Los Angeles
From the meeting · City Council, · 0:28
Los Angeles votes to phase out oil drilling citywide
At a special meeting, the council votes on an ordinance phasing out oil drilling in the city; this is the closing request for a vote and the result.
Katy Yaroslavsky (Councilmember, Fifth District), the presiding councilmember and a speaker
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Katy Yaroslavsky (Councilmember, Fifth District) Oil drilling, we know, has no place in the city of Los Angeles, and so colleagues, I ask for your aye vote, and I ask that once this is adopted, assuming it's adopted, that it goes forthwith.
the presiding councilmember Alright.
the presiding councilmember Let's, thank you council member Yaroslavsky, and, thank you to everybody who's been working on this, for nearly a generation.
the presiding councilmember Let's open the roll on this item, close the roll, and tabulate the vote.
the presiding councilmember 13 ayes.
the presiding councilmember Alright.
the presiding councilmember This item
a speaker will go forthwith without objection.
the presiding councilmember Congratulations, everybody.
Where it's from
- Ordinance banning new oil and gas drilling and phasing out existing extraction citywide Item Special 1: what happened
- The episode: LAPD camera pilot survives veto try; council passes ban on new oil drilling
- The full recording from here