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The State of California Department of Conservation produces regulatory maps showing locations where the hazard from earthquake-triggered landslides must be evaluated prior to specific types of land-use development in accordance with provisions of Public Resources Code, Section 2690 et seq. (Seismic Hazards Mapping Act).
An ancient complex of landslides under the Portuguese Bend Reserve, located within the larger Palos Verdes Nature Preserve, was activated in 1956, which halted all housing development in the area ...
The landslide area spanned approximately 90 acres [38] and damaged and destroyed several homes. [3] Impacted homeowners received roughly $16 million in compensatory setttlements. [38] In 1987, there was a documented landslide in the Flying Triangle area above Portuguese Bend. [29]
Homes built on land with past landslide activity are on the market. Here's how homebuyers can assess a property's risk to land movement. Homebuyers beware: How to avoid properties with high ...
The deep landslides beneath the multimillion-dollar homes in Rancho Palos Verdes moved at an almost glacial pace, until they didn’t. This affluent coastal city in Southern California, around 30 ...
An ongoing crisis stemming from a widening landslide is threatening multimillion-dollar homes in the Southern California city of Rancho Palos Verdes.. The landslide grew worse over the weekend and ...
A dozen homes torn apart by earth movement on Southern California's Palos Verdes Peninsula during the weekend were likely to fall into an adjacent canyon, an official said. The homes in the Los ...
A landslide is destroying a cluster of hilltop homes in a gated Southern California community and poses a threat to others. Los Angeles County firefighters responding to a report in the city of ...