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Central Coast Dungeness crab season ends, updates on two battery energy storage bills

A person holds a crab.
KAZU News
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2021 file photo
Dungeness crab season is ending early after a late start.

In today's newscast, the Central Coast Dungeness crab season is coming to an early end this year. Plus, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors could take a position on two statewide battery energy storage bills, and more overnight closures are coming this week at Rocky Creek in Big Sur.

Katie Brown comes to KAZU after earning spot news and investigative journalism awards for her reporting and photography in Maine. A Report for America alumna and former Metcalf Institute fellow, Katie’s reporting beats span business, environment, and public health.
Amy Mayer is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience in public radio. Before KAZU, she worked as an editor for the California Newsroom and at St. Louis Public Radio. For eight years, she covered agriculture as the Harvest Public Media reporter based at Iowa Public Radio. She's also worked at stations in Massachusetts and Alaska and has written for many newspapers, magazines and online news outlets.