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Data errors delay battery fire health risk assessment, free pre-kindergarten coming this fall

KAZU | By Elena Neale-Sacks
Published July 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM PDT
Two towers at a battery plant.
Elena Neale-Sacks
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KAZU News
The towers at the Moss Landing battery energy storage facility.

In today's newscast, an underwhelming takeaway from a recent Moss Landing Vistra battery fire report. Plus, universal pre-K kicks off during the 2025-26 school year for Monterey Bay area families.
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Elena Neale-Sacks
Elena is an Emmy award-winning researcher, reporter, and producer. Before joining KAZU, they worked as a podcast producer at The Oregonian. Their reporting and research has been featured on NPR, KQED, Netflix, Reveal, CalMatters, and more. Elena is an alum of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and UC Santa Cruz. You can reach them at elena@kazu.org.
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