Ali Sahabi, GEC

About Ali Sahabi

Recently appointed to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ Transition Team, Ali Sahabi, previously received the California Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for taking a sustainable approach toward community development and environmental restoration in the 543-acre Dos Lagos mixed-use development in Corona, CA. A licensed General Engineering Contractor (GEC), Sahabi is an expert in building resilience and sustainability. He is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Optimum Seismic, Inc., which has completed more than 3,500 structural retrofit and adaptive reuse projects for multifamily residential, commercial, and industrial buildings throughout California. Contact Optimum Seismic at 323 978-7664 or visit optimumseismic.com to learn more about your adaptive reuse options for your building.
9 January, 2023

Will 2023 be a milestone year for resilience?

By |2023-02-10T14:27:32+00:00January 9th, 2023|Seismic Waves|

OPTIMUM SEISMIC, INC.

January 2023 NEWSLETTER

Resilience Movement Growing Stronger

Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.

There’s good news in 2023 about preparing our communities for earthquake safety and resilience.

The Urban […]

4 January, 2023

Project IDs potential at-risk buildings in OC

By |2023-01-11T00:13:17+00:00January 4th, 2023|AAOC, Earthquake Risk|

How many unsafe, soft-story apartment units are there in Orange County?

That question and similar ones about other counties in California led Optimum Seismic, Inc. and the U.S. Resiliency Council to team up with Esri, a leading mapping company, to combine resources to develop maps showing where thousands of potential soft […]

3 January, 2023

Simple Strategies to Planning an Earthquake Retrofit

By |2023-01-04T00:11:44+00:00January 3rd, 2023|AACSC, Earthquake Retrofit|

California has an average of about 21 earthquakes per day, 150 quakes per week, 7,750 a year.

Most are too small to be noticed, yet our state sees more seismic activity than virtually any other place in the world. California also experiences more earthquake damage than other parts of the U.S. […]

2 January, 2023

Potential at-risk Buildings Identified in San Diego

By |2023-01-04T00:06:06+00:00January 2nd, 2023|Earthquake Risk, Earthquake Safety, Earthquake Threats, Earthquakes, SDCAA|

Where can potentially unsafe, soft-story apartment building be found in San Diego?  And how many such buildings are there?

Those questions and similar ones about other counties in California led Optimum Seismic, Inc. and the U.S. Resiliency Council to team up with Esri, a leading mapping company, to combine resources to […]

1 January, 2023

The ABCs of Earthquakes and Seismic Engineering

By |2023-01-03T23:54:16+00:00January 1st, 2023|AAGLA, Earthquakes, Seismic Engineering, Seismic Resilience|

Most Californians have experienced earthquakes.  There are the large ones – sudden, jarring jolts followed by more strong shaking that can last from a few seconds to a couple of minutes. Farther away, these feel like a gentle “bump,” often followed by more rolling shaking.[i]

When a small quake […]

29 December, 2022

Mayor Bass Applauds LA’s progress on Earthquake Retrofits of Apartment Buildings

By |2023-01-04T00:13:00+00:00December 29th, 2022|Earthquake Retrofits, Optimum Seismic, Seismic Resilience, Seismic Retrofit|

Mayor Karen Bass praised the earthquake safety achievements of the City of Los Angeles during her inaugural speech on December 11, 2022.

Mayor Bass credited the achievements to former Mayor Eric Garcetti by telling him “Your legacy is large.”  She noted Angelenos will be benefitting from Garcetti’s leadership in the years […]

20 December, 2022

Optimum Seismic Sponsors Five YMCA-LA Events; Urges Businesses to Donate to Help Fight Hunger

By |2023-01-02T16:16:39+00:00December 20th, 2022|Press Release|

Holiday events providing food and toys at five Los Angeles Metropolitan YMCA locations have been sponsored again this year by Optimum Seismic, Inc.

Area businesses are being urged to donate to support the Los Angeles Metropolitan YMCA’s food distribution programs, which target hunger faced by many in Southern California.

Rising food costs, […]

13 December, 2022

Optimum Seismic’s Ali Sahabi Named to Los Angeles Mayor Bass’ transition team

By |2022-12-14T16:28:27+00:00December 13th, 2022|Press Release|

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has named Ali Sahabi, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Optimum Seismic, Inc. to her transition advisory team, which will provide advice and counsel through the first 100 days of her administration.

Sahabi, a real estate developer and general engineering contractor, is a lifelong advocate for […]

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