Massive Blackout Exacerbated by Baja California Power Plant

1. The string of unplanned electric grid shutdowns that blacked out San Diego this month was first exacerbated when a power plant in Baja California protectively shut down, it was reported Saturday. The San Diego Union-Tribune quoted California officials who said the first power generating station to shut down after an equipment failure in Arizona was in Mexicali, where a natural gas-fired unit went off-line 20 seconds after the Arizona mishap.

2. Additional northbound lanes at the San Ysidro border crossing reopened Saturday following a scaffolding collapse which left several people injured, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. Officials have 20 vehicle lanes available, as well as one lane for processing bus traffic, according to CBP spokeswoman Jackie Wasiluk. Some of the lanes have stacked booths, or two primary inspection booths one traffic lane.

3. Escondido police sought a suspect today in a shooting which left a 17-year-old partygoer with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to
the leg, police said. The shooting, which was reported about 8:50 p.m., happened outside a residence in the 1300 block of South Escondido Boulevard where a party was taking place, according to Escondido police Lt. Craig Carter. The alleged shooter walked up to the gate in front of the house and fired, striking a 17-year-old boy in the leg.