Moss Landing battery plant fire: Dolan Road closed, shelter-in-place lifted
A fire broke out early Friday, Sept 18, at the Vistra battery storage plant at 7301 Highway 1 in Moss Landing, inside the building damaged in the January 2025 fire. The Sheriff's shelter-in-place for the zones within a third of a mile (MRY-B047, B050, B053) was lifted at 4pm Friday. There are no evacuation orders. Dolan Road is closed at Castroville Blvd and at Elkhorn Road; Caltrans reports Highway 1 open through Moss Landing. EPA air monitors found no hydrogen fluoride and no PM2.5 exceedances on Friday. Officials expect the fire to burn itself out within about a day. If you smell smoke around Moss Landing or Castroville, close windows and doors and follow Alert Monterey County for updates.
Open Studios Art Tour: weekend 2 is Sat–Sun Sep 19–20, 11am–5pm, free
250+ Monterey County artists open their studios this weekend, from the Peninsula to Moss Landing, Salinas and King City. The numbered purple pins on the map are the tour stops; tap one for the artist's site. The printed guide and the full artist list are on Arts4MC's site. Free, self-guided, no ticket.
Comedy: Directed by Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz, Showrunner/Exec Producer (S ony Pictures Overall Deal, 2020-Present): Gordita Chronicles (2020-2022), One Day At A Time (2019-2020), Love Life (2019), Diary of A Future President (2019), Abby’s (2018), People of Earth (2015-2018) Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2015) . (Los Angeles, CA) Stars Victoria Moroles ( Never Have I Ever , Plan B ), Caleb Foote ( Made for Love , The Kids Are Alright , American Horror Story ), Francesca Xuereb ( Room 203 , The Sex Lives of College Girls ), Josiah Blount ( Ted 2 , The Gambler , The Mentalist ), Rebecca Delgado Smith ( Night Court , Gordita Chronicles , The Good Place ), VyVy Nguyen ( Young Sheldon , Dogs in Space , The Mindy Project ), Alycia Pascual-Peña ( Neon , Moxie , Saved By The Bell ). After a couple great dates, Gina Ramirez falls hard for Matt. It seems perfect: they went to the same college, they like the same things, and the chemistry is hot! But when Gina meets his circle of friends, it becomes apparent why they never crossed paths in college: he’s rich. FILMMAKER Q&A TO FOLLOW . Runtime: 12:55, Founders Theatre