Good morning. It’s Tuesday, Sept. 24. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
- What to know about the Palos Verdes Peninsula’s worsening landslides
- California lawsuit accuses Exxon Mobil of misleading the public about plastic recycling.
- Pastrami sandwich face-off: What’s the best order at Langer’s?
- And here’s today’s e-newspaper
Landslide risk in Rancho Palos Verdes is expanding. Can the city stop it?
The Palos Verdes Peninsula features pricey homes and stunning views of the Pacific Ocean. But for decades, residents there have contended with a geological fact: The land they live on is sliding toward the sea.
What had long been treated as a slow-moving crisis has accelerated in recent months, as the cities of Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills face an active complex of landslides. Movement that had taken months or years is now taking weeks in the area called Portuguese Bend, damaging and destroying homes, collapsing roads and creating brand-new beaches.
The increasing landslides have left hundreds of homes in the city of Rancho Palos Verdes without electricity, gas or both as utility companies shut off service over concerns of ruptured pipes, fires and other hazards.