Wall Street Journal | Cleanup Under Way as Officials Assess Size of California Oil Spill Wall Street Journal SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.—As an investigation and cleanup efforts began Wednesday, federal officials said that oil that spilled from a burst pipeline near shore here Tuesday had spread into two large patches in the Pacific Ocean, covering an area 9 ... Crisis in California: Innovative technologies under development for cleaning ... Smaller Santa Barbara County oil spill still bring backs memories of 1969 Gov. Brown issues state of emergency in coastal oil spill |