Nonprofit plans to transform a former oil drilling site in South L.A. into affordable housing

"It's what we hoped for," Richard Parks, president of the South L.A. nonprofit Redeemer Community Partnership, said of the purchase. "It's just so amazing to see our community receiving beauty for ashes. It's overwhelming and feels like such a blessing."

Tori Kjer, executive director of the L.A. Neighborhood Land Trust, believes it is critical that these sites are transformed into uses that benefit communities historically affected by oil drilling. "It's an environmental justice issue."

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