Announcements

RPV City Council to Host Landslide Dewatering Well Discussion Jan. 21

The Rancho Palos Verdes city council Jan. 21 will consider potentially expanding the city’s network of deep dewatering wells in the Portuguese Bend Landslide area.

Since installation began in September 2024, 11 wells have removed over 112 million gallons of groundwater that has fueled unprecedented land movement.

These productive wells have yielded positive results. Land movement in the vicinity has decelerated significantly, with no new movement recorded in the Seaview and Portuguese Bend Beach Club neighborhoods in the past three months. To date, the council has allocated $14.7 million for the emergency dewatering well program through the end of March 2025. This does not include other landslide remediation costs such as repairs to Palos Verdes Drive South and winterization efforts. The city has funded this major project without financial assistance from the state or federal government.

At this week’s meeting, the council will be asked to consider whether to install more wells, and if so, how many. If additional wells are desired, the council will consider which other capital projects could be postponed to make funding available for any new wells. City staff has identified about $4 million worth of such projects, which will not be ready for construction by the end of the fiscal year.

A staff report (PDF) with more information is available on the city website.

Meeting Info

To participate in public comment during the meeting, fill out a speaker slip if you are attending in person, or complete a form online at rpvca.gov/participate to participate virtually or leave a pre-recorded voice message. Email your comments on this topic to cc@rpvca.gov.

Time: 7 p.m., Jan. 21 

Cost: Free

Details: Watch live on RPVtv’s YouTube channel, at rpvca.gov, or on Cox 33/FiOS 38

Venue: On Zoom and in McTaggart Hall at Hesse Park, 29301 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes

Reporters Desk

Recent Posts

Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: Yes on 50

Gerrymandering is the bane — well, one of the banes — of our so-called democracy.…

17 hours ago

Padilla, Democrats Call on State Department to Restore Gaza Humanitarian and Medical Visas

The Senators requested a full explanation of the circumstances leading to this abrupt decision to…

19 hours ago

San Pedro City Ballet, Arts United Invite Community to Mural Unveiling Oct. 5

Misty Copeland said of the mural: “I’m incredibly honored to be featured in this stunning…

20 hours ago

Port of Long Beach Names Chief Harbor Engineer

LONG BEACH—The Port of Long Beach has named Monique Lebrun as senior director of the…

2 days ago

Unified Command Completes Salvage Operations for Pier G Container Incident

LONG BEACH — The unified command announces all 95 containers that fell overboard from the…

2 days ago

Western Avenue Work Begins Monday – Expect Delays

The LA County Sanitation Districts started work Sept 29 on a drilling project on Western…

2 days ago