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Mayors stress ‘4 Cities, 1 Peninsula’ as leaders outline emergency preparedness, traffic upgrades and housing plans
Summary
Mayors from the four Palos Verdes Peninsula cities told the Chamber of Commerce's State of the Peninsula event that cross‑city collaboration is increasing, with priorities including coordinated emergency operations, Western Avenue improvements, landslide recovery and housing planning.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula’s mayors used the Chamber of Commerce’s “State of the Peninsula” event at Terranea Resort to underscore growing Peninsula‑wide collaboration on emergency preparedness, wildfire mitigation, transportation and housing.
Host Maria Serrao opened the program and introduced the mayors from the four Peninsula cities. Speakers repeatedly returned to the theme “4 Cities, 1 Peninsula,” saying regular monthly mayoral meetings and joint staff work are moving the idea from slogan to practice.
Rancho Palos Verdes’ presenter highlighted a multijurisdictional hazard‑mitigation plan update and said the city is pursuing a Peninsula emergency operations center. He described Western Avenue as the focus of a multi‑year beautification and traffic‑coordination effort and said nearly $5,000,000 in Metro funds will support improvements and signal coordination.
The Rolling Hills mayor emphasized shared emergency tools such as the Peninsula’s AI‑assisted Pano cameras and the pvpready.gov “Know Your Zone” tool for evacuation alerts. Rolling Hills officials also described new outdoor sirens, backup generators for emergency operations and community programs including green‑waste collection and home hardening outreach.
Palos Verdes Estates’ speaker stressed preserving neighborhood character amid state housing mandates, noted the city’s covenants and restrictions, and described recently adopted local rules on camping, expanded use of goats for vegetation management and investment in the city golf club’s sustainability upgrades.
Speakers from every city stressed constrained local budgets after recent emergency spending: one presenter said the Peninsula cities are balancing community priorities against rising operating costs and looking at revenue options including transient occupancy tax adjustments and other measures.
The mayors closed by reiterating cooperation on evacuation planning, hazard mitigation, public safety programs and continuing outreach to the business community. The event drew an estimated 150 guests and combined networking with a series of mayoral presentations.
