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Planning document analyzes six alternative approaches to oil and gas leasing and development, specifies which lands would be open and the stipulations to be applied to protect resources.

Housing / Land Use

Fracking opponents, BLM talk future oil and gas leases in county

Published 03/17/2017
John Chadwell

BLM pitches plans to lease public lands for gas and oil exploration as anti-fracking protesters argue for local control

Image by Jason McCormick shows borderline between San Benito and Santa Clara counties — two of the legal battlegrounds among officials, oilmen and environmentalists.

Citadel plans to reroute litigation over San Benito County oil

Published 04/08/2015
Jason McCormick

CEO says Citadel has no plan to end legal pursuit supporting local interest

Business / Economy

County okays fund for legal defense of Measure J

Published 03/18/2015
Jason McCormick

Supervisors support public vehicle for private donations to help county legally defend new regulation that outlaws certain oil extraction techniques

Andy and Mary Hsia-Coron and Asst. County Clerk Angela Curro appear in this file photo.

Agriculture

Google chairman’s charity backs legal defense fund of Measure J

Published 03/04/2015
Jason McCormick

The Schmidt Family Foundation has backed a legal defense fund of a voter-approved ban of high-intensity petroleum operations.

Business / Economy

Oil company sues San Benito County

Published 03/02/2015
Jason McCormick

Formal filing follows $1.2 billion claim against county filed after passage of Measure J

Image of San Benito County, courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management

Business / Economy

Supes, Citadel trade shots over debt to Center for Biological Diversity

Published 02/04/2015
Jason McCormick

Supervisors say Citadel owes taxpayers $262,500; but oil company said it is appealing California court's decision, claiming that the debt issue should be decided in court

Business / Economy

Oil companies, county officials shed light on constitutional concerns of Measure J

Published 01/31/2015
Jason McCormick

County receives letter from California Resources Corp., sounding alarm over applicability of regulation as result of Measure J.

David Braun, a co-founder of Americans Against Fracking

Business / Economy

Anti-fracking advocates face questions concerning oil well maintenance

Published 01/20/2015
Jason McCormick

Citadel Exploration CEO breaks silence in statement to BenitoLink, while government officials and local activists continue fight against oil companies.