PROTECT OUR PENNINSULA

THE MISSION OF PVLMA is to change the national narrative that the Palos Verdes Peninsula is subject to unusual landslide risks and eliminate the negative pall cast on the entire Peninsula by the recurring Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex.  The best replacement narrative is that the affected residents have organized and implemented a solution to control the Landslide Complex.  

 

PVLMA Goals

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PVLMA works to advocate for three long-term goals:

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Protect property values of all Palos Verdes Peninsula property owners

Correct the national media narrative through transparent and accurate public information about landslide risks, events, the potential of mitigation measures, and the very limited scope of recurring landslides on the Peninsula.

 

Organize a permanent system to control the Landslide Complex

Organize directly affected residents to advocate for LA County to establish a unified Geologic Hazard Abatement District (GHAD) across the 1500-acre basin under the supervision of LA County Public Works to implement and finance a comprehensive water control system following the precedent in the 136-acre Big Rock Mesa landslide mitigated by LA County in the 1980s.

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Restructure the unsustainable financial burden of Rancho Palos Verdes

Spread the financial burden of landslide mitigation across a larger, unified resident group and multiple levels of government as well as utilities, PV Drive South related businesses, and Peninsula wide businesses.  Access long term financing for residents including municipal bonds, payment deferral features, and reverse mortgage facilities to finance those residents who are unable to afford payments and repairs.