With over 25 year since the last major earthquake in California. Many have taken significant steps to make buildings safer by retrofitting, many others have ignored the seismic threat. State government has left the city and county government decided on whether to mandate earthquake retrofits. For that reason, many people don’t know the danger they could be in if a major earthquake would hit. After Governor Brown shut down Assembly Member Adrin Nazarian (D-North Hollywood), with a new governor he vowed to reintroduce a bill that would have provided a tax break off the cost of retrofit of 30% for owners and mandated local governments to create their own inventory of earthquake-vulnerable buildings.
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http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-northridge-earthquake-california-20190117-story.html
[…] The Northridge quake 25 years ago offered important information about the types of structures that can topple in an earthquake. Today, many cities have taken significant action to keep their residents safe, but many more have ignored the seismic threat — making some cities more dangerous than others.Read More >> […]