Long Beach Residents Losing Patience After Experiencing Another Power Outage
A power outage is likely always a hassle for those impacted, but after experiencing at least two in a month, some Long Beach residents appear to be losing their patience.
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A power outage is likely always a hassle for those impacted, but after experiencing at least two in a month, some Long Beach residents appear to be losing their patience.
Whether you are new to Los Angeles or a seasoned resident, when the lights go out, it's a problem. This is an electric city and when there isn't any power, the place gets a bit nutty. Here are a few tips to get you through the next power outage and hopefully maintain your sanity after it's restored.
Officials announced on Friday that street parking meters in the downtown area of Long Beach will be free to motorists through the weekend.
City officials were providing shelter and handing out food, flashlights, ice and water Friday as thousands of Long Beach residents had endured a third day without electricity after fires in three electrical vaults short-circuited a power grid.
More than 3,000 Southern California Edison customers remain without power Thursday after three underground electrical vaults caught fire in downtown Long Beach.
Firefighters Thursday extinguished a blaze that erupted in an apartment complex in Long Beach.
More than 1,700 Department of Water and Power customers in the Hollywood area were without electricity Wednesday after a pair of outages that occurred blocks apart.
A power outage hit parts of Six Flags Magic Mountain and its adjoining water park Friday, but park officials say guests were safe and off affected rides.
Fire crews were called to a Bell Gardens neighborhood Wednesday afternoon after a van slammed into a power pole.
Power was restored Wednesday for thousands of Department of Water and Power customers in the Silverlake area following an explosion that occurred in a vault.
Thousands of Department of Water and Power customers throughout the Silverlake area lost power Tuesday night following an explosion in a vault.
Utility crews Tuesday worked to restore power to several residential neighborhoods in Simi Valley.
Among those affected was Judith Argyle, who went hours without the nebulizer she uses to breathe.
A lightning strike was possibly to blame for a power outage Thursday night impacting thousands of residents in Bell.
A power outage left more than 2,000 Southern California Edison customers In Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach in the dark on Sunday evening, according to police and the utility company.
The cleanup for a Fontana neighborhood where winds sending trees toppling into power lines, leaving more than a thousand people without power all day Saturday, was in full swing on Sunday afternoon.
Power was being restored Sunday to tens of thousands of people who lost electricity in Southern California after fierce Santa Ana winds gusting as much as 89 mph toppled trees and power poles.
About 1,500 Southern California Edison customers in Fontana have been without electricity since the pre-dawn hours on Saturday, after gusty winds pushed a tree onto two power poles, disrupting service.
Power was restored to homes in Silver Lake Thursday nearly three hours after a massive eucalyptus tree fell onto a street.
Preparations were underway Wednesday for the 126th Rose Parade in Pasadena.
Thousands of residents were without power Thursday morning as strong winds affected several areas across Los Angeles County.
Tens of thousands of Southern California Edison customers spent much of Monday electricity across the city of San Bernardino.
More than 63,000 Southland residents were without without power Friday due to the storm.
A power outage Monday caused several traffic signals to fail in Alhambra, according to police.
The Metro Red Line was suspended Monday morning following a power outage.
