State Assemblymember Dawn Addis introduces bill removing fast-track state permitting of BESS projects like the one that ...

Democrats are worried about batteries after a bad fire at a Central Coast facility, but have very different ideas on what to ...

Following a fire at a battery storage power plant in Moss Landing, Assemblymember Dawn Addis has introduced legislation that she says will help prevent a similar incident in the future.

The bill comes after a major fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant forced evacuations and road closures last week.

We cannot accept facilities in our neighborhoods that pose a risk of repeated catastrophic incidents,” County Board of ...

MORRO BAY, Calif. - The city of Morro Bay has been working since 2020 with Vistra, an energy company from Texas, on a project ...

“I deeply believe California must never have a disaster like this again,” Assemblymember Dawn Addis said at the news conference Thursday. Her district stretches from Santa Cruz County to San ...

State Senator John Laird declined to comment on the battery plant proposed for Morro Bay, but he called for Vistra to improve its emergency response planning. Laird represents the entirety of Santa ...

At the same press conference, state Assemblymember Dawn Addis, who represents the coastline from the Santa Cruz Harbor to San Luis Obispo, said she sent a letter on Wednesday to the California ...