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Mayor Sam blogger Councilman John openly questions Neighborhood Councils on their emergency preparedness initiatives. Should they be spending part of their $50,000 annual budget on stock piling materials for a neighborhood? Do they need consistent guidance from the city? Well, here is some guidance: if you do not have 10-gallons of water stored in case of an earthquake, you might be screwed. If you are reading this and going, "nah, I won't be," it's... more ›

In an alarmist post on Digg.com, someone is feeling like the big one is coming. "Third Earthquake Hits San Fran/Bay Area in Three Days! Exact same spot, and the Bay Area is due for the Big One any day now!" As commenter PunkRampant points out, there should be no worries. "We get weak earthquakes all the time, ~3 magnitude quakes aren't uncommon. This is a good thing, because if the weak quakes suddenly stopped... more ›

You work a 9-80, freelance like us, or maybe you don't have job. Whatever the case is, Councilman Tom LaBonge has something for you tomorrow morning. So be alert and be ready to report to Fire Station 27 in Hollywood for the new First Fridays: "Growing up in Los Angeles during the Cold War, we practiced drills every first Friday each month as the city's air raid sirens went off. While the Cold War... more ›

Let's say, among all this extreme heat, the Big One hits? Electricity is knocked out, water isn't working and the city is basically shut down. more ›

Looking for that perfect gift for your “Save The Planet” friends or simply want to score some brownie points with Mother Nature for when the Big One hits? Give the gift that lasts for generations. TreePeople have announced the return of their very popular holiday tree dedication program. Dubbed the “Gift of Life,” for each $25 donation, a tree will be planted in honor of the loved ones on your holiday list. Want to throw in a little more moolah? For $100, TreePeople will plant a grove of five trees. Call (818) 753-TREE for more information. more ›

Today at 1:24pm the blinds started swinging erratically. The window beam seemed to warp. Was this vertigo? Did someone slip us a mickey? "Hey," we called out into the cubliclesphere, "is anyone feeling an earthquake?" A yes and a no responded, then the email came from CalTech: 4.7 near Mettler, CA. Mettler is 23 miles south of Bakersfield (was Buck Owen's backyard buckling?) and 19 miles northwest of Gorman, where elks may have been perturbed in their reserve. Things quickly settled back to normal here, but really, aren't we all thinking about natural disasters these days? Did you feel the rocking and wonder if it was The Big One? more ›

Depends on who you ask. There is this article that opens with the scare numbers for what happened in a simulation of The Big One hitting Los Angeles. The rest of the article mostly suggests that, again, FEMA isn't really ready to deal with this type of disaster before or after it happens. Locally, though, politicians are at least aware of the problems and are actually doing something about it. LAist hasn't seen an earthquake/disaster preparedness site for our city yet but San Francisco has a very cool one called 72 Hours. The goal of the site is to get you prepared for surviving the quake and works for us down here just as well as it does up there. more ›

Good news for homeowners: the housing bubble won't burst anytime soon. more ›