California Governor Declares Emergency Amid Landslide Threat in Rancho Palos Verdes

Nearly 250 homes in the coastal city are without power as landslide worsens.

Collapsed homes slide downhill along a street in the Rolling Hills States neighborhood in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., on July 10, 2023. Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Rancho Palos Verdes on Sept. 3 as land movement continued to threaten residents already experiencing evacuation warnings and a power outage.

The governor’s proclamation deploys state resources to assist the Southern California coastal city and orders that residents obey the directions of emergency officials.