CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
May 7, 1986
Your editorial was an excellent statement. I am not familiar with a better short presentation supporting the position of most California local governments with respect to the federal government's proposal to open up virtually the entire California coastline for offshore oil development. In order to convince Congress that California's position is not simply "elitist" or "selfish," it's important that we demonstrate that our efforts to protect and preserve the California coast are good national policy, as well as good policy for California's local communities.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
February 15, 1990 | GEORGE SKELTON, TIMES SACRAMENTO BUREAU CHIEF
Punctuating major differences between himself and his would-be Republican successor, Gov. George Deukmejian on Wednesday criticized Sen. Pete Wilson's opposition to offshore oil development as "shortsighted" and not in the nation's interest. The GOP governor also objected to Wilson's campaign pledge to create a state environmental protection agency, implying that the proposal merely was a political ploy and insisting that the new entity is not needed. Wilson's campaign aides have been saying for some time that the senator would be a different kind of governor than Deukmejian, and a press conference held Wednesday by the lame-duck incumbent aptly illustrated the point.
NEWS
May 10, 1989 | DOUGLAS JEHL, Times Staff Writer
After years of waging the legislative equivalent of guerrilla warfare against offshore oil drilling, members of California's congressional delegation Tuesday opened discussions with the Administration in an effort to win a permanent exemption for the state from future drilling plans. The meeting marks a temporary truce between the two forces, reflecting the drilling opponents' hopes that President Bush might agree to a negotiated settlement. But the collegial mood of the session was marked by lingering hostility as the anti-drilling forces sternly warned that they will resume their fight unless the President acquiesces to their demands.
NEWS
June 27, 1987 | PAUL HOUSTON, Times Staff Writer
Congress let pass Friday's deadline for blocking an Interior Department plan to vastly expand offshore oil development, but a coalition of coastal senators vowed to restrain the plan later unless extensive changes are made. Six senators representing California, Florida and Massachusetts denounced the latest draft of the five-year leasing blueprint, which is scheduled to take effect next month. In a joint letter, the lawmakers asked Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.
BUSINESS
July 4, 1992 | From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Unocal at Work on Pipeline: Unocal will begin work immediately on a 10.5-mile pipeline to carry crude oil from offshore wells to the company's Santa Maria, Calif., refinery. The announcement drew a positive reaction from at least one activist group opposed to offshore oil development in the Santa Barbara Channel. Henry Feniger, a leader of Get Oil Out, said activists oppose oil transportation via tankers because of the possibility of oil spills in the ocean.
OPINION
May 29, 1988
Your editorial "Guarding Our Coasts" (May 1) is off base in praising a recent federal court decision upholding local ordinances which the Interior Department and oil industry believe violate the U.S. Constitution. The Times seems to misunderstand the thrust of these ordinances and industry's reasons for challenging them. The oil industry does not deny that state and local governments have the right to impose conditions on onshore activities associated with offshore drilling. But the intent of the local ordinances goes far beyond attempting to impose certain conditions.