Forum to Focus on Topaz Substation

Representatives from the California Public Utilities Commission, Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas Company and 33rd District Congresswoman Janice Hahn's office will attend a at the to answer questions about the Topaz Substation at the corner of Knob Hill and Prospect avenues.

The substation first because front-page news in October, when the Easy Reader published an article about Simona Wilson, who said she suffered from low-voltage electrocution and nerve damage due to the stray electricity apparently emanating from the substation next door.

According to Wilson, representatives from SoCalGas discovered that her gas line carried a charge. Her neighbors' gas lines also carried a charge, according to a story aired on CBS Los Angeles in February.

Strong electromagnetic fields, which have been called a carcinogen, have also been detected in the neighborhood; however, Edison representative Scott Gobble downplayed the risk to the City Council in December, saying that "our experts say coffee is a carcinogen."

Nevertheless, people are still concerned about the risks, so city officials set up Monday's forum, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Main Library, located at 303 N. Pacific Coast Hwy. in South Redondo Beach.

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