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bending, and set the hook in some-
thing big.
He planted his knees against
the transom and held on tight.
Kathleen and Moises got a fight-
ing belt on him, and marveled as
he reeled and balanced with such
strength. It was several minutes
before they saw color and the cap-
tain yelled, "Wahoo !"
Bill caught that fish and brought
it to the boat all alone. It was just
fantastic.
The captain pulled the boat up
to the dock right in front of the
boys' restaurants, and the fish-
ermen celebrated Bill's catch at
Moises' Tiki Bar; another one of
the boys' restaurants right next to
the Baja Cantina, and with the best
sushi in town! Bill ordered a little
snifter of Kahlua to celebrate his
big catch, saying, "That's what I
used to drink after I caught a big
fish."
The next day, the boys' exec[a-
tive chef, Manuel Arredondo, who
is famous for serving celebrities,
dignitaries and presidents, pre-
pared Bill's Wahoo for the fam-
ily - six different ways. It was
incredible. On their last night in
Cabo, the Baja Cantina hosted its
weekly, "Ladies Night." Bill, of
course, found his opportunity to
dance and had a great time.
From Cabo, Moises took Bill to
his home in Guadalajara where he
and his lovely wife Estella took care
of him for 10 days. Estella phoned
the Hill family and thanked them
for, "Letting her take care of their
dad." Jeanne and she were so fond
of each other that Jeanne used
to call Estella her, "hermanita."
Bill Hill poses with the Wahoo he caught single-handed during a May trip to
Mexico. The Wahoo are his favorite fish to catch. Courtesy photo
Bill visited the city, ate water- The Hill Family cannot thank
melon from Estella's garden, and the Gonzalezes enough for their
spent days on the Gonzalezes' love and generosity. Moisito was
400-acre ranch, which is about a so kind and patient, and he and
half hour from their home. Bill George took care of everything
had a great time seeing all the in Cabo - transportation, lodg-
workings of the ranch and help- ing, fishing, food- they took such
ing, "bring h the alfalfa." There good care of Bill and were so flex-
were horses, and sugar cane, and ible. Bill could not have made this
hot houses vith vegetables. It's a dream trip without the family's
real working ranch, and Bill had help. If you see Bill on the streets,
a blast bein~ there--and Estella ask him about his trip. He has lots
made sure he ate like a king. of stories to tell.
Vons
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do in Avalon what they would nor-
mally do on the mainland: close
the two small stores and build a
larger one.
He said that if Vons did that,
the community would be without a
store for a minimum of one year.
Some residents objected to the
Sumner Avenue site.
"For 10 years, we've considered
other sites," Braaten said.
"At this point, this is the only
site," he said.
Local businesswoman Pam
Albers said the new store offered
indoor and outdoor seating. She
said she was concerned because
she owns a restaurant.
She also said Avalon's small
town, idyllic nature is gone.
Roy Rose said he hopes the
project will go through.
"We need it, badly," he said.
Bill Hill said that until Vons
provides 50 or 60 parking spac-
es, the company should not be wholeheartedly supported the
allowed to touch the site. store. He told the Islander that
The proposed store will need there would be problems with any
water, site for the store.
Vons spokesman Carlos "Vons made it pretty clear at
Illingworth said the water would the Planning Commission meet-
be provided by a combination of ing that the proposed location is
replacing old equipment and trans- the ONLY location that has been
ferring water, approved by Vons senior manage-
Apparentl¢, the Santa Catalina ment," he said.
Island Comlany has agreed to City Attorney Scott Campbell
transfer som~ of its water to the explained the process to the com-
proposed stoe. missioners and the public.
Greg Milbr thanked the VonsHe said Vons officials would
company for ts efforts, make a decision to proceed or not.
However, le said he was con- If they proceed, Vons will file an
cerned that rater can be trans- application with the city for a site
ferred, plan.
He also s~id that Vons had not Campbell said that once the
been a gooc neighbor and that city determines the level of envi-
Vons had igmred complaints,ronmental review required, there
Rudy Piltdl said he was con- will be a series of hearings.
cerned that this was the only The Planning Commission will
site discussd with the Island then make a decision about the
Company. project.
Wayne ;riffin, president Campbell said that the commis-
and CEO ofthe Catalina Island sion's decision could be appealed
Chamber of ?ommerce, said he to the City Council.
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Window Replacement,
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'he California DMV will conduct
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July 8 - 10, 2014
business
Appoitments are available and may be scheduled at City Hall
Californi driver license and identification card applications will be
processed.
Drive test will be conducted and basic vehicle registration renewals/
applications will also be processed.
DMV hours of ooeraUon will be:
Tuesday 8:00am- 5:00pro
Wednesday 8:00am- 5:00pm
Thursday 8:00am- 11:30am
Acceptable methods of payment will be: cash, checks, and money orders.
(Checks are preferred)
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (SCE)
NOTICE OF ENERGY RESOURCE RECOVERY ACCOUNT (ERRA)
APPLICATION A.14-06-011
FOR 2015
PROPOSAL TO INCREASE YOUR ELECTRIC RATES
Southem Califomia Edison Company (SCE) has filed an Energy Resource Recovery
Account (ERRA) forecast application with the Califomia Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). This
application is referred to as A.14-06-011. In an ERRA forecast application, SCE estimates the costs of
fuel that it needs to generate electricity, and the costs of additional power it purchases for its customers
fur the following year. This information is provided to the CPUC to determine SCE's rates.
In addition to estimating the 2015 fuel and purchased power cost, the ERRA includes:
(1) A request to recover amounts in accounts authorized by the CPUC that did not have sufficient
funds to cover costs (under-cellected) in 2014, and
(2) other expenses recoverable in ERRA proceedings, such as expenses related to spent nuclear
fuel.
In this application, SCE is requesting the Commission to authorize SCE's 2015 ERRA proceeding
revenue requirement of $6.406 billion. This request represents an increase of $1.250 billion from
SCE's 2014 ERRA revenue requirement (implemented on June 1, 2014).
The following table compares the current 2014 ERRA rates to the forecast 2015 ERRA rates:
Customer Group Revenue Impact
2015 ERRA Application Compared to
Customer Group
Current ERRA Rates
System Bundled
Current 12015 ERRAI Current 2015 ERRA
RevenuesChange I % Rates Rates (¢/
(~;000) ($000) Change(C/kWh)kWh)
Residential 5,121,426 512,246 10.0% 17.76 19.52
Lighting - Small and Medium Power 4,740,830 437,987 9.2% 18.28 20.08
.arge Power 2,135,450 213,008 10.0% 12.99 14.50
nxjricultural and Pumping 418,362 46,328 11.1% 14.67 16.30
3treet and Area Lighting 136,623 8,981 6.6% 18.81 20.05
.~tandby 279,267 31,210 11.2% 10.96 12.30
Total 12.831.959 1.249.760 9.7% 16.70 18.40
If SCE's proposed ERRA rate change Is approved as requested an average non-CARE
residential electric customer would see a bill increase of $11.29 per month, from $124.76 to
$136.05.
The Commission is also currently investigating SCE's actions regarding the long-term outages
and ultimate retirement of the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station (SONGS). This is a separate
proceeding (L 12-10-013) and has a proposed settlement that is pending CPUC approval. If adopted,
this would result in refunds that would offset a portion of SCE's proposed rate increase in this
proceeding.
If this settlement is adopted by the CPUC, SCE's 2015 ERRA proceeding revenue requirement
would be $5.624 billion, which would represent an increase of $468 million from SCE's 2014 ERRA
revenue requirement (implemented on June 1, 2014).
The following table compares the current 2014 ERRA rates to the forecast 2015 ERRA rates if the
SONGS settlement is approved:
Customer Group Revenue Impact
2015 ERRA Application With SONGS Settlement Compared to
Current ERRA Rates
Customer Group
System Bundled
Current 2015ERRA Current 2015 ERRA
Revenues Change % Rates Rates (¢/
($000) I ($00o) IChanqe (C/kWh)kWh)
Residential 5,121,426163,4843.2% 17.76 18.32
Lighting - Small and Medium Power 4,740,830180,2963.8% 18.28 19.02
Large Power 2,135,45087,893 4.1% 12.99 13.61
Agricultural and Pumping 418,362 19,320 4.6% 14.67 15.35
Street and Area Lighting 136,623 4,567 3.3% 18.81 19.44
Standby 279,267 12,874 4.6% 10.96 11.51
Total 112.831.959 468.4333.7°~ 16.70 17.33
If SCE's proposed ERRA rate change with SONGS settlement is approved as requested, an
average non-CARE residential electric customer would see a bill increase of $3.60 per month,
from $124.76 to $128.36.
This Application is a forecast and Is likely to change prior to including these costs in next
year's electric rates. SCE expects to update this Application in November 2014,
You may review a copy of this Application and related exhibits at SCE's corporate headquarters (2244
Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, CA 91770). You may also view these materials at the following
SCE business offices:
Pebbly Beach Rd. 1820 Rimrock Rd. 374 Lagoon St.,
~,valon, CA 90704 Barstow, CA 92311 Bishop, CA 93514
505 W. 14= Ave. 3001 Chateau Rd. 510 S. China Lake Blvd.,
Blythe, CA 92225 Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 Ridgecrest, CA 93555
26364 Pine Ave. 41694 Dinkey Creek Rd. 421 W. J St.,
Rimforast, CA 92378 Shaver Lake, CA 93664 Tehachapi, CA 93561
120 Woodland Dr., 6999 Old Woman Springs Rd.
¢Vofford Heights, CA 93285 Yucca Valley, CA 92284
Customers with Intemet access may view and download SCE's application and the papers supporting
it on SCE's website, ~ (type A.14-06-011 into the Search box and click
"Go"). Anyone who would like to obtain more information about the application, please write to:
Southem Califomia Edison Company
2015 ERRA Forecast Application
P.O. Box 800
Rosemead, CA 91770
Attention: Law Dept - Case Administration
The CPUC will evaluate and determine the ERRA forecast through its administrative law process
where the proceeding is assigned to an Administrative Law Judge (Judge) who will direct the method
in which the record, upon which the Commission bases its decisions, is made. The Judge may
hold evidentiary hearings where parties to the proceeding provide testimony and Uther parties may
cross-examine them. These headngs are open to the public, but only formal parties of record may
participate. After considering all proposals and evidence presented, the assigned Judge will issue
a proposed decision. The Commissioners may approve the proposed decision as written, modify it,
approve another proposal written by a Commissioner or completely deny SCE's request.
The CPUC also would like to hear from you. You may submit informal comments to the CPUC's Public
Advisor's Office at:
A.1~l-06-011. Your comments will
Write: California Public Utilities Commission
Public Advisor's Office
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
E-mail: -- v
Telephone: 1-866-849-8390 or 1-415-703-2074
Please state that you are writing concerning SCE's application
become a part of the formal correspondence file for public comment in this proceeding.
You may also contact the CPUC Public Advisor's Office if you need advice on how to
this proceeding.
June 2014
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