Humans, in ancient times, believed earthquakes were caused by huge animals, angry gods and giants.
Current folklore attempts to find causal links between moon phases and earthquakes, but this theory has been debunked by science.
What we do know is that earthquakes are frequent in California, and that Southern California is long […]
Demolition of the “old” Long Beach City Hall – dedicated on the day of the nation’s bicentennial on July 4, 1976 – is underway. By the end of the year, it could be completely razed.
Deemed a threat in a major earthquake, the 14-story tower was closed in 2019 due to […]
December 2021, Newsletter
Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.
Resilience Advantage webinar series brings collaborative spirit among experts
In our quest to host a 2021 Resilience Advantage webinar series about earthquakes and […]
Seven thousand.
That’s how many buildings have been retrofitted for earthquake safety since Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2015 signed a historic law requiring seismic fortification for 12,558 older soft-story structures in the city.
I joined the mayor at an apartment building retrofitted by Optimum Seismic to celebrate this milestone, which […]
The Veterans Advocacy Group of America held its fifth annual Veterans Thanksgiving Turkey Drive Thru on Nov. 23.
Optimum, the major sponsor for the event, performs innovative real estate development and construction management services for public and private companies, government agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations. The organization’s team has planned, […]
Businesses are being urged to support FEEDLA, the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles’ food distribution program, which continues to target pandemic related food insecurity.
Business closures, job cutbacks, and reduced work schedules have made food insecurity a stubborn fact of life for 20% of people living in Los […]
Luigi De Sarno was part of a team of advisors brought in to help the government of Haiti following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in 2010 that killed more than 200,000 people.
He and other representatives of the World Bank met several times with the Ministries of Health and Public Works, recommending […]
November 2021, Newsletter
Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.
L.A. Mayor Garcetti joins Optimum Seismic to mark a major milestone in the city’s resilience
In my advocacy for earthquake resilience, I have had […]
Insurance carriers track the pulse of California’s earthquake liabilities, just as they monitor trends in fire, flood, hurricanes, and other hazards that can cause claims to be filed for property damage, injury or death.
Warnings from seismologists that California is long overdue for a major earthquake has property owners and insurance […]
Increasing density of urban areas and climate change are leaving many communities more vulnerable than ever to earthquakes, fire, flood, and hurricanes.
In 2020, the United States experienced a record-breaking level of disasters leaving a billion dollars or more in damages, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information. The costliest […]
