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Why Seismic Retrofitting Santa Monica Buildings is Essential Before the Next Big Earthquake

Why Seismic Retrofitting Santa Monica Buildings is Essential Before the Next Big Earthquake

10/01/2017 10:07 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

By CAROLINE TOROSIS, a Commissioner on the Santa Monica Rent Control Board

A SERIES OF DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKES in Mexico this month is a stark reminder that Santa Monica will be left vulnerable should a quake of similar magnitude hit the southland. The newly redrawn Santa Monica fault line runs directly across a large portion of Santa Monica, and an earthquake has the potential to damage some of Southern California’s most expensive real estate, not to mention risk the lives of our residents. In March 2017, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved a comprehensive retrofit ordinance to bring Santa Monica’s most earthquake-vulnerable buildings up to today’s safety standards.

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