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A copy of the news release published on September 25, 2024 (J09CA55804_08.08_0012_a)Volume 88, issue 36 DEAN MUSGROVE — STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Fissures are visible along Vanderlip Dr. in Rancho Palos Verdes on Tuesday. Gov. Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency in Rancho Palos Verdes where worsening landslide conditions have led to residents having electrical and gas service cut off. By Lisa Jacobs lisa.jacobs@TBRnews.com Gov. Gavin Newsom has pro- claimed a state of emergency in Rancho Palos Verdes, where deep - ening landslide issues have caused utility companies to cut off elec- trical and gas service to scores of homes. The proclamation is intended to speed state resources to assist in the response to the slides, though it seems focused on the utilities being shut off rather than the land move- ment in general. “Governor Gavin Newsom today proclaimed a state of emergency in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes,” the governor’s office said in a state- ment, “to protect public safety amid ongoing land movement that has resulted in disrupted utility ser- vices and evacuation warnings for impacted residents.” The emergency order came af- ter Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn and RPV officials had urged the governor to get engaged in the issue in recent weeks. Hahn, whose Fourth District includes the Palos Verdes Peninsula, said Mon- day she was frustrated residents were not given time to prepare for the power shut-offs. The supervisor, though, was quick to praise New- som and, in a Tuesday statement, thanked him for taking action. “This declaration comes just at the right time as people are not only seeing their homes crumble around them, but have now also been cut off from power,” Hahn said in the RANCHO PALOS VERDESGOV. NEWSOM DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY AMID LANDSLIDE Helping residents: The RPV City Council this week OK’d a new urgency ordinance that allows temporary housing, like cargo containers or mobile homes, to go on properties where permanent structures are damaged. PAGE 4 By Lisa Jacobs and Michael Hixon Staff writers Nearly a month ago, when Tim Kelly lost natural gas service due to ever-creep- ing land movement beneath his Rancho Palos Verdes home, he thought: “I’m sit- ting pretty.” Kelly thought he was prepared. Earlier in the summer, the retired me- chanical engineer had converted to so - lar power. But over the weekend, with the news that he — along with nearly 200 neigh- bors — was also losing electricity, Kelly said he’s right there with everyone else. “I was way ahead of the game,” Kelly said via phone Tuesday. “Now, I’m at the back of the train.” Kelly and his neighbors in the Portu- guese Bend and Seaview areas learned Southern California Edison was discon- tinuing service to homes in the area over the weekend. In Portuguese Bend, the SCE power shut- off has already affected 193 customers — 140 residential and 53 business accounts. In Seaview, an addi- tional 105 homes have lost power, some only temporarily. At a special RPV City Council meeting Tuesday afternoon, SCE tried to assure a group of about 30 residents in atten- dance that the public utility is continu- ing to look for fixes. “This is not a situation where we’re go- ing to de-energize and walk away,” said Larry Chung, vice president of SCE cus- tomer engagement. It was “absolutely necessary” that SCE cut power, Chung said, adding that he un- derstood the hardship the loss of electric- ity creates for residents. SCE intends to be No power, no gas: How some residents are coping with shifting soil Deepening slide: Issues have spurred utilities to cut off power service DEAN MUSGROVE — STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Traffic along Palos Verdes Drive South in Rancho Palos Verdes on Tuesday. Gov. Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency in the city where landslide conditions have worsened. By Robert Doss Correspondent As the nation sits on the thresh- old of history, with voters dur- ing the Nov. 5 election weighing whether to make a woman presi- dent for the first time, the women who created the path leading up to this moment will be honored. Peninsula Friends of the Li- brary will present “The Suffrag- ette Musical: From Battles to Bal- lots,” featuring the Pennyroyal Players, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Peninsula Center Library, 701 Silver Spur Road, in Rolling Hills Estates. “The musical was created at the request of the League of Women Voters in 2019 to celebrate the League’s 100th birthday,” said Anne Destabelle, who created the production. “The COVID pan- demic prevented us from debuting in 2020.” In the musical, the Pennyroyal Players pay tribute to 28 women who dared to fight for their rights — for freedom and to vote. The mu- sical encapsulates the time from England in 1591 to Tennessee in 1920, where the suffrage move- ment culminates with the ratifica- tion of the 19th Amendment, giving all women the right to vote. “The Peninsula Friends of the Library is inclusive,” said Merlin David, executive director of the Peninsula Friends of the Library, “and supports equality, and we are thrilled to celebrate the 104th anni- versary of a woman’s right to vote.” It wasn’t until July 2021, when everything started to open, that the musical debuted, and in 2023, performances at the Warner Grand Annex drew sellout audiences. The fast-paced musical portrays the battles that were fought for freedom and equality, and it will highlight the struggles tragedies, and victories these heroic women faced every step of the way. “Our story ends in the 21st cen- tury with a plea to every person, male or female, to become inspired to understand the voting process and to fully educate yourself on all of the crucial issues involved with every election cycle and at ev- ery level, including local elections, where decisions are made that so affect your everyday living,” Desta- belle said. “Your vote is your own voice and we all need to be deeply grateful that we have that right in our own nation when so many still do not.” For more information about the Pennyroyal Players, go online to pennyroyalplayers.org. WOMEN’S HISTORY Peninsula Friends of the Library to honor suffragists with musical Sunday UTILITIES » PAGE 2 RESIDENTS » PAGE 2 By Michael Hixon mhixon@scng.com Twenty-five years ago, during a project to expand the Point Vi- cente Interpretive Center, lead- contaminated soil was discovered. But the soil was later cleaned up, making the Rancho Palos Verdes park and its myriad ame- nities safe for visitors. And now, a quarter-century later, a study by the United States Army Corps of Engineers has reaffirmed the site remains safe for humans and the environment. The investigation, which was required to complete a decades- long monitoring process, was completed in March and showed “no unacceptable risk to human health or the environment from lead.” The corps’ Los Angeles District will host a hearing next week to inform the public about the his- tory of the site and the recently completed study, and receive in- put about the agency’s decision to take no further action at the center. The hearing is scheduled to take place 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the PVIC, 31501 Palos Verdes Drive West. The 26-acre PVIC site was once an Army Known Distance Rifle Range, beginning sometime in the 1940s, until it was deactivated in 1974. It was “used for small arms target practice and qualifying by active and reserve Army units sta- tioned at Fort MacArthur and by units of the California National Guard,” according to the USACE website. After the Army deactivated the range, it leased the site to Los Angeles County, which eventually leased it to Rancho Palos Verdes in ENVIRONMENT Point Vicente contamination meeting is set for Tuesday VICENTE » PAGE 4 3734 Sepulveda Blvd • Torrance, CA 90505 SouthBayHearing.com South Bay HearingSoSSoouuuttthhttthBBBaaayyyHHHeareeaarirariiriringnngg 16 years and counting! 310.961.2698 Improved hearing for the extraordinary life you’ve built is just a visit away. Book your professional aring evaluation and personalized demo today! GOODLIFE HEARTHEGOODLIFE SSSS Im p bu hea »pvnews.comThursday, September 5, 2024 50 CENTS FACEBOOK.COM/MYPVNEWS 1200C PERM J09CA055804_08.08_0012_a By Michael Hixon mhixon@scng.com As Rancho Palos Verdes continues dealing with the consequences of the on- going land movement, the City Council is looking at ways to help residents who are increasingly angry, frus- trated and scared about their future. The council this week ex- tended its construction mor- atorium for another year, until October 2025, and ap - proved a new urgency ordi- nance that allows temporary housing like cargo contain- ers or mobile homes to go on properties where permanent structures are damaged. The votes came on the heels of Southern California Gas Company cutting off ser- vic to 135 homes at the end of July and Southern Califor- nia Edison turning power off due to safety concerns in the Portuguese Bend and Seaview neighborhoods over the Labor Day weekend, im- pacting nearly 250 homes and more than 50 businesses in those areas. The council’s move to help residents, on Tuesday, also came on the same day Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a limited state of emergency. The Council also held a spe- cial meeting earlier Tuesday that included SCE represen- tatives; during that meeting, public speakers and coun- cilmembers expressed their frustrations with SCE. Those frustrations were also expressed at the regu- lar council meeting on Tues- day evening. “We were surprised, as you were, the speed with which SoCal Edison deenergized power grids for both Seaview as well as Portuguese Bend,” Councilmember David Brad- ley said during the regular meeting. “Our hearts go out to you. We are trying to do the best we can. We are try- ing to come up with real so - lutions, both near term to help what’s being impacted, as well as long term.” But many residents said they have been “left in the dark.” “I’m a special ed teacher, and I feel like I have a lot of patience,” said resident Patty Perkinson. “I walked with my blind student today, and I knew exactly how she felt being blind because I was blind last night, couldn’t get my generator going.” As for the housing mora- torium, “no application for permits can be accepted, considered or issued for con- struction on any property within the landslide complex during that period of the ur- gency ordinance,” said Com- munity Development Direc- tor Brandy Forbes. But, Forbes said, there are exceptions. “The first is for repair and maintenance,” Forbes said. “The second is for implemen- tation, establishment, repair or maintenance of landslide mitigation measures. The third is for immediate pres- ervation of public health and safety, and then the fourth is for construction if the city manager deems necessary and consistent to be ratified by City Council.” The new urgency ordi- nance, meanwhile, will al- low residents to put up tem- porary housing and storage. There will be restric- tions, Forbes said, as well as site plan and application re - quirements. Some of the restrictions include limiting the size and height of the structure, not allowing structures on ex- treme slopes and limiting the grading, and utility ser- vices being required, Forbes said. The ordinance will be in place until December 2026, Forbes said. “We need to bring all levels of government, city, county, state, federal, to work together to deal that with this challenge head on, because we know that this is bigger than any of us,” Muratsuchi said. “It’s big- ger than any level of govern- ment. It’s Mother Nature, you know, that is wrecking havoc.” RANCHO PALOS VERDES Council approves temporary housing amid landslide concerns 1979 for 50 years, according to the USACE. (In 2003, the county gave the property to Rancho Palos Verdes.) The city developed the land into a park and built the PVIC in 1983. In 1998, the city wanted to expand the center, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean, by adding a 7,000-square- foot exhibit building. But the following year, the PVIC closed when lead-con- taminated soil was found during excavation, accord- ing to the USACE site. The USACE was brought on board because the orga- nization executes the FUDS Program — or Formerly Used Defense Sites Program — which is a Department of Defense initiative that is re- sponsible for cleaning up site formerly owned by the U.S. prior to 1986, according to the USACE site. “This (contamination) fell under our obligation to come in and do investigations and clean up,” Daniel Huff, FUDS project manager for the US - ACE’s L.A. District, said in a Tuesday interview. The Army Corps operates under an environmental law called the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act, requiring it to remediate con- tamination it’s responsible for, Huff said. Lead contamination was removed and replaced with clean soil, which allowed the PVIC to reopen in Decem- ber 2002 on a limited basis. Construction on the exhibit building resumed and was completed in July 2006 and it opened to the public, accord- ing to the USACE website. But the CERCLA process was never technically fin- ished. “The site was placed un- der a monitoring status,” Huff said. “But we never closed out that CERCLA process. So the reason it came up a few years ago was not any discovery of new information or new sam- ple data, it was just the fact that we needed to close the loop on this process, the le - gal requirement to complete the CERCLA process.” That was why the Army Corps undertook its recent investigation. “Then if there was some type of unacceptable risk (that the study found) that we had to remediate,” Huff said, “we would do a feasibil- ity study that would evaluate different alternatives.” But no risk was found. Still, the Army Corps will host a public hearing about its plan to take no further ac- tion at the site because, Huff said, “we don’t want to just make these decisions in a vacuum.” “Of course, our proposed plan is based on solid, scien- tific data,” Huff added, “but we also have to take into con- sideration the community in- put and public acceptance of what our path forward is.” Besides the public meet- ing, a 31-day public comment period began on Saturday. It will end Oct. 2. Comments can be sent to Daniel Huff, FUDS proj- ect manager, at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los An- geles District, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017; or via email at daniel.l.huff@ usace.army.mil. For more information, call 213-452-3921 or go online to spl.usace.army.mil. Vicente FROM PAGE 1 GOVERNMENTJOBS!Call the FTCtoll-free1-877-FTC-HELPtofindouthowtoavoidjobplace-ment scams.Orvisitwww.ftc.gov.Public servicemessagefromtheDailyBreezeandtheFTC WANTEDCLASSICS! 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