San Diego mayor declares state of emergency ; White House , governor offers aid . According to the San Diego Union-Tribune , the landslide downed power lines and caused a minor gas leak . Officials were investigating the shifting earth in the area for weeks . Residents can return to 75 of the 111 evacuated homes Thursday , mayor says . ` ` We saw the trees snapping and falling , '' said one evacuated resident .
San Diego mayor declares state of emergency ; White House , governor offers aid . Officials were investigating the shifting earth in the area for weeks . Residents can return to 75 of the 111 evacuated homes Thursday , mayor says . ` ` We saw the trees snapping and falling , '' said one evacuated resident .