The Friends of Sunset Park would like to believe that the Daily Press’ Dec. 9 editorial calling out the City Council’s failure to create diversity on the Airport Commission was loaded with falsehoods, but their response provided no examples of where the Daily Press got it wrong factually.
DOWNTOWN — While Santa Monica’s position in the fabric of the aviation industry goes unquestioned, little is said of Waldo Waterman, the Santa Monican who pursued the dream of marrying the power of the automobile with the majesty of flight.
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.
The Santa Monica Daily Press editorial writers are entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts. Regarding the Dec. 9 editorial about the Airport Commission (“Airport Commission’s lack of diversity is troubling”): Are residents who attend the commission meetings supposed to feel guilty
A relatively short survey focusing on the future of Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is drawing some serious attention, and for good reason. Airport Commissioner David Goddard, a real estate executive who was appointed by the City Council earlier this year, is encouraging residents to fill out the survey.
CITY HALL — The City Council voted Tuesday to ask the owner of an embattled trailer park to sell his property, a potentially expensive proposition that would kill off planned city projects and that the trailer park ownership team has not considered in the past.
CITY HALL — A letter released by City Hall Wednesday revealed concerns held by top city staff that some airport commissioners have crossed the line between “dispassionate policy advisors” to the City Council and neighborhood activists set on influencing the future of Santa Monica Airport.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police are confident they have arrested the man responsible for the attempted kidnapping Sunday of a 17-year-old girl as she walked along Pico Boulevard.
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.
As expected, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education voted 6-0 last Tuesday night to curtail the raising and spending of funds by school donors and PTA groups on their neighborhood schools.
WEST L.A. — A State Senate select committee hearing meant to demonstrate the negative health impacts of jet pollution at Santa Monica Airport turned into a trial of SMO, with community members, politicians and even some scientists lining up against the airport.
CITYWIDE — Some of the worst winds in years blasted the region overnight, toppling trees and trucks, knocking out electricity to hundreds of thousands of people and bringing hurricane-force gusts of more than 100 mph to the mountains.
