More homes in Rancho Palos Verdes will be without power as land continues to shift

A huge crack forms along Palos Verdes Drive South in Rancho Palos Verdes where a landslide has accelerated at the end of August. As the land continues to shift under neighborhoods near the oceanside cliffs of Rancho Palos Verdes, an additional 54 customers will have their power cut off. The power will go off for 54 customers in the lower Portuguese Bend Beach Club neighborhood starting Monday at 6 p.m. At a Rancho Palos Verdes City Council meeting last week, Edison officials said they were monitoring the land movement to decide whether power shutoffs were necessary. And some residents will be without cable television and internet, as Cox Communications announced it will be disconnecting service to 146 customers indefinitely in the Portuguese Bend Community Assn. At 3 p.m. Friday, SoCalGas shut off service to 29 homes in the western Seaview neighborhood and 25 homes in the Portuguese Bend Beach Club area.