Member of the Airport Committee, Friends of Sunset Park Neighborhood Association
Resident of Santa Monica and member of the Airport Committee of the Friends of Sunset Park Neighborhood Association
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Brian Bland
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FROM Brian Bland
Which Way, L.A.?
Santa Monica versus the FAA The Santa Monica City Council voted 7-to-nothing to ban passenger jets at the Santa Monica Airport , but that’s easier said than done. Brian Bland is part of the Airport Committee of the Friends of Sunset Park Neighborhood Association.
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Santa Monica Airport Endangering Residents Last week, the FAA told LAX to clean up its act and get on with expanding its northern runway. Tomorrow , residents near the Santa Monica Airport will be telling the FAA to clean up its act. They claim the agency has waived its own rules by allowing more and more bigger executive jets to takeoff and land within two-hundred and fifty feet of homes.
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