Soft-Story Ordinances: What Property Owners Need to Know

A soft-story building is a multi-story structure with a first floor that is open in nature and much less rigid (soft) than the floors above. Many examples of soft-story buildings exist, including multi-family apartment buildings with tuck-under or subterranean parking. California is home to the most earthquake-prone territory, with a prevalence of soft-story apartment buildings. […]

Written by on 25th October 2022

New Findings on Major California Coast Fault Line

After reviewing the seismic risks specific to California last month, there are new findings regarding the fault along the LA/ OC coast known as the Palos Verdes fault zone. According to scientists at Harvard University, this fault was previously thought to be a segmented network of smaller faults. However, after a closer look, it was […]

Written by on 13th October 2022