Scientists urge federal lead on quake readiness plan
A Berkeley Institute report warns a metropolitan earthquake could cause tens of billions in damage and tens of thousands of deaths. It urges a single federal agency to enforce standards, with strict construction rules for public facilities and disaster-ready insurance, citing recent quakes and national vulnerability across regions.
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Los Angeles
Kurl V. Steinbrugge
University of California In Berkeley
Richard H. Johns
School of Earth Sciences
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San Fernando Veterans Hospital
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Public lands at risk as private owners may bar recreation
Senator Lagomarsino warned up to nine million acres could be closed to public use this summer unless a bill protects landowners who permit ongoing recreation. He noted the state Supreme Court ruling allowing public use after five years, while some owners fear loss of title and are constructing fences.
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Robert 4. Lagomarsino
Lagomarsino
Topless bill fails to gain Assembly support
In Sacramento the Assembly Criminal Justice Committee rejects a measure by Assemblyman Jon P. Quimby to expand local government power over topless and bottomless entertainment. The bill failed on a split voice vote.
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Sacramento
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Jon P. Quimby
Rialto
Local zoning urged to curb earthquake hazards
The report warns shorelines flood plains and hazardous slopes must be regulated to reduce slide and quake damage. It says local governments lack will and capacity to enforce strong regulations and cannot provide adequate earthquake hazard policing on their own.
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