The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press during November 2012: FAA Revokes License Of Low-Flying Pilot Who Buzzed SM Pier In 2008 (SM Mirror, Nov 27, 2012)First look at airport study falls flat (Santa Monica Daily…
Waxman calls on FAA to reduce lead emissions
City Council Election at a Glance
Diagram of City Council candidate endorsements and what they mean In an attempt to understand the current endorsements of City Council candidates by local endorsing organizations, and what those endorsements mean for the larger picture, CASMAT has produced the graphic…
New Anti-Airport Group Endorses based on CASMAT ratings
SPAA lawn sign A new anti-airport group Sunset Park Anti-Airport Inc. (SPAA) has chosen to base their endorsements on the CASMAT ratings announced on September 24, 2012. SPAA has endorsed Ted Winterer, Richard McKinnon, Frank Gruber, and Tony Vazquez. These…
SMO in the News – October 2012
The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press during October 2012: Santa Monica Airport Noise – it is insane! (Venice Patch, Oct 30, 2012)Summary – Sen. Ted W. Lieu’s hearing on Air Pollution and SMO (Ted Lieu…
City Council Candidate Ratings
Candidate ratings by % confidencethat they will bring about real changefor the better at SMO. CASMAT has conducted a poll of its most active and informed volunteers regarding perceptions of the 15 City Council candidates as far as confidence that…
A tale of two spreadsheets
Last night at the Airport Commission meeting (agenda), we were treated to another bewildering episode in the city’s purported airport visioning process. See here and here for our comments on previous episodes. More on that in future posts. In this post I…