Op-Ed: California’s coastline is not for sale, reject offshore drilling
Beachgoers and tourists don’t want it. Fishermen don’t want it. Whales, dolphins, sandpipers and egrets — if they could talk — would no doubt balk....
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Oceanside supports proposed ban on new offshore oil drilling
OCEANSIDE — At the final meeting of the year, the Oceanside City Council unanimously supported a proposed federal law that would ban new offshore oil...
Supervisors OK resolution opposing offshore drilling
REGION — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution Tuesday opposing oil drilling off the coast of Southern California, following the Trump...
North County leaders criticize Trump’s offshore drilling proposal
ENCINITAS — County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer and Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner used a Dec. 4 community meeting in Encinitas to urge the public to...
US proposes offshore drilling; CA officials, environmentalists balk
CARLSBAD — Following through on earlier pronouncements, the Trump administration announced today it will reopen ocean waters off the Pacific Coast to oil drilling leases,...
Rep. Mike Levin visits Encinitas to discuss oil spill, offshore drilling legislation
ENCINITAS — As the fallout from a recent oil spill off the coast of Orange County continues to be assessed, Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan...
Rep. Mike Levin proposes offshore drilling ban along SoCal coast
REGION — The 49th District’s congressman wants to ban offshore drilling along Southern California’s coastline. Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano) introduced the American Coasts...
Hands Across the Sand continues fight against offshore drilling
Hundreds of San Diego County residents came out to Moonlight State Beach on Saturday, May 18, to join hands against fossil fuels....
Escondido supports offshore drilling ban
Despite its inland location far from the Pacific Ocean, the Escondido City Council voted on Jan. 23 in support of a resolution calling for a...
A call to defend our irreplaceable real estate
By Eve Simmons Worried about seeing oil rigs off our coast? Concerned about what an oil spill might do to our beaches? How about the...
Proposed California legislation would thwart federal drilling plans
Two bills are making their way through the California Legislature in an attempt to protect the state’s coast from the Trump administration’s proposal to expand...
Oceanside stands against offshore drilling
OCEANSIDE — City Council unanimously approved a resolution to oppose offshore oil drilling Feb. 28. Council members talked about their love of a clean ocean...
Board of Supervisors to lobby against offshore drilling
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Feb. 13 to lobby against a Trump administration proposal that would clear the...
Obscure agency is state’s best defense against offshore drilling
Florida escaped from President Trump’s plan to sell new offshore oil drilling leases because it has a Republican governor who called in a favor. There...
Encinitas, Solana Beach oppose offshore drilling
COAST CITIES — The Encinitas and Solana Beach city councils added their names to the list of cities and counties opposed to the Trump administration’s...