CEA Annual Research Forum (Web Page)
In 2023, the CEA Best Available Science Committee (BASC) hosted a workshop centered around Earthquake Risk Management (ERM). The workshop was held on Tuesday, June 6 and Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The workshop gathered insurance, reinsurance, modeling, and geo-hazard professionals together to discuss how the ERM community can work more closely with the earthquake rupture forecast model developers…
Meeting Materials - March 5, 2024 (PDF)
Notice and Agenda, Including Meeting Memoranda - March 5, 2024
Notice and Agenda Including Meeting Memoranda (PDF)
Notice and Agenda Including Meeting Memoranda - September 12, 2018
CEA Participates in FOX 11 TV-Special (Web Page)
During the taping of “Surviving the Earthquake” at FOX 11 television studios in Los Angeles on April 3. (Photo credit: American Red Cross) In April CEA, along with other earthquake experts, was part of FOX 11’s television special, “Surviving the Earthquake.” It was clearly stated during the show that Californians should start having conversations about the possibility of seismic activity…
CEA Quotable Experts and Subject Matter Experts (Web Page)
California Earthquake Authority (CEA) leaders are subject matter experts in earthquake risk and preparedness, strengthening homes against earthquake damage, disaster recovery, insurance, engineering, and related public service. Insight from the front lines: "The Northridge earthquake in 1994, Napa in 2014, and Humboldt County in 2024 – I've visited the homes and met with the families wondering how they will recover." - CEA Chief…
From Ventura to Santa Barbara, CEA Spreads the Word about Earthquake Preparedness (Web Page)
(L) Mark Toohey, CEA, interacting with a resident in Ventura on April 28. (R) Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), CEA CEO Glenn Pomeroy and Assemblywoman Monique Limon (D-Santa Barbara) participating in an emergency preparedness fair in Santa Barbara on May 12. Representatives from CEA participated in two emergency preparedness fairs organized by Assemblywoman Monique Limón (D-…
Quakes Win Big on CEA’s “Earthquake Preparedness Night” (Web Page)
It was not only a big win for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, but also a record-breaker! The Quakes defeated the San Jose Giants, 11-4, on what was considered the longest 9th inning game in Quakes history! This victory took place during an exciting game sponsored by CEA. On April 20, Quakes fans had the opportunity to witness another great ball game played by their 2018 California League Champions, while having the chance to be educated, in-person…
Notice and Agenda Including Meeting Memoranda (PDF)
Notice and Agenda, including Meeting Memoranda - December 14, 2016
CEA Chief Mitigation Officer Janiele Maffei (Web Page)
Chief Mitigation Officer Janiele Maffei was hired as CEA’s first Chief Mitigation Officer in May 2011 and became Director of Research in 2015. Currently her responsibilities include serving as the Executive Director for the California Residential Mitigation Program (CRMP), and overseeing implementation of the program's retrofit incentive grants: Earthquake Brace + Bolt (EBB), Earthquake Soft-Story (ESS), and Earthquake Multi-Unit…
California Earthquake Authority named administrator of Wildfire Fund (Web Page)
(SACRAMENTO) The California Catastrophe Response Council, which oversees the Wildfire Fund, has formally named the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) the fund’s administrator. The Wildfire Fund was established by the California Legislature, under Assembly Bill 1054 and Assembly Bill 111, and was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on July 12, 2019. At that time, CEA was designated the fund’s interim administrator until the nine-…