Most of the beach at PCH and 9th Avenue was reopened, but a portion directly beneath the landslide remained closed until ...

A large pile of rocks, dirt and debris covers the beach sand, as a portion of the cliffside above crumbled. A destroyed beach access staircase could be seen in the rubble.

The same steep cliff that falls away under the properties ... particularly during wet weather. In Laguna Beach, a 1978 landslide destroyed more than 20 homes in Bluebird Canyon.

A landslide swept away a portion of the iconic steps at Thousand Steps Beach in the city of Laguna Beach Friday morning.