Power Outages
Summary
Residents reported repeated outages, some lasting three days, leaving families without refrigeration, alarms, or working medical equipment. Staff explained the Doheny substation damage and Edison's 16 kV upgrade expected by early May.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Sep 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
The upgrade will eliminate reliance on the damaged Doheny substation; residents asked about generators and compensation.
Southeast residents who have endured repeated outages.
Families who lost food, heating, and security systems during multi-day outages.
Mentions & discussions (5)
City Council Regular Meeting and Parking Authority Meeting - Sep 1, 2026
Councilmembers added hillside grid reliability to the city's priorities, citing the high fire hazard severity zone and an aging 4kV circuit Edison hasn't yet scheduled for 16kV upgrade — with El Niño planning added alongside it.
City Council Special Budget Study Session - Jun 3, 2026
The city pays $2-3 million a year to Southern California Edison and has lobbied the PUC for upgrades, seeing some progress. Councilmember Nazarian asked staff to study whether the city's spending gives it leverage to demand better reliability.
City Council Regular Meeting and Parking Authority Meeting - May 5, 2026
A council candidate described repeated outages in Truesdale Estates, the Flats and the south side as a public safety issue, knocking out security and medical equipment. He proposed an electrical reliability task force, an independent infrastructure audit, and pursuit of state and federal hardening grants.
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting and Parking Authority Meeting - Mar 24, 2026
After a December flood wrecked the Olympic substation and outages kept hitting the southeast side, Edison moved its 2028 upgrades up two years to May 2026. Officials say outages should drop sharply once the work is done.
City Council (Special) - Mar 23, 2026
Residents reported repeated outages, some lasting three days, leaving families without refrigeration, alarms, or working medical equipment. Staff explained the Doheny substation damage and Edison's 16 kV upgrade expected by early May.
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