Sable Reportedly Asks Trump Administration to Seize State Lands Through Eminent Domain

Sable Reportedly Asks Trump Administration to Seize State Lands Through Eminent Domain

Sable Offshore Corp. has asked the Trump Administration to use eminent domain to seize part of Gaviota State Park as part of an effort to establish a West Coast strategic petroleum reserve, according to news reports. POLITICO reported that Sable is asking the administration to condemn and seize miles of private and state-owned land in California, including a large portion of the state park, a 3-mile stretch off the coast, and a piece of undevelo…

Siteline | Oil Company Wants to Seize Land With Eminent Domain

••• “Santa Barbara’s seasonal anchorage area near Stearns Wharf soon will become a permit-only mooring area in an effort by the city’s Waterfront Department to improve safety for boats and underwater infrastructure. The area, locally known as Fools Anchorage, will get 17 large white mooring balls added to the expanded mooring area by the end of the summer.” Boaters used to be able to drop anchor for free April through October, but “under the new…