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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000827052-98-000055
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19980727
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		19980728
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FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000092103
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		IRS NUMBER:				951240335
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	002-26323
		FILM NUMBER:		98672055

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2244 WALNUT GROVE AVE
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 800
		CITY:			ROSEMEAD
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91770
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6263021212
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<DESCRIPTION>CALIFORNIA VOTER INITIATIVE
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT



                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934




                          Date of Report: July 27, 1998
                 Date of earliest event reported: July 15, 1998



                       SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



             CALIFORNIA                     001-2313             95-1240335
 (State of principal jurisdiction of    (Commission file      (I.R.S. employer
   incorporation of organization)            number)         identification no.)



                            2244 Walnut Grove Avenue
                                 (P.O. Box 800)
                           Rosemead, California 91770
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


                                  626-302-1212
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



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Item 5.  Other Events.

         As previously reported in Item 5 of the Registrant's  Current Report on
Form 8-K dated July 13, 1998,  Californians for Affordable and Reliable Electric
Service,  A  Coalition  of  California  Business   Organizations  and  Utilities
("CARES"),  filed a petition for writ of mandate with the Court of Appeal of the
State of California,  Third Appellate District  (Californians for Affordable and
Reliable  Electric Service v. Bill Jones, et al., No. 3 Civ. C029528) on May 22,
1998,  regarding a proposed voter initiative  (Proposed  Initiative No. SA 97 RF
0064),  filed with the California  Attorney General by individuals  representing
The Utility  Reform  Network,  Public Media Center,  and the  Coalition  Against
Utility Taxes. This voter initiative, which qualified for the November ballot on
June  24,  1998,  was  designated  by  the  California  Secretary  of  State  as
Proposition 9 on July 17, 1998. The CARES petition  challenged  Proposition 9 as
illegal  and  unconstitutional  on its  face,  and  sought to remove it from the
November  1998  ballot.  On July 2, 1998,  the Court of Appeal  denied the CARES
petition.  On July 6,  1998,  CARES  filed  its  appeal of the  denial  with the
California  Supreme Court. On July 15, 1998, the California Supreme Court denied
the CARES  petition for  pre-election  review.  In these  rulings,  the Court of
Appeal of the State of California,  Third Appellate District, and the California
Supreme  Court both have  decided,  in effect,  not to consider  the legality or
constitutionality of Proposition 9 prior to the November 1998 ballot.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a)      Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.  Not applicable

(b)      Pro Forma Financial Information.  Not applicable

(c)      Exhibits.  None





                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                          SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
                                     (Registrant)



                                  KENNETH S. STEWART
                ---------------------------------------------------------
                                  KENNETH S. STEWART
                               Assistant General Counsel


July 27, 1998
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