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California tidelands debate looms over offshore oil
California lawmakers face a tangle of bills on tidelands and offshore drilling as officials, oil firms, and city interests clash over revenue from Long Beach and the use of royalties. The Legislature, State Lands Commission, Parks, and coastal groups push divergent plans to drill, regulate, or fund beaches and parks while a court case on Long Beach governorship of royalties lingers, signaling a protracted statewide debate.
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Los Angeles
California
Knight
Tor
State Lands’ Commission
Sen. Cunningham
San Bernardino
Commission
Oi and Gas
Assa
Joseph C. Shell
Santa Ana River
San Diego County
Goleta
Fer
Inal
Santa Barbara ‘V
State Parks Commission
Lands Commission
League of California Cities
California Coastal Shorelline Protective Assn
Hugh Martin
Long Beach
Long Beach Oil Development Co
Richfield Oil Corp
Armed Services Ymca
Felix Mallon
Alma Swart
Mallon
State Supreme Court
Tulare County
Allen