Vice President, Culver Crest Neighborhood Association
Vice president, Culver Crest Neighborhood AssociationPROFILE
Mark Salkin
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FROM Mark Salkin
Which Way, L.A.?
OiL.A. The price of crude oil today hit 123.34, an all time record, but applications to drill in California were already jumping. The LA Basin has been a source of oil since the turn of the last century. A lot of people will be surprised to learn how close to oil wells they’re living now — and what the rising price could mean in a lot of neighborhoods.
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