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Santa Clarita Residents Question SCE Power Shutoffs During Public Hearing On Tuesday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) held a public hearing to discuss Southern California Edison’s (SCE) execution of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) in response to weather events in 2020. Hosted by leaders from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the California Department of Fire and Forestry Protection, the meeting aimed to publicly address the identified mistakes by SCE in regard to the use of PSPS.  “Shutoffs must be a measure of last resort,” said CPUC Pr...

Reply Officials said electrical lines were down at the property, but there was no word on whether they triggered the fire, the cause of which was under investigation. (Renee Schiavone/Patch) LAKELAND VILLAGE, CA — Two people were killed and at least two others injured in a blaze that erupted Monday in a Lakeland Village home. The deadly fire was reported about 2:45 p.m. in the 32900 block of Blackwell Boulevard, near Brightman Avenue, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department. Crews sent to the location encountered flames in multiple rooms of the single-story residence, with he...

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Thousands still without power after strong winds sweep through SoCal, cleanup underway Cleanup underway after damaging winds sweep through SoCal At one point Tuesday, more than 75,000 SoCal Edison customers were without power in Ventura County. SoCal Edison says they have 5,000 crew members out fixing, checking the rest and ensuring their safety. MOORPARK, Calif. - The Handiest Food Market in Moorpark is really living up to its name right now. Using generators, it’s the only business open in the area, where power has been out since Tuesday morning. Residents tell us they were told that safe...

Neither of the outages have an estimated time of restored power as of 7:45 p.m. The implementation of PSPS comes as both a Fire Weather Watch and a High Wind Warning have been called for in the Santa Clarita weather forecast due to the abnormally high winds the valley experienced Monday. When a PSPS is instated in any of the monitored areas, SCE officials say that Community Crew Vehicles and Community Resource Centers will be made available to support customers in impacted areas. “We observe physical distancing practices and provide Customer Resiliency Kits, which include PSPS information, ...