Question

Hundreds of sick children in this metropolitan area painted murals to decorate a 165-foot-tall Tower of Hope. Erin Brockovich sued a school district in this metro area in 2003 for damage from toxic fumes from nearby structures. A mayor in this metro area celebrated “an outstanding contribution to civic beauty” at the opening of the Cardiff Tower synagogue in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood. (15[1])An explosion in this metro area’s (*) Fairfax District (-5[1])forced this metro area to designate “methane zones” with special ventilation requirements for development. A prominent street in this metro area is named after Edward Doheny, the first person to successfully drill this metro area’s massive oil fields. For 10 points, name this large metropolitan area in Southern (-5[1])California (10[3])where active drilling still occurs in Inglewood and Long Beach. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Los Angeles metropolitan area [or L.A. metropolitan area; anti-prompt on Long Beach or Inglewood]
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Matt JacksonChicago A Minus MinusBHSU6115
Patrick Quionmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behind69-5
LouNoli Me TangerineCharlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawline117-5
John MarvinChicago Bpurdoobie brothers11810
Charles HangOh the MissouriMichigan11810
Nick Jensen>:3Nobodaddy but you11810
Taylor HarveyCharlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawlineNoli Me Tangerine12910
Akshar Goyal2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behindmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)1290

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