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Drillers Eye Oil Reserves off California Coast

Drillers eye oil reserves off California coast: The Jenner coast north of Bodega Bay is one of the spots along the California coast that has been studied for potential oil and gas exploration. (Brian L Frank / The Chronicle)

SAN FRANCISCO - The federal government is taking steps that may open California's fabled coast to oil drilling in as few as three years, an action that could place dozens of platforms off the Sonoma, Mendocino and Humboldt coasts, and raises the specter of spills, air pollution and increased ship traffic into San Francisco Bay.