home.social

#ranchopalosverdes — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #ranchopalosverdes, aggregated by home.social.

  1. The funniest thing Gavin Newsom could do rn, is to get a warrant to dig up and search for bodies on Trump's golf course in Rancho Palos Verdes in California...

    #EpsteinFiles #Trump #RanchoPalosVerdes #California #USPol

  2. LA Times: Is it finally time to ban new homes in the Rancho Palos Verdes’ landslide zone?

    "...After almost two years of unprecedented landslide movement that has upended life across much of the picturesque Portuguese Bend area of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, officials want to permanently ban new construction in the landslide zone.

    The proposed ordinance, which has drawn backlash from some property owners, would prohibit construction of new homes or additions in the area — even on vacant lots, of which many remain. ..."

    latimes.com/california/story/2

    #disasters #landslide #ranchopalosverdes

  3. Interesting history of Rancho Palos Verdes. Most of the population growth there was AFTER the landslides of 1950, based on this history. And, people sued to build NEW HOMES ON THE LANDSLIDE

    Tidbits: "..On April 1, 1950, the Palos Verdes Peninsula had about 6,500 residents, and by June 1967, the number of residents had grown to approx. 54,000..."

    "...The extension of Crenshaw from Crest road to Palos Verdes Drive South was never completed due to the Portuguese Bend landslide in the mid 1950’s which was triggered by road grading for the extension of Crenshaw Blvd...."

    maureenmegowan.com/south-bay-h

    #geology #landslide #RanchoPalosVerdes

  4. NBC Los Angeles: Homeowners in Rancho Palos Verdes neighborhood offered voluntary buyouts

    "...Rancho Palos Verdes homeowners in a neighborhood where shifting land damaged homes and roads are being offered a voluntary buyout by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.

    The $42 million program was announced Monday by the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council at a special town hall meeting in the Los Angeles County coastal community...."

    nbclosangeles.com/news/local/h
    #landslide #geology #RanchoPalosVerdes #PortugueseBend #RPV #FEMA

  5. New animation of Rancho Palos Verdes from last year to this year, just to emphasize how MUCH that land is sliding. Sentinel-2 satellite. #RanchoPalosVerdes #PortugueseBend #geology #landslide

  6. Interesting story on someone in Rolling Hills (farther away from the Portuguese Bend landslide) who has a giant crack in his property which is getting larger. I wonder really how much of that hills is hoofing it down to the Pacific Ocean.

    latimes.com/california/story/2

    #RollingHills #RanchoPalosVerdes #PortugueseBend #Geology

  7. "The coastal community has been dealing with a slow-moving landslide for decades, but historic rainstorms in 2023-24 have accelerated its movement and created the current emergency. Up to a foot of land movement per week has been recorded in recent months, fracturing the walls of homes and blowing off roofs, shearing underground pipes and opening massive fissures in the earth... On July 29, Southern California Gas Co. abruptly cut off natural gas service to 135 homes in the coastal city, citing risks to public safety. The next day, Southern California Edison notified more than 500 homes that power may soon be cut off as well. ..." #landslide #portuguesebend #ranchopalosverdes