On August 27, 2020, the Commission and the City of Goleta will host a virtual Town Hall from 6 – 8 p.m. to update the public about the plug and abandonment work at Platform Holly and Piers 421. We will also update the public about the upcoming CEQA process to remove...
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The Commission and ExxonMobil are suspending plug and abandonment work on Platform Holly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision is based on several factors, including the large number of people needed to operate the equipment necessary to safely plug and...
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This June 23 meeting marked the Commission’s second virtual meeting. The meeting, using the videoconferencing service Zoom, was a success. The staff reports and public comment letters associated with our meeting are available here. The Executive Officer’s report, with...
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Sacramento, Calif.—The State Lands Commission conveyed approximately 40 acres of land in Inyo County to the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation today to preserve and protect tribal cultural resources. In December 2019, the Commission issued a lease and archeological...
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The California State Lands Commission, in conjunction with contract engineering teams, will perform a +/- 9-day topsoil removal pilot program on the PRC 421-2 caisson (on Haskell’s Beach along the City of Goleta’s shoreline). What is Planned? In August 2020, the...
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