Land Movement in Palos Verdes Creates a New Coastline and Uncovers Fossils in Stretch of Shoreline

www.JasonBuck.com takes you through Land Movement in Palos Verdes Creates a New Coastline and Uncovers Fossils in Stretch of Shoreline.
The Trails and Access to the Coastline has been CLOSED and there is NO ACCESS to this area.
I have been a lifelong native of Palos Verdes and visited Portuguese Bend Beach Club since the 1980's. in the 1950's while cutting the road for Crenshaw to come down the backside of the hill to PVDS a natural spring was ruptured which started the land movement. Before 2020 this land had moved approximately 600 feet and many homes were not on their land anymore. The entire area had been moving as well as PVDS which is constantly under repair.
The City of RPV has several zones within the Portuguese Bend are and many have had a "moritorium" for building. There was a lawsuit where several homeowners proved that their land was not moving and were granted the ability to build known as the Monk lots which was finally approved in 2009.
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On September 15, 2009, the city council adopted Ordinance 498, which established a new exception to the 1978 moratorium, allowing plaintiffs to develop their 16 lots. Section 8 of the ordinance set forth the application process: a signed "Landslide Moratorium Exception" (LME) application submitted to the director of planning, building, and code enforcement; a letter setting forth the reason for the request and a full description of the project; a site plan; a grading plan (if grading was proposed); geological, geotechnical, soils, and other reports required by the city to demonstrate that the proposed project would not aggravate the existing situation; and an application fee. Ordinance 498 took effect on October 15, 2009.
Many of the Monk lots have been built and some of those homes are curently on the market for sale.
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The moritorium is now back in place for Portuguese Bend and some surrounding area's as the heavy rainfall in the last two years has activated the slide and its moving more now than ever before and expanded to include the Seaview neighborhood to the South and Wayfarers Chappel to the North. There are a few area's that are moving nearly an inch a day. There is one spot between the Limetree and Narcissa gate that was always called the "ski jump" that is the most visible movement in the area and will crack and change just days after being repaved.
Down at the beach club, there is a brand new reef emerging out of the ocean. This was underwater six months ago and lots of bentonite is rising along the coastline. There is a brand new sandy beach in this area along with a reef out into the ocean. Also, the paddle tennis courts have been removed and the volleyball court was moved as that stretch of beach has risen nearly 20 feet which historically was all flat. Its incredible and still moving daily.
Check out this Great post from Steve Shriver posted in the Palos Verdes California Historical Group.
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Steve was in the video talking about the fossils as well as Joe Cocke who is a local fossil finder - check out his book Fossils of Palos Verdes Hills.
I really love exploring in this area and very grateful that its close to home. I hope that no homes are lost and the slide can be controlled- we will see...
Pleaes feel free to reach out to me.
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[@Krypt24]

Citizen journalism is the best way to find real, truthful news these days. It's an invaluable service. Thank you, Mr. Buck.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

@@Krypt24 thanks for watching

[@Natty183]

And we can connect through webs of interest. Reaping the rewards of being a cognitively diverse social species is so important. Not just to survival but to the quality of our day-to-day lives. It makes me cry, I'm such a nerd 😂

[@dizzymindy6024]

You know, I agree with you. I don’t watch the news, but I do follow KZbinrs whom I respect.

[@user-ck1mi4eq8x]

@@PalosVerdesHousesin your personal experience, do you think the whole Peninsula will go bye bye? Since the movement is definitely moving weekly and very noticeable.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

@@user-ck1mi4eq8x no. Most of Palos Verdes is on bedrock called PV Stone. The PB area has a layer of bentonite which is causing the slide. It is an isolated area of slippery gray clay like material.

[@ut000bs]

Amazing. That beach you're walking on at 4:30, for example, was not there last year. I can understand your fascination with it. Such things led me to geophysics. Thank you so much for this. You cannot get information like this from the regular sources. Videos like this are what KZbin was made for in my opinion.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

its changing daily, and noticable after a few days. really unfortunate for the homeowners

[@ut000bs]

@@PalosVerdesHouses I watched a video here of a couple on the road that "used to be 55mph" went up then back down that short but very steep hill. When they went down it, just from the view outside the window, you felt that sharp drop. I chuckled. If they can adequately drain it perhaps it could be saved but… (They don't have that much money.) Edit: there has to be a video of a truck that didn't make it up that hill. 😉

[@juliahelland6488]

I just watched the news reporting on shutting off electricity to a 140 homes in RPV. I'm afraid the land shifting is beyond reversal.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

that may be possible. There is a lot of open land, so the danger of fire from a downed power line is severe and forced Edison to shut the power off.

[@caterinalopez5297]

THE LAND SHIFTING IS BEYOND REVERSAL. Duh

[@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK]

They will never stop that land from moving. The contractors will get rich trying though

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

it didn't move as much during the drought

[@DenisDamulira23]

@@PalosVerdesHouses True but what happens when the massive ocean finds a pathway underneath the land? it will then start to move much faster. If it were me, I'd count my loses and move especially those much closer to the coastal line.

[@deborahwood9304]

Nature will always find a way to take back what we tried to tame. It might take a dozen years it might take thousands but we're not stopping it 😆

[@MeMeVoyageOf]

As will the ruthless real estate agents selling this to dopey people. Pure evil.

[@darrenlocke5627]

😅interesting, thanks

[@lunacavemoth]

I've been exploring this specific coast, doing amatuer paleobiology and geology. I'm hoping to get accepted into the new UCLA school and start a PHD on all this action. You basically made a video I was hoping to make. In fact, I was hanging out with my wife near one of the newly formed pools. I think you probably passed right by us, asked for permission as you walked right by our bare feet. There's a couple of huge petrified stumps that also got unearthed. I'll probably make the video now that I'm inspired. The history here goes way back. But essentially the easy answer here is that the cliffs and entire landmass itself is being uplifted by tectonic forces. We could pump out all the water and the land would still crumble as it rises. I'm not a local; I live in South Central but chose to teach in Palos Verdes this Summer so I can be closer to the Landslide. I see a lot of hate between locals and LA people, negative comments back and forth and people being happy that homes are being destroyed. Really all I care about is the petrified wood which contains a record of our climate from the past. All that precious information is just being exposed and washed away while everyone sleeps. Anyways thanks for the inspiration.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

The benotnite is breaking down and creating a cloud of clay all along the shoreline.

[@johninfante9420]

Let me know if you ever go exploring there!! I wanna tag along. Another college student interested in exploring this new world

[@donmertle9099]

I look forward to you documenting your geologic observations.

[@nabi5864]

Awesome, Im guessing the new SouthBay UCLA campus formerly Marymount campus

[@ZqO-cr2pt]

Love that you live in s.central but choose to teach in Palos Verdes. I'm a novice as far as paleobiology and geology goes but it fascinates. I'm grateful I have lived close to this area all my life . I have also unfortunately lived in s.central so I can appreciate the fresh air here by the ocean. No hate from me brother. Enjoy.

[@cathrinedoyle2268]

You should keep a running video diary of the changes in the beach and landscape - showing the world the changes in Palos Verdes!!!

[@mattdelany6799]

Nobody cares

[@bluetomato8698]

I care. I’d love to see the changes over time. And any new fossils you might find..

[@MikeNaples]

Hard to imagine all those fossils just lying on the beach. Seems like would be a dream for a young paleontologist.

[@la-gl4uh]

I hope the residents in that area realize they must move out now. Eventually winter rains and earthquake activity will cause a massive landslide towards the ocean.

[@hizacaine]

Bentonite isn't just slippery when wet, it's super slippery; it expands many times over when wet and that really helps the ground move. The whole area from Abalone to San Pedro has bentonite. Sunken City started collapsing long before the events 1929 and it will keep moving long after the neighborhood above is gone to the sea.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

is there bentonite at Sunken City?

[@parteibonza]

that's terrible. that bentonite is great for making greensand, but it looks so ugly on that beach. what a cursed land. Although, i must say, its great for fossils and geologist studies. I'll stick to the beauty of the desert.

[@melissaj8384]

When we lived in Manhattan Beach in the 1970s, the Palos Verdes roads were moving back then.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

yes, the slide in Portuguese Bend started in the 50's when they were making Crenshaw blvd and ruptured a spring..

[@Leipuanani]

​@@PalosVerdesHouses Great information. Thank you!

[@db-rc5fr]

@@PalosVerdesHousesWhat spring? Where?

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

@@db-rc5fr under ground.

[@DaveBartholomew-uf6sm]

This is one of the best reports about what is going on. A Geologist in another report said the all of this movement is much deeper that anyone realizes. I have been watching some KZbin videos about Geology, something that was not available years ago when I was traveling the US a lot. This appears to be the result of the Pacific plate sliding under the North American plate. It is called subduction and I think this is what is happening at Palos Verdes. Just a thought from an old guy who stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night. Chuckle, Chuckle. I am surprised more Geologists have not been out there to see what is happening. Maybe they have, and there is not any reporting on it.

[@marktwaine9344]

more mountains forming...

[@GSMSfromFV]

The Palos Verdes Fault Zone (PVFZ) is not where the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate collide and subduct. Per my understanding, this area of California is where the subduction zone converted to a right lateral slip zone about 20 million years ago, and is now known as the San Andreas Fault, which is about 100 miles east, northeast from Palos Verdes. One article describes the PVFZ as a right-lateral reverse displacement.

[@DaveBartholomew-uf6sm]

@@GSMSfromFV Thank you. I did a little more research and found that. But what explains the lifting of the beach that Jason was pointing out. If the Farrallon and Pacific plates a sliding along to the north and are not subducting in Southern Calif., then there must be a deformity that is lifting the beach at that point. Is there something specific I could go research to help me understand this. Again, just a novice here trying to understand a little more about our planet. Thanks.

[@GSMSfromFV]

@@DaveBartholomew-uf6sm - I think the heavy weight of the cliff-line is pushing down on the deep down underlying layers of rock/sediment, causing it to squeeze out and up . . . . very similar to what happened at the Black's Beach landslide last year down in La Jolla. Check out that video at the end. Very fascinating.

[@DBartWest]

@@GSMSfromFVThank you.

[@Irene94087]

Mother Nature just moving her furniture around

[@TutuSainz]

I love this reply. I agree thank you.

[@monicaclark9581]

Exactly. Especially the California shoreline. Taking a chance in building homes on such a geography.

[@fastm3980]

Awesome comment... That's what I see hiking fascinating stuff

[@ChristieReed7282]

Man, it’s a great place to be beach combing daily right now. Imagine the fossils… Who knows what it will turn up. Great video 🙏❤️

[@AnnaMarie-rn2wp]

Eastern Shore of Virginia here. That was my thought also. Geology and Fossils and Artifacts what a way to spend the day.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

Or or or we could get buried alive

[@valeriemarott1923]

​@@alwaysyouramandaGlass half empty Amanda?😂😅

[@regularjoe621]

The earth is constantly changing 👍👍

[@ellef7783]

Wow that’s a beautiful area with beautiful homes! I cannot believe anyone buying a home in that area would build on what could - eventually disappear into the sand!

[@alliedsandblasting9211]

About 20 years ago we spent 6 months filling every septic tank with gravel when they went to above ground sewer system due to movement

[@alwaysyouramanda]

They’re about to have a nasty sewage spill next

[@jimmydee1130]

@@alwaysyouramanda Which is why they moved the lines above ground, Sweetheart

[@philvie]

That is a huge amount of land moving, great report

[@deldena]

he actually said, "until they get the land to stop moving." that sounds like a futile statement to me.

[@miraid06]

Some people have a god complex. I really realized that in Hawaii. Natives had a different respect for nature. Didn’t build in certain areas. Then others came and wonder why their houses and bridges keep getting washed away. When I lived there, I always told my kids: “if locals aren’t in the water, you need not be either.”

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

@@deldena the land did not move as much during the draught.. after the heavy rains there has been a lot more movement.

[@michaelacookePDX]

@@PalosVerdesHouses Now a month after you posted this things have worsened with apparently an additional unknown slide plane being discovered. Is there still any sense that this can be stopped?

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

@@michaelacookePDX unfortunately not yet. now power and gas have been shut off to a large section of the area.

[@walterfredrickson3887]

It is never going yo be stopped. Maybe delayed?

[@LarryMcNeely-me4px]

I am 70 and grew up on the beach south of here. City of HB. I watched this area as a kid; even then, we saw the ground movement and how the roads shifted to the point where gas and water lines were built above the streets.

[@33piolin]

Me too‼️

[@stuntgirl56-therachelvande24]

The power of the Pacific should never be underestimated. It seems people may have forgot about how this land got here and how quickly the Pacific can reclaim. The power of the Ocean is nothing to downplay. It can bring in a school bus size tree like a feather and toss it around and show you what it can do then take the tree to Japan as the flow of the currents redeposit and alter the World

[@jimmydee1130]

Except in this case the Pacific's got nothing to do with it. The Palos Verdes Block is growing taller, and as it does the top layer is sloughing off the underlying clay bentonite.

[@marisayoung796]

Way cool survey of conditions - thanks! Glad to learn about the fossils and bentonite. But still, so sorry others are losing their homes to this circumstance.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

yes - its very sad to see the destruction

[@DeniseDDS]

Thank you so much for showing this.

[@moerevlu1]

Those fossils are amazing.

[@myownbiz5461]

In a couple thousand years, what's left of those homes will be the "fossils".

[@williamlloyd3769]

Recall driving through the area as a kid on family outings to PV and occasional trips to Marineland of the Pacific.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

@@williamlloyd3769 I miss Marineland.. was a marvelous spot

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

I miss Marineland too!!

[@michellem1700]

Same parents took me and siblings grandparents there for my 9th bday. So beautiful.❤

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

@@michellem1700 great place for a birthday!

[@lindaschuster1955]

I miss it too!! Went there a lot as a kid growing up in SoCal. Don’t miss the earthquakes😜

[@marknunez2351]

I grew up in San Pedro and used to go to Portuguese Bend back in the '70's. We used to swim across the channels, at the point. and swam into the caves timing the wave surge. There used to be an old broken down wooden pier. that we would climb up and jump off the end of ! There used to be some big purple Jellyfish that we would avoid! Thanks for the memories!!

[@theresehopkins1581]

"A moratorium for building until they can get the ground to stop moving."🤔 Now there's a sentence...... quite a sentence.... 🙏 Excellent video Sir!! ❤🙏

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

@@theresehopkins1581 thanks for watching. When we were in a drought there was a lot less movement.

[@JoeCocke]

Jason you really did a great job on this video. I like it a lot and thank you for sending it my way. Keep in touch. Joe

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

Thanks for your input. We need to go back- it's changed a lot since we were there.

[@seanhopper149]

Fascinating - thank you for sharing your knowledge of your home town

[@ericfielding2540]

Thanks for sharing this visit to the beach that is changing so rapidly due to the landslide movements. It is excellent documentation of the changing landscape for geologists to view.

[@UrsulaPainter]

The earth is a living organism. You can't stop it from moving. Human beings need to adapt to the environment.

[@14albumsuperbia88]

Don’t forget we’re living too, don’t turn your back on your own kind just because a cliff fell into the sea

[@gingerdrumwright6000]

​@@14albumsuperbia88😂😂we live because of mother earth..... Bless your heart.....

[@28704joe]

Not as long as we have food delivery.

[@missingremote4388]

All of the mountains on earth desire to be flat and are falling to the sea (sea level).

[@paulrinehart4262]

The earth moves and little man cannot do much except stay out of the way.

[@moerevlu1]

Just watched your video. I lived in RPV in the early 80s . What a wonderful memory! Thanks for tour! I now live in Naples Florida I’ll keep watching

[@MeMeVoyageOf]

From one unstable peninsula to the next. Nice 👍!!!

[@ut000bs]

@@MeMeVoyageOf what is unstable about the Florida peninsula?

[@beachcaving]

Earth is a living, breathing, moving being just like us!🤘💙🇺🇸

[@kandiceblu1]

Well Said!

[@craigjoe8691]

Prospectors have been finding several nuggets in all of this exposed sediment. Great panning.

[@katiemae8335]

Thank you Jason, great vid!

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

Thanks Katie.. pretty incredible to witness all of the changes..

[@jamesroberts9825]

I was a young Marine {1961 - 1964] and I loved the southern California coastlin !

[@frankmacleod2565]

Excellent video. Can't wait to check out the new beach next Christmas

[@LeTrashPanda]

Former RHHS grad, got fond memories of Rat Beach and the tide pools I'd love to explore the fossils that are now uncovered. I also remember that hairpin turn Tiger Woods cracked up on.

[@JK-ks3xq]

Hawthorne & Blackhorse!

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

Tiger crashed going down Hawthorne Blvd past Blackhorse before PVDN.

[@sharonletts88]

I grew up hiking those cliffs, including the abandoned Vanderlip estate - hung out at Sacred Cove in the 80s. It’s always been moving, never any guarantees. In light of the current situation, sounds like it’s time to give up the ghost for many up there. Nature always wins.

[@coolhand6669]

I spent most of my early life on that Beach it changed about 30 years ago after some big storms there used to be some wonderful tide pools that were really long and had lots of Life they were covered now looks like a lot of stuff coming back and the original appears you were showing that was from the Portuguese Bend Pier but it's nice to see the beach coming back in that old area I hope that this happens to unlock the wonderful tide pools that were filled up I Boogie boarded and surfed out there when they're used to have good waves also

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

there are still some tidepools near the cave at the point.

[@bjlong4452]

I was always fascinated with this area as I lived not too far away and remember visiting Marineland many times as a kid. Going to Harbor College in 1979 and taking Geology we had a field trip and learned about this area. I was fascinated and would enjoy sharing my knowledge with all the visitors we took to the area and visiting the glass church. I was a guest at a friend’s wedding at the glass church. Such a beautiful place. Holds a special place in my ❤.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

i miss Marineland. I wish that Terranea would have adopted some of the tanks, baja reef, and some of the rescue projects and help the community learn about our sealife offshore.. ohh well. Marineland was also used to help rescue animals that were hurt or with disease.

[@flodrabmot]

I lived on Ocean Terrace Dr in the 90s and early 2000s, watched Marineland get taken down and all the homes, golf course, and resort get built, the PBC was always my idea of where I wanted to retire to … life took a turn and I don’t live on the hill any more, but often think about coming back

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

its a beautiful area, let me know if you want more information on other homes in the area

[@tierrahill8949]

I grew up in Lakewood so not terribly far from PV but I remember visiting and my dad used to say it was gonna end up in the ocean,so sad because it’s beautiful 🥺

[@hw260]

Hi Jason. Thanks for the tour. Haven't been there since 1969-70. Went to school there. It looks very different. Brought back memories of hanging at the Portuguese Beach Club. Wow.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

In the last 6 months the movement has increased tremendously.. its changing constantly.

[@hw260]

@@PalosVerdesHouses That must be challenging for your business. Makes for hesitant buyers.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

@@hw260 true - its the second most popular question right now. the slide is an isolated area and not affecting all of Palos Verdes, there has been some mis-information out there.

[@noneofurbusiness6046]

An updated video would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for all your help

[@melodyhart1331]

This fascinating to see I live in the mountains of North Alabama,I love geology, California is an active state.

[@enough1494]

I grew up in the Caribbean. Our beach front, Atlantic side is 1/3 of what it was. Now when we have storms we get sand in the little beach house. But, she is still there after 70+ yrs.

[@paulkersey2179]

Interesting, even 40 yrs ago when I moved to LA, people would tell me Palos Verdes was a very nice place but is falling into the sea.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

The area that is moving is isolated. Not all of Palos Verdes is moving.

[@lgrantnelson2863]

Reminds me of the Dalles, Oregon sliding into the river. It's very slow, but houses having problems.

[@Light4theWorldTV]

What?!! Thanks for sharing this very important event. I hadn't heard about it! The land is truly shifting people. Some may have to move from the coast.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

yes, there are homes that are getting pulled apart - very sad..

[@craigf2696]

Wow. You opened memory lane for me. My grandfather built the house at 6601 Via De Anzar in the '50s. The house sold for $42,000 in '68. What inflation??? LMAO! Portuguese Bend is indeed an interesting geological feature. I can't help but wonder how recent increased movement may somehow speak to San Andreas. We're about to witness a solar system phenomenon that last occurred in 79 AD. The year of the Vesuvius event. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will form a basically square arrangement in the same quadrant of the solar system. It presents a significant gravitational potential effect, not to mention the electrical forcing potential. It's unfortunate that the astrophysics camp still refuses to acknowledge electrical forcing and attempts to force fit ( pun intended) a gravitational explanation for every observation. Thanks for the opportunity to engage something real, and not just another opinion or misguided analysis of our totally insane world.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

i never thought about other gravitational pull, like the tides.. hmm, very interesting.. so, other than our moon which changes the tides, do you think other planets create a pull on our planet? and with water its easy to see the change, but i never really thought that it could happen with land.. thanks for your perspective

[@craigf2696]

@@PalosVerdesHouses The lithosphere absolutely deforms, just like the surface of the water. It's much more rigid though, so it moves far less and there is no apparent comparator, so it goes unnoticed. Regarding other planets and their effects. There is something called the barycenter which is the center of mass relative to multiple orbiting bodies. As proximity changes so does the influence on the orbital path.

[@cinemoriahFPV]

Its been changing for millions of years.

[@Jim-fe2xz]

It shows how big the earth and nature are and how insignificant we humans are. There are still some that don't get that LOL!!

[@alwaysyouramanda]

What’s wild is with allll of this land in the US, we insist on “terraforming” despite our massive failures

[@Mary-jq4vm]

Enjoyed your video. I grew up inland but we used to drive thru and enjoy the beach

[@catebessencourt2137]

Thank you 😊 Very informative, as a Southern Californian I appreciate this very much !

[@Emily-ou5xv]

Awesome video, Jason! Thank you for sharing ❤

[@PK-gi2qh]

I lived at 1 lime tree and also 3 limetree. We renovated both houses. It was such an incredible place to live, and the cove down there is really cool, I loved how it was like being an old california. There's no huge beach parking lots for the masses of inland heirs to come ruin it. RPV and that reserve at Portuguese bend is it incredible place, very magical. And the land movement keeps it that way

[@ChristieReed7282]

Man, it’s a great place to be beach combing daily right now. Who knows what it will turn up. Great video 🙏❤️

[@maegardnermills4292]

Thank you. My GG grandfather was from Portugal. He lived in Lisbon and the Azores. He worked on whaling ships. It was interesting to see the shore and discoveries on your video. ❤ dove❤

[@maegardnermills4292]

❤ 🕊 ❤

[@CelesteandMayMay]

Amazing video❤ I grew up in Portuguese Bend and still have family there. It is really unreal how much it changed.

[@miguelromero1538]

Thank you. Its awesome hearing all this from somebody who grew up in the area. Keep it up

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

thanks for watching

[@lynnda8764]

This is one of the better posts I think I've ever seen on YT. Absolutely fascinating! Thank you for sharing your historical knowledge of the area past and present. It is a difficult subject to broach, knowing that so many people will undoubtedly lose their homes quite soon, it appears. However, this is truly a unique and rare opportunity to observe this earth doing what it will do in spite of the human component. Thank you for walking this beautiful bit of coastline and putting forth the visible facts of this massive land movement. Facts the general public might never be told by mainstream media. Oh yes, the comments are outstanding! I'm sure you're enjoying reading them all.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

@@lynnda8764 thanks for watching. Actually, the comments have been tough. I appreciate your comment and common sense, however, some other people are harsh and accuse me of foul play when they really have no idea what's going on. Fact is; the movement and situation has changed and the community is now trying to work together to stop more loss. Thank you for your kind thoughtful words)

[@rebeccaboothe7117]

Wow, I don't think I have ever seen rocks at the beach or ocean. Thank you for talking about this.

[@Proverbs--tx6yr]

The English coast is almost all rock..

[@michaelheckman9576]

I’ve been watching this unfortunate chain of events in Portuguese Bend in the news for quite a while and nobody explained the cause and effect like you did. I understand it way better now. Well done !!

[@LuckyPierre789]

I grew up in Torrance and we used to go up there a lot in the 70's 80's. Fascinating and awesome vid. Thank you!

[@giovanniceballos-y7e]

Mother Nature At It's Finest

[@nacho-girl5120]

I grew up there also. Long time ago when marine land was there. I had a friends who lived in the Portuguese beach club. The homes there look much newer and larger. I’m surprised it hasn’t started slipping. Fun video

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

i miss Marineland - I thought the hotel could have kept some of the animal rescue stuff and even incorporated Baja Reef into a learning center recreation save the planet education program... ohh well...

[@RobRamsay-w7x]

Mahalo Jason for the best tour of the Portuguese bend beach You are the local. God bless PV

[@LCL-lz3zt]

Amazing - thank you for the insight view on the West Coast. You show us - what news stations never reveal. These people with damage homes have to be devastated.

[@cherieweber9468]

Fascinating! Thank you for posting

[@msalazar413]

He said …. “… until they can get the land to stop moving….” 😂😂. That ain’t never gonna happen.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

during the drought the land did not move nearly as much as it is today

[@blakebufford6239]

Mr Buck I really enjoyed your observations and enthusiasm and historical perspective. Thanks!!

[@NanaOneAZ]

In addition to the great changes in the shoe line you illustrate, this is a great lesson in what we might wish for. As a child in LA our family may have driven by this area, amazed at the beauty that money could buy. The people who live here now have challenges that I hope are surmountable. I wish them all the luck and strength they will need for this huge challenge.

[@bernardlawson665]

Good Stuff thumbs Up!!

[@bernardlawson665]

I just returned to CA after 3 full years on the Mekong River in Vietnam on a shallow draft wooden hull patrol boat in 1968 with only one objective to get on with my life with no plan so I rented a house on a cliff grand view of Catalina on Paseo Del Mar. Not a window to open as the house was sliding ever so slowly to the beach approximately 60 ft below. San Pedro to my left and Rancho Palos Verdes to my left. Google Earth shows the house no longer there. Went back east off to law school that was 55 years ago.

[@robertgregory8936]

Refreshing talk. I’ll check it out. Thanks. I also grew up in the area. RHCDS & M Costa ‘71.

[@dylant8110]

Absolutely amazing! I have to check it out!

[@palace927]

Bentonite is an absorbent swelling clay. As a swelling clay bentonite has the ability to absorb large quantities of water, which increases its volume by up to a factor of 8. This makes bentonite beds unsuitable for building and road construction.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Very cool video! Thanks for pointing out some of the changes that are rapidly happening there in the beach area. I find this kind of geological stuff to be very fascinating. I don’t think, however, that they will ever be able to stop the land movement. The whale skull near the end of the video was also a fascinating find!

[@GetOutsideYourself]

I grew up there. Walked that beach many times as a youth. You probably know what was hidden in that curve before the cave (which was a fun swim). Drove waaaaaay too fast as a teenager on the slide zone (but those jumps were so much fun). Thanks for the update.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

I was talking about the two jumps the other day,, now its just one big hill and the other is not too steep. curiosity though, i'm not sure I know whats hidden in the cave...

[@briankasai1117]

@@GetOutsideYourself nude beach. Used to be a part of that community.

[@ehlersjim12]

The Earth, including climate, is forever changing. It is normal. It's all going to be OK.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

we will survive)

[@KAPhelps]

My siblings and I grew up there. Silver Spur, Malaga Cove and Rolling Hills. Some of my family still lives there. Such a magical magnificent place! Thank you so much for your perspective and video, makes me long for those hills!

[@ericlindenmuth7517]

Joe, cool video! I was down there a month ago and I was blown away also. I have lived here my entire 60 years and have never seen anything like it!! As far as the homes in PB, they have been moving since the 1950's. Most if not all the homes were put up onto railroad ties or lifted from there foundations. These houses have basically been worthless for a longtime. I remember years ago you could buy some, but it had to be all cash. No bank would ever give you a mortgage. Also, they were offered to local police and fireman. The now speed of the landslide is what is astonishing!!!

[@piratessalyx7871]

The earth is always moving, coastlines and mountain areas are notoriously always moving. That cave you mentioned can be accessed on the old Marineland side…we went there a lot as kids, last time I was in the cave was 1980, the other one east of it around the corner I was in back in the 70’s who knows if it is still there. My house is on a hill in Torrance my driveway has constant movement, you can see waves of cracks and upheaval in the asphalt from movement. Been here since 1970. Looking forward to moving in the coming years.

[@MrColinManning]

Wild. I can't wait to go check it next time I'm down there. I go at least once a year and I always find fossils. Each rock is a fabulous work of art. I live in Portland most of the year, LA in the winter. I grew up in PV and the cliffs were my favorite place, surfing, skin diving the kelp forrests and just wondering about all the webs of life, the dynamic hydro-geology, and the vast time frames etched in the morphing rock.

[@MrColinManning]

Ancient volcanic rock and wild multicolored ash with crystals can also be found in that area.

[@lindabriggs5118]

I grew up in the Palos Verde area. I've seen this type of natural erosion take place before. It will eventually settle and stabilize, but I still wouldn't build a house there. 😮

[@savoy6]

Beautiful over there. I love PV. I hope they can save that area

[@sonnydayz2118]

That subduction zone is getting uplifted.

[@owlfethurz8377]

That was what I was wondering.

[@TinShackVideos]

That area has had 13 uplifts (terraces), there are places where you can see the profile of several of them.

[@merseltzer]

No subduction zones here. That is way up north in Mendicino.

[@TinShackVideos]

"Uplift starting in the Pliocene resulted in the submarine formation of a doubly plunging anticline along the south side of the northwest-trending Palos Verdes fault. The anticline emerged as an island during the Early Pleistocene and became part of the mainland by the end of the Pleistocene."

[@tinyvr7036]

Last rains were horrible here on the central coast Monterey / Santa cruz area. I did notice if structures had any standing water under them ( from slow plumbing leaks and subsequent erosion shifts) cracks did quickly form . it has to dry out and repairs , soil and sand replaced. I am sure some of the older structures would not even know anything is off until the rains stop, too. And it's crazy how run off and native sand flow back to the ocean no matter how far inland you are. Makes me think that newer designs should take into consideration how our rain water/ runoffs should or could be better stored and/ or diverted in the future. Developers can do a much better job. My opinion. Fascinating videos. Thanks for sharing. .

[@TinShackVideos]

I grew up above Rat beach (Malaga Cove) . In the early `70's us kids would hike and tidepool that entire stretch, it looked nothing like it does in this video. We use to fish and crab off the "Jumping Pier" that was around that area, when a larger swell was running you could feel the pier rocking on it's pylons. Great memories!

[@erikahachiko104]

Thanks for this video Jason! So fascinating and great to hear from a local 👍🏼🙏🏼

[@orbsphere-]

The land movement in Portuguese Bend is due to the bedding planes being cut somewhere down from the top of the hill when they tried to continue and cut Crenshaw Bl. through south of Crest Road down to PV Drive South. There was a lot of re-work done early 90's to try to mitigate the slippage but dealing with the size and existing conditions it's a huge row to hoe.

[@petergarin6278]

Ironically enough, I used to be a manager at Jolly Roger… thanks for doing this…

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

I remember the local Jolly Roger - most of our best restaurants are banks now.. shucks...

[@michellemiller8668]

I remember the Jolly Roger. I loved that place. It was across from B's Music store, right? I came back here during the pandemic to take care of my Mom. It's hard to adjust to all the changes

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

@@michellemiller8668 Sure is... back in the day when we had that sports store too, McCormics? or something like that.. the biggest loss was the Admiral Risty a few years ago.. still hurts.. and its a bank... ughhh Thanks for watching

[@juststeve7665]

I went to Marineland on school field trips a couple times in the 60's... I always loved the PV area but lived inland. I just looked at Google maps sat view of PV, the beaches etc all the way back down the coast to White Point... a place we hung out at and had bonfires and consumed a lot of beer lol... it sure looks like the area is more dense with development now. I haven't been down to the beaches there since the 80's... haven't lived in So Cal for 21 years... I do miss the beaches but not the crowds. When I was you I would have lived on the beaches if I could. PV and all the shoreline cliffs in So Cal all the way to San Diego have been eroding forever. All the homes built on the edge of the bluffs will eventually find their way down to the beach.

[@boogieheads]

was driving that coastline every weekend for a while and the roads change very quickly 😂

[@youder6221]

Great job! I think that ground raising is normal when two masses push against each other. One's got to go down and one has to go up.

[@jillanderson3665]

The land owns us.

[@myownbiz5461]

Take a visit to San Pedro's "Sunken City", several streets which went down the cliff many years ago. You can still see remnants of building foundations for houses, gas and electrical pipes and the vague outlines of streets. It's erie..ghostly. All these homes built in these cliff-adjacent areas are going to meet the same fate, eventually. Sad for residents..and who wouldn't want to have that view in your front yard..but what did you expect?

[@petgranny194]

This was very interesting. Thank. you.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

thanks for watching

[@briankasai1117]

Been a longtime enjoyer of the area. Love the beaches. Dove the cave back in the day. Big changes from when i first visited in 1978. Lived in the area 1993. I really appreciate this video. Thanks for sharing.

[@PalosVerdesHouses]

It was a steady movement until recently, and now it changes each week.. thanks for watching

[@briankasai1117]

@@PalosVerdesHouses in Hawaii now but I’ll be visiting in September and will take a look. Take care

[@peggysmart439]

California was always wild and as they try to build and tame the land it fights back...

[@victoriamccargar1813]

Man, what a public service and a fascinating piece of breaking news! I grew up around the bend in San Pedro and still have a few Pleistocene fossils we pulled out of the dirt when the LAPD station near Channel Street was being excavated in the early 1960s. Thinking like a taxpayer, I'll say that the evidence of slides is everywhere in PV and always has been, so I'm not sure why the people in the current Portuguese Bend slide area think it's feasible to be compensated by the government. While it's sliding, the entire coastline is still rising out of the sea, amazing and beautiful to watch. But there are some places that shouldn't be developed, and Portuguese Bend is one of them.

[@Kristina.Larson]

The active geological changes along the California coast are impressive.