San Jose delays earthquake retrofit plans as FEMA cancels grant for CA

Senator Schiff Demands Trump Administration Reinstate $33 Million in Federal Earthquake Retrofitting Funding – California Globe

In a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this week, US Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) demanded that $33 million in recently cancelled Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds for earthquake retrofitting be reinstated. Currently, FEMA is in the midst of restructuring, with President Donald Trump recently bringing forward cuts to the agency in the hopes of either eliminating it altogether or making it into a su…

San Jose delays earthquake retrofit plans as FEMA cancels grant for CA

The funding loss has the city of San Jose delaying new rules requiring retrofits to certain wood-frame apartment buildings that would be vulnerable in an earthquake.