Residents react as SoCal Edison cuts off power to even more Rancho Palos Verdes homes

Laurie Perez reports from Rancho Palos Verdes, where she speaks with some of the neighbors affected by SoCal Edison's decision to cut off power to even more homes in the area where the worst land movement has occurred.

[MoonlightSonata]

I wouldn't be spending a minute obtaining and setting up a generator - I'd be packing up everything I could and putting it into storage before my house fell into the sea!

[ZZ-lyjf]

nah dude you bought land on a cliff with the risk of landslides but you bought it anyway

[marcusavila]

At this point, you gotta move, or the earth will do it for you.

[Junk]

I built a tree house on a tree that was rotting away and then I was shocked when it fell. I tried nailing 2x 4’s to the rotted area but the nails didn’t hold. I’m planning to sue the guy that planted the tree that fell.

[Jazzygerl]

I think it’s delusional to build so close to a coastal cliff and not realize the water and shifting soil are prone to erode over time. On top of that with it also being in an earthquake zone that guy you spoke to is totally deluded. I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole town slides into the Ocean.

[wc]

Land has been shifting for more than 1000 years there.

[jackmen]

Land has been moving since the 50’s. But now it’s time to move out, since it’s getting worse, and trying to fix things will not actually fix things. You can’t fight something as a mighty as the entire earth crust shifting. The US electrical grid will not win this one.

[barbarashaffer]

its climate change now for the earth to shift? its been shifting since it was born dude...

[teresawalker]

Wait til the rains come. Its just gonna get worse.

[marc-lqhf]

climate change has nothing to do with the land shifting

[jalqassar]

And too many are moving to Florida which has unstble areas, especially Miami area, and sinkholes, all over. Look on a drone map. All those round/semi round lakes, and ponds aresinkholes that happened hundredsof years ago totoday. The land under Florida is shell and porus.

[randallstewart]

The geological problems in these areas were well-known for decades. These areas should have been zoned to prohibit residential development, or any development for that matter, but there was too much money to be made. One can only imagine the amounts of corrupting cash that flowed from hand to hand in local government to get these housing divisions authorized. Now these homeowners are left holding the tab for it all. It's not the fault of the power company that they bought houses build on a landslide. Further, California has held the power companies financially liable for property damage and personal injuries resulting from fires started by natural damages to power transmission equipment. This liability has run into the billions. Now, at the first hint of a natural disaster which might cause their equipment to start any fire, they just pull the plug. When the locals object, the company reminds them that they cannot have it both ways. California is beautiful, but living there must be a constant headache.

[dhowto]

The situation is too scary and too dangerous.

Please put safety first residents of Rancho Palas Verdes.

[douglasstrother]

"Hard Rain" ~ Bob Dylan
... going to be a tough Winter, even with "LA rain".

[frenchpatou]

Whoa, the whole general area (and beyond) is totally doomed for ever ! PLUS, I have the feeling that most home owners DO NOT have insurance for this type of catastrophic event !?!?

[SnowbunnyMaga]

The earth changes, and always will. "Climate change" pffft!

[mastergems]

Remove trees to make roads on the side of a cliff? Damn climate change is a itch.

[aisle_of_view]

I wonder how that changes their property lines.

[Anne.]

They must all got "smart" meters. Off with the click of a button

[sortingthroughdata.brb.]

What if the tortoise is on a hill suffering from erosion? Tortoises suddenly surf when the ground is falling.
God bless x