L.A. Enacts Earthquake Safety Standards for New Cellphone Towers
Los Angeles became the first city in the nation to approve seismic standards for new cellphone towers.
The proposal, passed by the City Council on an 11-0 vote, requires new freestanding cellphone towers to be built to the same seismic standards as public safety facilities, said the LA Times. Cellphone towers are currently built only strong enough to not collapse and kill people during a major earthquake. They're not required to be strong enough to continue working, said the LA Times.