Stakeholder Input (PDF)
Stakeholder Input - December 7, 2023
About CEA BB (Web Page)
CEA BB Login CEA developed the CEA Brace + Bolt program (CEA BB) to help policyholders reduce the risk of damage to their older house during an earthquake with a code-compliant brace and bolt retrofit. CEA BB provides policyholders up to $3,000 to strengthen their foundation and lessen the potential for earthquake damage. As part of the program, once the retrofit is complete, policyholders may qualify for up to a 25 percent discount on their CEA…
Media Resources (Web Page)
Media Contacts Media representatives may send inquiries or interview requests to media@calquake.com or call (279) 203-5998. CEA can accommodate requests in English and Spanish. Reporters looking for information about the Earthquake Brace + Bolt Program, established by a joint powers authority created by CEA and the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, can find additional media support here. Background Information The following resources are…
Meeting Materials - July 12, 2024 (PDF)
Notice and Agenda, Including Meeting Memoranda - July 12, 2024
Public Notice (PDF)
Notice and Agenda - November 9, 2021
CEA Goes Virtual During COVID-19 Era (Web Page)
Members of the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) meet via Zoom with members of the California Desert Association of Realtors (CDAR) on July 9. Up until mid-March 2020, it was routine for us at the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) to meet and shake hands with our partners and other members of our community, but all that changed abruptly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help slow the…
Earthquake Brace + Bolt surpasses 5,000 retrofits statewide (Web Page)
(SACRAMENTO) The Earthquake Brace + Bolt program (EBB) now has helped more than 5,000 California homeowners to seismically retrofit their older houses with grants of up to $3,000. Because older houses are likely to slide off their foundations during an earthquake, a brace-and-bolt seismic retrofit—bracing cripple walls and bolting the house to the foundation—makes the house more resistant to earthquake damage. The EBB retrofit grants were…
Approved Meeting Minutes (PDF)
Approved Meeting Minutes - August 30, 2021
CEA Leads the Way for ShakeOut 2017 (Web Page)
CEA staff actively participated in and enthusiastically promoted the 2017 Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill, an annual event that began in 2008 and helps people learn how to prepare to survive and recover from earthquakes. Over 10.5 million Californians and 56 million people worldwide practiced “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in this year’s ShakeOut drill on October 19 at 10:19 a.m. in…
Approved Meeting Minutes (PDF)
Approved Meeting Minutes - November 16, 2023