SoCalGas suddenly cuts service to 135 homes in Rancho Palos Verdes, citing land movement

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-07-28/this-coast-on-the-move-means-gas-breaks

Coastal dwellers in Rancho Palos Verdes can now add gas shutoffs to the litany of headaches they have endured as a stretch of their idyllic community slips steadily to the sea.

“Due to worsening land movement,” Southern California Gas Co. told Portguese Bend-area residents to expect to lose natural gas service Monday morning. “This dynamic situation requires we take immediate action to protect public safety.”

The utility did not say what exactly had changed to prompt the short notice, which was issued on Saturday.

The shutoff notice provided no detail on how long it would take the company to move 600 feet of gas lines and install flexible connections and emergency shutoff valves. The utility said homeowners can remain in place, but warned against connecting alternate gas supplies, including propane, to their metered lines.