Commission implores the U.S. EPA to take immediate action to protect the Tijuana River Estuary and California beaches
Sacramento, Calif. - The State Lands Commission sent a letter to the U.S. EPA today stating that immediate action is needed to stop the flow of 50 million gallons per day of polluted water into the Tijuana River Valley. The flow is resulting in prolonged beach...

State Lands Commission and California Coastal Commission file joint lawsuit to protect public access to Martins Beach
Sacramento, Calif. – The state of California filed a lawsuit today to restore full public access to Martins Beach, a popular San Mateo County beach that was abruptly shuttered after Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla bought the adjacent property in 2008.
State Lands Commission Adopts Resolution Urging Federal Action on Tijuana River Valley Pollution
Bipartisan Coalition Resolution Takes Fight to End Transboundary Sewage Crisis to Next Level Sacramento – Continuing its push to end a decades-long environmental crisis, the State Lands Commission announced today that it adopted a consensus resolution recommending...
Final Abandonment of PRC 421-2 Well
The California State Lands Commission and its contractors will commence the final abandonment of the PRC 421-2 well on Haskell’s Beach on or about Thursday, August 29th. This is the site of the small oil discharge that occurred in late May.
Unified Command to oversee and monitor excavation into root cause of 421 Pier Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Unified CommandNews Release Contacts: Sheri Pemberton, CA State Lands PIO, 916.477.0691Steve Gonzalez, CA Fish and Wildlife PIO, 916.715.9072 Goleta, CA – The investigation has resumed into the cause of the May 28, 2019, 421 Pier Release,...
The State Lands Commission terminated three offshore oil and gas leases and a pipeline right of way lease
Sacramento, CA –The State Lands Commission terminated three offshore oil and gas leases and a pipeline right of way lease today. Over the past few years, the Commission has sought to compel Carone Petroleum Corporation and Signal Hill Services Inc., state lessees, to...