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Customers Asked To Limit Summer Power Use If San Onofre Repairs Delayed
SAN CLEMENTE (CBS) — Southern California residents could face a power crunch just as the summer heat begins to set in later this year if repairs at the San Onofre power plant are delayed. KNX 1070’s...
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5 Tips To Turn Your Los Angeles Home Into A Summer Haven
With the temperatures rising higher in our already warm climes, there’s nothing like a little sprucing up around the house to welcome in the new season. A pretty flower here, a clean and shiny window...
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Boyle Heights Residents Offer Tips To Battle Excessive Heat Without AC
BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — Boyle Heights residents who don’t have air conditioning are offering tips to keep cool during this week’s heat wave. Carmen Tapia said she can’t afford an air conditioning...
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Repair Specialists Report Increase In AC Breakdowns During Heat Wave
NEWBURY PARK (CBSLA.com) — Air conditioning specialists have seen an increase in AC breakdowns since the beginning of the excessive heat wave. Jesse Porter from Aladdin Air Conditioning and Heating in...
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San Bernardino School Officials, Students Head Home Early After Air...
SAN BERNARDINO (CBSLA.com) — The air conditioning was out and the fans were on at the San Bernardino Unified School District headquarters Tuesday amid sweltering heat. An employee told CBS2 that it...
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Broken A/C At LAX Causes Passenger Discomfort
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Travelers to Southern California walked into a hot and stuffy terminal at Los Angeles International Airport where the air conditioning broke on the first day of summer. Airport...
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Parents Voice Concern Over Lack Of Air Conditioning In Schools
LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Parents are voicing concern over an apparent lack of air condition in their children’s classrooms, as Southern California’s record heat wave continues. Students, too, told...
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Newport Beach Teachers Told To Buy Electric Fans To Cool Classrooms
NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Teachers at a Newport Beach school were directed Thursday to buy a new, somewhat unusual tool to help them teach their classes – electric fans. The superintendent of the...
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LAUSD Faces Backlog Of Repair Calls For A/C Systems Amid Late Summer Heat Wave
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A late summer heat wave is testing the air conditioning systems at schools across the Los Angeles Unified district. Facing a backlog of about 2,600 repair calls to service...
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Living Without Air Conditioning During A Heat Wave Is Anything But Cool
LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — People living along the coast rarely have a need for air conditioning. They often rely on ocean breezes to keep cool. But in a heat wave, like the one the Southland is...
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Cooling Companies Working Around-The-Clock As Temps Scorch Inland Empire
NORCO (CBSLA.com) — This record-breaking heat seems to have everyone in a sweat. Apparently no one is busier that the Southland’s “superhero” — the A.C.-repair technician. Southern California Edison...
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Sweltering Heat, No A.C. Blamed For Deaths Of 8 Nursing Home Residents In...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Eight patients at a sweltering nursing home died after Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning, raising fears Wednesday about the safety of Florida’s 4 million senior...
View ArticleCaught On Camera: Air-Conditioning Repairmen Inflate Fees To Fix Simple Problem
SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA) — As the sun beats down on Southern California, Investigative Reporter David Goldstein turned up the heat on air-conditioning repair companies, with some apparently attempting to...
View ArticleGlendale Residents Are Roiling Over A Series Of Rolling Blackouts
GLENDALE (CBSLA) — People in Glendale steamed Friday — and not just because the temperature approached 100 degrees. Residents were mad because a series of rolling blackouts left them without power, AC...
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