Oil Tankers May Carry Harmful Tar Sands Through Bay Area Waters
When it comes to big oil, California politicians hope you won't pay attention to what's criss-crossing the San Francisco Bay.
Oil tankers may one day be carrying the heaviest, dirtiest oil on the planet: tar sands crude from Alberta, Canada.
"That oil could end up sinking to the bottom of the bay," said Sejal Chokski-Chugh, executive director of Baykeeper, a nonprofit watchdog group that monitors pollution in the bay.
Read more on CBS San Francisco.