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Policy Options Before Disaster Strikes To Be Topic of Resilience Advantage Webinar
State Legislator, Building Official, Policy Expert and Emergency Preparedness Leader To Discuss Resilience Policies Needed Before Earthquakes and Other Disasters Strike
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LOS ANGELES, July 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Policies needed before earthquakes and other disasters strike will be discussed by a panel comprised of a California State legislator, a city building official, a housing and community expert, and a disaster preparedness leader during the Resilience Advantage webinar on June 16, sponsored by Optimum Seismic, Inc.
California Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian, District 46; Ron Takiguchi, Assistant Director of Community Development – Building Official, City of Burbank and Past President, California Building Officials, CALBO; Carlos Martin, Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, Urban Institute; and Matthew Wal