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Widespread Los Angeles Outage Leaves Over 100,000 Without Power

Utility crews work across multiple clusters, with officials still investigating the cause.

Overview

  • LADWP’s outage map showed a peak of roughly 100,818 customers without electricity on Saturday afternoon.
  • Impacts stretched from Santa Monica to Downtown, with affected neighborhoods including Mid-Wilshire, Beverly Hills and Culver City.
  • Repair crews were assigned or on scene at dozens of large outage clusters, according to the utility.
  • The Los Angeles Fire Department reported numerous elevator rescues linked to the power failure.
  • A KTLA staffer reported an evacuation at Equinox Century City, and LADWP had not confirmed any cause as social media speculation circulated.