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Energy Planning: Implementing Microgrids as a Resilience Strategy

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Communities are increasingly tapping into microgrids to support goals to decrease carbon footprint, increase energy reliability, and support community development. A microgrid is a specialized energy

Building Resilient Homes to Build Resilient Communities Workshop

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The Building Resilient Homes to Build Resilient Communities workshop on July 25th demonstrated the positive impact of coordinated energy efficiency and seismic safety efforts. This is one of a series

Soft Story Retrofit Model Ordinance Now Available

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ABAG, in partnership with David Bonowitz, SE, has created the Resilience Policy Guidance Document: Soft Story Model Ordinance and Handbook to help jurisdictions develop local soft story retrofit

Chief Economist Conducts Research on Napa Businesses Impacted by Earthquake

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Napa earthquake business survivors have been asked to help the nation become more disaster resilient by completing a survey on the economic impact of the magnitude 6.0 South Napa Earthquake of August

Awarded Grants to Boost Region-wide Resilience to Earthquakes, Fires, and Climate Change Impacts

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The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) was awarded $1.6 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Rockefeller Foundation 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) for 2016 and

LA Passes Tough Seismic Retrofit Legislation - Bay Area Opportunities

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The City of Los Angeles has unanimously approved the nation’s toughest seismic legislation, requiring that approximately 15,000 buildings, both concrete and wood framed, be retrofitted to handle

New Grants for Resilience Program Activities

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ABAG's Resilience Program announces two new grants from the Rockefeller Foundation and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in support of mitigation planning to reduce the impacts of current

New microsite for the People, Places, and Prosperity Report

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Designed to help readers to imagine what our diverse communities have in common: San Francisco Bay Area -- People, Places, and Prosperity will be released at the September’s Executive Board meeting

Region Measures Disaster-Resistance Public Invited to Comment on Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

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ABAG in coordination with approximately 100 cities, counties, agencies, and special districts has developed a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) draft update for the San Francisco Bay Area. The LHMP

Documents

Integrated Planning Briefer
1_Briefer_IntegratedPlanning.pdf (843.47 KB)
Bay Area Resilience Environmental Justice Planning Status October 2020
1b_BayArea_Resilience_EJ_Require_Status_October_2020.xlsx (20.22 KB)
Sample agenda item for a future internal staff meeting
1a_SampleAgenda_IntegratedPlanning_HousingSafetyEJ.docx (13.13 KB)
Presentation Seismic Retrofit Training For Building Contractors and Inspectors
seismicretrofittrainingguide2002powerpoint.pdf (73.05 MB)
Seismic Retrofit Training For Building Contractors and Inspectors
seismicretrofittrainingforcontractorsandinspectors2002.pdf (11.23 MB)