07-07-2018 03:19 via sacramento.cbslocal.com

Bill Would Create Statewide Plan For Checking If Buildings Are Earthquake-Safe

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California lawmakers are considering a bill that would develop a new tool to keep us earthquake-safe.
Supporters say it’ll help Californians know whether their buildings may still be standing when a major earthquake strikes, but critics say the legislation is structurally flawed.
If the big one hits tomorrow, Kit Miyamoto says thousands of California buildings would collapse, like they did during Mexico’s magnitude-7.2 quake earlier this year.
He would know
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