Hey we gotta take the bad with the good down here.
At any rate Kern and the southern Sierra Nevada as actually east of San Andreas and on the North American plate, just like your daughter will be in the east SF bay. The best places in the state (IMO) is the central coast from Santa Barbara and up to the west SF bay which is on the Pacific plate, soon to get washed into the Pacific like us laid back, sun burnt and crispy surfers down in San Diego.
