Program Highlights Earthquake Threats, Safety and Awareness
Representatives of Optimum Seismic, Inc., a leading California earthquake retrofit company, participated in the National Earthquake Conference 2020 in San Diego from March 3 to 6.
The dynamic conference featured the first public release of results from a new earthquake […]
Program Highlights Latino Experience, Opportunities and Success
Latino Education And Advocacy Days (LEAD) 2020 and Summit has been rescheduled for the week of Monday Sept 14 – Saturday Sept 19, which is Hispanic Heritage Month, because of the California Governor’s announcement last week, and the California State University’s directives, […]
On Tuesday a magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit West Java and damaged more than 200 homes. There were no casualties and only a few injuries.
For more info, please read the original article by The Jakarta Post :
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/03/11/three-injured-hundreds-of-houses-damaged-after-magnitude-4-9-earthquake-in-west-java.html
March 2020 Newsletter.
Puerto Rico’s struggles with recovery following a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in January underscore the importance of seismic resilience. FEMA estimates that thousands of Puerto Ricans are still living outdoors due to homes lost in […]
For decades Seattle has been making a plan to deal with their unsafe unreinforced masonry buildings, the city has hired multiple consultants to do risk assessments. This year a state bill could help building owners finance retrofits is close to passing in Olympia.
For more info, please read the […]
On Sunday night the coast of northern California was hit with a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. No reports of damages were reported.
For more info, please read the original article by CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/09/us/northern-california-5-8-earthquake/index.html
A new landmark study shows just how a fault running through the heart of San Diego poses a much more serious threat than believed a generation ago.
For more info, please read the original article by LA Times:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-04/san-diego-earthquake-fault-danger
How vulnerable is your apartment to earthquake damage? Is it located near a fault, landslide or liquefaction zone?
The United States Geological Survey has published an interactive map online, (https://maps.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/EQZApp/app/) enabling the public to search by property address to determine the earthquake risks associated with specific land […]
-Appeared on Apartment Association Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA).
Los Angeles is one of the best real estate markets in the U.S.
That’s why, a growing number of local apartment owners are now looking at renovations called adaptive reuse to repurpose the living space in their buildings to […]
-Appeared on Apartment Association California, Southern Cities (AACSC).
How would a massive earthquake impact California’s housing shortage?
The answer is obvious. A major earthquake that hits densely-populated urban areas would make California’s housing shortage much worse.
Such an earthquake could take a heavy toll on California’s affordable housing supply, […]
