A Rancho Palos Verdes neighborhood marks one year without internet. Here's how they're getting by

It’s been one year since the land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes knocked out internet service for dozens of residents in the Portuguese Bend neighborhood. According to city officials, about 146 customers have been left to navigate a “digital desert” with few or no options for internet service.

Cox Communications was the main service provider for the neighborhood until last September, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency. That's when the utility pulled the plug on its services with no clear plans to reconnect customers.

Charla Batey, a public relations manager at Cox Communications, said excessive land movement has caused unsafe conditions for infrastructure and employees.

“We maintained connectivity as long as it was safe to do so, but evolving conditions required us t