BRIEFLY CUSTOMERS URGED TO CUT POWER USE.MOORPARK - Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. officials continued asking customers Monday to conserve electricity in southeastern Ventura County after equipment problems caused power outages This is a list of famous wide-scale power outages. 1965
``We're hopeful through conservation efforts and engineering by our crews that we can avoid (rolling) blackouts,'' said Glen Becerra, public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. regional manager for Southern California Edison. Tens of thousands of SCE SCE (in Scotland) Scottish Certificate of Education SCE n abbr (= Scottish Certificate of Education) → Schulabschlusszeugnis in Schottland customers in Moorpark, Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. and Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. lost power for at least an hour Saturday afternoon after equipment failed at a substation in Moorpark. Becerra said cooler weather helped the situation Monday. ``The hotter it is, the more people use air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. and other electrical equipment,'' he said. - Daily News Shop owner shot in heist attempt PACOIMA - The owner of a Pacoima sandwich shop shot once during a robbery attempt reportedly was in critical condition Monday. The victim was shot in his shop - located near Laurel Canyon Boulevard Laurel Canyon Boulevard is a major street in the city of Los Angeles, California. It starts off at Polk Street in Sylmar in the northern San Fernando Valley near the junction of the San Diego (Interstate 405) and the Golden State Freeways (Interstate 5). and Terra Bella Street - about 9:30 p.m. Sunday after a robber demanded money, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Chris Chaise. The shooter fled without taking any money, Chaise said. - City News Service Orange Line foes seek project halt Opponents of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Orange Line have asked the state Supreme Court to stop construction after work resumed on the busway project after an earlier court-ordered shutdown last month. Citizens Organized for Smart Transit also asked the court to act swiftly on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's appeal of a lower court's decision that required a new study on the busway project. - Daily News Firefighters to set out on long trek HOLLYWOOD - Thirty-five New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. firefighters are to leave today from a fire station in Hollywood on a 3,300-mile cross-country trek to raise money for the families of colleagues killed in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
Mayor James Hahn is among the VIPs expected to attend the kickoff ceremony, slated to begin at 8 a.m. at the Los Angeles Fire Department's Station 27, 1327 Cole Ave., in Hollywood, according to organizers. The ride was described as an ``unprecedented 42-day, coast-to-coast trek, with flag-waving whistle stops at some 40 firehouses across the nation,'' ending Oct. 25 in Patterson, N.J., with a ``hometown finale in Lower Manhattan,'' organizers said. - City News Service Driver arrested in placard misuse GLENDALE - Glendale police arrested a Los Angeles man alleged to have parked in a place reserved for disabled motorists - using a placard issued to a now-deceased 92-year-old woman, police said Monday. Daniel High was arrested last Wednesday outside a Home Depot store, said Glendale police Sgt. Tom Lorenz. A female passenger in the car, Sandra Stewart of Los Angeles, told police that the placard had been issued to her mother, who died in July 2003, Lorenz said. Glendale police Officer Jerry Uebel was outside the business last Wednesday when he saw a car occupied by High and Stewart being parked in the handicapped-only spot, Lorenz said. The officer did not see any outward signs of a handicap when the two people exited the vehicle and entered the store, Lorenz said. - City News Service Pepper smell clears auditorium SANTA CLARITA - Authorities evacuated 200 adults and children from an elementary school auditorium during a Monday night program after complaints of a pepper-type odor in the air, the fire department said. Los Angeles County firefighters were called just before 7:30 p.m. to Wiley Canyon Elementary School at 24240 La Glorita Circle. They suspect pepper spray may have been activated. ``There were complaints of a chili pepper-type odor,'' said fire dispatch supervisor Cheryl Sims. - Daily News |
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