Opponents of offshore oil production offered visiting federal officials a rude "welcome to California" yesterday (Thursday) as the feds arrived in Sacramento for a public meeting on a Trump administration plan to reopen waters off California to drilling. More from KQED's Craig Miller.
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Conservation groups are vowing to fight President Donald Trump's decision to open up almost all federal waters to oil and gas drilling, including all of California's coast. KVCR's Benjamin Purper has more.
In the wake of the Memorial Day weekend oil spill that still has parts of the coast shut down near Santa Barbara, the state Senate is taking action. KVCR's Matt Guilhem reports that a committee has been formed to investigate the incident and assess responses.