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Coastal California City Deploys Massive Fix-It Effort as Earth Moves Beneath Homes

Rancho Palos Verdes officials try to firm up the ground and repair buckled roads, even enlisting some of Elon Musk’s engineers.
Coastal California City Deploys Massive Fix-It Effort as Earth Moves Beneath Homes
Damage resulting from ongoing land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., on Sept. 3. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Siyamak Khorrami
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In a small enclave of coastal Los Angeles County, city officials have declared an “all hands on deck” effort to steady the land, which is moving at an alarming rate.
A landslide is creating unsafe conditions for hundreds of residents who have had their gas and electricity shut off, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently declaring a state of emergency for the area.
Siyamak Khorrami has been the general manager and chief editor of the Southern California edition of The Epoch Times since 2017. He is also the host of the “California Insider” show, which showcases leaders and professionals across the state with inside information about trending topics and critical issues in California.