The Week Ahead
A look at upcoming events:
Today
Pets: A ribbon-cutting ceremony in Hollywood will be held for Petco Place, a program that provides emergency shelter and support services for the homeless and their pets.
Tuesday
Big jet: Emirates Airlines will unveil its first commercial A380 aircraft, which will offer nonstop service from Los Angeles to Dubai beginning in late October.
Solar: The Orange County Board of Supervisors will consider a proposed ordinance to remove “solar energy photovoltaic” permit fees.
Oil talk: T. Boone Pickens, chairman and chief executive of BP Capitol, will discuss “An Energy Plan to End America’s Dependence on Foreign Oil,” at a dinner sponsored by the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.
Wednesday
Heroes: A Los Angeles County Superior Court clerk in Compton who stopped an armed defendant’s attack on a bailiff will be among those honored by Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley at a Courageous Citizen Awards Ceremony luncheon.
Thursday
Tribute: The Old Courthouse Museum in Santa Ana will open its exhibit of artifacts representing the professional and personal dimensions of Helena Modjeska, a 19th century actress who lived in the Santa Ana Mountains.
Saturday
Birthday: The 50th birthday of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium will be celebrated with food, music and an outdoor screening of surf film “The Endless Summer.”
Ask a Reporter
What were the strongest earthquakes to hit California?
According to the United States Geological Survey, these are the top 12 (quakes of equal magnitude are listed chronologically):
* 1857 -- Fort Tejon, 7.9
* 1892 -- Imperial Valley, 7.8
* 1906 -- San Francisco, 7.8
* 1872 -- Owens Valley, 7.4
* 1873 -- California-Oregon coast, 7.3
* 1922 -- West of Eureka, 7.3
* 1952 -- Kern County, 7.3
* 1992 -- Landers, 7.3
* 1923 -- Cape Mendocino, 7.2
* 1980 -- West of Eureka, 7.2
* 1992 -- Cape Mendocino, 7.2
* 2005 -- Northern California coast, 7.2
The tip
For more details on how to prepare your house for an earthquake, including an interactive graphic and other resources, go to latimes.com/chinoquake.
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