San Diego’s earthquake risk is significantly higher than previously thought, according to recent maps prepared by the California Geological Survey.
Recent information reveals the region’s fault zones are significantly larger and far-reaching than previously assumed – stretching along the Rose Canyon fault, an extension of the Los Angeles Newport-Inglewood fault, which […]
I recently ran across the following question in a social media post:
Q: Is there a way to know how safe your apartment building is in case of an earthquake?
One person answered that if the apartment is still standing, it has survived everything until now — wrongly implying the building […]
The Southeast Los Angeles (SELA) Collaborative has partnered with Optimum Seismic, Inc. to complete a video series highlighting the important mission of local non-profit organizations since 2020.
“I love this cooperative effort of nonprofit and private sectors to highlight the work of the SELA […]
Optimum Seismic, Inc., one of California’s leading earthquake retrofit companies, will be the Presenting Sponsor of the Culver City Chamber of Commerce’s Installation Gala & Centennial Celebration on Friday, March 4, 2022.
Culver City Chamber of Commerce’s Installation Gala & Centennial Celebration is one of the Chamber’s premier events convening […]
She was a college student from Dublin, spending the summer in California, when plans to celebrate her 21st birthday with friends turned deadly – and ultimately led to stricter oversight of balconies, decks and other external elevated structures on apartment buildings.
Aoife Beary was one of seven students seriously injured when […]
Small businesses, the lifeblood of the U.S. economy, are often the first to suffer from natural disasters such as earthquakes.
Although they create two-thirds of new jobs and stimulate economic growth – particularly in our region’s underrepresented communities – small businesses are often least prepared to withstand disasters
The COVID-19 pandemic brought […]
Optimum Seismic, Inc. February 2022 Newsletter
Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.
California’s new balcony inspection laws reflect young survivor’s courageous advocacy after collapse
Consider the story of Aoife Beary, an incredibly […]
Orange County’s economy is robust: leading most other U.S. counties, many states – even some countries – in terms of output.
The region’s gross domestic product, at $221 billion in 2020, surpasses that of Oregon and New Zealand, and nearly tops Google, the Orange County Register recently reported.
As the ninth largest […]
Two significant earthquake threats face communities in the Apartment Association of California Southern Cities area. The first is the risk of building damage associated with seismic shaking. The second is more localized along low coastal areas — the danger of a tsunami triggered by an earthquake that may occur thousands […]
