The 2026-2031 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas leasing program includes a proposal for six offshore oil leases along the Pacific Coast.

Now, state and local representatives are speaking out against it, including U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal.

“In one loud voice, our coast is not for sale,” Rep. Carbajal said. "The Central Coast and California reject new offshore oil drilling. We reject prioritizing big oil business interests over our people's interests.”

KSBY news reached out to the Western States Petroleum Association and asked what it means to the oil industry to obtain new leases. In a statement, they said, “Chevron views access to federal lands and waters as a critical enabler of domestic energy exploration and potential production. We are reviewing the Proposed Plan a

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