Airport Talk of shortened Santa Monica Airport runway heats up By David Mark Simpson on March 2, 2015 How short can an airport’s runway be before it is no longer an airport? A 1948... Read more →
Airport 5 Commission seeks market rates for Santa Monica Airport leases By David Mark Simpson on February 25, 2015 The Airport Commission wants month-to-month, market rate leases for tenants at the Santa... Read more →
Airport World War II pilot, 91, taking flight of a lifetime By Jeffrey I. Goodman on January 24, 2015 He's spent thousands of hours in scores of aircraft during his 91 years on Earth, but... Read more →
Airport 4 2013 flight totals at Santa Monica Airport lowest in recent history By David Mark Simpson on November 19, 2014 SMO —Usage of the Santa Monica Airport continued to decline in 2013 but the number of... Read more →
Airport 3 Pro-SMO group raises $545K for Measure D By David Mark Simpson on October 10, 2014 CITYWIDE — City Council candidates have raised a lot of money for their campaigns this... Read more →
Airport 6 City Hall: Aviation less valuable to the regional economy than imagined By David Mark Simpson on October 6, 2014 SMO — If you’re a frequent reader of this newspaper, there are a couple phrases... Read more →
Airport 1 Few answers, many lawsuits a year after fatal SMO crash By David Mark Simpson on September 30, 2014 SMO — On Sept. 29 of last year just after 6 p.m., Mark Benjamin brought his Cessna 525A... Read more →
Airport 7 Anti-airport sign defaced By David Mark Simpson on September 22, 2014 SMO — Happy election season. A yard sign supporting an anti-airport measure was... Read more →
Airport 1 Airport Commission to hear from tenants By David Mark Simpson on September 5, 2014 CITY HALL — Airport Commission members have expressed a desire for stricter airport... Read more →
Airport 3 Initiative Arguments: Future control of SMO By David Mark Simpson on August 31, 2014 SMO — In November, voters will get a chance to choose between two competing measures... Read more →
Airport 7 Letters: Ballot measures By Admin on August 24, 2014 Airport or development Editor: I read with amazement the column by Mr. Barry Brewer. I... Read more →
Airport Airport tenants may pay market rate next year By David Mark Simpson on August 12, 2014 SMO — City Council will consider raising the rates for tenants of the Santa Monica... Read more →
Airport Voters would set limits in competing SMO measure By David Mark Simpson on July 23, 2014 CITY HALL - An aviation community-backed measure and a City Council-backed measure will... Read more →
Airport 5 Harrison Ford jumps into SMO fight By David Mark Simpson on July 3, 2014 CITY HALL — The actor known for piloting the Millennium Falcon in “Star Wars,” a... Read more →
Airport 1 Pro-airport group claims lawsuit halts public participation By David Mark Simpson on June 21, 2014 SMO - The pro-airport group that filed 15,700 petition signatures last week supporting a... Read more →
