Smoke rises from the Franklin fire in the hills near the Malibu Pier. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said the fire burned some cell towers in the area, affecting service. There are also several power outages in the area of the fire Tuesday morning — some that were cut off for firefighter safety and some part of widespread public …
A fissure opened up amid a slow-moving landslide that has caused power to be cut off to some homes in the Rancho Palos Verdes neighborhood of Portuguese Bend. Late last week, Rolling Hills officials — citing communications from utility companies — announced that about three dozen homes were expected to lose gas service Monday at 3 p.m. and 50 were …
