UPDATE – 11/24/2014: Measure LC nows stands at 15,434 Yes (60.45%), 10,096 No (39.55%) Measure D now stands at 10,288 Yes (41.19%), 14,688 No (58.81%) In other words the margin of both LC’s victory and D’s defeat are growing! —————- Hi everyone, We did it! Measure LC passed and measure D was defeated. The margins […]
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Measure D proponents post deceptive altered campaign logos
They have taken the campaign logo of the “Yes on LC, No on D, The Committee for Local Control of Santa Monica Airport Land” and substituted the alternative “YES on D, NO on LC” and posted it on twitter on the @santamonicaair Twitter feed.
SMO in the News – November 2014
The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press during November 2014: With Measure LC Victory, City Council To Take Control Of SMO ( SM Mirror, Nov 7, 2014) Voters Defeat Measure to Prevent SM, Calif., From Altering Airport (NY Times, Nov 6, 2014) Opinions Vary on Reasons for Lopsided Ballot Measure Results (SM […]
SMO in the News – October 2014
The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press during October 2014: SM College officials denounce Prop D as “FALSE” (Santa Monica Dispatch, Oct 31, 2014) $800,000 campaign question: Who’ll call the shots at the SMO? (KPCC, Oct 31, 2014) Santa Monica Airport Fight (KCRW, Oct 31, 2014) Santa Monica’s Airport Safety Sucks! (SlideShare, […]
Measure “D” for “Defacement”
Supporters of Santa Monica’s Measure LC, for local control over the city’s airport, have filed a vandalism report after finding their pro-LC yard sign defaced by the words “Save SMO,” a slogan used by backers of the aviation lobby’s Measure D.
SMO in the News – September 2014
Important Meeting 8/20 – We need your help!
SMO in the News – August 2014
SMO in the News – July 2014
City cedes control of airport future to residents
The Santa Monica City Council has offered residents the guarantee they asked for: limits on future development at city-owned Santa Monica Airport (SMO). The city is asking for voter approval of a measure amending the City charter to prohibit new development on airport land, except for parks and open spaces, and recreational facilities. Any other […]