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Cause of La Verne battery system fire still unknown, city vows transparency for residents (opens the original)
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Following last week’s Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) minor explosion and days-long fire in La Verne that resulted in a four-day evacuation period, the City Council held a special meeting Tuesday night both to ratify the city manager’s powers by declaring the existence of a local emergency and to answer residents’ questions about the response to the lithium-ion battery fire. City first responders and the Metropolitan Water District, the agency overseeing the Weymouth Filtration Facility whe
In Pasadena, Muir High athletic director says ‘skeletal schools’ a reality amid enrollment slides (opens the original)
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John Muir High School’s athletic director this week publicly warned Pasadena Unified leaders that without a consolidation strategy, the district could see more dwindling sports programs, echoing the recent cancellation of Pasadena High School’s varsity football season. Amid enrollment declines, Director Alfredo Resendiz said that “having skeletal schools” is no longer a potential danger for the district, but a reality – a “turkey” in the coal mine. “We’ve been coming up here to you for a while a
Industry, Santa Fe Springs, Commerce, cheer new ‘industrial city’ law. Here’s why (opens the original)
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Leaders in Industry, Vernon, Commerce and Santa Fe Springs this week celebrated Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature on Senate Bill 1274, setting into state law an official definition of an “industrial city” and amplifying the role the cities play in California’s economy. “SB 1274 is an important first step that gives industrial cities a foundation to advocate for laws and policies that better reflect our unique needs,” Commerce City Manager Ernie Hernandez said. “We now have a stronger voice in future
Irwindale approves data center ban, adding to growing list of San Gabriel Valley cities (opens the original)
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The Irwindale City Council unanimously approved a data center ban through an ordinance on Wednesday, Sept. 9, in effect 30 days after adoption. The decision makes Irwindale one of the latest cities to ban data centers in its zoning code. The unanimous vote on Ordinance No. 821 followed a first reading on Aug. 26. About the unanimous decision, Mayor H. Manuel Ortiz said “An ordinance on Data Centers is necessary, because I believe Irwindale should remain open to responsible Economic Development w
Chino reverses course and approves large battery energy storage system (opens the original)
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After the Chino Planning Commission over the summer denied development plans for a controversial battery energy storage system (BESS) facility near a beloved city park, the City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 15, reversed that ruling and approved energy developer AYPA Power’s request for a development agreement for the project. The City Council’s 4-1 approval of a special conditional use permit, site approval and development agreement makes the Dirac BESS Project the city’s first major BESS facility
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