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11.07.16 Volume 15 Issue
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Trump, Clinton take different strategies to shore up votes BY LISA LERER & STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press
Donald Trump is promising to take his campaign into traditional Democratic territory as a sign that he’s not giving up on appealing to people outside the Republican Party. SEE ELECTION PAGE 13
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Santa Monica Daily Press
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City moves to evict airport businesses BY MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor
Santa Monica is pursuing legal action to force a pair of airport businesses to vacate airport property. The action follows legal maneuvering by the businesses, the FAA and the City related to the ongoing fight over control of the airport land. City Hall has outlined a series of actions designed to maximize local control of the airport including a municipal takeover of some airport services that are currently provided by private companies like Atlantic
Aviation and American Flyers. Following a recent change to the city’s leasing policy that put airport business on a month to month leases, the City has the ability to shut down the Fixed Base Operators to make way for its own services and the companies were sent notices to vacate in September. The Federal Aviation Administration then opened another complaint into the City’s handling of the airport, (known as a Part 16 hearing) based on city’s intent to close the airport on or before July 1, 2018, the adoption of the new leasing guidelines and the city’s goal of
phasing out leaded fuel sales as part of a takeover of aviation services. The FAA initially said it would expedite its case but the hearings have been delayed. Last week, Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers filed lawsuits in Superior Court in Los Angeles and requested a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to stop the City from filing Unlawful Detainer actions. That motion was denied and City Hall filed its motions on Friday. “This morning, the City of Santa Monica filed Unlawful Detainer (UDs) actions in Superior Court in Santa Monica to
force Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers to vacate Santa Monica Airport, where both are operating under leases that have expired,” said the City’s press release. “Having served both businesses with 30-day notices to vacate which have been ignored, the next step is to sue for possession of the City-owned property and facilities via the UD action.” Officials said they are acting to retake public land. “Again, private aviation interests tried to thwart the public SEE AIRPORT PAGE 12
Political Commotion on Ocean BY LEA YAMASHIRO Special to the Daily Press
Lea Yamashiro
While hordes of tourists and walked to and from the Pier and around Downtown Santa Monica this Saturday, the intersection of Ocean Ave. and Colorado Blvd. was transformed into a flurry of outspoken political opinions and antigovernment protests, among other random figures. On the north side of the street that leads down into the pier, a woman stood atop a large barricade and shouted over the tops of people expressing her support for Donald Trump. She held her white signs with red writing that said, “Trump Now!” and other propaganda. “Donald J. Trump!” she shouted to passerby. “Donald Trump for president! Hillary Clinton cannot be president!”
BUSY DAY: The Intersection of Ocean and Colorado is always busy and for several hours this weekend, it was home to protesters, friendly-scary clowns, beloved children's characters and political activists.
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