Gary Gless in his Baldwin Hills Neighborhood that sits next to the Inglewood Oil Field.
Gary Gless in his Baldwin Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles. Gary is one of the founders of Citizens Coalition for a Safe Community (CCSC), a volunteer group started in 2008. He lives adjacent to the Inglewood Oil Field the largest contiguous urban oil field in the country. Baldwin Hills, Windsor Hills, Ladera Heights, Inglewood and Culver City are some of the neighborhoods that surround the field. Fracking is already happening here and throughout California. This urban oil field sits on a 7.4 fault line.
On June 12th there is a Ban Fracking Now Protest in front of the Culver City Hall at 5:30 pm followed by the DOGGR Hydraulic Fracturing Workshop and public comment session about “regulating” fracking. CCSC, Food and Water Watch, Grassroots Coalition, Environment Now,Neighborhood Council Empowerment Congress West, and 50 thousand Californians support a ban.
June 12th at 5:30 – 6:30 PM Protest
7-9 PM Workshop/Public Comment
9770 Culver Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
Thank you for coming to Los Angeles and featuring our story in Baldwin Hills. I hope we can unite around the country, for people power can win the day!
Thank you adding your voice to this critical issue from your home adjacent to the oil field. It is your stories and those living with oil and gas in your neighborhoods that need to be heard. This project is here for you!
Thank you for sharing your story and welcoming me to your neighborhood. Your efforts are raising awareness about the unregulated fracking happening in L.A. and throughout CA that is endangering people’s lives.