SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Suit over erosion in canyon nears end: "LA JOLLA – A group of La Jolla homeowners that sued the city over canyon erosion caused by public storm drains has agreed to settle a lawsuit for $4.5 million...Each association homeowner was assessed $4,020 last year to pay for an estimated $2.4 million in emergency repairs, which were finished in recent weeks. They also were earlier assessed $2,500 apiece to pay for litigation. The settlement money will cover most of the association's legal expenses, emergency repair bills and costs of retaining experts. Association homeowners are expected to be refunded a portion of the assessments they've paid."
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This was a bad situation for the owners. They live on Mount Soledad, which is an upscale neighborhood in La Jolla. At the top of the mountain is the cross that has generated so much controversy because it sits on city-owned land. Anyway, they had a bad slide that affected almost 600 homes one way or another, so I'm glad they are close to being made whole.