Early Warning System Success, A Huge Step Toward Protecting Lives

April 2018 Newsletter.

Ali Sahabi Did you feel this month’s 5.3-magnitude quake off the coast of Oxnard? Hundreds of people not only felt it, but were alerted to it early with an alarm 10 seconds before it struck. The success of the Early Warning System is a huge step toward protecting lives. But there is much more than lives at stake when it comes to earthquakes. Equity and income for building owners, economic stability for communities and the avoidance of social chaos are just some of the potential problems that could be averted through AB 2681, a bill introduced by Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian calling for the identification of California’s most vulnerable buildings. This legislation calls for the identification of our state’s most vulnerable buildings to earthquake damage. Optimum Seismic is leading the way to making our cities safer with seismic retrofits. Please contact us today for a free consultation about your building.

Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal, Optimum Seismic, Inc.

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Visit Us at 2018 San Diego Apartment Association Expo!

Be sure to stop by our booth #735 at the 2018 Education Conference & EXPO on Tuesday, April 17 hosted by the San Diego County Apartment Association! The event takes place at the beautiful San Diego Convention Center.
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