In Hermosa Beach, a sheen of divisiveness over oil's possible return
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 00:30
in Physics & Chemistry
After more than 80 years, the South Bay town braces for the possible return of oil drilling. An election will decide the matter.Mike Collins was raised in oil country but dreamed of living at the beach. As a young boy in Bakersfield, he accompanied his father to dusty fields dotted with derricks where he repaired the motors on oil rigs.