If you live in or own property in the land movement area, this page gathers every program, contact, and protection in one place. Programs change — verify current status with the linked agency before acting.
Life-threatening emergency: call 911. · Alerts: text ALERTRPV to 888-777 (Alert SouthBay). · Evacuation zones: PVPready.gov. · Crisis counseling: Disaster Distress Helpline, 1-800-985-5990 (free, 24/7).
Utilities in parts of the slide area were shut off for safety during the 2024 acceleration. With movement now minimal in several neighborhoods, restoration is underway where conditions allow — each utility maintains a dedicated landslide-area page:
Power was cut to about 245 homes in Portuguese Bend and Seaview in September 2024, with later shutoffs as movement spread. Check current status, restoration plans, and alternative-power programs.
energized.edison.com/rpv →Gas was shut off to Portuguese Bend (July 2024) and later Seaview. SoCalGas has upgraded and tested infrastructure in Seaview and restores service to homes that request it as areas stabilize.
socalgas.com/RPV →California Water Service monitors and repairs lines across the moving area and posts landslide-specific service updates.
calwater.com/rpv →One picture of the whole situation — the four slides, the dewatering wells, the 2024 utility-shutoff neighborhoods (also home to the buyout properties), and the landmarks referenced throughout this guide.
About this map: Schematic and approximate — for orientation, not parcel-level decisions. The hatched areas show the neighborhoods where 2024 utility shutoffs occurred and where the voluntary buyout homes are located; individual buyout addresses are not published by the City, FEMA, or Cal OES, to protect applicants' privacy. For authoritative maps, see the City's survey maps and the full Maps & Data page.
| Program | What it offers | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Voluntary Property Buyout Program | FEMA/Cal OES-funded purchase of damaged homes at fair market value (FEMA pays 75%; owners effectively contribute 25% via a reduced payment). 27 homes selected so far — 22 in Round 1 ($42M) and 5 in Round 2 ($10.16M) — with up to 13 more under consideration using additional Cal OES funds. Selected addresses are not published, to protect applicants' privacy. | Applications closed Nov. 8, 2024. Purchases await formal FEMA grant awards — follow our updates and the City's page for progress and any future rounds. |
| Financial Assistance Grant Program | City emergency grants up to $10,000 per eligible property owner for critical expenses; $2.2M distributed to 223 applicants from a $2.8M fund. | Closed June 30, 2025. Documented here in case future rounds open. |
| SBA Disaster Loans | Low-interest federal loans for homeowners, renters, and businesses with disaster losses. | The 2024 property-damage application window closed; new declarations can reopen eligibility. |
| Abatement district assessments | Properties in ACLAD/KCLAD (and a potential future Portuguese Bend GHAD) pay assessments that fund dewatering and drainage benefiting those properties. | Ongoing; a third district covering Portuguese Bend is under Council discussion in 2026. |
The L.A. County Assessor proactively reassessed properties that were red- or yellow-tagged due to land movement — owners receive a Notice of Assessed Value Change and adjusted tax bill without needing to apply.
Owners with damage can also file for:
Standard homeowners policies in California exclude earth movement — cracking, sinking, shifting, or expanding land — and the California FAIR Plan does not cover landslide either. Some owners carry specialty difference-in-conditions policies that can include landslide coverage; talk to a licensed broker about availability in the moratorium area.
If you have a claim dispute, the California Department of Insurance (1-800-927-4357) assists consumers.
In September 2024 the City adopted an urgency ordinance streamlining approvals for homeowners to stabilize and re-level houses in the landslide area (steel-beam foundations, adjustable jacks, and similar systems). It currently runs through the end of 2026, and the Council is considering extending it through December 31, 2028.
California law requires sellers to disclose known material defects and natural hazards — and the landslide zone involves specific disclosures (moratorium area, abatement district assessments, tagged-structure history, utility status). Both sides of any transaction here should work with professionals experienced in the Peninsula and review the City's landslide records for the specific parcel.