LOS ANGELES—A proposal to end the construction of gas stations made a step forward this week with LA City Councilman Paul Koretz announcing he is drafting a policy with other cities across the nation.
“We are ending oil drilling in Los Angeles. We are moving to all-electric new construction. And we are building toward fossil fuel free transportation,” Koretz said in a statement. “Our great and influential city, which grew up around the automobile, is the perfect place to figure out how to move off the gas-powered car.”
Last March, Petaluma in Sonoma County became the first city in the nation to ban new gas stations….