Power outage raises emergency concerns on campus Monica Velasquez 12 years ago The power at Pierce has been out since approximately 9:20 a.m. #blackout roundupnews Mon, Nov 05 2012 10:09:10 ReplyRetweetFavorite According to Paul Nieman, director of Plant Facilities, the electrical problems are due to a fire at Taft High School. #blackout roundupnews Mon, Nov 05 2012 10:07:31 ReplyRetweetFavorite According to the DWP, the electrical problems that are affecting Pierce are due to two transformers going down. #blackout roundupnews Mon, Nov 05 2012 10:02:27 ReplyRetweetFavorite The power problems at Pierce lasted about an hour starting at approximately 9:20 a.m. #blacout roundupnews Mon, Nov 05 2012 10:23:10 ReplyRetweetFavorite Jane Galbraith from the DWP said, “it’s possibly due to a cable on a pillar on Ventura Boulevard.” #blackout roundupnews Mon, Nov 05 2012 10:21:34 ReplyRetweetFavorite Different features on campus were effect by the loss of power. Fwd: As a security feature the metal gates close whenever the power goes out for admission and records. roundupnews Mon, Nov 05 2012 10:13:06 ReplyRetweetFavorite Fwd: Admission and records is closed due to the power outage. roundupnews Mon, Nov 05 2012 10:12:30 ReplyRetweetFavorite Affected individuals took to Twitter to voice their opinion. All the power is out at Pierce College. Brandon Bush Mon, Nov 05 2012 09:53:06 ReplyRetweetFavorite Power just blew out at Pierce College. Don’t know whether it is just our bldg, the college, or the entire area. Christine Valada Mon, Nov 05 2012 09:18:52 ReplyRetweetFavorite 90 degrees out side POWER JUST WENT OUT SO THAT MEANS NOOOO A/C