LIFE ON THE EDGE

California McMansions on Verge of Collapsing Into the Sea

At least four homes were left teetering after a “mini-landslide” engulfed a huge section of bluff.

A number of multi-million dollar properties on the California seafront are at risk of falling into the Pacific Ocean after a “mini-landslide” saw a 300-400ft section of bluff face slide into the sea over the weekend. No injuries were reported during the landslide, but several properties were affected by the “significant soil movement,” and residents are growing weary of future activity. “I live not too far from here, and occasionally see a crack in the foundation,” resident Scott Leslie told ABC7. “There’s so much movement going on down here, it is very concerning, and it’s not really evident what it is being attributed to.” The town of Rancho Palos Verdes has been plagued by hundreds of landslides, and the slides in the Portuguese Bend area remain a persistent problem that has damaged roads and rendered nearly 20 homes uninhabitable. Yet despite the dramatic earth movements, most residents appeared unfazed. News footage and eyewitness accounts showed people lounging by a pool just feet from the newly created precipice, which had damaged nearby fencing and teetered dangerously close to a 40-foot drop. City manager Ara Mihranian said he was “concerned” about the movements and had hired geologists to investigate the area, but stressed there was no need to evacuate the properties.