Three new pro-development appointees at the Coastal Commission are trying to remedy its poor reputation among housing activists and Democratic leaders.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) blasted the Trump administration’s reported plans to open up new drilling off California’s coasts as “dead on arrival.” “As it relates to offshore oil drilling, it’s overwhelmingly opposed by members of all political parties in the state of California,

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California leaders and environmental advocates are blasting reported plans by President Donald Trump’s administration to reopen parts of the state’s coastline to offshore oil and gas drilling — something that hasn’t been done in decades.

The investment in Fernandez’s research speaks to the importance of fog in the area. He emphasizes the daily impact it has on coastal Californians, from its interference in travel conditions — on the road, in the ocean and in the sky — as well its cooling effect on regional temperatures.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific, called the proposal “dead on arrival.”

Any effort to re-open oil drilling off the California coast would be “dead on arrival,” Gov. Newsom said while attending a climate conference in Brazil.

An oil trade group said drilling off Southern California was of interest. But the environmental pushback would be considerable.

( KRON) — The man killed while trying to rescue his 5-year-old daughter from strong surf at Garrapata State Beach in Big Sur, California, on Friday has been identified as 39-year-old Yuji Hu of Alberta, Canada, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced.

Some regional barbecues frequently take center stage, pushing other styles undeservedly out of the way. But this underrated style earns a spot on your grill.