Judge Rules City of San Diego Not Responsible for Mt. Soledad Landslide in 2007

October 7, 2009 rockman Failures Comments Off on Judge Rules City of San Diego Not Responsible for Mt. Soledad Landslide in 2007
Soledad Mountain Road is collapsed and several homes are damaged or destroyed by a landslide on Mount Soledad in La Jolla. JOHN GIBBINS / Union-Tribune

 

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