NBC Southern California | El Capitan State Beach Reopens After Santa Barbara County Oil Spill NBC Southern California State leaders met Friday for a hearing focused on addressing the Refugio oil spill, which caused nearly 105,000 gallons of oil to leak from a pipeline off the coast of Santa Barbara County in May, polluting several beaches. During the hearing, state ... El Capitan State Beach reopens after Refugio oil spill California oil spill gushed like hose 'without a nozzle' |