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Brentwood council to send opposition letter on BLM draft SEIS; residents cite health, water and cultural risks
Summary
Following public testimony and staff briefings, the council directed staff to draft a letter opposing new Bureau of Land Management oil‑and‑gas leasing near Brentwood and to copy state and federal legislative representatives. The BLM comment period on the SEIS closes March 6, 2026.
The Brentwood City Council voted Jan. 27 to direct staff to prepare a letter opposing new oil‑and‑gas leasing in the region and to circulate that letter to city, state and federal partners.
Alexis Morris, the city’s director of community development, briefed the council on the Bureau of Land Management’s draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), which focuses on leasing proposals in San Benito and Monterey counties but is supplemental to a 2019 EIS that covered a broader North Coast field office area. The SEIS is…
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