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 (Date of earliest event reported): November 3, 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)










Items 1  through  4, 6, and 8 through 9 are not  included  because  they are not
applicable.

Item 5.  Other Events

California Proposition 9

         On November 3, 1998,  California  voters rejected the voter  initiative
designated as  Proposition 9.  Approximately  73 percent of the total votes cast
were  voted   against  the   proposition.   Proposition  9  would  have  amended
California's  electric  restructuring  legislation so as, among other things, to
restrict the recovery of certain utility investments and prohibit the collection
of customer charges for the payment of rate reduction certificates.

         Harvey  Rosenfield of Californians  against Utility Taxes (CUT), one of
the principal  backers of  Proposition 9, has been quoted in the press as saying
that  supporters of Proposition 9 may consider filing a lawsuit to challenge the
use of customer-financed bonds or prevent customers from being billed for the $6
billion of rate reduction  certificates issued in California.  The registrant is
unable to predict  whether or when any parties will file  lawsuits or take other
actions to accomplish the objectives of Proposition 9, or the outcome if they do
so.

         This  matter  was  previously  discussed  in  Part  II,  Item  1 of the
registrant's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
1998.

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


November 13, 1998