Rancho Palos Verdes

Aerial view of steep cliffs and large homes in Rancho Palos Verdes, California on Pacific Ocean.

Southern California City Offers Buyout to Homeowners Facing Erosion Threat

Power and gas were shut off to dozens of homes in Rancho Palos Verdes as landslides threatened homes and infrastructure. Now, the city is offering to buy the homes to help residents relocate.

October 30, 2024 - ABC 7

Aerial view of Rancho Palos Verdes coastal community with large homes on coastal bluffs on Pacific Ocean.

Southern California Utilities Cut Power, Gas to Hundreds of Households on Shifting Coastal Land

Slow but significant land movement is damaging infrastructure, prompting power shutoffs and calls for evacuation in Rancho Palos Verdes.

September 3, 2024 - Daily Breeze

Tiger Woods Crash

Tiger Woods Crash: Blame the Road, Not the Driver, Say Authorities

"Purely an accident" is how the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department characterized the one-person, single-vehicle rollover crash that severely injured golfing celebrity Tiger Woods on Feb. 23 while driving on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

March 2, 2021 - Los Angeles Times

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.