California's Land Avalanches from the Los Angeles Times today.

Some Concerns:

I think California needs to have geologists assess the stability of the rest of that hillside.

Also the torrential rains have brought high velocity rivers and streams. It appears the velocity of these rivers are a profound challenge to well trained Rescuers. Those techniques need to be evaluated and bolstered with better equipment or changed to accomodate these events. It is my estimation these issues will not go away but only get worse.