No essays here — just the numbers, links, and answers Peninsula residents actually search for, kept on one page. Bookmark this one.
Life-threatening emergency: call 911. · Register every phone in the household for Alert SouthBay — or text ALERTRPV to 888-777 · Know your evacuation zone at PVPready.gov · Crisis counseling: Disaster Distress Helpline, 1-800-985-5990 (free, 24/7) · Land-movement status & utility updates for the slide area: pvlandslide.com.
Haulers and pickup days differ by city — your city's page has the schedule, bulky-item rules, and green-waste details:
The Hill is a very-high fire-hazard zone: annual brush clearance is inspected and enforced each spring, and red-flag days bring parking restrictions on designated streets. Keep defensible space current and sign up for alerts above — the two habits that matter most.
Exterior changes citywide have needed Art Jury approval since 1922 — colors, materials, additions. Budget review time into any project.
Inside the gates, the RHCA reviews design (single-story, white fences) alongside city permits. Two approvals, one project.
RPV planning administers view-preservation and coastal rules; south-coast parcels may sit in moratorium zones. Geology reports come first.
RHE planning guards equestrian overlays and trail easements — the fine print that shapes what a lot can do.
Our PVPUSD guide with the attendance-boundary map — including the Eastview PVPUSD-or-LAUSD choice. District: pvpusd.net · (310) 378-9966.
Palos Verdes Library District — Peninsula Center, Malaga Cove, and Miraleste branches, plus the Local History Center.
Peninsula Seniors runs classes, lectures, and excursions; each city's recreation department adds more. PV Transit's Dial-a-Ride covers the errands.
Westfield and Academy Hill run on L.A. County services, not a city hall — our Peninsula page explains the differences that matter at permit time.
Coyotes: keep pets in at night, report aggressive behavior to your city. Peafowl are managed by city programs — check your city's wildlife page before calling anyone about the noise.
A number changed? A link died? hello@palosverdeslife.com — fixes ship fast.
| 1 · Alerts | Register every phone with Alert SouthBay and learn your evacuation zone at PVPready.gov |
| 2 · Trash day | Look up your hauler and pickup day on your city's refuse page (links above) |
| 3 · Schools | Verify your attendance boundary with PVPUSD before enrollment — our map shows the pattern |
| 4 · The rulebook | Before changing anything visible outside, check your city's design review (Art Jury / RHCA / planning) — see above |
| 5 · The newsletter | Your city emails one; so do we — sign up and skip the rumor mill |
| 6 · The fun part | Sunset at Del Cerro, coffee in a village, whales at Point Vicente in winter — welcome to the Hill |