Labor & Economy
Spotlight on El Segundo's Oil-Tax Controversy
Frying Pan News writer Donald Cohen appears on television tonight in a segment of KCET’s SoCal Connected to discuss El Segundo’s alleged sweetheart tax deal with the Chevron oil corporation, whose local refinery has long dominated the town’s commerce and politics.
The case became a scandal when El Segundo’s city manager, Doug Willmore, was sacked after he purportedly dug up details of a 1994 agreement between Chevron and city officials that codified the company’s low tax payments in perpetuity.
The Channel 28 program, “Small Town, Big Oil,” airs 9 p.m. Friday, with repeat showings scheduled for the following week . Click here to see entire episode.
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