City of Rancho Palos Verdes Declares Local Emergency Due to Increased Land Movement

The City of Rancho Palos Verdes has declared a state of local emergency due to accelerating land movement in the Portuguese Bend, Abalone Cove, and Klondike Canyon landslides.

The City Council voted October 3 to take the proactive step of declaring a local emergency to bolster the City’s ongoing response and allow staff to request state and federal assistance to address the landslide activity, which has damaged infrastructure and homes. 

The Council also adopted an urgency ordinance putting a moratorium on new construction that may contribute to movement within the City’s larger complex of landslides on the south side of Rancho Palos Verdes.

Learn more about what these actions mean for RPV and the emergency response by reading a press release.