Gas and oil wells could be obsolete in the City of Los Angeles by 2027, after the city council unanimously approved a motion to draft an ordinance that bans new and existing wells over the next five years. The motion was first introduced in December 2020 by Council president Nury Martinez and Councilman Paul Krekorian amid complaints from residents who live near the wells. “From Wilmington to the San Fernando Valley, gas, drilling, and oil wells have disproportionately affected the health of our working-class neighborhoods,” Martinez said during the Jan. 26 meeting. “This is yet another example of how frontline communities bear the impacts of pollution and climate change, whether it’s a power plant, freeways, or an airport.” There are 26 oil and gas fields and over 5,000 oil and gas wells in the city, according to the Department of City Planning. Councilman Joe Buscaino said before the meeting that …