Landslide emergency work continues
Summary
December readings show about a 10% uptick in average land movement, blamed on the weight of storm water rather than infiltration. The city is extracting between a half and one million gallons per day, re-drilling sheared wells, and completed winterization work in Altamira, Kelvin, Klondike, and Portuguese canyons.
At a glance
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Last discussed Sep 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
Emergency stabilization operations, well re-drills, and storm pumping run into the millions annually, and the proposed permanent remediation fix is estimated around $40 million.
Residents of the landslide area and users of PV Drive South, whose road access and neighborhoods depend on stabilization efforts.
Affected residents still lack restored electrical service.
Mentions & discussions (16)
City Council Meeting - Sep 1, 2026
The council again reconfirmed, by four-fifths vote, that the landslide emergency justifies continued work and emergency contracting on the Portuguese Bend landslide stabilization project.
City Council Meeting - Aug 18, 2026
The council quietly reconfirmed that the landslide emergency it declared in 2024 in the Portuguese Bend–Ancient Altamira area still needs immediate action, keeping the emergency contracting pathway open for mitigation work.
Amended City Council Meeting - Jul 21, 2026
The council reconfirmed the landslide emergency for the Portuguese Bend–Ancient Altamira complex, keeping emergency work and contracting authority in place.
Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting - May 21, 2026
The landslide is still moving but has slowed well below 2023 levels. Power re-energization remains pending, and heavy El Niño rains could test pumps and canyon linings.
City Council Meeting - May 19, 2026
The Council reconfirmed the emergency declaration for the Greater Portuguese Bend–Ancient Altamira landslide complex, keeping emergency contracting alive for the mitigation work.
Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting - Feb 13, 2026
Staff reported the landslide continues to slow down, suggesting the deep dewatering wells are working, and canyons were winterized before the holiday storms. Public Works worked through the holidays on storm response, including a road failure on Hawthorne near Hess Park.
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