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Pro-SMO group raises $545K for Measure D BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writers
CITYWIDE City Council candidates have raised a lot of money for their campaigns this year but supporters of Measure D lead the way by a long shot. The measure, which would bar council from making any significant changes to the airport without a vote from the people is supported by a group that has raised $545,000, according to campaign disclosure
statements filed with City Hall. Measure D money dwarfs the cash raised by all the candidates combined. A majority of that money comes from two aviation advocacy groups: Airport Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), which has contributed $239,000, and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), with has spend $125,000. Additionally, actor Harrison Ford, an avid pilot, has thrown $25,000 into the pot. Meanwhile, Committee for Local Control
of Santa Monica Airport Land (CLCSMAL), which is opposing Measure D and supporting Measure LC, has raised just over $75,000. Measure LC would retain much of council’s control over the airport land but would require residents to vote on a land-use plan for the airport before anything can be developed on the property. Measure LC is supported most vocally by residents who hate the airport. According to LC supporters, 70 percent of their cash comes from the 90291 ZIP code
and all but about 2 percent comes from the Santa Monica-area. Measure D, they say, gets 73 percent of its fundraising from out of state. About 18 percent of the contributions to the Measure D campaign are from the Santa Monica-area, according to CLCSMAL. A majority of this cash comes from local aviation interests, CLCSMAL representatives said. AOPA, which has made the point that many of their SEE MONEY PAGE 8
Council to consider Fred Segal replacement development BY DAVID MARK SIMPSON Daily Press Staff Writer
DANCING AFTER DARK
Matthew Hall matt@smdp.com
Genevieve Carson, Danny Dolan, Lavinia Findikoglu, Princess Mecca and Drea Sobke performed a site-specific dance at Tongva Park on Oct. 8. Choreographed by Holly Rothschild, the work was part of the Tongva After Dark cultural program.
BROADWAY A plot currently occupied by the shell of a mini-mall and a parking lot could be replaced by a 7-story, 330,000-squarefoot mixed-use development project. Many businesses inside the Fred Segal building on the corner of Broadway and Fifth Street were asked to leave in May. City Council will take its first look at the project proposed to replace the old building at its next meeting. The Fred Segal building across the street will remain. If council gives the nod, city officials and developer DK Broadway LLC will begin the development agreement negotiations over the project. Council would get another chance to look at the project before its final approval. The proposal consists of approximately SEE FRED PAGE 6
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