Coastal California City Deploys Massive Fix-It Effort as Earth Moves Beneath Homes

In a small enclave of coastal Los Angeles County, city officials have declared an “all hands on deck” effort to steady the land, which is moving at alarming rates. A landslide is creating unsafe conditions for hundreds of residents who have had their gas and electricity shut off, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently declared the area a state of emergency. At issue are five adjacent landslide areas—known as a complex—about a mile wide and encompassing 680 acres. Four are in the most recently affected city of Rancho Palos Verdes and the other is in nearby Rolling Hills. According to experts, it is the largest landslide complex in North America....