If your Southern California home is on the older side, there's a chance it might not stand up against the next big earthquake. Here are some of the vulnerabilities to watch out for and how ...

With the City anticipating a whirlwind of construction as apartment complexes and building owners get their properties up to code, the City is hoping to increase tenant protections. On Jan. 27 the ...

If you live or work in Beverly Hills and your building was constructed before 1978, it may be in need of a seismic retrofit. According to recently obtained data on 229 soft-story buildings in the city ...

Last week, Ventura County residents experienced shaking from a magnitude 4.1 earthquake centered north of Malibu. The moderate earthquake caused no reported damage but served as an important reminder ...

Many homeowners in Napa sincerely want to armor their houses against the next earthquake to strike wine country, but few know exactly how they can. A survey of residents who endured the quake of Aug.

The deadline for a grant program enabling homeowners, landlords and property owners to seismically retrofit select houses has been extended to Oct. 17, the California Residential Mitigation Program ...

In selecting nine schools for seismic retrofits, Portland Public Schools weighed how to reduce life-safety risk within the confines of money allocated toward retrofits in its 2025 school bond.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- When your house starts shaking from an earthquake, you want to be sure it's secure. Unfortunately, it can slide right off its foundation. "Pre-1980 house may have this ...

The City Council moved forward with a massive seismic retrofit ordinance this week that could impact as many as 2,000 buildings in the eight-square-mile city. City leaders spent hours hammering away ...

Los Angeles County plunked down $200 million last year to buy the Gas Company Tower, calculating that moving to the posh downtown address was a steal compared with the $700 million it might cost to ...