Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol. Gov. Kotek’s order to earthquake-proof state buildings comes as the state Capitol nears the end of a years-long, $598 million seismic ...

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.

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 ...

New funds for earthquake retrofitting are available for California residents in high-risk zones. State officials announced that $13.2 million will be offered to 4,400 applicants in grants of $3,000 ...

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Homeowners, landlords and property owners with residential properties in areas at high risk of earthquake damage in the Bay Area are eligible to receive grants of up to $10,000 to seismically retrofit ...

In 1957, Vancouver took a decisive turn in its urban development when city council lifted the eight-story height limit in the ...