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California: home of power problems:

Southern California Edison began shutting off power in areas Thursday after the California Independent System Operator, which operates the electric grid in California, declared a transmission emergency.
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A transformer in Los Angeles' Sylmar section that converts power from the Pacific Northwest took itself off-line automatically Thursday afternoon when an oil flow alarm went off, said Carol Tucker, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, which co-owns the transmission line.

When you take everything into account, why in the world would anyone want to live in one of Cali's major cities?