There is a Los Angeles politician running for office. In her commercial she is supporting the banning of urban oil drilling!
This would raise the cost of gas even more. Most times it already is twice as much in the rest of the country.
Los Angeles is on a sea of oil both onshore and offshore.
The drill rigs are hidden for the most part.
The old days:
Photos: Dark beauty in the oil fields of old Southern California
https://medium.com/timeline/photos-dark-beauty-in-the-oil-fields-of-old-southern-california-f8aea365d38d
I lived in Long Beach from 1980 until 1989. I used to drive through Signal Hill regularly and remember those oil wells, which were so incongruous in a large beach-side town.