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What do you think about the return of oil drilling in residential areas?
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1.
Did they not notice the oil field when they bought their homes?
I grew up in Ladera, just three doors from the field. Played there almost every day.
Their concern is not justified.
Today I live on an old oil sump in Manhattan beach. It is a great neighborhood, with good schools. Property values are strong.
More important to property values than that oil field are the schools and crime levels.
The oil field generates profits for it's owners, and employees local workers. PXP has the right to maximize the value of their land by drilling.
2. This is good news. We need the oil. I'm glad to hear it.
3. It isn't safe to drill so close to homes and I would worry about long term health effects. Risking the health and well being of thousands for what will not amount to enough oil to make any difference doesn't make sense - unless you're PXP looking to make money. Are we really supposed to buy that drilling is going to lower our gas prices? That is laughable. And if it did that, it wouldn't be profitable for PXP now would it? Let's get busy on solar technology and alternative energy instead. The hell with the oil companies and their greed.
4. Is there any guarantee that the oil will be sold in the US? Free-market economics dictate follow the money; if emerging markets subsidize the price to grow their economies and buy oil at any price, why would the oil cos sell it here? If the Feds required the cos to sell it here, that would cause a riot on Wall Street! So, to whose benefit does this drilling inure?
5. NIMBY's! Mr. Hutchinson, you're right. I do not care about a crack in your wall. More due diligence investigating the area around your home initially might have pointed you elsewhere. It might have pointed you right out of the state, seeing as you are living on one of the most active earthquake zones in the world. Not that earthquakes & subsidence would have anything to do with that crack, or that maybe you are living in a poorly constructed house to begin with. However, earthquakes don't have deep pockets do they, with which you might apply to for relief? Strange, oil companies do, don't they? I think most of us see through your concerns.
6. Thank you Scott for writing this article. It's satisfying to learn about the person behind this "infamous" sign. The pigtail graphic is the icing on the cake ;]
7. Why does the Times glorify this "semi'hood?" Not everyone who grows up in poverty turns to gangs; the majority of true good people survive and seek decent lives. This so-called artist is merely perpetuating the gang lifestyle. His figurines make gangsters "barrio idols." The artist has made his money on the backs of numerous ruined lives.
8. Good job Uncle Johnny. Your an inspiration. Enjoy retirement.
9. When I first saw one of these signs on the I-5, it immediately struck me as incredibly sad. Not only that there was need for a sign like this to begin with, but that people really are desperate enough to take these kinds of risks. As a legal immigrant who flew in on a nice comfy airliner as a little kid, I can't even imagine it. Mr, Hood, please accept my thanks for your artistry and skill, and to Caltrans, for putting these up and giving some of us something to think about beyond any standard traffic warning.
10. "What does it mean to live a meaningful life?" Hmmm... It seems if the California government really cared about the illegal immigrants they would seal the border and start a program to make conditions better for them in Mexico. Most who come here are exploited, suffering death not just from the journey, but from dangerous pesticides and no employer provided safey gear when they get here. But what do they get instead? a couple of cheap signs. Meanwhile, the politicians in Sacramento get fatter and fatter.
Submitted by: Joe McMahon
2. This is good news. We need the oil. I'm glad to hear it.
Submitted by: Good News
3. It isn't safe to drill so close to homes and I would worry about long term health effects. Risking the health and well being of thousands for what will not amount to enough oil to make any difference doesn't make sense - unless you're PXP looking to make money. Are we really supposed to buy that drilling is going to lower our gas prices? That is laughable. And if it did that, it wouldn't be profitable for PXP now would it? Let's get busy on solar technology and alternative energy instead. The hell with the oil companies and their greed.
Submitted by: Doug Briz
4. Is there any guarantee that the oil will be sold in the US? Free-market economics dictate follow the money; if emerging markets subsidize the price to grow their economies and buy oil at any price, why would the oil cos sell it here? If the Feds required the cos to sell it here, that would cause a riot on Wall Street! So, to whose benefit does this drilling inure?
Submitted by: stephanie
5. NIMBY's! Mr. Hutchinson, you're right. I do not care about a crack in your wall. More due diligence investigating the area around your home initially might have pointed you elsewhere. It might have pointed you right out of the state, seeing as you are living on one of the most active earthquake zones in the world. Not that earthquakes & subsidence would have anything to do with that crack, or that maybe you are living in a poorly constructed house to begin with. However, earthquakes don't have deep pockets do they, with which you might apply to for relief? Strange, oil companies do, don't they? I think most of us see through your concerns.
Submitted by: Joe
6. Thank you Scott for writing this article. It's satisfying to learn about the person behind this "infamous" sign. The pigtail graphic is the icing on the cake ;]
Submitted by: Immigrant
7. Why does the Times glorify this "semi'hood?" Not everyone who grows up in poverty turns to gangs; the majority of true good people survive and seek decent lives. This so-called artist is merely perpetuating the gang lifestyle. His figurines make gangsters "barrio idols." The artist has made his money on the backs of numerous ruined lives.
Submitted by: Art Valenzuela
8. Good job Uncle Johnny. Your an inspiration. Enjoy retirement.
Submitted by: Vanessa Nez
9. When I first saw one of these signs on the I-5, it immediately struck me as incredibly sad. Not only that there was need for a sign like this to begin with, but that people really are desperate enough to take these kinds of risks. As a legal immigrant who flew in on a nice comfy airliner as a little kid, I can't even imagine it. Mr, Hood, please accept my thanks for your artistry and skill, and to Caltrans, for putting these up and giving some of us something to think about beyond any standard traffic warning.
Submitted by: Transplanted Canuk
10. "What does it mean to live a meaningful life?" Hmmm... It seems if the California government really cared about the illegal immigrants they would seal the border and start a program to make conditions better for them in Mexico. Most who come here are exploited, suffering death not just from the journey, but from dangerous pesticides and no employer provided safey gear when they get here. But what do they get instead? a couple of cheap signs. Meanwhile, the politicians in Sacramento get fatter and fatter.
Submitted by: Pablo