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An Update on the Oil Spill

Good Morning,

I remain committed to providing you with the most up-to-date and accurate information about the Orange County Oil Spill. 

This week, I was proud to co-author an op-ed with Assemblywomen Luz Rivas and Tasha Boerner-Horvath calling for the end of offshore drilling. While we don’t know how much time it will take for marine life to recover from this latest environmental disaster, we do know that there are actions we can take right now to help prevent these disasters going forward. That’s why we’re calling on Congress to permanently end offshore oil drilling off the Pacific coast. Find the full op-ed here.

On Monday, I joined Academy Award winning actor and longtime activist Jane Fonda, State Senator Dave Min, Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley and other state and local representatives to call for an end to all offshore oil drilling along our precious California coast. You can watch the event on my Facebook page.

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Help for Residents & Businesses

  • Claims Hotline: (866) 985-8366
  • Boat Decontamination: (866) 985-8366 to schedule cleaning
  • Unified Command: socalspillresponse.com

I know the oil spill has impacted our local business community. To free up access to disaster loan funds for businesses we need businesses to demonstrate that they have been impacted during the oil spill. Please take a quick moment to fill out the Economic Injury Worksheet. Businesses can return them to EOCLiaison@ocsheriff.gov.

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Updates as of October 22, 6:00 p.m.:

Cleanup News

  • Tar ball cleanup continues in Orange and San Diego Counties
  • 32 recreational vessels have been decontaminated out of 220 total reported
  • All of the remaining boom deployed in Talbert Marsh has been removed at high tide today.
  • 5,544 gallons of oil recovered; 496,282 lbs of oil debris removed in total
  • 462 shoreline clean-up personnel
  • All Orange County beaches and harbors are open

How You Can Help: If you encounter impacted animals, call the Oil Wildlife - Care Network Hotline, (877) 823-6926. To report tarballs, email tarballreports@wildlife.ca.gov. If you would like to volunteer for a future cleanup, please sign up here to be notified: https://a74.asmdc.org/orange-county-oil-spill-updates-volunteer-sign

Thank you for all of your engagement on this crisis.