The Brief
- A new crack has formed on a coastal cliff beneath the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel just above a Salt Creek trail.
- Local residents are expressing safety concerns for families and beachgoers as rain enters the forecast.
- Caltrans crews continue stabilizing a separate slope beneath Pacific Coast Highway near Crystal Cove State Beach, where historic cottages remain undamaged.
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – A new crack in the California coastline is causing concern among residents and officials as rain enters the forecast.
The latest fissure formed on a cliff in Laguna Niguel, directly beneath the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel and just above a Salt Creek trail. It sits just south of another crack that is currently impacting traffic along Pacific Coast Highway in Crystal Cove.
What they’re saying:…