Report: Bay Area Falls Behind On Earthquake Preparedness
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A newspaper analysis finds the San Francisco Bay Area is falling behind on efforts to retrofit buildings that are vulnerable to collapse during a major earthquake.
The Los Angeles Times reports Sunday that there are up to 3,000 brittle concrete buildings in San Francisco yet the city doesn't have a list of where they are located.
The building type is one of the deadliest in quakes.
Across the bay in Oakland, there are nearly 2,000 possibly vulnerable wood-frame apartment buildings at risk of collapse in a seismic event — and there is no law to require them to be fixed.
The newspaper says San Jose doesn't even have a list of its more than 1,000 apartment buildings thought to be at risk.
The Times says Southern California cities have taken the lead statewide in seismic safety requirements.
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