San Pedro Landslide Deemed 'An Immediate & Life-Threatening Hazard'
A 100-foot coastal bluff in San Pedro is slowly sliding into the Pacific, and city crews are scrambling to stop the gradual, dangerous landslide.
Fissures first appeared near the White Point Nature Reserve along Paseo Del Mar last spring, and city engineers have been tracking the land's movement since then. L.A. Now describes the area as "shifting ground now exposing huge, sinking crevices along Paseo Del Mar and dropping chunks of earth and concrete into the ocean below."
City workers have cleared the area of vulnerable infrastructure and are barricading the bluff with an 8-foot-high chain-link fence. LAPD has increased patrols to monitor the restricted zone for trespassers and vandals. No homes are currently threatened by the slide, which prompted road closures after a rainstorm in September.
"An immediate and life-threatening hazard" to spectators, according to officials, the shifting ground draws curious residents to its damage despite barricades and warnings. During weekends, workers have arrived to the slide in the mornings to find dog walkers and other visitors trespassing and surveying the scene.
The city will commission a geological study to probe the bluff and determine the land's stability.
Remember, San Pedro, curiosity killed the cat.
