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#rancho-palos-verdes

Almost three years after landslides in Rancho Palos Verdes began accelerating and expanding, prompting an ongoing local emergency, federal officials have secured the area some long-requested federal aid. U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Ted Lieu announced Thursday that officials in Rancho Palos Verdes are set to receive almost $2.3 million for two landslide mitigation projects. These are the first federal funds directed to the landslide area since the city declared a local emergency in October 2023, when land movement began reaching unprecedented levels, tearing up roads, splitting homes and upending utilities.

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 9:40 p.m. Sunday 13 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred 13 miles from Los Angeles, 14 miles from Palos Verdes Estates, 14 miles from Rolling Hills Estates and 14 miles from Avalon on Catalina Island. In the last 10 days, there has been one earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.

Long chunks of the tall bluff slid off Marguerite Drive, home to large multi-million-dollar mansions, on Saturday at approximately 8:20 p.m., the city of Rancho Palos Verdes said in a news release. The bluffs tumbled approximately 50 to 60 feet down toward the ocean, the city said, bringing down portions of the backyards of the affected residences. A geologist examined the area and determined that the land movement is "static" as of Sunday night and will continue to monitor the area.

Residents in Rancho Palos Verdes got that old, familiar sinking feeling on Saturday night, when a sizable chunk of a coastal bluff dropped about 50 to 60 feet, according to Los Angeles County Fire officials. Nobody got hurt and no houses were damaged, , but "significant soil movement has resulted in damage to several backyards," officials wrote. The mini-landslide happened at about 8:20 p.m. along a coastal bluff off Marguerite Drive near Palos Verdes Drive West, according to the city.

Although some residents are still enamored by the fowl - Rancho Palos Verdes resident Efran Conforty told KCAL News they are the "best neighbors" - the birds have also attracted a lot of haters.