsequently closed and demolished , with the intent to sell part of the land to build luxury homes and use the proceeds to repay a $ 20 million loan used to repair the cathedral . As part of the deal with the Cupertino City Council , were donated to the county park system , to be added to Rancho San Antonio County Park
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California