• A nonprofit has purchased now-demolished oil drilling site in South Los Angeles and plans to transform it into a park, community center and affordable housing.
• The Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust recently bought the 1.86-acre dirt lot, after a years-long battle with the local community, for nearly $10 million.
• The nonprofit and its partners are trying to get grants and other funding to pay for planning, remediation and project execution.
• While the project could help the city with its affordable housing shortage, critics have raised environment concerns about the site.

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