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Ormat Technologies Secures 15-Year Agreement for 80-MW Battery Storage System in California
Ormat Technologies has finalized a 15-year resource adequacy purchase and sale agreement with the City of Riverside for the 80-MW/320-MWh Shirk Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in California. The agreement, announced on Tuesday, marks the City of Riverside's first long-term deal of this nature. The Shirk BESS project, located in...
13-year-old California swimmer qualifies for Olympic trials
LOS ANGELES - A California teen continues to make waves after qualifying for the Olympic trials this summer. Swimming prodigy Gabi Brito has already broken records in California. At just 13 years old, she swam the 50-meter freestyle race in 25.42 seconds. Her phenomenal time made her the fastest 13-year-old to swim the event in Southern California, which then earned her a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympic trials.
South Bay gas station accused of giving drivers diesel instead of unleaded fuel
Close to a dozen drivers in Cupertino are left frustrated after fuel pumped into their automobiles damaged their vehicles. Danean Gallaher of Cupertino had finished filling her tank on June 28 with what she thought was unleaded fuel, but after driving three block her car “completely died.”. That same...
The City of Capitola is hiring a new police chief
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) – The hiring of a new police chief is underway in the City of Capitola. Chief Andrew Dally has announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2024 year. The Capitola City Agenda Report has stated that the City Manager’s Department needs to begin the hiring process in order to The post The City of Capitola is hiring a new police chief appeared first on KION546.
Improvements coming to Front Street in Soledad with new project
SOLEDAD, Calif. — The city of Soledad will begin its newly approved Front Street Maintenance Project on Monday to address pavement conditions. The work will take place along Front Street between Nestles and Moranda Road to repair damages to the curb, gutter and sidewalk areas. Tree root uplifting resulted in drainage issues and pedestrian and ADA accessibility issues.
Events happening over the weekend in Pacific Grove
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. — The Youth Ambassadors of Pacific Grove, a leadership and public service organization, are supporting three events on July 26th and 27th. The first of the events is the Pet Parade. Participating pets and owners should line up at Caledonia Park at 1:30 p.m. The parade will start at 2 p.m., beginning at Congress Avenue, going down Lighthouse Avenue and making a U-turn at Forest Avenue.
Schuster Makes First Appearance at Salinas a Monumental Career Win
Tiany Schuster decided to enter Salinas for the first time as a reason to visit family friends and makes it a trip to remember. She dominates the qualifying rounds and ran the only sub-16 second run to win over $17k.
City vows to speed up reviews for housing projects
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Developers, housing advocates and even faith leaders often share their horror stories about Palo Alto’s permitting process: the interminable public hearings, the obsessive haggling over details and the countless revisions that are often requested before anything could be built. Smith Development, which is...
Emily Rakowski Joins ORO Labs as Chief Marketing Officer
ORO Labs, creator of a market-leading no-code procurement orchestration platform, today announced Emily Rakowski has joined the company as chief marketing officer. In this role, Rakowski will oversee the planning, development and execution of all of ORO Labs’ global marketing initiatives, including brand-building and awareness, demand generation, communications, and PR.
San Jose Uses Ai To Streamline Government
San Jose is a beehive of artificial intelligence innovation, with the city continuing its integration of the technology into everyday services to improve the lives of residents. Now that AI is more accessible than ever, Mayor Matt Mahan, along with other city officials, is using it to identify problems and...
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