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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.
What does the planning group do anyway?
The following is intended to give potential candidates for the VC Community Planning Group an idea of what the group does. It’s a typical night at the Valley Center Community Planning Group meeting, where normally 15 members meet on the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. downstairs at VC Community Hall. At the beginning of the meeting, during the public forum, a woman gets up to complain that her neighbors are staging too many loud parties with music going on into the wee hours and many cars stirring up dust and noise.
Murrieta police officer graduates with top honors from academy
MURRIETA, California — The Murrieta Police Department proudly announced the graduation of Police Recruit Jacob Fernandez from the Riverside County Sheriff's Office Basic Peace Officer Training Academy. Academy Class 219 graduated on July 18 at Moreno Valley College. During the ceremony, Fernandez was pinned by Chief Conrad and officially...
Ex-Marine Sentenced for Crash That Killed Passenger During Escondido Police Pursuit
A former Marine who led police on a pursuit that ended in an Escondido crash that killed one of his passengers was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in state prison. John Eugene Brand, who was a lance corporal based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, pleaded guilty to evading causing serious bodily injury for the December 2023 death of 18-year-old Shevondia Compare-Bell.
Newsom issues executive order to remove homeless encampments in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday for the removal of homeless encampments in the state. Newsom's order would direct state agencies on how to remove the thousands of tents and makeshift shelters across the state that line freeways, clutter shopping center parking lots and fill city parks. The order makes clear that the decision to remove the encampments remains in the hands of local authorities.The guidance comes after a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this summer allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces. The case was the most significant on the...
These 48 California Big Lots stores are closing. Here's what to know
Nearly 50 California Big Lots will close as the company struggles with a challenging consumer market. In an early July filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the discount retailer said it planned to close 35 to 40 stores this year and open three. The company reported 1,392 operating stores at the start...
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