Patios, Back Yards Collapse Into Canyons in San Clemente Landslide

People that build homes on a cliff should have their heads examined, even if it was solid Granite Bedrock being built on. Building on sandy cliffs is just stupid, unless there are structural compensations, ie, foundations, (concrete columns "caissons") built below the base level, however, I would guess that when these homes were built there was a lot more back yard beyond their porches. I am going by the homes in the photo, I forgot that often OC Weekly uses stock photos and not photos of the actual residences mentioned...