The deep-pockets aviation lobby, in panic mode over its faltering effort to wrest control of Santa Monica Airport (SMO) land from the city’s residents, has turned to the Federal Aviation Administration for help. The Washington-based Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has been joined in its cry for assistance by the National Business Aviation Association
Continue reading »Aviation Lobby Screams “foul” as City Considers Alternative to Deceptive Ballot Proposal
Acting on the City Attorney’s advice, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously voted at its meeting Tues., June 24 to draft a ballot measure that would allow the City to continue to manage its municipal airport (SMO) while subjecting future development on airport land to voter review. The measure will compete with an initiative sponsored
Continue reading »“Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America” film documentary screening
Can you imagine Manhattan without Frederick Law Olmsted’s beautiful Central Park? Neither can we! Did you know that that in 1927 the great park designer once created plans for a city full of parks here in Los Angeles? We don’t have a grand park yet in Santa Monica but you can see a great film
Continue reading »City attorney recommends alternative ballot measure to initiative designed to “preserve the status quo” at SMO
True nature of AOPA initiative revealed by City Attorney
Continue reading »Aviation Lobby turns in signatures in effort to block safety, air quality, changes at SMO
A deep-pocketed lobbying group turned in petitions to the Santa Monica City Clerk today (June 10), in an effort to block the city’s efforts to reduce or eliminate the health and safety hazards from Santa Monica Airport (SMO). The Washington, D.C.-based Airport Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is hoping the tens of thousands of dollars
Continue reading »Key citizen coalition “Residocracy” declines to endorse airport initiative, citing misleading language
Another key Santa Monica citizens group, Residocracy, is withholding support of a petition being circulated regarding the Santa Monica Airport (SMO) being circulated by aviation interests. Residocracy is a “community network of residents” dedicated to ensuring that City Hall addresses residents’ concerns while preserving the character and livability of Santa Monica. Residocracy recently led the successful signature
Continue reading »Voters ask City to remove their signatures from deceptive aviation industry petition
As of Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 33 Santa Monica voters have contacted the City Clerk to have their signatures rescinded from a controversial initiative petition sponsored by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the Washington, D.C.-based national lobbyists for the aviation industry, according to information obtained by Airport2Park from the Santa Monica City Clerk’s
Continue reading »Rebels with a cause
Does this sound familiar? “You can’t build a park.” “That is crazy.” “It will cost too much.” “It will never happen.” “It will all become development.” They heard it all too, yet in the end they created a truly great resource for everyone.
Continue reading »SMRR opposes deceptive aviation industry initiative
SMRR steering committee warns people not to sign the deceptive AOPA-backed petition.
Continue reading »Aviation industry files deceptive initiative to preserve SMO for their own use
AOPA initiative designed to shackle the city…
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