Nasco Petroleum Oil Drilling Ban Lawsuit

At a glance

• What: a federal lawsuit by Nasco Petroleum LLC (Council File 26-1264, Council District 14) challenging the City's Ordinance No. 187,709, which amended Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 12.03, 12.20, 12.23, 12.24 and 13.01 to prohibit new oil and gas extraction and make existing oil extraction a nonconforming use in all zones.
• Where it stands: the Council went into closed session on 2026-10-28 on the case and the item is recorded as adopted, 14 ayes, 0 noes (Padilla absent), on a motion by Yaroslavsky seconded by McOsker. The journal does not say what was decided. The Budget and Finance Committee considered it in closed session on October 20.
• Next: not stated.

Sources

• City Council journal, October 28, 2026: https://d22tgksh1zpp6f.cloudfront.net/OnlineDocs/agendas/2026/2026-10-28-council-journal-e73ed488-a1ec-4c0a-8eb7-7b6bcc6f6fe8.pdf
• 2026-10-28 - City Council Meeting

Log

2026-10-28 - City Council Meeting

Item 32. Closed session, action recorded as adopted 14-0.