One by one, homes in Calif. subdivision sinking

Associated Press ^ | May 11, 2013 12:52 PM EDT | Tracie Cone

[EDINVA]

“CA just passed a law letting boys use the girls’ locker rooms.”

Don’t be so judgmental. It’s only boys who self-identify as girls. Or girls who self-identify as boys who can use boys’ locker rooms. It’s only fair.

[Uncle Chip]

I’m sure there are and I’m sure you did — but the article explains why basements are few and far between in California. Most homes out there are slab homes.

[catnipman]

Cracks snaking across the walls? I wonder what tipped them off something was wrong?

[BobL]

“One by one, homes in Calif. subdivision sinking”

I thought this was about property values.

[hinckley buzzard]

Some years ago in order to secure necessary permits, a "developer" reserved a piece of land in Ranchos Palos Verdes, pricey suburb west of LA, 0for a high school. It was on a bluff overlooking the Pacific, a magnificent view. Then it was found to be so unstable that building a school on it could have led to an avalanche into the sands below. It now is the world's most scenic soccer field. Meanwhile, below, million dollar homes are cracking, rocking and slowly rolling.

[Olog-hai]

Wow. Remember the story about the man who built his house on a rock versus the man who built his house on the sand? Seems like there are lots of the latter type in CA.