Baldwin Hills

Update on the Inglewood Oil Field


The Community Update on the Inglewood Oil Field on February 23, 2011 at the Veteran’s Memorial Building in Culver City  provided an opportunity for candid and honest dialogue regarding drilling and oil field operations at the Inglewood Oil Field.
Please click here (Link to the attached doc) to review the important questions that were posed, along with answers from the respective agencies (Los Angeles County, South Coast Air Quality Management  District and the Department of Conservation).
In addition, I am pleased to report that after two day-long  “all hands” settlement discussions, substantial progress has been made related to the ongoing litigation over the  Baldwin Hills Community Standards District. Parties have agreed to many additional mitigations and benefits for the surrounding community. There is one last issue to resolve,  and I hope to have a fi nal agreement to share with the  public in the very near future.

As promised, I will host a follow-up meeting on the oil field at  the Junior Blind of America facility, located at 5300 Angeles Vista Boulevard, on April 25, 2011 at 7 PM.



For more information about the CSD, please contact:  

Department of Regional Planning
Contact: Leon Freeman
Email: lfreeman@planning.lacounty.gov
Phone: 213-974-6453
Website: Department of Regional Planning

To report a complaint, please contact:

Plains Exploration and Production (PXP)
Ombudsperson: Lisa Paillet
Email: LPaillet@pxp.com
Phone: 800-766-4108 (24 hours a day/seven days a week)
Website: www.inglewoodoilfield.com

In addition, please also contact SCAQMD if the complaint specifically relates to smoke, dust and odors:
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
Phone: 800-288-7664

Important Links:

On August 4th, Supervisor Ridley-Thomas initiated a review of the Baldwin Hills Community Standards District (CSD), the zoning ordinance which regulates oil drilling and operations in Baldwin Hills. With the goal of identifying additional enhancements to the CSD, Supervisor Ridley-Thomas hosted a Town Hall meeting to gain community feedback on October 15th at West Los Angeles College. Read about the Town Hall meeting.

Town Hall Meeting Slideshow

To watch videos from the public comment period click here

Sally Hampton (Empowerment Congress), Andy Weissman (Mayor City of Culver City), Dr. Clyde Williams (Sierra Club Water Committee), Mary Ann Greene (Baldwin Hills Conservancy), David McNeill (Baldwin Hills Conservancy), Holly Mitchell (CEO, Crystal Stairs), John Kuechle (GBHA), Irma R. Munoz (Resident), Gwendolyn Flynn (Community Health Councils), Ken Kutcher (CCNA/GBHA), Dr. Suzanne De Benedittis (Citizens Coalition for a Safe Community), Shams (Resident), Dee Seehusen (Concerned Citizen), John F. Harris (Homeowner), Robert Zirgulis (Candidate for Culver City School Board), Clint Simmons (BNHA), Galen Dodd (Student), Gary Gless (CCSC), Ian Cousineau (Raintree Homeowners Association of the CAP), Reginald Jones-Sawyer (California Democratic Party), Diane Sher (Concerned Citizen), Kristofur Williams (Student and Boy Scout), John Dunlap (Homeowner), Beverly Christensen (Homeowner), Carol Standifer (BHVG Baldwin Hills), Bernadette Kirkwood (Resident), Pearl West (Teacher, Windsor Hills School)

Kendall Price (Resident), Myrna Specktor (Resident), Patricia G. Siever (Professor, W LA College), Dr. Gyi (Citizen Coalition for a Safe Community), Willis Hampton (Baldwin Hills Village Garden Homeowner Association), Rev. Fran Taylor (Baldwin Hills Home Owners Association), Tom Camarella (Culver City Democratic Club), Theo Irving (United Homeowners Association), Meghan Sahli-Wells (Neighborhood Action Network), Rich Waters (Gateway Neighborhood Association), Alma Secundino (Student), Joseph Israel (Westside Progressives), Robert L. Jones (President Baldwin Hills Conservancy), Emma Bunten-Johnston (Student, Girl Scout), Marilyn Grobeson (Access Services), Michelle Weiner (Resident)

Important Documents:

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