PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS HERE! Yes, in this very spot! Call for details (310)
458-7737
MONDAY
10.02.17 Volume 16 Issue 277
@smdailypress
Airport Advisor plans his departure KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
After an eventful year, Santa Monica Airport will see yet another shakeup this month as Nelson Hernandez, Senior Advisor on Airport Affairs, heads into retirement and to Puerto Rico to be with his family. His successor will not hold the job for very long – as the City plans to dissolve the position next summer. Hernandez says he was already planning to move back to the island for retirement before Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico devastated
and largely without power. Hernandez has been able to be in contact with some family members, who must drive the island’s treacherous roads for miles in order to get the cell service needed to call family in the United States. “I’ve reached out to FEMA to see if I can work for them,” Hernandez told the Daily Press. When asked if the on-going catastrophe in Puerto Rico has put the issues he handled in Santa Monica in perspective, Hernandez said “it’s
WALKOUT
SEE DEPARTURE PAGE 6
@smdailypress
WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ..................PAGE 2 ART LECTURE SERIES ..................PAGE 3 KNOW BEFORE YOU GO ................PAGE 4 CRIME WATCH ..................................PAGE 7 HUNGER WALK ................................PAGE 8
Santa Monica Daily Press
smdp.com
City moves forward with runway demo plans at SMO KATE CAGLE Daily Press Staff Writer
The City Council has urged Santa Monica’s top engineer to move forward with plans to demolish part of the runway at Santa Monica Airport and replace it with grass. The obliteration of nearly 1,500 feet of runway is an attempt to show aviation groups, homeowners in Sunset Park and voters that the Council is serious about curbing jet traffic over the City by the Sea. The first phase of construction to reconfigure the runway to a
shorter distance of 3,500 feet will begin Oct. 9, according to a letter that recently went out to nearby homeowners. While the project includes restriping, repairs and new lights, it does not include plans to demolish the 400 feet at both ends that will no longer be utilized. During their last meeting in September, Councilmembers reviewed three different replacement materials and their cost for the second project: hydro-seeding ($3.4 million), artificial turf ($5.7 million) and pulverization and stabilization ($2.7 million). All plans
include preserving 300 feet of asphalt for a Runway Safety Area (RSA) that will be well-graded and capable of supporting aircraft rescue and fire fighting equipment. The Council unanimously voted to support removing the abandoned pavement outside the RSA, backfilling and hydro-seeding the surface. The plan would likely include drainage improvements for collecting storm water and to control runoff. The entire runway would be closed during SEE SMO PAGE 7
Dawn Fairchild
New Roads School student club stages walkout to support DACA and the Dreamers. See page 5 for more information.
PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS HERE! Yes, in this very spot! Call for details (310) 458-7737
Gary Limjap (310) 586-0339 In today’s real estate climate ...
Experience counts! garylimjap@gmail.com www.garylimjap.com
TAXES ALL FORMS, ALL TYPES, ALL STATES
BACK TAXES • BOOKKEEPING • SMALL BUSINESS
SAMUEL B. MOSES, CPA
(310) 395-9922
100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1800Santa Monica 90401