Tougher codes kept quake damage down - CNN.com

Tougher codes kept quake damage down - CNN.com: "Tuesday's quake 'was located in an area that's been almost completely built since about 1995,' seismologist Lucy Jones told CNN. 'We had major changes in the building codes because of what we learned in Northridge. And the most modern construction is really much, much better to withstand earthquakes than earlier buildings. There weren't many older buildings nearby.'"

Huh. I wonder how hard builders and landlords fought against those tougher building codes, and how many were free market repbulicans.