United States Rep. Mike Levin (D-Oceanside) is reintroducing a bill to ban oil drilling off the California coast.

The backdrop for Tuesday morning’s announcement was a bluff above the sand at Solana Beach, the blue waters of the Pacific in the background; just what said his legislation is meant to safeguard. The bill is called the

“It permanently and unequivocally bans new offshore drilling off our coastline,” Levin said.

/ KPBS

The bill covers any new drilling in the coastal waters from the border with Mexico to the northern border of San Luis Obispo County. Levin said he’s received strong support from municipalities up and down the coast, and that support is bipartisan.

“There are many local jobs at risk, and previously, the United States Navy has said drilling would hamper their

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