County calls for investigation into East L.A. oil spill - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

County calls for investigation into East L.A. oil spill - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Wave Staff Report EAST LOS ANGELES — The county Board of Supervisors approved a motion Supervisor Hilda Solis June 9 addressing the May 22 crude oil spill in East Los Angeles that followed a pipeline rupture near Eastern Avenue and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue during telecommunications work by a private company installing fiber optic cable. As part of the motion, County Counsel will investigate the circumstances of the spill and pursue all available o…