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Sheri Pemberton
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Port of Oakland closes escrow on Brooklyn Basin property
Ten-year-plus vision for waterfront redevelopment becoming reality
Commission acquires property along the American River for a public recreation, education and nature center at Camp Pollock
Sacramento – The California State Lands Commission (Commission), as Trustee of the Kapiloff Land Bank, announced today that it has completed an acquisition of 11 acres of waterfront property along the American River in the heart of the American River Parkway. This...
Commission announces appointment of new Executive Officer
Sacramento – The California State Lands Commission has appointed Jennifer Lucchesi to serve as its new Executive Officer, effective December 8, 2012. Jennifer will succeed Curtis Fossum, who is retiring on December 7th, 2012, following over 35 years of service to the...
Commission & Bureau of Land Management sign landmark agreement to facilitate renewable energy projects
Sacramento – Today, Bureau of Land Management California Director James Kenna and California State Lands Commission Executive Officer Curtis Fossum signed an important memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Commission and the United States Department of Interior to...
Final Restoration Plan completed for Cosco Busan oil spill
Projects will Address Impacts from Ship that Struck the Bay Bridge
Agencies recognized for beach hazard & open space clean up
Goleta, CA -- The Goleta City Council today recognized the State Lands Commission and the State Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources for funding and completing work to clean up Goleta’s coast. “We are so grateful for the work...
Brown announces stolen sand settlement
CONTRA COSTA - California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a $42.2 million dollar settlement agreement with Hanson Building Materials, a multi-national mining corporation. This settlement resolves allegations that the company improperly mined over...
Commission urges continuation of federal offshore oil & gas leasing moratorium
SACRAMENTO — The California State Lands Commission today adopted a resolution urging the Congress and the President to maintain the existing federal offshore California oil and gas leasing moratorium that was first established more than twenty years ago. The...
Commission increases coastal access – accepts 200th access easement
EL SEGUNDO — The California State Lands Commission today secured public ownership of a coastal access easement in the Malibu area of Los Angeles County. The Commission’s action means Californians will obtain additional public access to a portion of Carbon Beach...
Commission studies sale of Huntington Beach office in response to state budget problem
SACRAMENTO — The California State Lands Commission today announced its intent to do its part to assist in the state budget problem by studying options for the sale of its Huntington Beach field office and the relocation of staff and its oil and gas laboratory. The...