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LOS ANGELES TIMES B4 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1991 PIPELINE: Plan Filed for 170-Mile Project Continued from B1 pipeline northeast along the Santa Clara River and California 126 to Santa Clarita in Los Angeles County; There it would cross the Santa Clara River and head south to Wilmington. The alternate route would take the line south from Ventura to Oxnard. Then it would head cast, passing through Simi Valley and on to. Burbank, where it would turn south to Wilmington. Using the existing Southern Pacific right of way would protect the environment by using an arca that has already been disturbed, Rooncy said.

In addition, at 225 junctures with public roads, holes will be bored beneath the pavement so traffic would not be interrupted during construction, he said. The line will also be made of thicker material and will be buried five feet underground, compared to most existing pipelines, which are three feet below ground, Rooney said. The plan drew preliminary support from environmentalists and the California Coastal Commission, which have opposed shipping oil by tanker through coastal waters. "We are paranoid of tankers," said Robert Sollen, spokesman on oil issucs for the Santa chapter of the Sierra Club. "We have taken a strong position in favor of pipelines to move oil." A SANTA BARBARA Proposed Oil COUNTY Pipeline Route Santa Santa Barbara Clarita COUNTY VENTURA Fillmore: Santa 126 Paula Moorpark Ventura Ocean Thousand Oaks Oxnard Southern Pipeline Route LOS ANGELES COUNTY.

Alternative PAUL GONZALES Loo Angeles Times Jim Burns, chief deputy director of the Coastal Commission, said officials there are pleased with "the concept of having pipelines to transport the oil. We know that tankering has a much higher probability of a spill than shipping by land." The application was supported by Chevron Corp. and other companies that would be able to use the line to ship oil south from offshore oil fields. Chevron and 11 other companies helped pay the $2-million bill for preliminary environmental studies on the project. Chevron attorney Richard Har-.

ris said Thursday that the oil company's support of the plan should convince decision makers and the public that Chevron is committed to using a pipeline to ship oil from its offshore Point Arguello project. In the meantime, Chevron should be allowed to ship the oil by tanker down the coast, Harris said. Chevron made the same argument before the California Coastal Commission last April, but the panel denied Chevron's appeal of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors' prohibition on using tankers to ship Point Arguello oil. "There were indications that people were suspect that the pipeline would ever come to fruition," Harris said. "We hope now that people will begin to believe our sincerity." But Burns said Chevron still has not committed in writing to using the pipeline.

"There were so many years of promising they would use a pipeline and then avoiding it altogether," Burns said. "This has hap.pened several times." In addition, Burns said, a commitment to use the pipeline at its compiction does not diminish the potential hazard of a spill from tanker in the next several years. "We have the same concern to protect the environment now that we had in April," he said. THEFT: Farm Workers Say 'Officers' Were Robbers Continued from I B1 holding something in his lap and he English, migrant workers from male between the ages of 30 and assumed it was a gun. Once the Mexico are easy targets for such 40, wearing a black baseball cap farm workers turned over their crimes, Abarca said.

and sunglasses- -told the two farm wallets, the two men sped away. "For a lot of criminals they're workers in English that he was a Although they did not see the practically walking targets. If police officer, Madrigal told police. license plate on the pickup, they they're illegal, that's even better, After inquiring whether they identified it as having a camper because then they're that much Had any drugs in the car, he took shell with a wooden door. more scared of the system." their wallets and Madrigal's car Marco Antonio Abarca, a staff Mexicans often assume that pokeys and ordered them to remain in attorney for the Migrant Farm lice officers are brutal or disretheir car.

Madrigal said he had Worker Project of California Rural spectful of ordinary citizens, Abarrecently cashed his paycheck. Legal System, said the incident ca said, so it is natural that The second man, also a white Tuesday is typical of the way Madrigal and Elias went along with male between 30 and 40, stayed in criminals can easily swindle many the bogus policemen's scheme. the truck, which Madrigal said was migrant workers. "You'd expect this to happen in practically touching his car. Madri- Because they are often poorly Mexico, but not here," Madrigal gal said the man appeared to be educated and usually do not speak said.

COUNTY ELECTIONS VENTURA CITY COUNCIL Patagonia Endorses Villeneuve, Bennett The impact of Patagonia's en- any of the candidates are spending By MACK REED dorsements on the 1991 council an extraordinary amount of money, TIMES STAFF WRITER will depend on what the and we're not seeing the blizzard of race which helped company winds up doing, said Car- ads we did last time. push Datagonia three -growth candi- olyn Leavens, a spokeswoman for "Grass-roots work is Tebbel going said. to in the 1989 Ven- the pro-growth Venturans for a win this election," Council endorsed Responsible "Getting out to talk to dates to victory tura City slow race, candidates "If put Government. the tremendous telephone banks, that kind people, of two -growth they Thursday for this year's race. amounts of bucks behind it and the Villeneuve said Patagonia's enIncumbent Deputy Mayor Don- people, if they take all the Patago- is But he said ald and write-in candi- nia employees and get them in- dorsement important.

Villencuve endorse- volved in the election as they did it carries no more weight than the date Steve it could be significant," endorsement that he received from Bennett won ments from Patagonia, ending last time, the Ventura speculation about whether the Leavens said. heavy union -the employces' Public County Ventura- role in this role in the last election that was far Employees Assn. of Ventura Coun-based clothing maker "They played a very, very would take an heavier than the dollar investment ty -CIO Local 998). active With pro-growth and slow- showed, because they had all their "They're out walking the preyear's council race. lined up on employees involved," Leavens cincts too, and they run their own growth "It's not quite kosher, but on telephone banks," he said.

factions already for Patagonia to the other hand, they scem to be opposite sides, local politicians said. make its move. able to get away with anything were waiting In the 1989 council race, Patago- they want." VENTURA COUNTY nia ran advertisements and mobi- The Chamber of Commerce's lized hundreds of precinct walkers political committee spokesmen Los Angeles Times to take the slow-growth message were out of town at a convention and could not be reached for com- Julla C. Wilson Joffrey S. Klein to potential voters.

ment. Editor President This year, the company again will ask its 350 employees to vol- Tebbel said the company's enunteer for -knocking dutics on dorsements will not carry as Editorial Office: much the candidates' behalf, said Paul weight this year as they did in 5200 Valentine Road, Suite 140 Tebbel, a Patagonia spokesman. 1989, when three Patagonia- candidates Ventura 93003 The company is also offering the backed slow -growth (805) 658-5547 two candidates use of its buildings fought a loud, heavily Circulation: financed and cafeteria for campaign func- battle against five pro -growth, For home delivery service tions, but neither free food nor candidates. Of those five, only or subscription Inquiries, call: photocopying is part of the deal, he incumbent Councilman -by a Jim narrow Mona- (800) 252-9141 said. han won Display and Classified Advertising: Patagonia has not decided margin.

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