Exhibit 3.9

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                       OF
                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

         Letitia D. Davis and H. L. Mortensen certify that:

         1. They are the Vice President and the Secretary, respectively, of Sun
Coast Energy Company, a California corporation.

         2. Article I of the Articles of Incorporation of this corporation is
amended to read as follows:

                 "The name of this corporation is Mission Energy Westside, Inc."

         3. The foregoing Amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly
approved by the board of directors.

         4. The foregoing Amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly
approved by the required vote of shareholders in accordance with Section 902 of
the Corporations Code. The total number of outstanding shares of the corporation
is 100. The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment equaled or
exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote required was more than 50%.

         We further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State
of California that the matters set forth in this certificate are true and
correct of our own knowledge.

         Date: June 21, 1993.

                                            /s/ Letitia D. Davis
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                                            Letitia D. Davis, Vice President


                                            /s/ H. L. Mortensen
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                                            H. L. Mortensen, Secretary