Melody Hanatani STAYING PUT: Joe Owens moved to Marine Street in 1972 when he purchased a multi-story house for its views of the South Bay and proximity to his job in Culver City. Owens said he wouldn’t consider selling his home under the Runway Protection Zone, a voluntary program in which federal funds would be used to acquire homes off the runway at Santa Monica Airport to create a larger buffer zone. Though he fears that a plane will one day crash into homes, Owens said he doesn’t want to move out.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 29, 2008. Read the original PDF.