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Spotlight: K–12, Public Safety

AUDIO: Lack of oversight, sloppy record keeping raise concerns about school safety

April 8, 2011, 10:47 AM
Watching a series of disasters bring Japan to its knees, it's hard to ignore the fact that we, too, live in earthquake country. The California Report teamed up with California Watch to investigate the way our state regulates seismic safety in public school construction. What we found are cracks in... + read more
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Learn about seismic dangers near California schools

April 7, 2011, 11:41 PM
Many schools in California are near fault lines or other earthquake hazards. That doesn't mean they'll collapse in a quake, but many school construction projects have failed to follow basic safety standards. California Watch uncovered about 20,000 projects that lack Field Act certification. Is your... + read more
Spotlight: K–12, Public Safety

Safety issues wiped from record in ‘Close-O-Rama’

April 7, 2011, 10:37 PM
Safety issues wiped from record in ‘Close-O-Rama’ + read more
Spotlight: K–12, Public Safety

School construction booms, oversight slips

April 7, 2011, 10:37 PM
School construction booms, oversight slips + read more
Daily Report: K–12, Public Safety

Investigating seismic safety before there are victims

April 7, 2011, 10:32 PM
Investigative reporting is difficult work. It takes unique skills. You don't just say to a reporter find out what's wrong here. It takes sources, digging and time to peel back the layers around a systematic failure. It also takes a certain type of bull-headed, persistent reporter. It takes... + read more
Spotlight: K–12, Public Safety

Glossary of earthquake terms

April 7, 2011, 9:47 PM
Glossary of earthquake terms + read more
Spotlight: K–12, Public Safety

Join our #quakeready Twitter chat on earthquake preparedness April 12

April 7, 2011, 9:46 PM
Join our #quakeready Twitter chat on earthquake preparedness April 12 + read more
Spotlight: K–12, Public Safety

Photos: California earthquakes

April 7, 2011, 9:45 PM
A crowd-sourced collection of photos documenting significant earthquakes in California. View photos of major earthquake damage and share your own earthquake photos with California Watch readers. + read more
Spotlight: K–12, Public Safety

Frequently asked questions

April 7, 2011, 9:38 PM
Frequently asked questions about earthquake safety in California public schools + read more
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Contacts for schools, key players on seismic safety

April 7, 2011, 9:37 PM
Contact - React and Act + read more
Spotlight: K–12, Public Safety

Be prepared for earthquakes

April 7, 2011, 9:36 PM
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How to get involved in seismic safety

April 7, 2011, 9:35 PM
How to get involved + read more
Spotlight: K–12, Public Safety

Primer helps public, journalists report seismic story

April 7, 2011, 9:33 PM
The California Watch “On Shaky Ground” project on seismic safety outlines a series of failures by state regulators, school officials and inspectors in enforcing the Field Act. After reading these stories, reporters at other media outlets, parents or local activists may want to dig deeper into their... + read more
Spotlight: K–12, Public Safety

Enforcement of the Field Act: A modern timeline

April 7, 2011, 9:33 PM
Enforcement of the Field Act: A modern timeline + read more
Spotlight: K–12, Public Safety

Thousands of records merged to create seismic safety database

April 7, 2011, 9:25 PM
California Watch set out to build for the public an interactive database of schools located in seismic hazard zones. We also wanted to map all the public K-12 schools in the state and those without seismic-safety certification under the Field Act, the state’s building standards for school... + read more
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