Ms. Venice said

venicerez said
Reminds me, my kits been in place for about 5 years, I'd better be replacing the perishable components. 

get some MREs (meal, ready-to-eat from Uncle Sam), they will last a LONG TIME

You can get Coast Guard approved survival rations and water packs at West Marine, last time I checked.

In fact most of what you need is available at West Marine, REI and a supermarket.

If you want to go overboard, the place that works with the LAFD CERT program is SOS Survival Products up in Van Nuys. You can order online and pick up in the store, which tends to be cheaper than having the stuff shipped to you. He's not Venice local, but he is LA local, employs local people and is generally a great guy to do business with. I occasionally need to be up in the valley, and don't mind planning accordingly and making a detour. http://www.sosproducts.com/

I have a bit of the "official" survival stuff in a backpack that I can grab and go if needed. Mostly, I have canned and packaged foods along with a dozen gallon jugs of water, that I just use and replace every year. Have it all packed up in plastic file bins from Staples. In an emergency I can have everything in the car and out in five minutes. Obviously not helpful if my house comes down on top of me, but for anything that will require "shelter in place" it's available. (Got to check how quickly I could pack and get out with everything last year after the Japanese earthquake when we were concerned about Tsunami. About 5 min.)

Best idea, if possible, is to store it all outside the house. That's impossible for those of us with condos and apartments, so the next best idea is "close to the door, ready to go."