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OC Board of Supervisors Reaches Near $1 Million Settlement with Energy Company Over 2021 Oil Spill

July 28, 2022 4:23 pmJuly 28, 2022 4:25 pm

The Orange County Board of Supervisors and a Houston-based energy company which owns the oil platform and pipeline subsidiaries responsible for the 2021 Orange County oil spill, agreed to a $956,352 settlement this week over the associated costs of cleaning...

Woodside Drops Mountain Lion Sanctuary Scheme to Avoid Housing Mandate

February 7, 2022 11:52 amFebruary 8, 2022 6:21 am

A ten day halt of new SB 9, housing project applications in the wealthy San Mateo County town of Woodside was ended on Sunday following a demanding letter from Attorney General Rob Bonta in which he threatened legal action. The...

State Officials Announce Cleanup of Huntington Beach Oil Spill Has Ended

December 31, 2021 2:11 amDecember 30, 2021 10:17 pm

State officials announced Wednesday that the cleanup of the Huntington Beach oil spill has ended, just under three months from which it first started. The spill, first detected on October 1st, was caused by a 13-inch split in the pipeline. Officials believe...

Sportfishing and Boating Groups Rush to Stop New Harbor Craft Emissions Standards

November 4, 2021 2:36 amNovember 5, 2021 11:00 am

A coalition that includes the Sportfishing Association of California (SAC), the Golden Gate Fisherman’s Association (GGFA), and a number of other sportfishing, boating, outdoor retailer, and marine groups and organization warned in a letter to the California Air Resources Board...

Governor Newsom Declares Huntington Beach Oil Spill As State of Emergency

October 5, 2021 11:19 amOctober 6, 2021 11:41 am

Governor Newsom declared the Huntington Beach oil spill as a state of emergency late on Monday as cleanup efforts continue along large stretches of beaches in Orange County. The Huntington Beach spill began sometime on Friday according to several federal...

Bill to Create Combined Hunting, Fishing License Moves Up in Assembly

July 2, 2021 10:51 am

A bill to create a combined hunting and fishing license that would be valid for an entire year was approved by the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee on Thursday. Senate Bill 470, authored by Senator Brian Jones, would create...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

California AG Xavier Becerra’s ‘Sneaky’ Power Grab

September 2, 2020 1:53 pm

“In an unusual last-minute power grab, Attorney General Xavier Becerra is trying to ram something called Assembly Bill 6 through the California State Legislature,” the Sacramento Bee Editorial Board reported Monday. “It’s a perfect example of bad, secretive and cynical...