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Monterey County has released the numbers from its most recent count of people experiencing homelessness. And, a final report addressing some impacts of the Moss Landing battery plant fire is now public.

A new bill would require many local air districts to help landscapers switch to electric equipment. And, the role of the state superintendent of schools gets an overhaul.

A Mountain View woman faces charges in connection with the March fire at the Tassajara Zen Center in Carmel Valley. And, salary increases for the Pacific Grove mayor and city council members are unlikely.

Three Monterey nonprofits have announced a $110,000 fund to support residents displaced by the March 9 Casanova Plaza apartment fire. And, Monterey County is holding budget hearings this week.

The Ohlone Sisters at Garland Ranch, local and state representatives react to battery energy storage news, and members of UC Santa Cruz's Iranian Student Union make sense of what's happening to their relatives in this week's episode.

The Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula treated eight elderly patients after nearly 100 Monterey residents were displaced following a fire early Monday morning. And, the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office hopes lawmakers will kill a bill to write into law the California State Library Parks Pass program.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office repeats their ask for supplemental federal funding a year after winter wildfires killed over 30 people and obliterated thousands of structures in Los Angeles. And, state Sen. Scott Wiener calls for President Donald Trump's impeachment after Nicolas Maduro's capture.

Newly published research confirms the January battery fire in Moss Landing released toxic metals into a protected marine estuary. And, an investigation into “Protect Salinas Renters” did not find evidence of wrongdoing in the group’s efforts to gather signatures for a petition earlier this year.

A paper published in November confirms that the Vistra battery fire in Moss Landing in January released heavy metal deposits into Elkhorn Slough Reserve. Researchers are now trying to understand what that means for the ecosystem.

Monterey County has updates on cleanup efforts following the January battery plant fire. But residents and some supervisors remain frustrated by the lack of information about possible human and environmental health impacts. Ongoing research from Moss Landing Marine Labs may help answer their questions.