City Council Meeting Highlights

Highlights from the November 4, 2025 City Council meeting:

• City staff gave the latest updates on the landslide emergency.
• Since August, land movement decelerated by an average of 29% in the Abalone Cove Landslide, by 26% in the Portuguese Bend Landslide, and by 30% in Upper Altamira. The Klondike Canyon Landslide has not moved for one year.
• The City expects to complete “winterization” work — measures designed to prevent rainwater from infiltrating into the ground — in Upper Altamira Canyon and Portuguese Canyon by late November or early December. Winterization work in Klondike Canyon and the Seaview neighborhood is complete and maintenance is ongoing.
• The Council renewed for 60 days the local emergencies in the landslide area and the temporary prohibition of motorcycles and bicycles along a two-mile stretch of Palos Verdes Drive South.
• Finally, City staff gave an update on the implementation of the City’s Public Safety Division, which will supplement Sheriff’s Department services in RPV.
• The Division has been actively engaging with the community, building relationships and coordinating with partner agencies during large events. In the coming months, it will continue to build on this momentum through a series of focused initiatives, including a comprehensive crime suppression and community outreach plan centered on addressing residential and vehicle burglaries.

For all City Council actions from the meeting, watch video at rpvca.gov/agendas.