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New Hampshire Bulletin · Watsonville, CA

Nearby: Watsonville, CA

States are counting on battery farms. Some towns don’t want them.

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — In the race to meet the nation’s growing power demands, states and utilities are rapidly building new “battery farms” that can store energy for when customers need it most. But as the facilities grow, so too does community opposition. The systems store banks of batteries in buildings or shipping containers. While they can take many forms, developers are increasingly building large, multi-acre projects designed to meet the needs of local utilities. The electricity stored by such systems nationwide has grown tenfold since 2022, and it’s projected to double again by the end of 2028. State lawmakers and renewable energy advocates say battery storage is urgently needed to stabilize the grid and support the transition to clean power. But in some communities, residents are wary of proposals to build industrial battery systems in their neighborhoods, noting that battery fires can produce toxic smoke and are difficult to extinguish.

Calaveras Enterprise · Aptos, CA

Nearby: Aptos, CA

Barbara Dee Boeding Capitanich

Barbara Dee Boeding Capitanich, age 80, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2026. Barbara was born on March 3, 1946, in Eugene, Oregon, to Iris Barbara Owen and Glen Howard Owen. Throughout her life, she was known for her strength, kindness, independence, and deep love for family, friends, and animals. Barbara was married to Ken Capitanich in Aptos, CA. She was a wonderful mother to her three children, Wendee Christine Woodson, Brandee Christine Vietz, and Weston Christopher Boeding. She was also a proud grandmother and great-grandmother whose grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought her immense joy. She treasured every moment spent with them. For many years, Barbara worked as an executive secretary and bookkeeper, earning the respect and admiration of colleagues through her dedication, professionalism, and attention to detail.

Church News · Monterey, CA

Nearby: Monterey, CA

Retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel shares lessons from the military as a Latter-day Saint

While a battalion commander during a tour in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, now-retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jason S.D. Perry led a big operation with a lot of fighting. Afterward, he had the heavy job of writing condolence letters to mothers and fathers of those who had died in the line of duty. His second-in-command came into his office to tell him an unexpected helicopter was inbound and someone on the helicopter was looking for him. It was a chaplain from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who had flown to the forward operating base in the middle of Musa Qala in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, “just to say hi to me,” Perry said on the Church News podcast. Perry said it was not easy to get to where he was and rather dangerous. “And yet he came out looking for me. On that day, I was the one.” They spent two hours together, and he was able to take the sacrament again.

Pacific Sun · Monterey, CA

Nearby: Monterey, CA

Fire on the Water: One Diver Fights for Local Kelp Forests

This article contains a hard truth. And hope… And now, here’s the news: Within two years (dating back to 2014), 70% of our orange-brown kelp forests died along a 520-mile stretch of coast, from Monterey, California, to Cape Arago in southern Oregon. Closer in—along the continuous coastal counties of Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino—95% of the […]

East Bay Express · Monterey, CA

Nearby: Monterey, CA

Volunteers fight to restore California’s dying kelp forests

This article contains a hard truth. And hope. And now, here’s the news: Within two years—dating back to 2014—70% of our orange-brown kelp forests died along a 520-mile stretch of coast, from Monterey, California, to Cape Arago in southern Oregon. Closer in—along the continuous coastal counties of Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino—95% of the bull kelp […]

Good Times · Santa Cruz, CA

Nearby: Santa Cruz, CA

Beached whale draws hundreds

Hundreds of people gathered on Cowell Beach in Santa Cruz Thursday morning after a large fin whale washed ashore. Witnesses said the whale appeared to be alive before it reached the shore, and that it was moving its flippers and blowing water out of its blowhole. Officials from Long Marine Laboratory, the National Oceanic and […]

Good Times · Santa Cruz, CA

Nearby: Santa Cruz, CA

Letters

From young athletes making waves to a free run club making connections, readers celebrate Santa Cruz community and call for more support for public dancing.

San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center · Santa Cruz, CA

Nearby: Santa Cruz, CA

It Starts With Anger - An Interview With Filmmaker / Author James Spooner On His New Book

Interview with James Spooner - filmmaker, author, graphic novelist and tattoo artist. His new book was released in the summer of 2026 and is titled “It Starts With Anger: A Punk Beginning, An AfroPunk Ending.” Spooner will be presenting his new book in Santa Cruz, California on Friday, November 13 at 6:00 PM at the UC Santa Cruz Institute for Arts and Sciences. The evening will be a conversation moderated by cartoonist Johnny Damm.

The Stanford Daily · Santa Clara County, CA

Nearby: Santa Clara County, CA

Two voting locations open on campus through Tuesday

Two official Santa Clara County voting centers are open on campus at Tresidder Memorial Union’s Oak Lounge and the Graduate Community Center’s Havana Room. Students can also submit mail-in ballots and conditional voter registration applications. Both locations have been open for early voting since Saturday morning and will remain open through Tuesday. The election centers will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Election Day. Students, faculty and staff who are registered to vote in Santa Clara County can officially submit their ballots at either of these locations. Santa Clara County voters with mail-in ballots can also submit their votes there. Those submitting mail-in ballots for other California counties or other states can mail their ballots at official post office locations and mail drop sites. These ballots should be submitted with postage.