April 2019 Newsletter.
“Did someone forget to pay the earthquake bill?” That was the question posed in the title of a study by UCLA geophysicist David Jackson, who warned that an uncommon absence of major earthquakes in […]
-Appeared on Apartment Association Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA).
It’s been three years since the City of Los Angeles started sending out orders requiring seismic retrofits of vulnerable soft-story and non-ductile concrete buildings. Soft-story property owners, upon receipt of these official notices, were required to:
During this op-ed Dr. Lucy Jones explains the earthquake drought means “we aren’t getting as much movement as plate tectonics requires.” Dr. Lucy Jones made it a point to say, “what happens to our communities then will depend on how well we have prepared. How will we use that time?” […]
Last week a Los Angeles City Council committee was briefed on seismic upgrades and to no surprise, only 14% of the soft-story wooden structure are now compliant but none of the concrete buildings have been retrofitted. Under the ordinance, most seismic retrofits occur within seven years.
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California hasn’t experienced a big earthquake in years, and experts from USGS says this drought will end, with “destructive results.” Elizabeth Cochran, seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey said, “we’re going to dramatically see a change in earthquake rates.” Experts say California ignores these realities.
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Wednesday morning Anaheim Hills was awakened by a 3.5 earthquake. The epicenter was close to the freeway interchange between highways 91 and 241. People reported the light shaking across social media.
For more info, please read the original article by LA Times:
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-earthquakesa-earthquake-35-quake-strikes-near-esperanza-calif-xvhj-story.html
-Appeared on San Diego County Apartment Association (SDCAA)
Southern California this year observed the 25th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake — a 6.7- magnitude blind-reverse thrust that in 1994 caused $67 billion in widespread damage. It was deemed, and still remains, one of the nation’s most […]
By 2020, 418 hospitals need to meet seismic safety standards in California. This will cost tens of billion dollars and could jeopardize healthcare access, according to a newly released study. The California Hospital Association funded the Rand Corp. report.
For more info, please read the original article by SACBee.com […]
The city of West Hollywood is feeling the heat, they are exploring multiple options for reducing the cost of landlords for retrofitting their apartment buildings. The city is planning on applying for federal grants, reducing the fees that the city charges, and changing the formula that owners of rent-stabilized buildings […]
According to the engineering reports the Anchorage School District released the damaged Gruening Middle School and Eagle River Elementary is extensive. The reports were prepared by Anchorage firm BDS Architects, it explained in detailed the cost of repair and what must be fixed in order to reopen.
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