Community Lawsuit Update

The SANER Group has officially filed our response to the City’s demurrer– their attempt to throw out our case. Let’s be clear: we aren’t going anywhere!

The noise ordinance took 12 long years of litigation to create, and the primary reason for it was to safeguard the health and well-being of the Long Beach community from the detrimental effects of excessive aircraft noise.

The City cannot pick and choose when to enforce it.

We are united, we are strong, and we will never stop fighting until the City finally upholds its own laws. This case is about fairness, accountability, and protecting the quality of life in our neighborhoods.

Please take the time to read the filing so you know exactly where we stand and why this fight matters. Together, we will hold them accountable.

As attorney bills continue to come in, we need your support to keep this legal battle moving forward. Every donation large or small keeps this fight alive. If you haven’t donated yet, now is the time. If you already have, we are deeply grateful for your support.

SANER Group

Please click on the image below to be taken to the link with the full 13 page document. You can also click here.
The next action on this case will occur on September 30, 2025.

THE CITY JUST HIRED A HIGH PROFILE DENVER ATTORNEY—AND YOU’RE PAYING FOR IT!

The City of Long Beach has now hired Eric Pilsk of Kaplan Kirsch, a high-profile Denver lawyer known for defending airports not residents. This is who they brought in to fight us, the very people they were elected to serve.

Let that sink in: they’re using YOUR tax dollars to fight YOU!

Instead of enforcing the city’s own noise ordinance and protecting our neighborhoods from relentless flight school abuse, they’ve chosen to lawyer up at great expense to defend their own failure.

This isn’t just a betrayal. It’s a slap in the face to all residents of Long Beach.

They failed to enforce the ordinance.

They ignored our pleas.

Now they’re using our own money to fight us in court.

This is what it looks like when a city sides with special interests over its own people.

Please donate today. Every dollar is a stand against corruption, cowardice, and the complete disregard for our communities.

We’re fighting for our homes. They’re fighting for flight schools!

Call for Donations!

CALL TO ACTION – HELP FUND OUR LEGAL FIGHT

Big news: SANER Group has officially filed our lawsuit in Long Beach court. This is a major step forward in holding our city accountable and protecting our neighborhoods. We’ll share the complaint as soon as we’re cleared to post it.

But right now, we need your support.

We’ve received a large legal bill, and we’re asking everyone to donate whatever they can.

SANER is a nonprofit organization

Your donation is 100% tax-deductible

Every dollar goes directly to our legal fund

Our community is worth fighting for our peace, our quality of life, and our home values are on the line.

If you can make your donation an automatic monthly payment, that would be fantastic. This type of auto donation helps SANER admin better able to direct our legal team and to make sure they are paid in a timely manner. This legal action to secure our peace of mind in the neighborhoods is expensive (and forced upon us by the City of Long Beach where they count on residents NOT taking on this type of action at their own expense.)

If you support SANER’s effort to ask the City of Long Beach to enforce the Noise Ordinance and it’s original intention to protect neighborhoods from constant air traffic noise, please make a donation to our legal fund.

We want to thank everyone who showed up at the recent Community Conversations event at the Expo. Thanks to all the SANER volunteers for their help in set-up, tear-down and manning our community table.
A BIG thank you to Lisa Dunn for speaking and taking questions from the audience.
Thank you to Citizens About Responsible Planning (CARP) for funding the event and to all the neighborhood groups who had tables representing their organizations. We appreciate you!

Major Legal Announcement Soon!!

We will have details regarding the SANER lawsuit available very soon. Filings have been made and we will post the details as soon as our legal team updates us.

Again, we want to thank everyone who has and continues to DONATE to the SANER legal fund. This is a long and expensive road we have been forced to travel down but SANER and our legal team are committed to persevering!

In the meantime, stay informed, join the Facebook Saner Group, and attend the Community Conversation event coming up June 19th at the Expo Center.

ACTION ITEM!

PROTECT OUR NOISE ORDINANCE!

Neighbors: Time is of the essence. BEFORE THIS BILL HITS THE FLOOR we are asking everyone to join SANER in taking action on this by contacting our Assembly Member Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal. (Contact link below).

https://a69.asmdc.org/contact

-AB431 has language that says this bill supersedes ANY local ordinances. We are very concerned this may include our noise ordinance.

Please write Josh and ask him to specifically protect our noise ordinance.

This bill is problematic on a multitude of levels, including unrestricted growth in low-flying helicopter taxis. So throw that in also if you like.

BUT PROTECT THE NOISE ORDINANCE. That’s critical.

The Mayor has decided that the City supports this on OUR BEHALF.

Attorney Update 7/11/24

Hello Members!

We have retained an attorney and now need to raise funds on a monthly basis to sustain our efforts. The required amount to continue our case is $5000 per month, though this amount will likely change in the upcoming months. If each of us can set up a recurring payment of $20-$100 on our PayPal site, we should be able to meet this goal. Those who can contribute more will greatly support our cause and help those who are unable to contribute as much. To date, we have raised a significant amount, which will be used for retainer and attorney fees. Please reach out to us personally if you would like more details.

If we want change, this is our only path forward at this point. While there are no guarantees, having one of the most qualified and highly recognized attorneys, with a vast amount of experience, gives us confidence in a positive outcome for the impacted communities.

We are a strong, tight-knit community that has united us in this fight, and we have confidence we can do this! Let’s all come together and start making the needed contributions today. We are extremely grateful for each of you and will continue to keep you updated on our progress.

A monthly contribution in whatever amount you can afford is gratefully accepted.

Recurring Donation Link

We are thrilled to announce our monthly recurring donation PAYPAL link. Many have asked to be able to do this on the GoFundMe site but it’s not possible there.
Setting up a recurring donation is an easy way to support SANER on an ongoing basis. You set the donation amount that suits your budget. Your contribution helps us with legal and operational costs. All donations are tax deductible
Thank you for all of your support and dedication.