Rainstorm causes further slippage on La Jolla hillside
(12-05) 09:30 PST SAN DIEGO, (AP) —
San Diego’s senior engineering geologist says last weekend’s rainstorm caused further movement in a La Jolla (HO’-ya) hillside that collapsed in October.
Rob Hawk told San Diego’s City Council Tuesday that the displaced earth slipped another two-tenths of an inch between Friday and Monday.
The council unanimously approved $20 million in emergency funding for repairs. The city expects reimbursement to come from state and federal grants.
City workers have already reinforced the hillside with steel pins. The Oct. 3 landslide destroyed three homes and severely damaged four others.
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Information from: The San Diego Union-Tribune, «www.signonsandiego.com»
