Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. 130
CHAPTER 16
Relative to Earthquake Preparedness Month.
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Filed with
Secretary of State
April 06, 1990.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 130, Katz.
Earthquake Preparedness Month.
This measure would proclaim the month of April, 1990, as California Earthquake Preparedness Month, and urge all Californians to engage in appropriate earthquake safety-related activities during that month.
Digest Key
WHEREAS, Northern California was rocked at 5:04 p.m. on October 17, 1989, by the earthquake now designated as the Loma Prieta earthquake; and
WHEREAS, The Loma Prieta earthquake measured a Richter magnitude of 7.1; and
WHEREAS, At 5:04 p.m., there were 62,000 baseball fans at Candlestick Park attending the third game of the baseball World Series; and
WHEREAS, The Loma Prieta earthquake occurred as the San Francisco Bay Area commute moved into its heaviest flow; and
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Bay area is still suffering adverse impact from the economic losses subsequent to the Loma Prieta earthquake; and
WHEREAS, In the past decade, northern, central, and southern California have all been impacted by the devastating effects of a major earthquake; and
WHEREAS, Most seismologists predict that there will be a major earthquake somewhere in California in the coming decades; and
WHEREAS, A primary means for minimizing the risks of injury and loss of life and damage to property is to make the public aware of all possible earthquake safety measures and precautions; and
WHEREAS, A cooperative effort between the Legislature and the state and local governments will be most effective in developing that public awareness; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims the month of April 1990 as California Earthquake Preparedness Month and urges all Californians to engage in appropriate earthquake safety-related activities during that month; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the Governor, the Seismic Safety Commission, the Office of Emergency Services, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, and the City Council of the City of Los Angeles.