The Long Beach City Council should follow LA County’s lead by (1) declaring oil drilling a non-conforming land use and (2) establishing a 5-year phase-out period for all drilling. The Long Beach Sustainability Commission voted that the City should get rid of Oil Drilling. Long Beach residents living near oil wells are exposed to carcinogenic chemicals, asthma attack-inducing emissions, and the threat of catastrophic accidents or explosions. The City and LA County should help halt Climate Change, which is advancing much too rapidly due to continued reliance on oil, gas, coal etc.