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The Santa Ynez Pipeline has resumed operations at about 60,000 barrels per day via offshore platforms off Santa Barbara after a federal executive order, a move touted as boosting domestic supply while ongoing state-federal legal battles and policy disagreements over California energy persist.
President Trump uses the Defense Production Act to speed restart of California offshore oil production via Sable Offshore Corp., aiming to ease price shocks from the Iran war; projected output is about 45,000–60,000 barrels per day, a tiny share of the global impact from Strait of Hormuz closures, but the move draws criticism from California officials and environmentalists.
Karen Jones, an elected director of the Santa Ynez Valley Community Services District, and her husband have been arrested and charged with federal counts of entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct in connection with their participation in the January 6 Capitol riot. They are the first Santa Barbara County residents to be arrested in connection with the events. Jones, an outspoken Trump supporter, surrendered to authorities in Texas, while her husband was arrested in Los Angeles. Each count carries a maximum potential sentence of 12 months in prison.