Pre-2008 Archived Articles

Saturday, September 18, 2004
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Fragile shrimp spark big dispute between L.A. airport and feds
By Jennifer Oldham
The Los Angeles (CA) Times

LOS ANGELES – The scrubby, rock-filled drainage ditch at the end of a runway at Los Angeles International Airport might not look like much, but to scores of endangered shrimp, it’s home.

Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Commission recommends airport expansion
Proposal to study consolidation is rejected
By Julie Fernandez
The Tulare (CA) Advance Register

Sticking to its original recommendation, the Aviation Commission has called for expansion of the Tulare airport and rejected a proposal to study possible consolidation.

Follow up to the proposed outragious bill which would have been very harmful to general aviation.

Tuesday, September 14, 2004
San Martin Airport takes off
By Katie Niekerk
The Morgan Hill (CA) Times

A 5,000-foot runway is in South County Airport’s future, and some San Martin residents aren’t thrilled at all.

Friday, September 10, 2004
Aviation group hears feedback on airport
By Julie Fernandez
The Tulare (CA) Advance Register

Aviation commissioners heard many passionate calls Thursday to keep open and expand Tulare’s airport. But they also heard concerns the airport is hindering economic growth because of disagreement over the types of developments allowed on nearby properties.

Capping a multi-year effort, AOPA successfully forced San Jose Norman Y. Mineta International Airport to abandon its discriminatory, weight-based noise curfew.

Here is the information on the annual meeting. Read the details below.

Editor’s Note: This web site is dedicated to California Aviation, however this ill conceived proposed bill would negatively affect every aviation enthusiast in the United States.

Thursday, September 9, 2004
Critics remain wary of airport panel
Suspicions raised over plan to expand Livermore airport
By Matt Carter
The Tri-Valley (CA) Herald

LIVERMORE — Critics of a proposal to expand Livermore Municipal Airport remain suspicious of an advisory committee formed in April to hear their concerns.

The committee, which is scheduled to hold six hearings before presenting its recommendations to the Livermore City Council in January, includes representatives of neighborhoods near the airport and from the cities of Dublin and Pleasanton.

Livermore airport expansion talks tonight
By Bonita Brewer
THE CONTRA COSTA (CA) TIMES

LIVERMORE – Possible noise related to proposed expansion of the Livermore Municipal Airport will be among matters discussed by a valleywide advisory committee when it meets tonight.