Rancho Palos Verdes is grappling with a significant landslide crisis that has caused extensive damage to homes and infrastructure. Heavy rains have worsened the situation, pushing the city towards a financial crisis as emergency mitigation costs could reach $37 million, competing with the city's annual budget. The Trump administration's recent decision to cut Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding for essential infrastructure grants deepens the city's troubles; they potentially lose $16 million intended for stabilization efforts. City officials declare a local emergency amid these mounting challenges, highlighting the urgent need for federal assistance to address the crisis.
"We are running out of money quickly," Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor Dave Bradley said at a recent City Council meeting. "We are dramatically coming to the end of our rope."
In September 2024, a campaigning Trump visited his nearby Trump National Golf Club to say that government needed to do more to help residents in the slide area. "The mountain is moving and it could be stopped, but they need some help from the government. So, I hope they get the help," Trump said.
The BRIC program was yet another example of a wasteful and ineffective FEMA program. It was more concerned with political agendas than helping Americans affected by natural disasters.
Without significant outside aid, officials say they expect to spend about $37 million this fiscal year on emergency landslide mitigation - a sum nearly equal to the city's annual operating budget.
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