Culver City Calls on Governor Newsom to Close Neighboring Gas Storage Facility in Playa Del Rey.
The Culver City Council last night approved a resolution calling on the State of California to develop a timeline and plan for closing down the SoCalGas natural gas storage facility in Playa del Rey. The gas facility at Playa del Rey has been the site of numerous leaks and blowouts, including a vent stack explosion in 2013 that caused a 100-foot flame to shoot into the air. The site was forced to shut down for over a year in 2011 after a series of leaks were discovered by Sta