Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

This January 2019 photo shows construction work for an earthquake retrofit. At left is a special cantilever column made out of steel that was added to give more structural support to the existing ...

Tens of thousands of dollars are on the line for the owners of rent-controlled buildings this week, as the Rent Control Board (RCB) considers whether to allow them to pass along earthquake retrofit ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- California is long overdue for a major earthquake. In fact, new data from the United States Geological Survey suggests the next one to hit the Bay Area will likely be larger and more ...

If you live or work in Beverly Hills and your building was constructed before 1978, it may be in need of a seismic retrofit. According to recently obtained data on 229 soft-story buildings in the city ...

Many homeowners in Napa sincerely want to armor their houses against the next earthquake to strike wine country, but few know exactly how they can. A survey of residents who endured the quake of Aug.

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Every year, Tax Day is inevitable. But for lots of us that’s not necessarily a bad thing. This year, the average tax refund is trending up to more than $3,000. And, according to IRS statistics, more ...

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 ...