Palos Verdes Podcast with Zoli

The Palos Verdes Podcast is my weekly show about local news and real estate for Rancho Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills Estates and the rest of the Peninsula. Each episode covers what the cities decided, what it means for your home, the latest market numbers, and what's happening around town, with every source linked below. New episodes come out every Thursday.

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Ep 21: RPV Proclaims an El Niño Emergency, Months of Flaggers on PV Drive South, and Measure PVE in Plain Numbers

October 8, 2026

Rancho Palos Verdes proclaimed a local El Niño emergency as federal forecasters put the odds of a very strong El Niño above 90 percent, and flaggers on Palos Verdes Drive South run into February. I also cover Measure PVE in plain numbers, last week's mortgage rates, the FAIR Plan's approved rate increase, weekend events, and your 2026-27 property tax dates.

Chapters

• 0:00 Cold open
• 0:18 Introduction
• 1:01 This week
• 1:18 RPV's El Niño emergency item and the landslide update
• 5:07 Around the Peninsula: PV Drive South sewer work, ADU rules, Cal Water meters, Measure PVE and voting dates, SCE outage, RHE landmark workshop, heat warning
• 10:13 Real estate this week: 90274 and 90275 in September, mortgage rates, FAIR Plan
• 12:38 Community calendar
• 14:24 Homeowner how-to: property tax dates
• 15:39 Three takeaways
• 16:16 Listing spot: 520 E Carson St, Space 15, Carson
• 16:55 Close

Sources

• RPV City Council agenda, Oct 6, 2026: https://rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=3137
• RPV staff report, El Niño local emergency (Regular Business item 3): https://rpv.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=3137&meta_id=142574
• RPV City Council meeting highlights, Oct 6, 2026 (El Niño proclamation adopted), in the City Manager's Weekly Administrative Report of Oct 7, 2026: https://www.rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/24955/City-Managers-Weekly-Administrative-Report
• RPV City Council meeting video, Oct 6, 2026: https://rpv.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=5079
• RPV staff report, landslide emergency update (Consent item K): https://rpv.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=3137&meta_id=142594
• RPV staff report, PROTECT grant for the PV Drive South Reconstruction Project (Consent item H): https://rpv.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=3137&meta_id=142570
• RPV staff report, ADU code amendments (Regular Business item 2): https://rpv.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=3137&meta_id=142572
• RPV staff report, Cal Water meter sizes (Regular Business item 4): https://rpv.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=3137&meta_id=142576
• NOAA Climate Prediction Center, ENSO Diagnostic Discussion: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.shtml
• Flood insurance: https://www.floodsmart.gov
• Emergency alerts: https://www.alertsouthbay.com and https://ready.lacounty.gov
• RPV alert, PV Drive South sewer work: https://www.rpvca.gov/CivicSend/ViewMessage/message/301623
• RPV alert, PV Drive South oceanside lane phase from Oct 1: https://www.rpvca.gov/CivicSend/ViewMessage/message/302261
• LA County Sanitation Districts project updates: https://www.lacsd.org/5756 (24-hour line 562-437-6520)
• City of Palos Verdes Estates, Measure PVE and the expiration of Measure E: https://www.pvestates.org/government/city-manager/future-funding-and-the-expiration-of-measure-e
• LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, key voting dates: https://toolkit.lavote.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Voter-Registration-Flyer_English.pdf
• National Weather Service alerts: https://www.weather.gov/lox/
• Rolling Hills Estates, Landmark Ordinance workshop (Oct 14): https://www.pubt.io/view/11DCE3BDA7306CBD6000D9FC0877B59D2C739945
• CRMLS data via InfoSparks: 90274 and 90275 single-family homes, September 2026 vs September 2025 (Source: CRMLS data via InfoSparks, pulled October 6, 2026)
• Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms
• California Department of Insurance, rate filing approvals (FAIR Plan dwelling fire, file 25-2174): https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0800-rate-filings/0100-rate-filing-lists/rate-filing-approvals/upload/Approval-Closed-List-YTD-9-30-26.xlsx
• PV Peninsula Land Conservancy events: https://pvplc.org/events/
• Palos Verdes Library District, Malaga Cove book sale (Oct 17): https://pvld.libnet.info/event/15352195
• PV Peninsula Education Foundation, Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk (Oct 18): https://pvpef.org/skechers-friendship-walk-2025/
• Rolling Hills Estates, Prepared Peninsula Expo (Oct 25): https://www.pubt.io/view/DB2018FD53BABBB2A485780B9DF27323CD6E6058
• LA County Treasurer and Tax Collector, 2026-27 secured property tax bills: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/CALACOUNTY/2026/10/01/file_attachments/3801832/Press%20Release.pdf
• LA County property tax portal: https://propertytax.lacounty.gov (Property Tax Information Line 1(888) 807-2111)
• 520 E Carson St, Space 15, Carson (MLS PV26216101): https://sellwithzoli.com/listing-detail/1190522783/520-E-Carson-ST-15-Carson-CA

General information only. Not legal, tax, insurance or lending advice; ask your own professional about your situation. Measure PVE is summarized from official city figures and is not an endorsement.

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