Left out of the dark Alejandro Cesar Cantarero II Shoppers outside of Michaels on Fourth Street wait while employees usher customers out of the store. Customers weren’t allowed in until the power was restored. A sign was placed on the window notifying customers that the store was closed. A widespread power outage that resulted from an equipment failure Wednesday afternoon left more than 200 Southern California Edison customers without electricity. The outage — which affected homes and businesses between Santa Monica Boulevard and Colorado Avenue — was reported at 3:48 p.m., with some downtown residents and businesses still in the dark Wednesday evening.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 26, 2006. Read the original PDF.