This is momentous news about SMO. Gunnell, one of the 2 largest airport tenants, has agreed to leave SMO on February 29, 2016! We ask that you thank the Santa Monica City […]
Big money wasted on airport Measure D

By Martin Rubin, Director, Concerned Residents Against Airport Pollution Thank you Santa Monica voters for seeing your way through the thick smoke of deceit blown over the city by the aviation interests’ […]
SMO: A PARK…..or BIZ AS USUAL?

By Laura Silagi and Laura Shepard Townsend After a flurry of litigation, in 1984, an agreement between the City of Santa Monica and the FAA was reached, which stated that Santa Monica […]
Santa Monica Airport to Become a Park
By Laura Silagi It just came to my attention that there was a response to my January article about the Santa Monica airport. I stand by all the facts I presented. To […]
Letters
Venice Oceanarium – by Tim Rudnick Santa Monica Airport – by Bill Worden ————————————————– Dear Beachhead, I’m happy to say that our annual reading of Moby Dick, on the beach went fabulously. […]
Santa Monica Airport has been a bad neighbor, but change is in the air
By Laura Silagi The latest is that the city of Santa Monica is suing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the city’s right to control the future use of the Santa […]
Calling on Venetians to get on board the Airport-to-Park Train!
By Martin Rubin Although the City of Santa Monica owns and operates Santa Monica Airport (SMO), we Angelenos experience most of SMO noise and air pollution. Is there anything we can do […]
Plane Crash: One More Reason to Close Santa Monica Airport

By Greta Cobar A private jet carrying four people and three pets crashed at landing into a hangar on the side of the runway at Santa Monica airport. If the hangar wasn’t […]
Santa Monica Airport – The Fairness Factor
By Martin Rubin, Director, Concerned Residents Against Airport Pollution (CRAAP) Our Los Angeles election is now behind us, so let me begin by saying that CRAAP’s endorsed candidates were elected! Congratulations to Mayor-elect […]
VNC Forum Regarding Santa Monica Airport
By Martin Rubin Closing Santa Monica Airport seemed to resonate on the Saturday afternoon of April 27, as the Venice Neighborhood Council threw a forum focused on how Santa Monica Airport (SMO) […]
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