Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn's office provided $5 million in landslide relief funding. A little over half of that is going to homeowners – up to $10,000 to each affected property owner.
The Rancho Palos Verdes City Council approved $2.8 million in landslide relief funds to some 280 homeowners who have been affected, if not devastated by recent land movement and utility shutoffs. The affected area on the Palos Verdes Peninsula has been part of a decades-long, slow-moving landslide, but last year's spring rains greatly accelerated land movement, leaving homes and streets cracked and ripped apart, forcing some to evacuate. City leaders called the situation 'unprecedented.
Since then, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn's office provided $5 million in landslide relief funding. A little over half of that is going to homeowners – up to $10,000 to each affected property owner.The funds could be used to cover a variety of critical expenses such as purchasing supplies, home repairs, temporary housing and other related costs.The remaining $2.
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