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 […]
April 2021 Newsletter
Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.
Optimum Seismic joins leading experts in promoting community resilience
Earthquake safety is enhanced one building at a time, but collaboration can bring resilience to […]
Be Smart — Assess Risks To Your Investments
New information has prompted the state to update its earthquake fault hazard map — and the move has many people in San Diego’s real estate industry worried the new classifications could be bad for business.
Members of the public have until May […]
Interactive USGS map lets you zoom in to see for yourself
How vulnerable is your apartment to earthquake damage?
If it is located within a fault, landslide, or liquefaction zone, it may be at risk – and a combination of any of these could be disastrous.
Active earthquake faults in Orange […]
Earthquakes have inflicted pain and damage on Long Beach and surrounding communities in past decades.
A recent Resilience Advantage webinar touched on milestones in the Long Beach resilience story — the 1933 earthquake, state legislative changes following the earthquake, the new resilient City Hall and Port buildings, and the new Long […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – Ways earthquake retrofits of existing buildings can protect residents, businesses, property owners and entire communities from devastating losses during major temblors will be the subject of “The Resilience Advantage,” webinar on Wednesday, March 17 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The webinar will include […]
March 2021 Newsletter
Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.
All Disasters Can Leave Devastating Impacts on Communities It’s hard to believe we are entering Year Two of the pandemic. COVID-19 is another form […]
Ramona Town Hall, constructed in 1894, is undergoing a renovation that includes a seismic retrofit.
This iconic structure has stood its ground for 125 years, even rising back from the ashes of an arson fire that burned much of the building in the mid-1990s.
Residents of the town today are working to […]
