Power failure: siphoned funds, lack of maintenance hurt DWP.

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Power failure: siphoned funds, lack of maintenance hurt DWP.

EVERY SO often, the power goes out at Hollywood Center Studios on Santa Monica Boulevard.

It's not from a faulty transformer or problems at a receiving station, which triggered L.A.'s recent blackout. The outages are caused by cars that careen off Santa Monica Boulevard and knock down the power lines.

"In the last few years, it's been more frequent here," said Tim Mahoney, the studio's president.

The power lines should have been moved underground years ago, but money constraints hav...

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