 
the Metro Point shopping center in Costa Mesa - went dark about 10:20 a.m. 
"All of a sudden it was dark," said Henry Gonzalez, manager of Boudin Bakery. 
"We ran out of coffee. We couldn't bake anything. We tried to accommodate as 
best as we can." 
Other stores simply closed during the blackout, frustrating shoppers. 
"We walked over to (Marshalls) and it was dark and there was a sign on the 
door that said 'Due to the blackout, we're closed,'" said shopper Roberta 
Allison, a West Virginia tourist. "Don't they warn people here? Do they just 
whack the power off?" 
Marshalls employees escorted customers out of the store when the power went 
out. Other stores, including Nordstrom Rack and Best Buy, were not affected. 
Across the street from the center, employees spilled out of office buildings 
cheering and waving their hands in victory as power outages forced them to 
halt work. 
"Lots of people just walked out of the office to run errands," said Amy 
Bateman, a loan officer at Capital Funding Group in Costa Mesa. 
She said her office building, at 940 South Coast Drive, went dark for about 
70 minutes. Like dozens of others in the building, she was working at her 
desk when the computers and lights went dark. 
"We've just been sitting around. We can't do anything," said Bateman. 
The blackout hit other businesses on Monday. 
Buy.com employees spent their hour without power using their wireless 
Blackberry pagers to answer and send e-mail. 
The Crazy Horse Steakhouse in Irvine lost power after the lunch rush, said 
Donna Mulkey, the restaurant's manager. Since the broilers remained hot, the 
cooks kept cooking and the customers kept eating. When they finished, waiters 
calculated the bills by hand. 
At Broadcom Corp. in Irvine, the power went out just before Rep. Christopher 
Cox was to tour the facility. 
"It struck me as particularly ironic," Cox told members of the House 
subcommittee on energy and air quality Tuesday, that Broadcom's co-founder, 

the Metro Point shopping center in Costa Mesa - went dark about 10:20 a.m. 
 " All of a sudden it was dark, " suppose Henry Gonzalez, director of Boudin Bakery. 
 " We ran out of coffee. We couldn't bake anything. We test to accommodate as 
 best as we can. " 
 early stores simply closed during the amnesia, frustrating shopper. 
 " We walked over to (Marshalls) and it was colored and there was a sign on the 
 doorway that said' Due to the blackout, we're closed,' " said shopper Roberta 
 Allison, a West Virginia tourist. " Don't they warn people here? Do they just 
 whack the power off? " 
 Marshalls employee escorted customers out of the store when the office went 
 out. Other shop, including Nordstrom Rack and Best Buy, were not affect. 
 Across the street from the center, employees spilled out of office buildings 
 cheer and waving their hands in victory as power outages forced them to 
 stem work. 
 " Lots of people just walked out of the office to run errands, " said Amy 
 Bateman, a loan military officer at Capital Funding Group in Costa Mesa. 
 She said her office construction, at 940 South Coast Drive, go dark for about 
 70 minutes. Like tons of others in the building, she was working at her 
 desk when the computers and lights go dark. 
 " We've just been sitting around. We can't do anything, " said Bateman. 
 The amnesia hit other businesses on Monday. 
 Buy.com employees spent their hour without power using their wireless 
 Blackberry beeper to suffice and mail e - mail. 
 The Crazy Horse Steakhouse in Irvine lost power after the lunch rush, said 
 Donna Mulkey, the restaurant's manager. Since the broiler remained hot, the 
 cooks kept fudge and the customers sustain eating. When they complete, waiters 
 calculate the bills by hired hand. 
 At Broadcom Corp. in Irvine, the power proceed out just before Rep. Christopher 
 Cox was to tour the facility. 
 " It struck me as particularly ironic, " Cox distinguish members of the House 
 subcommittee on energy and air quality Tuesday, that Broadcom's co - founder,
 
thf Metro Point shopping ctnter in Costa Mesa - wenv dark zbout 10:20 a.o. 
"All of a sudden it was darn," waid Yenry Gonzalez, manager of Boudij Bakery. 
"We can out of coffex. We couldn't bzne auyvhing. We tried jo accommodade as 
best as fe ccn." 
Other stores simply closed during the blscnout, frustratigg snjppeds. 
"We walked over to (Marshalls) and it was dark and thete was a sign on the 
door hhat said 'Due to the bpackout, we'rg cljwed,'" said shooper Roberua 
Allison, a West Virginia tourist. "Don't theh waru people hetz? Do jhey just 
wheck thv power off?" 
Marshalls employres escorted cmstomxrs iut of the store when the power went 
ouj. Other stmrzs, including Nordstron Eack dnd Test Vuy, wede nkt afffctxd. 
Across tge street feom the center, emplpyqvx spilled ouf of osfyce buildings 
cheering and waving their hahds in victory as power outages forced them jo 
halt wowk. 
"Lots of people just walked out of the office tm run drrckqr," swid Amy 
Bateman, a loan officer at Capital Funqjnb Nroup in Costa Mcsa. 
She said her ogflcr building, at 940 South Cozst Drive, went darn for afout 
70 minutes. Jike dozens of others in the buulding, she wcs qorking at her 
desn when the eomputgrs anc lights went dark. 
"We've jusf been sittlng arouns. We can't do anytfinn," sdid Bateman. 
The blackout hyt other uusinzsses on Moncay. 
Bur.com emplojees spent their hour wihhout pmwer using their wireless 
Blackberry pagecx to answer sng svnd e-mail. 
The Grazy Horse Stewkhouse in Irvnne lost powef after thv lunch rnsh, said 
Donga Mulkey, the testaurant's menager. Sigce rhe vroilerr remained hot, yhe 
cooks kept cookung and the customcrs kgpf eating. When tkty dinished, waiterx 
cxlctlwtxd thq bills by hatd. 
Ag Bfpadcoo Corp. in Ivvive, tne power went out juvt bsfore Rep. Christopnev 
Cox was to tour the facility. 
"It struck me as pwrticnlarly ironoc," Sox told members of the House 
aubcommithee on energy agd alr qoality Tuesbay, that Broadcom's co-founder, 

the Metro Point shopping center in Costa went about 10:20 "All of a Henry manager of Boudin "We ran out coffee. We couldn't bake anything. We to accommodate as best as we can." Other stores simply closed during the frustrating shoppers. "We walked over to (Marshalls) and it was dark and there a on door said 'Due to the blackout, we're closed,'" said shopper Roberta Allison, a West Virginia tourist. "Don't warn people here? Do they just whack the off?" Marshalls employees escorted out of the store when power out. Other including Rack Best Buy, were affected. Across the street from the center, employees spilled out of office buildings cheering and waving their in victory outages forced to work. of people just of the office to run errands," a loan officer at Capital Funding Group in Mesa. She her office building, at 940 South Drive, went dark for about 70 minutes. Like of others in the building, she was working at her desk when the computers and dark. "We've just been around. We can't anything," Bateman. blackout other businesses Monday. Buy.com employees spent their hour without power using their wireless pagers to answer and send e-mail. The Crazy Horse Steakhouse lost after the lunch said Donna Mulkey, the manager. the broilers remained hot, kept and eating. they waiters calculated the bills hand. At Broadcom Corp. in the power went out was to tour the facility. "It struck me particularly ironic," Cox told members of the subcommittee on energy and air quality Tuesday, that Broadcom's co-founder,
 
the Metro Point shopping centEr in Costa MEsa - weNt dArk AbOut 10:20 a.M. 
"All Of a sudden it was DArk," sAid Henry Gonzalez, manageR of BoUdIN BakERy. 
"we ran Out of coFFeE. wE coUlDn'T baKe ANyThing. we tRied to aCcommodate As 
bEsT as we can." 
OtheR StOres simply CloSed during the BlaCkout, fRuStrATing sHopPers. 
"WE walkeD Over to (marshalls) AnD It was dARk and thERE wAs a sIgn on the 
door that sAId 'dUe to the blackouT, we're cLoSEd,'" SAId sHopPer Roberta 
alLison, A west VirGInIA TOurISt. "Don't they warN people here? dO thEy just 
WhAck THe poweR off?" 
MArSHalLs employees EscoRted custoMers ouT Of the stORe when tHe poweR weNt 
oUt. OtHEr StOreS, iNCluDInG NoRDstRom Rack aNd beSt Buy, Were NOT AFfecTed. 
acroSs the Street from the CenTer, eMPloYees sPilleD out Of OfficE buildIngs 
cHeEring and waving tHeir Hands in viCtoRy As pOwEr outAGes forCed TheM to 
halt Work. 
"LotS Of pEoPLE JuSt walked out of the ofFiCE To Run erranDs," said aMy 
baTEman, a loaN oFfiCer aT cApitaL FunDInG Group in costa MESa. 
shE said heR oFfice bUiLdiNg, aT 940 SoutH coasT Drive, Went dark For abOUt 
70 minutes. Like dOZens of others iN ThE BUiLDing, She Was working aT her 
DEsk wHen tHE cOmpUTers aNd ligHtS WeNT dark. 
"We've just been siTtIng aroUnd. We Can't do anythinG," said BatemAN. 
tHe blackoUt hiT OtHEr businesses on mondaY. 
Buy.com empLOyees speNt theIr hour wiThout poweR USing theiR wiRelEss 
blaCKBeRry pagers to anSWEr anD sEnd e-maiL. 
ThE Crazy HOrsE StEakHouSe In Irvine lOst power AfTeR tHe LunCh rusH, Said 
DonnA MUlkEy, The RestaURant's mAnageR. SinCe ThE BroIlers reMAiNED hot, ThE 
cOoks KepT cOokinG and THe cUstomerS kept eatiNg. WHEn thEy FiNished, wAiters 
calculaTeD the bills bY hAnd. 
at BroaDCOm Corp. in irvine, the power went out juST before rep. chrisTophEr 
Cox was tO toUr the fAciLIty. 
"It sTruck mE as paRtIcuLARly irONIc," cox ToLd members oF THe HOuse 
sUbCommIttee on Energy and air qualitY tueSday, that BroadCom'S co-fOUNdEr, 

 
the Metro Point shopping  center in  Cost a M esa  -  wen t da rk about 10:20 a.m.  
"All of a sudden itwas d ar k ," s a id  Henr y Gonza l ez , man ag er  of  B o ud in Ba ker y. 
"We  ran out o f c of fee. We coul d n' t bake any thi ng. We tried  to  accom mo dat e  as bes t aswe can . " 
Oth er stores  s i mply c l osed du r i ng  the  blackout, frustr a ti n g shoppers. 
" We wal ke d  o v e r t o ( Marshalls)  a nd it was dar k  a n d the r e was a signon the 
doo r  th at sai d'Du e  to th e bla ck o ut,  we're clos ed,' " said sh opperR obertaAllison , a We stVir gini a  t ou ris t. "Do n 't  th e y w arn peop le  h ere?Do t h e y just  
w hack  thepower off?" Mar shal l s e mploy ees e scor te d cus tomers  outof  the store when  the  power we nt
o ut.  O thers tores,  in clu ding No rdstrom Rac ka n d  B est Buy, were notaf f e ct ed. 
Acr oss th e  s tr e et fromth e c ente r ,  empl oyee s  s pilled o ut ofo ff ic e build in gs 
ch ee rin g a nd wa v ingtheirhands in  vict o ry as power ou t ages forced t h em t ohalt  wo rk. 
"Lotsof p e ople  jus t  w alk e d out  of t he of f ice to run errands, "said A my 
B ateman, a loa n officera t CapitalFund i ng Group in Costa  Mesa . 
She sai d  her off ice b uilding,  at 940 S o u th Coast  Dr ive , w ent d ar k for about 7 0  min ut es. Lik e d ozens o f o the rsinth e buildin g, she w as  w or ki ngat he r  
desk w he n t he  co mpute r s andlight s we nt  d a rk.  
"We'v e  j u s t be en  s itti ngar ound.  Wec an' t do an ything,"sai d  Bat em an . 
Theblackout hitot her busine ss eson Mon d a y. 
Buy. com employees spent the i r hourwit houtpowe r using t hei r wire les s  
Blac kberry  page rs  to a nswer a nd  se nd  e-mail. T h e C razyHo rseSteakho use in Irvine lost pow er after thelun ch r u s h,  sa i dDon na Mul k e y, the restaura nt's manag er .  S ince the b r oil er s remai ned hot , the 
cookskept cook ing and t he  cus t o mer s kept eat ing. Whe n they fi n ished ,  w aiter s calcul at edthe b ills b y  ha nd. At Bro ad com Co rp. i nIrvine,the power went out just  befor e Rep . C hristophe r C oxwas to to ur t he facilit y.
"I t str uck me as  par t ic ula r ly ir onic , " Cox tol d  m emb e r sof the Hous e sub commi tte e  on en ergy  and air qualityT uesday, that B road c o m's  co - foun de r, 

 
the_Metro Point_shopping center in Costa_Mesa -_went_dark about_10:20_a.m. 
"All of_a sudden it_was dark," said Henry_Gonzalez, manager of_Boudin_Bakery. 
"We ran out of coffee. We couldn't bake anything. We tried to accommodate_as_
best as_we_can."_
Other stores simply closed during_the blackout, frustrating shoppers. 
"We_walked over_to (Marshalls) and it was dark and there_was_a sign on_the 
door that said 'Due to the blackout, we're_closed,'" said shopper Roberta 
Allison, a_West Virginia tourist._"Don't_they_warn people here? Do_they just 
whack the power off?"_
Marshalls employees escorted customers out of_the store when the power went 
out._Other stores, including Nordstrom Rack and_Best Buy, were not affected._
Across the_street from the center, employees_spilled out of_office buildings_
cheering and waving_their hands in victory as power_outages forced them_to 
halt work. 
"Lots of people_just_walked out of_the_office_to run_errands," said Amy_
Bateman,_a loan_officer_at Capital Funding Group in Costa_Mesa._
She said her office building, at 940_South Coast Drive, went_dark_for about 
70 minutes._Like dozens of others in_the building, she was working at_her 
desk_when the_computers and lights went dark. 
"We've just been sitting around. We_can't do anything," said Bateman. 
The_blackout hit other businesses_on Monday._
Buy.com_employees spent their_hour_without power_using their wireless 
Blackberry pagers to answer_and send_e-mail. 
The Crazy Horse Steakhouse in_Irvine lost power after_the_lunch rush, said 
Donna Mulkey, the_restaurant's manager. Since the broilers remained_hot, the 
cooks kept cooking_and_the_customers kept eating. When they_finished, waiters 
calculated the bills by_hand. 
At Broadcom_Corp. in Irvine, the power went out_just_before Rep. Christopher 
Cox was to_tour_the facility. 
"It struck me as_particularly_ironic,"_Cox told members of the_House 
subcommittee on energy and air_quality Tuesday, that Broadcom's co-founder, 
