Despite record rainfall this month across Southern California, Rancho Palos Verdes officials say so far the damage to the city’s slow moving landslide appears to be minimal.

The Portuguese Bend area of the city sits on an ancient landslide that was accelerated by above average rainfall in 2022 and 2023, causing land to move 1 foot a week in some places. The movement has torn properties, roads and other infrastructure and a buyout program to convert red-tagged properties into open space.

To prepare for this winter’s deluge, officials took measures to slow down land movement, including installing a pipe in Altamira Canyon to prevent water from collecting at the toe of the canyon and covering the ground in some areas with pond liners.

“So far, it appears the impacts of the storm included a

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