VALLEY SWELTERS; AC WORKS OVERTIME.Byline: CHARLES F. BOSTWICK and LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. M. SODDERS Staff Writers WOODLAND HILLS -- Triple-digit temperatures sent people flocking Saturday to air-conditioned malls and theaters, to pools and to the beach. In 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. , the heat was blamed for knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses, which lost electricity when circuits overloaded Saturday afternoon. ``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. is the driving factor -- people trying to stay cool,'' said 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. spokesman Steve Conroy Steve Conroy could be any of several people:
Today's temperatures are expected to be slightly cooler: about 96 to 105 in 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. , with Monday temperatures topping out at about 101 and a chance of thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. arriving that night, the National Weather Service says. Valley temperatures Saturday maxed out in Woodland Hills at 110 degrees, the same temperature that a day earlier broke a 28-year-old local record for the date. Saturday temperatures hit 101 in Northridge and Simi Valley, 104 in Burbank and Van Nuys, 105 in Santa Clarita and 109 in Lancaster, the National Weather Service said. Downtown Los Angeles' 97-degree temperature tied a July 15 record set in 1984. An 89-degree temperature at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX was 1 degree hotter than the 1984 record. State and local power officials asked people to continue to conserve electricity through Monday. On Saturday, some 7,000 people crowded onto San Buenaventura State Beach in Ventura, where lifeguards were kept busy warning people about rip currents. ``It was a pretty busy day,'' lifeguard Patrick Kennedy said. At the Northridge Mall on Saturday, the people seeking relief from the heat included Niki Ahmed, 38, of Sylmar and her 1-year-old son, Omar, who watched the fountains and jabbered in baby talk. ``The air conditioning (at home) doesn't work well, and this was the only place I could take him,'' Ahmed said. ``He loves the fountains.'' Shoppers Laraine and Howard Miller, both 52, of Northridge, planned to take in a movie; today, Laraine is heading for the beach. ``As long as there's AC in the house, AC in the car and AC here, we're fine,'' she said. In Woodland Hills, David Sinensky, 53, of Oak Park and Al Faber, 40, of Woodland Hills escaped to their office at Morgan Stanley. The two financial advisers were studying for their Certified Financial Planner Certified Financial Planner (CFP) A person who has passed examinations accredited by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, showing that the person is able to manage a client's banking, estate, insurance, investment, and tax affairs. test ``and the office is isolated; the kids are all at the pool,'' Faber explained. Marlane Schwake, 64, of West Hills, her daughter, April, 23, and grandchildren, Daniel, 5, and Olivia, 4, didn't mind waiting more than an hour at the Promenade Mall to see the latest ``Pirates of the Caribbean'' movie. ``It beats being outside,'' April Schwake said. April, who works at a Best Buy store in Simi Valley, said the store couldn't keep air conditioners in stock as customers bought every one the store has. lisa.sodders(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3663 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Thousands relax Saturday at Santa Monica State Beach. Oceanfront areas can expect large crowds today as the valleys continues to sizzle siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. . Evan Yee/Staff Photographer (2) David Juarez, 4, dashes through the water spray at Simi Valley's Rancho Tapo Community Park on Saturday. The spray is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. all summer. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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