The California Legislature passed a bill to develop...
The California Legislature passed a bill to develop a comprehensive earthquake early warning system, said sponsor State Sen. Alex Padilla (D) in a news release Thursday (http://bit.ly/16pZvTN). The state currently uses the California Integrated Seismic Network system, which is a…
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demonstration earthquake early warning system, said Padilla. The fully developed system required in Senate Bill 135 would process data from sensors across the state, detect the strength and progression of an earthquake, alert the public within seconds and provide up to 60 seconds of advanced warning before potentially damaging ground shaking is felt, said Padilla. The legislature also approved a bill to authorize the California Public Utilities Commission to award broadband infrastructure grants and loans to entities that provide broadband to un-served areas of California, said Padilla (http://bit.ly/18WOl7y). Senate Bill 740 expands eligibility requirements and funding for the California Advanced Services Fund, said Padilla. Assembly Bill 1299 was also approved to provide funding broadband expansion in affordable housing units on Wednesday. All of these bills will be sent to the governor to sign within 12 days of transmittal, or they will become law without signature.