City Council Meeting, June 23, 2026
Approved: Readoption of citywide oil drilling phase-out ordinance, 14-0
What happened
On June 23, 2026, Los Angeles approved Readoption of citywide oil drilling phase-out ordinance (14-0).
This Los Angeles City Council meeting (June 23, 2026) was dominated by public-affairs programming and public comment; the principal land-use action was the readoption of the citywide oil drilling phase-out ordinance (item 17), which passed 14-0 and commits the city to phasing out…
- Jurisdiction
- Los Angeles, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 23, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 14-0
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Readoption of citywide oil drilling phase-out ordinance
Council readopted the ordinance putting Los Angeles on the path to phase out urban oil drilling, originally adopted in 2022 and litigated by the oil industry; readoption supported by AB 3233 affirming local authority. Advocates also urged revoking permits for the Warren E&P Banning drill site and E&B Natural Resources Murphy drill site and plugging idle wells. Passed 14-0.
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Key Decisions (7)
Readoption of citywide oil drilling phase-out ordinance
LAFD funding ballot measure (item 36)
Assertion of jurisdiction over Port Master Plan Amendment No. 30
Continuance of items 3 through 5
Item 49 (amended) - tenant/RSO related
Item 50 (amended) - housing/tenant services funding
Item 15 (separate vote)
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Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 0 identified names.
All speaker roles: 8 Public, 3 Staff, 4 Councilmember, 2 Clerk, 1 Chair, 1 Attorney, 1 Witness.
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- residential (5 timestamps)
- denied (3 timestamps)
- public hearing (3 timestamps)
- industrial (3 timestamps)
- zoning (6 timestamps)
- approved (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (7)
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