Protests Greet Federal Officials' Arrival In Sacramento For Offshore Oil Drilling Meeting

By Craig Miller • Feb 9, 2018

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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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