June 2021 Newsletter
Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.
Knowledge is power: find out how resilience ratings make cities safer
A staggering 130 earthquakes struck our nation on Memorial Day — more than […]
Should new construction be allowed on top of live earthquake faults? And, what about the thousands of structures already perched upon these fearsome fissures?
These are questions playing out in Hollywood and other parts of the Southland today, where a worrisome weave of active faults snakes its way through our communities.
The […]
It’s been a difficult year for owners of rental income properties, with up to 20% of Southern California tenants behind on rent and many owing balances in the tens of thousands of dollars, according to various reports.
News coverage cites anonymous owners afraid to speak out on how policies put in […]
The last time Lakisha Woods went to buy a car, she was sold on the safety features: forward collision warnings, automatic emergency braking, and blind spot and lane departure warnings, to name just a few.
“When I went to buy a home a year later, nobody told me about the safety […]
There’s a big push in Orange County to make canyon communities safer against wildfire.
Much of this is driven by legislation, including Chapter 7A building codes requiring features such as tempered glass, screened vents and non-flammable materials that can dramatically increase the chances of a building surviving a fire.
Canyon and mountain […]
May 2021 Newsletter
Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.
Japan emerges from 6.8-magnitude quake unscathed, thanks to resilience
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake almost anywhere in the world would be deadly and destructive. But when […]
If you live near the coast and feel strong shaking from an earthquake, “move inland as soon as possible.”
That’s what Rick Wilson, head of the California Geological Survey’s Tsunami Program, told City News Service earlier this spring, after his agency released a series of new tsunami maps showing dire consequences […]
The cost of housing in San Diego, like in much of the state, is getting more and more out of reach for many residents.
Homelessness is on the rise, and California’s push to build 1.8 million new affordable housing units by 2025 has prompted new legislation that could dramatically alter the […]
Last winter, an alarming quake on the Puente Hills fault in the Los Angeles area had locals concerned with the potential death and destruction this previously underrated earthquake fault could bring.
Since then, the temporarily overshadowed San Andreas – like a fallen prizefighter – has become the center of attention as […]
First came a quake, lasting more than 6 terrifying minutes. Then came a tsunami, and after that a nuclear power plant meltdown that left a large section of island country uninhabitable a decade later.
A science fiction movie script. No. This was real life in Japan.
Japan’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake of March […]
