Board approves county comment on Coastal Management Program; public urges stronger offshore-drilling opposition

Jul 29, 2026

The board approved a comment letter on the Section 312 evaluation of the California Coastal Management Program; public speakers pressed for explicit opposition to offshore drilling while some supervisors worried about federal funding consequences, and the motion passed with recorded dissent.

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Del Norte County’s Board of Supervisors approved a county comment letter on the Section 312 evaluation of the California Coastal Management Program after an extended public-comment period in which several residents urged the board to take a stronger stand against offshore oil and to emphasize fisheries and salmon protection.

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