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What will replace L.A.’s largest oil field as shutdown looms?
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What will replace L.A.’s largest oil field as shutdown looms?

After a century of oil extraction in Baldwin Hills, pressure is mounting to free the 1,000-acre oil field for a better use. But long-held plans for a park may face competition from the need for housing.

Los Angeles Times reporter Doug Smith
By Doug Smith
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After a century of oil extraction in Baldwin Hills, pressure is mounting to free the 1,000-acre oil field for a better use. But long-held plans for a park may face competition from the need for housing.
California
Doug Smith

Los Angeles Times senior writer Doug Smith scouts Los Angeles for the ragged edges where public policy meets real people, combining data analysis and gumshoe reporting to tell L.A. stories through his more than 50 years of experience covering the city.

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