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Gustavo's Latest "Orange County Line" for KCRW: On the Closing of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant!

Last week, Southern California Edison surprised everyone when they announced that the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), offline for more than a year, would be shut down permanently. Anti-nuke activist hailed it as their victory; pro-nukes folks claimed the region's electricity rates wil ... More >>

San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant to Be Shut Down FOREVER--YEAH!!!

There are some fights in Orange County that are as futile as the old Spy vs. Spy of MAD Magazine infamy, and one of them was the fight to permanently shut down the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). How many generations of activists staged protests, attended town hall meetings, and did G ... More >>

Dana Rohrabacher's Sporadic Bong Hit Libertarianism Doesn't Extend To Marriage Equality

Dana Rohrabacher--Orange County's senior, career politician--is engaging in a Twitter dialogue about marriage equality with Brian O'Leary Bennett, a conservative Republican, public relations expert and gay activist who once served as chief of staff for Congressman Robert K. Dornan (R-Garden Grove). ... More >>

San Onofre Nuke Plant Could Permanently Close This Year

Southern California Edison (SCE), which operates the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), has apparently acknowledged for the first time that it may have no choice but to shutter the aging plant later this year. SCE is hoping that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will approve its ... More >>

L.A. City Council Joins Anti-San Onofre Nuke Plant Chorus

So far most of the noise being generated against the re-opening of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has come from environmental watchdog groups. But now, the city of Los Angeles has joined the chorus of opposition. Yesterday, the city council passed a unanimous, 11 to 0 vote, callin ... More >>

[Update: NRC Gives Preliminary Approval] SCE Wants to Restart Troubled San Onofre Nuke Plant This June

*See next page for an update on new developments in this story.Original Post, April 9, 4:56 p.m.: For months, Southern California Edison has been desperately trying to find ways to restart the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The troubled nuke plant has been shut down for more than a year, eve ... More >>

On The Line: Brooke Des Prez Of Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee, Part One

When we gave Brooke the option of meeting somewhere besides their much anticipated Sidecar Doughnuts, she requested Noah Blom's ARC at The OC Mix. It was at that moment that we knew (like we have with the previous bakers interviewed) that she had her finger on what's trending. We couldn't turn down ... More >>

[BREAKING:] California Coastal Commission Denies PG&E Seismic Studies Off Central Coast

See the breaking news update at the end of this post on the Coastal Commission's denial of PG&E's seismic studies proposal and foe Surfrider's reaction.ORIGINAL POST, NOV. 13, 12:02 P.M.: As the Coastal Commission considers Pacific Gas & Electric's Fukushima-inspired plan to fire underwater ... More >>

San Onofre Nuclear Plant Closure Has Cost More Than $300 Million, Edison Investors Told

Southern California Edison overlord Edison International reports it has lost more than $300 million since its two reactors at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station went down last winter.So far.

[BREAKING:] State PUC to Investigate San Onofre Nuclear Plant Woes

The California Public Utilities Commission, meeting at Irvine City Hall this morning, voted unanimously to investigate problems at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). The results of that probe may effect the five-member panel's decision on whether Southern California Edison ratepayers ... More >>

San Onofre Nuclear Plant Adds Shaky Sensor Problem to Other Recent Woes

Vibration from an earthquake shaking the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) could cause sensors to malfunction that would prevent back-up emergency power from kicking on, plant operators concede. The latest problem is unrelated to the steam-generator tube wear that has kept the facility s ... More >>

AES Huntington Beach Plant Up to Fill the Void of a Summer Without SONGS

Two retired natural gas-powered generators at the AES plant on Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach were fired back up this weekend to help with summer demand as the region struggles with the sudden loss of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. With SONGS down, Orange, Los Angeles and San ... More >>

[UPDATED with VIDEO:] That 70s Show: San Onofre No Nukes Rally Sunday

UPDATE, APRIL 30, 10:01 A.M.: About 100 people marched to the gate of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Sunday to demand the facility be shut down.They were led by Irvine Mayor Larry Agran, who said nuclear power is an unsafe option for communities surrounding such plants. Video from the ral ... More >>

More Unusual Tube Wear Found at San Onofre Nuclear Plant

Southern California Edison, operator of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), announced more unusual wear has been discovered on steam-generator tubes in the Unit 2 reactor and that it's consistent with the degradation that has left Unit 3 closed since January. While such wear is typica ... More >>

Things are Tough All Over for San Onofre Nuclear Plant

​Perhaps you've heard the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) ordered the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) to remain shut down until plant operator Southern California Edison (SCE) can satisfy the feds that it knows why tubes wore out in two steam generators recently and that it ... More >>

Huntington Beach Claims SoCal Edison Pockets Millions Set Aside for Street Light Repairs

​Huntington Beach is among eight Southern California cities that have formed the Coalition for Affordable Street Lights, which accuses Southern California Edison of pocketing millions in taxpayer money set aside for light pole maintenance and replacement.The coalition--which also includes Torrance ... More >>

Anti-Nuke Activists To Turn San Onofre Meltdown Scenario Into Street Art

​If you live anywhere near the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, (SONGS) which straddles the border of Orange and San Diego counties near San Clemente and Camp Pendleton, then boy does the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility have a treat for you. All this week, according to a story in yesterd ... More >>

[UPDATED with No Action:] San Onofre Nuke Plant Shutdown Tempts San Clemente City Council

​UPDATE, JUNE 22, 4:36 P.M.: Travel back in time, kiddies, to one month and four days ago. The world was so much different then. Facing a full house of potential voters opposed to the continued operation of the nearby San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), the San Clemente City Council g ... More >>

Stakes Raised in Re-Licensing San Onofre Nuke Plant

​The folks who run the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS)--and by "folks" I mean "Southern California Edison," or simply "SCE"--can't be happy with what's happening at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant up the coast near San Luis Obispo. Both plants were built in active earthquake zo ... More >>

[UPDATED: TCA's Thoughts] Time for a Rematch? TCA Rekindles 241 Toll Road Talks, Citing Japan Devastation; Surfrider Foundation Responds

Surfrider FoundationThe swindle'n continues.​UPDATE, MAY 9, 4:20 P.M.: The basis for the most recent PR campaign--pushing the need for additional evacuation routes in the case of a emergency at SONGS or Camp Pendleton--was a concern expressed in a public poll from November 2010 (months before ... More >>

Entrepreneur Wants to Harness the Power of Waves Near San Onofre to Generate Electricity

WikipediaSan Onofre Nuclear Generating Station​The waters off the coast of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) are being considered for a massive renewable, green-energy science experiment. The group that was granted permission by the federal energy regulators hopes to one day build ... More >>

SCE is in a Solar Power-Buying Mood

House.govMoneymaker​When it comes to electricity made from solar panels, Southern California Edison is in a buying mood.

Anyone Missing a Red-Tailed Hawk?

Red-tailed hawk ... but not THE red-tailed hawk.​With all the media tales chronicling the disconnect between the public sector, the private sector and regular old folks, it's refreshing to see the three came together beautifully when it came to rescuing a red-tailed hawk stuck atop a utility pole ... More >>

Fire Up the Vanagon, They're Talking Nukes at San Onofre Again

Pretty!​The serious reconsideration of expanded nuclear power amid our uncertain energy future can mean only one thing: the resumption of serious protests against expanded nuclear power. With the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station (SONGS) so close, and a public workshop and hearing about the pl ... More >>

It's a Quick Read 5

Orange County Register: Four earthquakes have shook North Orange County in a week. Jeez, gay people, what have you done to piss off God now? . . . OC banruptcies jumped 57 percent in January. So you've got to love Southern California Edison's timing in these fucked-up financial times: included ... More >>

Who is Down on Measure R (and How Much Are They Down For)?

Shea and Choi: big anti-R funders Measure R on the Irvine ballot asks residents to approve what a great job the Irvine City Council is doing on planning the Great Park on the old El Toro Marine Corps base (or if the measure loses, one supposes, what a piss-poor job they are doing). The conflict-of- ... More >>

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

Seemed like a good idea at the time . . .

Burning Bush

The presidents conservative critics

The Blame Game

Somebody Call Roto-Rooter!

San Onofre nuke plant ranks No. 3 for possibility of meltdown

Queer Eye for the GOP Guy

Gay activist sets the record straight about Log Cabin Republicans

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Slim Pickins

Hold your nose and vote for these few good candidates

Good Gaddi Almighty!

Even as Edison was claiming it was nearly bankrupt, it paid the new Peace Corps chief more than $300,000 in bonuses

Green With Anger

Cocaine Decision

Edisons Con Game

Ratepayers will pay for new anti-ratepayer advertising campaign

Monsters of Deregulation

If were being plundered, where are the festive pirates?

Fight the Power Plants

Was electric deregulation cover for union-busting in power plants?

Death Trap

Rate Rape

Hot Rods!

Nuclear power gets a second look

Electric Light Orchestra

The states biggest newspapers continue to defend the power companies

Black Out

How the Reg helped screw up Californias power industry

The Prayer Witch Project

Five Latinos We Really Like

Letters

Power Play

Bad news on the first anniversary of energy deregulation: you're still getting screwed

Prescription for Disaster

If San Onofre is so safe, why are federal officials pushing anti-radiation pills on its neighbors?

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