Related News Articles
The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press during September 2015:
Why the Santa Monica Airport Should Become a Park (KCRW.com, Sept 28, 2015)
The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press during September 2014:
Letters To Editor: Why I’m Advocating SMO Should Be Parkland (SM Mirror, Sept 5, 2014)
SM Democratic Club endorses crucial airport measure (Santa Monica Dispatch, Sept 5, 2014)
Airport Commission to hear from tenants (Santa Monica Daily Press, Sept 5, 2014)
Sue Himmelrich Leads SM Democratic Club Ticket (Santa Monica Dispatch, Sept 4, 2014)
The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press during August 2014:
Initiative Arguments: Future control of SMO (Santa Monica Daily Press, Aug 31, 2014)
Airport Measure Litigation Halted Until After Election (SM Lookout, Aug 30, 2014)
Court Dismisses Anti-Santa Monica Airport Lawsuit (Santa Monica Mirror, Aug 29, 2014)
Letters: SMO and Citizens United (Santa Monica Daily Press, Aug 28, 2014)
Anti-Airport Group Loses Second Lawsuit; Appeal to Follow (SM Lookout, Aug 26, 2014)
Squadrons organize in election campaign over the future of SMO (89.3 KPPC, Aug 25, 2014)
Letters: Ballot measures (Santa Monica Daily Press, Aug 24, 2014)
Letter To The Editor: SMO’s Competing Ballot Measures (SM Mirror, Aug 24, 2014)
Supporters Of LC To Guarantee SMO Local Control Launch Event (SM Mirror, Aug 23, 2014)
Tense War Of Words Escalates Over SMO Future (Santa Monica Mirror, Aug 22, 2014)
Santa Monica airport lawsuits: One out, one to appeal (LA Register, Aug 22, 2014)
Opponents of Santa Monica Airport suffer another court defeat (LA Times, Aug 22, 2014)
Kick-off for Local Control of Airport draws crowd (Santa Monica Dispatch, Aug 22, 2014)
Pro, anti-SMO groups spar through lawsuits, cash, forums (SM Daily Press, Aug 20, 2014)
Airport Rivals Debate Meaning of Voter Approval (Santa Monica Lookout, Aug 20, 2014)
Supporters of closing Santa Monica Airport lose round in court (LA Times, Aug 20, 2014)
Committee for Local Control of Airport Land meets Wed. (SM Dispatch, Aug 19, 2014)
Future of Santa Monica Airport (Santa Monica Daily Press, Aug 19, 2014)
Santa Monica Airport Foes File Second Lawsuit (Santa Monica Lookout, Aug 19, 2014)
Airport lease plan on hold (Santa Monica Daily Press, Aug 18, 2014)
Status of SMO ‘Will Take Years to Sort out,’ City Attorney Says (SM Lookout, Aug 14, 2014)
Airport tenants may pay market rate next year (Santa Monica Daily Press, Aug 12, 2014)
Airport Commission Response to Staff’s Leasing Guidelines (SM Dispatch, Aug 11, 2014)
Flight Schools Could Face Greater Restrictions at SMO (SM Lookout, Aug 11, 2014)
Letter To The Editor: Did You Really Have To SLAPP Us? (Santa Monica Mirror, Aug 9, 2014)
Rivals Trade Accusations of Deception in Airport Ballot Battle (SM Lookout, Aug 8, 2014)
Proponents Of SMO Ballot Initiative Receive Major Financial Backing (SM Mirror, Aug 1, 2014)
Santa Monica Airport Proponents File FAA Part 16 Complaint (AIN online, Aug 1, 20
The cats were there first (Santa Monica Daily Press, July 15, 2014)
Anti-airport activists weigh ballot options (Santa Monica Daily Press, July 15, 2014)
Council will pick from at least three SMO ballot options (SM Daily Press, July 11, 2014)
Anti-Airport Activist to Run for Santa Monica City Council (SM Lookout, July 11, 2014)
City-Backed SMO Initiative Remains In Holding Pattern (Santa Monica Mirror, July 11, 2014)
Council Searches for Perfect Airport Ballot Measure (Santa Monica Lookout, July 10, 2014)
Aviation Groups Fight Effort to Close Santa Monica Airport (KCRW, July 8, 2014)
What’s the future of the Santa Monica Airport? (KCRW, July 8, 2014)
City Tackles Airport Property Development in Proposed Measure (SM Lookout, Jul 7, 2014)
Council to consider looser competing SMO measure (Santa Monica Daily Press, July 6, 2014)
Movie good guy supports pro-airport businesses (Santa Monica Dispatch, July 4, 2014)
Closing Santa Monica Airport is a quality-of-life issue (LA Times, July 4, 2014)
Santa Monica Airport Proponents Gain Star Power in Complaint (SM Lookout, July 4, 2014)
Harrison Ford jumps into SMO fight (Santa Monica Daily Press, July 3, 2014)
Harrison Ford, SMO Supporters File Federal Complaint With FAA (SM Mirror, July 3, 2014)
Harrison Ford Joins Fight to Stop SMO from Closing (Santa Monica Patch, July 3, 2014)
Part 16 Complaint – PDF Document (July 2, 2014)
Staff Report regarding competing City Initiative – item 8-A (July 2, 2014)
SMO closure in 2015 challenged by tenants (LA Times, July 2, 2014)
Tenants say SMO must operate until at least 2013 (LA Times, July 2, 2014)
Off base on Santa Monica Airport (Santa Monica Daily Press, July 2, 2014)
Council considers rock, hard place on SMO measure (SM Daily Press, Jun 27, 2014)
Both Sides of Airport Debate Say They Support Residents (SM Lookout, Jun 27, 2014)
City Hall Seeks Competing SMO Voter Initiative (Santa Monica Mirror, Jun 27, 2014)
Santa Monica City Council Refines Airport Ballot Measure (SM Next, Jun 27, 2014)
Dissecting a Press Release (The Healthy City Local, Jun 27, 2014)
SMO advocates claim two commissioners have conflicts (LA Times, Jun 25, 2014)
Council Could Place Rival Airport Measure on November Ballot (SM Lookout, Jun 23, 2014)
Council reviews new airport initiative, OKs new budget (Santa Monica Dispatch, Jun 23, 2914)
Pro-airport group claims lawsuit halts public participation (SM Daily Press, Jun 21, 2014)
Council to consider competing airport ballot measure (Santa Monica Daily Press, Jun 20, 2014)
City attorney recommends alternative ballot measure… (Airport2Park.org, Jun 19, 2014)
Former Mayor Announces City Council Bid (Santa Monica Lookout, Jun 18, 2014)
Santa Monica Airport Activists Attempt to Ground Lawsuit (SM Lookout, Jun 17, 2014)
Location, location, location (Santa Monica Daily Press, Jun 14, 2014)
…571 tons of toxic lead released into America’s skies every year (Natural News, Jun 13, 2014)
SMO Ballot Initiative Gathers More Than 15,500 Signatures (SM Mirror, Jun 13, 2014)
Safety last: Lies and coverups mask roots of small plane carnage (USA Today, Jun 12, 2014)
Airport theory Doesn’t fly (Santa Monica Daily Press, June 11, 2014)
A conversation about the AOPA ballot initiative (CASMAT.org, June 11, 2014)
When 15,704 signatures are not 15,704 signatures (The Healthy City Local, June 11, 2014)
Airport Advocates Submit More than 15,000 Signatures (SM Lookout, June 11, 2014)
Pro-airport group files signed petitions (Santa Monica Daily Press, June 10, 2014)
Battling the Airport Initiative (The Healthy City Local, June 10, 2014)
Signatures for SMO Initiative Submission Expected Monday (SM Lookout, Jun 9, 2014)
Key citizen coalition “Residocracy” declines to endorse airport initiative, citing misleading language (CASMAT.org, May 28, 2014)
Who is Stacey Falcioni? (Santa Monica Dispatch, May 27, 2014)
Give us a park (Santa Monica Daily Press, May 27, 2014)
Reconsider the Santa Monica Airport Ballot Initiative (Santa Monica Dispatch, May 27, 2014)
Today Residocracy.org e-mailed membership denouncing the AOPA initiative. (May 27, 2014)
Negatives (and proving and disproving them) about SMO (HealthyCityLocal, May 25, 2014)
Opposition Mounts to Santa Monica Airport Ballot Initiative (Santa Monica Lookout, May 19, 2014)
SMO Now Subject Of Lawsuit, Petition, and Initiative (Santa Monica Mirror, May 16, 2014)
Rescind your signature (CASMAT.org, May 9, 2014)
Paid pro-airport petitioners hit the streets (Santa Monica Daily Press, May 7, 2014)
Magic of flight for who? (Santa Monica Daily Press, May 7, 2014)
Santa Monica Airport Referendum Steeped in Controversy (SM Lookout, May 1, 2104)
Santa Monica Airport Referendum Steeped in Controversy (SM Lookout, April 30, 2104)
AOPA, SMO and the Faults with the California Referendum Process (SM Next, April 29, 2014)
Don’t Sign the Phony Airport Initiative (The Healthy City Local, April 26,2014)
Many Small Planes Still Run On Toxic Lead Fuel, .. Risks Health (Huffington Post, April 25, 2014)
Explanation of the lawsuit against the AOPA petition (CASMAT.org, April 24, 2014)
Why you should not sign the airport initiative (CASMAT.org, April 24, 2014)
Non-residents seek local support for initiative (Santa Monica Dispatch, April 21, 2014)
Residents advised not to sign airport-related initiative (SM Dispatch, April 20, 2014)
SMRR opposes pro-airport ballot initiative (Santa Monica Daily Press, April 16, 2014)
Letter: Setting the record straight (Santa Monica Daily Press, April 14, 2014)
Group to challenge SMO initiative effort (Santa Monica Daily Press, April 14, 2014)
Ballot Initiative to Preserve SMO to Face Legal Challenge (SM Lookout, April 14, 2014)
Letter: The truth on drones (Santa Monica Daily Press, April 13, 2014)
Letter: Santa Monica Airport serves a purpose – 2 (Santa Monica Daily Press, April 10, 2014)
Open letter to Dianne Feinstein regarding SMO (Cal Pilots, April 8, 2014)
Ballot Initiative to Preserve SMO Moves Forward (The Lookout, April 8, 2014)
Letter: Drones the way to go (Santa Monica Daily Press, April 4, 2014)
Update: Initiative Process Sought To Alter Santa Monica Strategy (SM Mirror, April 4, 2014)
JetSuite CEO Discusses His Operations At SMO (Santa Monica Mirror, April 3, 2014)
New Petition Circulating to Turn Bergamot Area Into Airport (Santa Monica Next, April 1, 2014)
SMO To Be Converted Into Great Park For Marijuana (Santa Monica Mirror, April 1, 2014)
Activists bulldoze Santa Monica Airport (Santa Monica Daily Press, April 1, 2014)
Shackled to Jets Forever? (Santa Monica Dispatch, April 1, 2014)
Desperate Times, Desperate Measures, Desperate Companies that Rent Corporate Jets (The Healthy City Local, Mar 28, 2014)
Path Set For Potential Closure Of Santa Monica Airport (Santa Monica Mirror, Mar 28, 2014)
AOPA financed deceptive ballot initiative petition filed shortly after City Council defeat! (CASMAT.org, Mar 27, 2014)
Santa Monica launches effort to shut down all or part of city airport (LA Times, Mar 26, 2014) – Video
Residents Pack City Hall For Debate On Future Of SMO (CBS LA, Mar 25, 2014) – Video
Santa Monica City Council Approves Plan To Take Over Portion Of Airport (CBS LA, Mar 25, 2014)
SMO Future To Headline City Council Meeting This Tuesday (Santa Monica Mirror, Mar 24, 2014)
Santa Monica Prepares for New Hearing on Airport’s Future (Santa Monica Lookout, Mar 24, 2014)
Santa Monica Airport Update (Santa Monica Dispatch, Mar 24, 2014)
Turning Santa Monica Airport into a local land use matter (Santa Monica Patch, Mar 23, 2014)
Airport2Park Urges City Council To Take Bolder Steps To Close Airport (SM Mirror, Mar 22, 2014)
AOPA urges SMO supporters to speak up (AOPA.org, Mar 20, 2014)
City Hall: Full Santa Monica Airport closure could take time (SM Daily Press, Mar 19, 2014)
Venice & Santa Monica Events from March 19 – 29 (myVeniceLife.com, Mar 18, 2014)
Designing a Park by Bike, update from Airport2Park (Santa Monica Spoke, Mar 17, 2014)
Events: Airport ArtWalk, Creative Site Activation… (Santa Monica Next, Mar 11, 2014)
Parks benefit everyone! (Mar Visa Community Council – Green Tent, Mar 5, 2014)
Airport Commission recommends starving SMO (Santa Monica Daily Press, Mar 4, 2014)
“Dirty Tricks?” New Push Poll for SMO (Santa Monica Next, Feb 27, 2014)
New Poll on the Future of Santa Monica Airport Alarms Activists (Santa Monica Lookout, Feb 24, 2014)
Unnamed Pro-SMO Groups Alleged To Be “Push-Polling” (WestsideToday.com, Feb 21, 2014)
Pollsters promote airport handcuffs for Santa Monica (CASMAT, Feb 21, 2014)
Congresswoman Karen Bass To Speak At Meeting Tonight On SMO (SM Mirror, Feb 18, 2014)
Letter: Keep fighting (Santa Monica Daily Press, Feb 18, 2014)
A Quiver Full of Arrows to Close SMO (Santa Monica Patch, Feb 17, 2014)
Judge Tosses Santa Monica Lawsuit Against FAA (The Lookout News, Feb 14, 2014)
Federal judge tosses Santa Monica Airport lawsuit (Santa Monica Daily Press, Feb 13, 2014)
Judge Throws out City’s Suit Against FAA over Airport (Santa Monica Patch, Feb 13, 2014)
Federal judge throws out Santa Monica’s lawsuit over airport (LA Times, Feb 13, 2014)
Airport park backers talk money (Santa Monica Daily Press, Feb 6, 2014)
Panel Discusses Funding a Park on Santa Monica Airport Property (Santa Monica Lookout, Jan 30, 2014)
Santa Monica vs. FAA: By their words shall ye know them (Santa Monica Patch, Jan 26, 2014)
LA Councilman Mike Bonin Talks Transportation, SMO… (SM Mirror, Jan 24, 2014)
Panel To Discuss How To Turn SMO Into A Park (Santa Monica Patch, Jan 24, 2014)
How to Get More People Involved in Government? Santa Monica’s Got Some New Ideas (SM Next, Jan 16, 2014)
SMO litigation: The FAA’s problem is no remedy, no right (SM Patch, Jan 14, 2014)
Advocates on both sides of airport suit respond to FAA motion (SMDP, Jan 13, 2014)
FAA Must Respond to SMO Lawsuit Next Week, Court Says (SM Lookout, Jan 3, 2014)
SMO has been a bad neighbor, but change is in the air (Free Venice, Jan 1, 2014)
Community Campaign Gains Political Support After Jet Crash At SMO (USC Annenberg, Dec 24, 2013)
Looking Back at Santa Monica in 2013 (Santa Monica Lookout, Dec 24, 2013)
Campuses Belong to the People, Too (Huffington Post, Dec 2, 2013)
Growing a park at the airport: step by step (Santa Monica Patch, Nov 25, 2013)
Letter: Airport to Park (Santa Monica Patch, Nov 25, 2013)
Scenic park proposed for reservoir (Santa Monica Daily Press, Nov 20, 2013)
Part of truck-heavy Terminal Island Freeway could become a park (LA Times, Nov 19, 2013)
The Q-Line: Airing it out (Santa Monica Daily Press, Nov 15, 2013)
Re-Imagine the SMO through Play: Interactive Planning Workshop Notes (SM Next, Nov 7, 2013)
Santa Monica Airport in its final destination? (The Corsair, Nov 6, 2013)
Family of Santa Monica Airport crash victim sues pilot’s estate (LA Times, Nov 6, 2013)
Santa Monica Airport: Business asset or too close for comfort? (89/3 KPCC, Nov 6, 2013
State Assembly Candidate Vows to Support Closure of SMO (SM Lookout, Nov 6, 2013)
Santa Monica’s FAA Lawsuit Resonates with City’s Property Owners (SM Lookout, Nov 4, 2013)
Storming the FAA beach (Santa Monica Patch, Nov 3, 2013)
City files lawsuit regarding the airport (CASMAT, Oct 31, 2013) — CASMAT constantly updating this with later news links
City Hall Sues FAA Over Future of Santa Monica Airport (SM Lookout, Oct 31, 2013)
Breaking news: City Hall sues FAA to gain control of SMO (SM Daily Press, Oct 31, 2013)
Santa Monica Sues Feds Over Control of City Airport (LA Weekly, Oct 31, 2013)
City To Challenge FAA In Court Over Future Control Of SMO (SM Mirror, Oct 31, 2013)
Opinion: Airfield of dreams (Santa Monica Daily Press, October 31, 2013)
Featured Event: The Clover Park Creative Community Engagement Project (SM Next, Oct 29, 2013)
Frank Gruber To Speak At Activist Support Circle Public Forum (SM Mirror, Oct 28, 2013)
Aircraft noise linked with heart problems (CASMAT, Oct 17, 2013)
In this case, no need to compromise (The Healthy City Local, Oct 15, 2013)
Sierra Club Supports Converting Santa Monica Airport Into A Park (SM Mirror, Oct 14, 2013)
Has Santa Monica Airport Outgrown Sustainability? (Santa Monica Mirror, Oct 12, 2013)
Airport2Park Seeks To Close Santa Monica Airport (AIN on-line, Oct 10, 2013)
Why parks matter: How our parks affect city life (The Rapidian, Oct 9, 2013)
New Santa Monica anti-airport group gains momentum at first meeting (SM Lookout, Oct 8, 2013)
Today in Venice-Mar Vista: …, Airport to Park Gains Momentum,… (Venice Patch, Oct 7, 2013)
Letter: Living in the land of Oz (Santa Monica Daily Press, Oct 7, 2013)
Airport2Park – the time is now (Santa Monica Patch, Oct 5, 2013)
Change Inevitable at Santa Monica Airport, Activists Say (SM Lookout, Oct 3, 2013)
Airport2Park To Discuss Turning SMO Into A Park At Workshop (SM Mirror, Oct 3, 2013)
Councilman Bonin Explains Why SMO Should Be Closed For Good (Venice Patch, Oct 2, 2013)
Letter from Congressman Waxman to NTSB re:SMO safety (waxman.house.gov, Oct 2, 2013)
Efforts to Turn Santa Monica Airport into Park Get Sierra Club’s Support (SM Lookout, Oct 1, 2013)
SaMo Airport Reopens …, Probe On Hold Due to Federal Shutdown (SM Patch, Oct 1, 2013)
Waxman To FAA Administrator: Santa Monica Crash A Wake Up Call (SM Mirror, Oct 1, 2013)
It’s About Building a Park (The Healthy City Local, Sept 30, 2013)
Small Jet Crashes at SMO, takes out a hangar (CASMAT, Sept 29, 2013)
– CASMAT is adding links to all the news stories on the crash as they appear to this post
Letter: Make parks a priority (Santa Monica Daily Press, Sept 25, 2013)
Flying Blind (The Healthy City Local, Sept 24, 2013)
Riding round the Airport with Santa Monica Spoke & Airport2Park (S.M. Next, Sept 16, 2013)
Santa Monica Democratic Club to Host Waxman (Santa Monica Patch, Sept 16, 2013)
Event of the Week: Santa Monica Airport Bike Ride (SantaMonicaNext.org, Sept 12, 2013)
Community Workshop Planned to Turn Santa Monica Airport Into a Park (Open Daily, Sept 11, 2013)
Coalition Hopes to Turn Santa Monica Airport Into A Park (Santa Monica Patch, Sept 11, 2013)
Airport2Park.org Launches effort to turn SMO into a gigantic park for all (Open Daily, Sept 7, 2013)
New Coalition To Host Workshop, Seeks Green Space Conversion At SMO (SM Mirror, Sept 6, 2013)
Santa Monica Airport Foes Want To Turn It Into a Park (Curbed LA, Sept 5, 2013)
New group wants to turn airport into park (Santa Monica Daily Press, Sept 5, 2013)
New Resident Coalition Want to Remake SMO into a Park (Santa Monica Lookout, Sept 5, 2013)
Bike Ride Promises Glimpse of SMO’s Possible Futures (Santa Monica Lookout, Sept 3, 2013)
