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Bill: Return Lithium Battery Storage Permits to Locals By Jondi Gumz On Jan. 23, a week after the Vistra lithium battery storage plant fire in Moss Landing, Assemblymember Dawn Addis said she has introduced legislation to restore permitting for lithium battery storage to local communities. Full Story page 7
Capitola’s Crazy 10-Way Unsafe Intersection Full Story page 14
Lithium Battery Fire in Moss Landing Officials Question Whether Plant Offers Green Energy By Jondi Gumz A fire broke out Jan. 16 and burned for four days at Vistra Energy’s flagship lithium battery energy storage plant in Moss Landing, closing Highway 1 (a major route to Big Sur) and schools, evacuating about 1,200 people, sending out
black smoke full of toxic gases over agricultural fields known as the world’s salad bowl, and raising safety questions for a proposed $200 million lithium battery storage system site on Minto Road outside Watsonville. ... continues on page 4
Capitola Remembers the Begonia Festival By Laurie Hill, Capitola Arts and Cultural Commissioner The Capitola Begonia Festival ended its 65-year run in September 2017 when Golden State Bulb, formerly known as Brown Ranch, stopped growing begonias. Full Story page 10
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