04-13-2026 Geologic Safety Committee | Guest Speaker segment

Portola Valley Town Geologic Safety Committee · April 14, 2026

0:00/48m

48:29

0:00

10:00

20:00

30:00

40:00

48:29

Welcome and speaker introduction

Presentation

0:00 → 1:43(1m 43s)

A meeting organizer introduced Ross Stein, noting his ties to the US Geological Survey earthquake program and that he founded the Temblor site (2014). The introducer said Stein would speak about Japan and earthquake mitigation and invited him to present.

Keywords:

Speakers:

A Portola Valley Town geologic safety committee program featured seismologist Ross Stein discussing earthquake risks for the Bay Area, lessons from Japan’s response to major quakes, local hazards (liquefaction, landslides, fire), preparedness actions, and a community Q&A on insurance, trees, gas shutoffs and emergency coordination.

AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Transcript

Unlock the transcript with a paid subscription