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Board schedules closed session on possible litigation with Sable Offshore Corp after public concerns about 2015 spill
Summary
At a special meeting, the Board of Supervisors recessed into closed session to consider initiating litigation against Sable Offshore Corp (case number read into the record). Public comments urged action over the 2015 spill, with a speaker citing 123,000 gallons discharged and 100 acres damaged.
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors read a closed-session item on a potential lawsuit involving Sable Offshore Corp and recessed for an estimated 45-minute closed session to consider initiating litigation against the company.
County staff read the item into the record and identified the matter as Sable Offshore Corp v. County of Santa Barbara in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, providing a case number. The board then recessed into closed session…
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