By Jon Healey, Karen Garcia and Madalyn Amato, LOS ANGELES TIMES October 6, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2021-10-06/why-do-we-still-have-offshore-drilling-and-spilling The oil spill that’s fouling Southern California beaches has many Californians wondering why the state still has offshore oil...

By Kathleen Ronayne and Matthew Daly, ASSOCIATED PRESS October 6, 2021 https://apnews.com/article/oil-spills-business-santa-barbara-california-environment-d63df432c594e2e381254a372a42a283 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has been a leader in restricting offshore oil drilling since the infamous 1969 Santa Barbara...

Los Angeles, CA — While an oil spill in federal waters damages Southern California beaches, wildlife and habitat, oil regulators under Gov. Gavin Newsom have issued 138 oil permits...

By Chip Franklin (Host), KGO AM San Francisco, CA October 4, 2021 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.  Consumer Watchdog's Liza Tucker talks with Chip about...

Los Angeles, CA — California oil regulators more than doubled the dispensing of permits in 2020 to drill new oil and gas production wells, issuing more than 1,700 in...

By Debra Kahn, Politico California Pro Newsletter January 19, 2021 PERMISSION SLIPS: California regulators approved more than twice as many permits to drill new oil and gas wells in 2020 as they...

By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE December 10, 2020 http://redgreenandblue.org/2020/12/10/will-fill-kamala-harris-senate-seat-newsom-appoint-climate-activist/ On Sunday, December 6, President-elect Biden’s transition team announced that it would be tapping California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health...

KCBS AM San Francisco, CA November 20, 2020 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.