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    Which Way, L.A.?

    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.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    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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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Brian Bland

      Member of the Airport Committee, Friends of Sunset Park Neighborhood Association

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      Steve Brown

      Senior Vice President of Operations for the National Business Aviation Association

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      Robert Trimborn

      Acting Director of the Santa Monica Airport

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