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  • 1 month ago | sacbee.com | Tom Wright

    MOSS LANDING - PG&E has informed Monterey County it plans on reactivating its Elkhorn Battery Storage Facility in Moss Landing by June 1 after turning it off in January in response to a fire at the nearby Vistra battery plant. In a letter addressed to Monterey County Board of Supervisors Chair Chris Lopez dated May 7, PG&E detailed the steps it has taken to improve safety measures at its battery facility in preparation to return it to service.

  • 1 month ago | santacruzsentinel.com | Tom Wright

    MOSS LANDING — PG&E has informed Monterey County it plans on reactivating its Elkhorn Battery Storage Facility in Moss Landing by June 1 after turning it off in January in response to a fire at the nearby Vistra battery plant. In a letter addressed to Monterey County Board of Supervisors Chair Chris Lopez dated May 7, PG&E detailed the steps it has taken to improve safety measures at its battery facility in preparation to return it to service.

  • 1 month ago | santacruzsentinel.com | Tom Wright

    The Trump tariffs are creating unnecessary economic chaos. But, terrible as they are, Californians, and Santa Cruz County residents, are continuing to be hit with cost-of-living increases that are undermining the todays and tomorrows for too many people — younger families, seniors and anyone in between those age groups not making upwards of $250,000 a year. Doom and gloom? Last week Gov.

  • 2 months ago | santacruzsentinel.com | Tom Wright

    "The council seemed to heed extensive public comments that they should uphold the law put in place by voters through 2018’s Measure L that requires the trail to run along the rail corridor and not divert onto city streets," writes the Editorial Board.

  • 2 months ago | santacruzsentinel.com | Tom Wright

    California under Gov. Gavin Newsom has made sweeping changes to its behavioral health system, pouring billions of dollars into new services and support programs. But the state’s ambitious plans face a looming threat: the proposed federal spending cuts that Congress is currently considering are seen as all but certain to impact Medicaid and could bring to a halt some of the headway the state has made in responding to its behavioral health crisis.

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Erin Clark

Anchor and Writer at KSBW-TV (Salinas, CA)

Erin Clark primarily covers news in the Monterey Peninsula region, California, United States, including areas like Carmel-by-the-Sea and Pacific Grove.

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Paul Dudley

Anchor at KSBW-TV (Salinas, CA)

Paul Dudley primarily covers news in the Monterey Bay area including Salinas and Santa Cruz, California, United States.

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Music Columnist & Writer at The Monterey County Herald

Beth Peerless primarily covers news in Salinas, California, United States and surrounding areas.

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Kyarra Harris

Reporter at The Monterey County Herald

Kyarra Harris primarily covers news in the Monterey Peninsula region, California, United States including areas around Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea.

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James Herrera

Reporter at The Monterey County Herald

James Herrera primarily covers news in the Monterey Peninsula region, California, United States including areas around Carmel-by-the-Sea and Pacific Grove.

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2 Jun 25

In a statement, PG&E says it found a clamp failure and coolant leak while restarting the batteries at its Moss Landing battery plant yesterday. It is now “deferring the facility's return to service until a later date.” https://t.co/dmcAL4ltEH