It seems that the major local "Issue of the Moment" is future operations at Santa Monica Airport. SMO, as it’s known to aviators, has its detractors. Anti-airport rhetoric and feelings increased dramatically after an unnamed novice pilot in a rented Cessna 172 crashed shortly after taking off from S
CITY HALL — A diminished City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to push forward with the second phase of a visioning process examining the future of Santa Monica Airport despite calls by neighbors to go back to the drawing board.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica Police Chief Tim Jackman is stepping down from his post as the city’s top cop. Jackman, 52, who was appointed chief in December 2006, informed his command staff Tuesday that he would be retiring at the end of the year, but would remain on the job as interim chie
KEN EDWARDS CENTER — If a Santa Monica advisory task force gets its way, the city will join a growing panoply of municipalities on the forefront of a movement to cement the rights of its citizens to enjoy a clean environment.
SMO — A man was arrested on drug trafficking charges last week after allegedly flying into an Illinois airport from Santa Monica with 74 pounds of marijuana.
CITY HALL — Officials will get the opportunity to look at Santa Monica Airport in a whole new light Tuesday when staff presents the findings of seven months of analysis examining the economic impact and potential of the 227-acre space.
CITY HALL — Flight school owners and residents squared off in a sometimes contentious workshop Monday night meant to “begin a conversation” about how the two groups could live in peace.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
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SMO — On Monday, Aug. 29, a student pilot in a Cessna 172 crashed into a home in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Santa Monica for unknown reasons. The accident raised old concerns about the safety of having airport operations, including flight schools and private planes, operating so close to homes.
SMO — A device that measures airspeed malfunctioned before an August airplane crash in the Sunset Park neighborhood that left the pilot and two bystanders injured, according to a preliminary report by federal investigators.
Last week, I wrote about City Councilman Bob Holbrook’s theory that "deep-pocketed" aviation interests may enter local politics and back pro-Santa Monica Airport candidates for City Council pledged to keep SMO open and even expand it as an aviation center.
