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🌱 Patch AM: What does FEMA’s $54 million landslide buyout mean for RPV homeowners?

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Tuesday October 6th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hello Rancho Palos Verdes! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What does FEMA's $54 million landslide buyout mean for RPV homeowners?

Also on today's calendar: Second Saturday Divorce Workshop and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Not as hot with plenty of sun, with a high of 87 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Humid with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 82, low: 71.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 79 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• FEMA approves $15M for Maui wildfire mitigation work, nearly $1.4M for Kauaʻi storm repairs (mauinow.com) — Rancho Palos Verdes is slated to receive more than $54 million in FEMA hazard mitigation funds to buy and demolish 27 homes damaged by the Greater Portuguese Bend Landslide, a major step in addressing long-running instability on the hillside. The award is part of a broader $226 million disaster package that also funds Maui wildfire mitigation, Kauaʻi storm repairs, and other Western projects.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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