There are plenty of standards for earthquake proof masonry in CA. AAC is not allowed, mainly because nobody has done the work to certify
Technicalities like that get lost in the noise when the political poo flinging over who's gonna pay and where it'll be located starts. An idea can't just be correct. It needs to be correct and marketable to people who don't really care.
What are the odds of a destructive earthquake happening at the same time as a wildfire blowing across your garden?