The city of Rancho Palos Verdes started scoping out homes Thursday to let people know they want to work with them and to find ways to harden their home.
This comes after more than 130 homes had their gas shut off because of the ongoing landslide. Now, many residents are concerned Southern California Edison could pull electricity service, even though a representative from the company told residents at a community meeting Wednesday night its service is here for now.
“I am so saddened by what these people must be going through,” a resident who lives just outside the Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex told KNX News’ Nataly Tavidian. “It's terrible here, you're living in your home, your family is there and you're going to lose everything. In a fire, you have your land left, you have your foundation left, but here they have nothing if this slides. It’s so sad.”
The city will categorize homes in the Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex as green, yellow, or red. When a home is red tagged, it means the house is not safe to live in. Yellow tagged homes can only be lived in for a period of time. Green tagged means the home has been determined to be safe for people to live in.
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In another two weeks, homeowners may get a letter in the mail if the city is concerned about their home.
At Wednesday’s community meeting, city leaders said they’re also working to create a resource center for homeowners and hold a contractor fair. Meeting attendees said they can’t waste any more time without taking action.
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