Many Californians live in earthquake denial. We laugh them off, ignore their ever-present threat to our lives and livelihoods. After all, some reason, we’ve lived through earthquakes before. Why should the next one be different?
The stark reality is that protecting ourselves from earthquakes should be on all of our minds. […]
Apartment buildings in the Greater San Diego Area may sit on soil that is prone to liquefaction, landslides or other instability when shaken by an earthquake.
If your apartment building is located in Mission Bay, Mission Valley, Tierra Santa, Linda Vista, and many other San Diego communities, it’s best to have […]
Research studies that followed point to Ridgecrest as the impetus of successive ground-shaking that may create a chain reaction from one fault to the next, until it reaches the San Andreas.
Spanning 750 miles along the coast of California from the Salton Sea to Eureka, the San Andreas Fault is cocked […]
How would a major earthquake impact California’s growing homeless population?
In 2019, the number of people in the state without homes grew by more than 21,300 people, or 16.4% — more than all other states in the nation combined — the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported. It rose […]
We were all shaken by reports of February’s earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria. Nearly 50,000 were confirmed dead, and at least 164,000 buildings collapsed or were so badly damaged they need to be demolished. From the comfort of our homes, it’s easy to think we are immune to such […]
On Monday, April 14, 2025, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near the mountain town of Julian, east of San Diego, shaking parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties. The tremors were felt widely, from the San Fernando Valley to Riverside, Palm Springs, and even parts of the Inland Empire. While the […]
As we approach the middle of 2025, many Californians continue to live in a state of earthquake denial. We often laugh off the possibility, assuming that because we’ve lived through past earthquakes, the next one won’t be worse. But that mindset is dangerous. Experts warn that a major earthquake, such […]
On Monday, April 14, 2025, millions of people across Southern California received an alert on their mobile phones seconds before a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit San Diego County, thanks to the ShakeAlert system developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). ShakeAlert, which began operating in California in 2019, detects seismic […]
In recent years, Long Beach has taken bold steps toward creating a more equitable and resilient city. Community forums, listening sessions, and equity initiatives have brought thousands of residents together to confront the realities of racial and socioeconomic disparities—and to find pathways toward meaningful change.
One area that often goes overlooked […]
Orange County has a lot to be proud of when it comes to disaster preparedness.
Back in October 2020, fast-moving wildfires driven by 90 mph winds in Silverado Canyon and Yorba Linda threatened thousands of homes and forced over 60,000 residents to evacuate. It could have been catastrophic—but the region was […]
