Survey Finds North County Buildings Unsafe

A survey by California's Seismic Safety Commission found165 buildings in the North County area of San Diego County don't meet earthquake safety guidelines.

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July 10, 2000, 2:15 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


A survey by California's Seismic Safety Commission has found165 buildings -- mostly in the downtown areas of North County cities in San Diego County -- do not meet earthquake safety guidelines.These building are mostly aging brick buildings in the cities of Carlsbad, Escondido, Encinitas, Fallbrook, Oceanside, Rainbow, Ramona, Solana Beach and Vista.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Monday, July 10, 2000 in North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

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